Tessa Flippin

Kauffman Fellow Class 29

2024

Founder and Managing Partner

2021

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Midwest Chapter Co-Lead

2020

Venture Partner

2021 - 2023

Genius Guild is a business creation platform dedicated to ending racism through economic inclusion and investing in, supporting, and providing resources for Black-founded businesses and market-based businesses working towards equality. GG Greenhouse Funds is a pre-seed venture fund that invests in market-based innovations that end racism. As VC-in-Residence I work very closely with the team as Genius Guild builds an investment firm.

Investor (Director)

2021 - 2021

Investor (Senior Associate)

2019 - 2021

Investor (Associate)

2017 - 2019

Co-Founder

2016 - 2018

Develop technology to send affordable and convenient international money transfers within Latin America for low-income and unbanked individuals who regularly send money home to their country of origin S Factory - Santiago, Chile Start-Up Chile - Santiago, Chile Startup Bootcamp - Mexico City

Summer MBA Financial Services Intern

2015 - 2015

Member of Intercorp’s innovation team working to improve financial services for the Peruvian middle-class population based on cultural awareness and human centered design principles

Kiva Zip Business Development

2015 - 2015

• Conducted market analysis and developed strategies to find, recruit, and onboard entrepreneurs and small businesses who are fundamentally excluded from traditional micro finance loans • Analyzed trends in historical data to identify areas of growth with potential partners that support low income, financially excluded, and socially impactful entrepreneurs • Created and distributed marketing newsletters to inform borrowers of funding opportunities, business plan development courses, and industry news and events • Managed a mentorship program for lenders and volunteers to work with borrowers to improve their Kiva Zip online profiles and increase fundraising efforts

Summer MBA Business Development Intern

2014 - 2014

Spearheaded the Kairos Society Latin American Summit, the organization’s debut global conference in Latin America; managed partnerships, financials, website creation and logistics

Senior Account Executive

2011 - 2014

Managed Time Warner Cable and MSC Industrial Supply accounts to provide consulting expertise in sponsorship procurement, experiential marking, social media outreach and digital services