Kickstart Seed Fund

Investor type

PE / VC

Founded

2008

AUM

$480 M

Location

Cottonwood Heights, Utah, United States

Investment Ticket

$10-50 m

Investment Stage

Series A Seed Pre-seed Series B

Region of investment

North America

ESG Focus

Women
Investor profile last updated: 16 August, 2026

Profile

We partner with great early-stage companies based in Utah, Colorado, and the broader Mountain West. Some of those greats we've supported at the pre-seed and seed stage over last the 17 years include Lucid, Podium, Angel Studios, Galileo, Spiff, Cotopaxi, Music AI, Nomi Health, Pura, Rad AI, Nursa, Sondermind, Self, and Alianza. Find out more here: https://www.kickstart.com/

Industry

HealthTech Technology AI Blockchain/Crypto Transportation Software Security SaaS Media and Entertainment Marketing and Advertising Internet and Web Services Data infra Machine Learning (ML) Healthcare Services Fintech Financial Services Consumer Products Consumer Services (B2C) Education

Kickstart Seed Fund Funds

Name Type
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Industry
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Stage
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Region
Size AUM Launch date
Kickstart Seed Fund V
Venture Capital (VC)
Financial Services
Fintech
Healthcare Services
Marketing and Advertising
Media and Entertainment
SaaS
Security
Software
HealthTech
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
$5-10 m
$110 M
April 2020
Kickstart Seed Fund VI
Venture Capital (VC)
Consumer Products
Consumer Services (B2C)
Education
Financial Services
Fintech
Marketing and Advertising
Media and Entertainment
SaaS
Security
Software
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
$5-10 m
$230 M
February 2023
Kickstart Seed Fund VII
Private Equity (PE)
Venture Capital (VC)
HealthTech
Technology
AI
Blockchain/Crypto
Transportation
Software
Security
SaaS
Media and Entertainment
Marketing and Advertising
Internet and Web Services
Data infra
Machine Learning (ML)
Healthcare Services
Fintech
Financial Services
Series A
Seed
Pre-seed
Series B
North America
$1-5 m
September 2026

Contacts

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Title
Email
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Kat Kennedy General Partner
General Partner
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Gavin Christensen Founder & General Partner
Founder & General Partner
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FAQs about Kickstart Seed Fund

Kickstart Seed Fund is a venture capital and private equity firm. It backs companies at Series A, Seed, Pre-seed and Series B, writing tickets of $10-50 m.
Kickstart Seed Fund is located in Cottonwood Heights, Utah, United States.
Kickstart Seed Fund was founded in 2008.
Kickstart Seed Fund invests in companies and startups in HealthTech, Technology, AI, Blockchain/Crypto, Transportation, Software, Security, SaaS, Media and Entertainment, Marketing and Advertising, Internet and Web Services, Data infra, Machine Learning (ML), Healthcare Services, Fintech, Financial Services, Consumer Products, Consumer Services (B2C), Education.
Kickstart Seed Fund invests in companies and startups in North America.
Kickstart Seed Fund invests in companies and startups at Series A, Seed, Pre-seed, Series B.
Kickstart Seed Fund usually invests $10-50 m on average.
Kickstart Seed Fund has around $480m assets under management.
Kickstart Seed Fund last fund was created/launched in 2023-02-09
Kickstart Seed Fund invests and supports Women startups and founders.
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