Kickstart Fund

California

Kickstart Fund is a seed-stage venture capital firm based in Salt Lake City, UT. Kickstart’s mission is to fuel the best companies in Utah and the Mountain West by providing smart capital, a connected community, and expert guidance. Since raising its first fund in 2008, Kickstart has invested in more than 100 companies.

Founded:2008

Firm Location:California • Salt Lake City, Utah • Provo, Utah • Riverton, Utah • Netherlands

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Kickstart Fund Team

INVESTORS	INTRO STRENGTH	SWEET SPOT (RANGE)	INVESTMENT LOCATIONS	TOP INVESTMENT CATEGORIES
Tyson Andrus Kickstart FundInvestor	n/a	$1.5M ($100K - $5.0M)	Investors in Salt Lake City (UT)	Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in Colorado / Utah (Other Lists), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed) +33
Brandon Beck Kickstart FundPrincipal	n/a	$1M ($300K - $2.5M)	Investors in Utah, Investors in Colorado, Investors in New Mexico, Investors in Arizona, Investors in Nevada, Investors in Idaho, Investors in Wyoming, Investors in Montana +1	Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Seed), Investors in Investors who invested in female founders (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who invested in diverse founders (Other Lists), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Colorado / Utah (Other Lists), Investors in TransportationTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed) +16
Gavin Christensen Kickstart FundManaging Partner	n/a	$1.5M ($100K - $5.0M)	Investors in Salt Lake City (UT)	Investors in Hardware (Seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in Education (Series B), Investors in E-commerce (Series B), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Education (Series A), Investors in Hardware (Series B), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Hardware (Series A), Investors in MarketingTech (Series B), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Series B), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Hardware (Seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Education (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Hardware (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Hardware (Series B), Investors in E-commerce (Series B), Investors in Education (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Media/Content (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in MarketingTech (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Colorado / Utah (Other Lists), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series B), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series B), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Hardware (Pre-seed), Investors in Education (Pre-seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Media/Content (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in Education (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Hardware (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Media/Content (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed) +77
Ruud Dekker Kickstart FundInvestor	n/a	$1.5M ($100K - $5.0M)	Investors in Netherlands	Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed) +14
Sydnie Keddington Kickstart FundSenior Associate	n/a	$1.5M ($100K - $1.5M)	Investors in Salt Lake City (UT)	Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Colorado / Utah (Other Lists), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed) +37
Kat Kennedy Kickstart FundGeneral Partner	n/a	$1.5M ($100K - $1.5M)	Investors in Riverton (UT)	Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Colorado / Utah (Other Lists), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed) +33
Tanner Potter Kickstart FundPrincipal	n/a	$1.5M ($100K - $3.0M)	Investors in Salt Lake City (UT)	Investors in Hardware (Seed), Investors in Education (Series B), Investors in E-commerce (Series B), Investors in Education (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Hardware (Series B), Investors in Hardware (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in Media/Content (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Hardware (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Education (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Hardware (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Hardware (Series B), Investors in E-commerce (Series B), Investors in Education (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Media/Content (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Colorado / Utah (Other Lists), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series B), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series B), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Hardware (Pre-seed), Investors in Education (Pre-seed), Investors in Media/Content (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in Education (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in Hardware (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Media/Content (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed) +77
Curt Roberts Kickstart FundGeneral Partner	n/a	$1.5M ($100K - $5.0M)	Investors in Salt Lake City (UT)	Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in Colorado / Utah (Other Lists), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed) +33
Matt Smith Kickstart FundAssociate	n/a	$1.5M ($100K - $5.0M)	Investors in Provo (UT)	Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Colorado / Utah (Other Lists), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed) +37
Paul Wozniak Kickstart FundInvestor	n/a	$1.5M ($100K - $5.0M)	Investors in California	Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed) +13
Dalton Wright Kickstart FundPartner	n/a	$1.5M ($100K - $1.5M)	Investors in Salt Lake City (UT)	Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Colorado / Utah (Other Lists), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed) +33