Kickstart Fund

www.kickstart.com

VCMatch tracks Kickstart Fund as an investor focused on Enterprise SaaS, Fintech, and Healthtech companies, Pre-Seed and Seed rounds, and Utah, Colorado, and Mountain West markets. Upload your deck to compare your startup against the full private matching profile.

Check Size

Not specified

Stages

Pre-Seed, Seed

Focus Areas

Enterprise SaaS, Fintech, Healthtech

Geography

Utah, Colorado, and Mountain West

Investment Thesis

Kickstart presents itself as a regional, founder-focused early-stage investor that aims to back and partner with entrepreneurs across the Mountain West. They emphasize long-term, hands-on support: “Partnering with founders in the Mountain West since 2008.” The firm positions itself as an “Early stage specialist” that also provides “multi-stage support,” indicating they concentrate on pre-seed and seed entry points while continuing to support companies as they scale.

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Investment Focus

Who should take a closer look

Kickstart Fund is most relevant for founders raising Pre-Seed and Seed rounds in Enterprise SaaS, Fintech, Healthtech, and Consumer, especially across Utah, Colorado, and Mountain West.

Focus statement

"Investing in the best of Utah, Colorado, and the Mountain West at the pre-seed and seed stage." Kickstart primarily targets pre-seed and seed-stage startups in the Mountain West (notably Utah and Colorado) across a broad set of sectors (enterprise SaaS, SMB SaaS, fintech, healthtech, marketplace, consumer, edtech, etc.), as reflected in their portfolio.

Value Add

Regional concentration: explicit Mountain West focus — "Utah, Colorado, and the Mountain West" (positions them to be local domain experts and networked in that ecosystem).
Early-stage specialization with follow-on support: described as "Early stage specialists, multi-stage support," meaning they lead at pre-seed/seed and continue to support growth.
Platform & community resources: site calls out a Platform Team and community engagement ("Explore the Kickstart community", "Meet the Platform Team"), suggesting active founder services beyond capital.
Demonstrated exit track record: numerous portfolio entries are labeled "Exited" and specific portfolio notes include acquisitions such as "Acquired by Nomi Health," "Acquired by J.P. Morgan," "Acquire by Qlik," and "Acquired by KPMG Spark," evidencing repeat outcomes.
Willingness to lead rounds: example on site — "Kickstart led their recent $4.6M round."