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Kickstart

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Kickstart is a VC fund that provides smart capital, a connected community, and expert guidance to early-stage companies.

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Kickstart Seed Fund

founded date

01.01.2008

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Private

Description

Based in Salt Lake City, UT, Kickstart Seed Fund has invested in over 100 companies since its establishment in 2008. The firm focuses on seed-stage investments in Utah, Colorado, and the Mountain West region across various sectors, including SaaS, consumer, marketplace, and healthcare. Kickstart's mission is to help build great companies in the Wild West by supporting bold entrepreneurs with capital, community, and expertise for their journey.
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Campus Founders Fund

Campus Founders Fund

Campus Founders Fund is a student-run venture fund providing seed funding to student entrepreneurs.

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Closed End Investments

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Closed End Investments

Location

Salt Lake City, UT, USA

count Of Investments

21

count Of Exists

2
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count Of Exists

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Financials

Investments
202
Date 
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Lead 
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20.08.2024
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$24M
07.05.2024
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$50M
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Rad AI

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Carputty is a consumer automotive startup that offers transparent and easy-to-use car loan services.

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Finance and Credit Services

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Consumer Lending

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Automotive, Financial Services, Finance

Location

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total rounds

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total raised

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Location

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total raised

$83.82M

People

Founders
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Gavin Christensen
Gavin Christensen

Gavin Christensen

Gavin is the founding visionary at Kickstart. He loves being a part of the startup journey for entrepreneurs in the Mountain West. Before finding his passion in founding Kickstart, Gavin was an analyst, associate, and principal at vSpring Capital (now Signal Peak). He has fun spending time with his family, multitasking while riding his Onewheel, and playing tennis. He earned an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management and a B.A. in Economics from Brigham Young University (with Honors).

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Kickstart
Kickstart

Gavin Christensen

Employee Profiles
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Kat Kennedy

Kat Kennedy

General Partner

Tanner Potter

Tanner Potter

Principal

Kristin Gonzales

Kristin Gonzales

Controller

Sydnie Keddington

Sydnie Keddington

Associate

Karen Zelnick

Karen Zelnick

Senior Director of Platform

Brianna Bowles

Brianna Bowles

Office Manager

Fernando D'Alessio

Fernando D'Alessio

Venture Partner

Curt Roberts

Curt Roberts

Partner

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