At a Glance
Kickstart is a venture capital firm based in Salt Lake City, UT founded in 2008. Partner with Utah & Colorado's most experienced early-stage venture capital fund. Kickstart provides pre-seed & seed funding to founders in the Mountain West. The firm focuses on Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B+ investments across sectors including Aerospace & Defense, Digital Health, Other, Consumer, Fintech. Notable portfolio companies include Divvy, Domo, InsideSales and Qualtrics. Invests in early-stage enterprise software and hardware companies in the Mountain West region.
“Invests in early-stage enterprise software and hardware companies in the Mountain West region.”
Alex Soffe
General Partner & CFO, Kickstart
Curt Roberts
General Partner, Kickstart
Gavin Christensen
Founder & General Partner, Kickstart
Kat Kennedy
General Partner, Kickstart
Serene Papenfuss
Principal, Kickstart
Kickstart primarily invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B+ stages. This means they focus on companies that are at the earliest idea or prototype phase.
Kickstart is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT. Many of their portfolio companies are also based in this region, though they invest across geographies.
Kickstart focuses on investments in Aerospace & Defense, Digital Health, Other, Consumer, Fintech. Their portfolio reflects deep expertise and networks within these sectors.
Kickstart's typical investment check size ranges from $500K to $3M. Actual amounts may vary based on the stage, sector, and specific opportunity.
Kickstart manages approximately $100M in assets under management (AUM) across their funds.
