Kickstart Seed Fund

Kickstart Seed Fund is a venture capital firm based in Salt Lake City, Utah, focused on providing seed funding to early-stage startups in the Mountain West region, including Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and other parts of the Mountain West. The firm specializes in sectors such as enterprise and SMB software, fintech, healthtech, marketplaces, and consumer SaaS. Kickstart Seed Fund leads and participates in pre-seed, seed, and seed+ funding rounds, aiming to support bold entrepreneurs in building great companies.

Established in 2008, Kickstart Seed Fund has invested in over 100 companies, with a total capital raised exceeding $1.8 billion. The firm's portfolio includes notable companies like Artemis, Chatbooks, Havenly, Nomad, Sondermind, Spiff, and Taskeasy. In 2023, the firm raised a $230 million fund, increasing its assets under management to nearly $500 million, and expanded its operations by opening a new office in Denver, Colorado.

Kickstart Seed Fund's mission is to help build great companies in the Wild West by backing the most visionary entrepreneurs with capital, community, and expertise for the journey. The firm emphasizes values such as collaboration, integrity, humility, curiosity, responsibility, courage, and fun, aiming to foster a supportive and dynamic environment for entrepreneurs in the region.