Tessa Flippin

Founder and Managing Partner
Tessa began her career as a venture investor at TechNexus, focusing on enterprise SaaS at the seed stage. She joined Genius Guild to invest in Black founders and previously founded La Plataforma, a fintech serving Latin America. Attended Stanford and Columbia.

Investor scope

Investment criteria breakdown.
Investment stages
Pre-Seed
Seed
Target regions
USA
Investment ranges
$0 - $100K
$100K - $500K
Focus areas
Fintech
Future of Work
Enterprise
Marketplaces
Underrepresented founders
D2C
E-commerce

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