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Kickstart Seed Fund

Venture capitalSalt Lake City, United Stateskickstartfund.comVerified 9 Nov 2026

Kickstart is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in pre-seed and seed stage companies in Utah, Colorado, and the surrounding Rocky Mountain region. Operating as generalist lead investors, the firm sets terms, syndicates rounds, and typically takes board seats at the first priced round.

StagesPre-seed · Seed
Invests inUS
Deals recorded30 since 1995

What they invest in

Generalist
  • We partner with founders building special companies that thrive in a distinct ecosystem: our own backyard. source
  • We believe the Rocky Mountain frontier is still wide open. source
  • We invest early in founders building enduring companies across the Mountain West. source

All investments and operations

30 operations
CompanyRoundAmountDateCo-investorsSource
Apaluma
Enterprise SaaS, US
Seed–2024–Portfolio page
Data Quality Co-op
Enterprise SaaS, US
Pre-Seed–2024–Portfolio page
DiversiFi
Enterprise SaaS, US
Seed–2024–Portfolio page
Anagram
Ecommerce & Consumer, US
Seed–2023–Portfolio page
Crew
Fintech, US
Pre-Seed–2023–Portfolio page
Alysio
Enterprise SaaS, US
Pre-Seed–2022–Portfolio page
Clay
SMB SaaS, US
Pre-Seed–2021–Portfolio page
Aervivo
Other, US
Seed–2020–Portfolio page
Campfire
Enterprise SaaS, US
Pre-Seed–2020–Portfolio page
Carputty
Fintech, US
Seed–2020–Portfolio page
Show all 30 operations
Chargezoom
Enterprise SaaS, US
Series A–2020–Portfolio page
Aumni
Enterprise SaaS, US
Series A–2018–Portfolio page
CareCar
Healthtech & Biotech, US
Seed–2017–Portfolio page
Clientbook
SMB SaaS, US
Seed–2017–Portfolio page
Dollarize
Fintech, US
Pre-Seed–2017–Portfolio page
Blerp
Ecommerce & Consumer, US
Pre-Seed–2016–Portfolio page
Cinch
SMB SaaS, US
Seed–2016–Portfolio page
Blyncsy
SMB SaaS, US
Seed–2015–Portfolio page
Circa
Enterprise SaaS, US
Seed–2015–Portfolio page
Cotopaxi
Ecommerce & Consumer, US
Seed–2014–Portfolio page
Angel Studios
Ecommerce & Consumer, US
Pre-Seed–2013–Portfolio page
Chatbooks
Ecommerce & Consumer, US
Seed–2013–Portfolio page
DirectScale
SMB SaaS, US
Series A–2013–Portfolio page
Bandwango
SMB SaaS, US
Seed–2012–Portfolio page
Claravine
Enterprise SaaS, US
Seed–2012–Portfolio page
Degreed
Enterprise SaaS, US
––2012–Portfolio page
Dsco
Ecommerce & Consumer, US
Seed–2011–Portfolio page
Alianza
Enterprise SaaS, US
Series B–2009–Portfolio page
Converus
Other, US
Seed–2009–Portfolio page
BrainStorm
Enterprise SaaS, US
Series A–1995–Portfolio page

Exits

  • Aumni Acquired by J.P. MorganSource
  • DirectScale Acquired by ExigoSource

Shown only when an exit is documented by a public source.

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