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Kickstart Seed Fund

Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 80 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund, Apr 2026VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AArtificial IntelligenceInformation Technology

Deploying now
25%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 80 on record
Since the last cheque97days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$7.3MCheque size, as they say$500K – $4.0MRounds led4 of 80Sole investor16 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 92%
Pitch Kickstart Seed Fund

Kickstart Seed Fund highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 83% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 16 rounds, median $875K

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$500K – $4.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
Artificial IntelligenceInformation Technology
Based in
Salt Lake City, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first80 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Jul
    ApalumaSeed · US · Crosslink Capital$5.5MLed
  3. 2025

    1 round

  4. Jan
    Rad AISeries C · US · OCV$60MWith 6 others
  5. 2024

    3 rounds

  6. Oct
    Data Quality Co-OpSeed · US · TechStartups$1.3MLed
  7. Oct
    MonogotoSeries A · US · TechCrunch$27MWith 11 others
  8. May
    Rad AISeries B · US · OCV$50MWith 5 others
  9. 2019

    5 rounds

  10. Nov
    SimpleCitizenSeed · US · FinSMEs$5.8MLed
  11. May
    CloudAppSeed · US · FinSMEs$4.3MLed
  12. May
    TiledSeed · US · FinSMEs$1.5MWith 1 other
  13. Apr
    Lifetrack Medical SystemsSeries A · SG · DealStreetAsia$5.2MWith 2 others
  14. Jan
    Big SquidSeries A · US · FinSMEs$9.0MWith 2 others
  15. 2018

    6 rounds

  16. Nov
    PebblePostSeries C · US · FinSMEs$6.0MWith 1 other
  17. Jul
    C88SG · TechCrunch$28MWith 9 others
  18. Feb
    Grow.comSeries B · US · FinSMEs$16MWith 3 others
  19. Jan
    CakeSeries A · US · FinSMEs$5.0MWith 1 other
  20. Jan
    HavenlySeries B · US · FinSMEs$13MWith 2 others
  21. Jan
    WattpadCA · FinSMEs$51MWith 4 others
  22. 2017

    3 rounds

  23. Oct
    DirectScaleSeries B · US · FinSMEs$8.5MWith 1 other
  24. Jun
    eVisitUS · FinSMEs$2.0MWith 2 others
  25. Mar
    Big SquidSeed · US · FinSMEs$3.0MWith 1 other
  26. 2016

    1 round

  27. Jan
    Nav$25MWith 11 others
  28. 2015

    11 rounds

  29. Dec
    BrainStorm, Inc.Series A · US$6.4MWith 1 other
  30. Nov
    EventBoardSeries A · US$6.5MWith 5 others
  31. Oct
    SimpleCitizenSeed · US$700KWith 4 others
  32. Oct
    BoomboxSeries A · US$5.5MWith 4 others
  33. Oct
    Movement VenturesSeries A · US$5.5MWith 3 others
  34. Oct
    DirectScaleSeries A · US$4.0MWith 1 other
  35. Oct
    PebblePostSeed · US$3.0MWith 15 others
  36. Oct
    Social DentalSeed · US$3.5MWith 2 others
  37. Jun
    Zane BenefitsSeed · US$1.5MWith 1 other
  38. May
    ChatbooksSeed · US$1.3MWith 1 other
  39. Apr
    Self LenderSeed · US$535KWith 5 others
  40. 2014

    14 rounds

  41. Dec
    GrowSeed · US$1.5MWith 6 others
  42. Dec
    StudioSeed$875KWith 2 others
  43. Oct
    TaskEasy, Inc.Series A · US$7.0MWith 4 others
  44. Oct
    CapshareSeed · US$1.0MWith 3 others
  45. Oct
    PebblePostSeed · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  46. Sept
    ChatbooksSeed · US$750KWith 1 other
  47. Sept
    QzzrSeed · US$2.0MWith 3 others
  48. Sept
    QuotaDeckSeed · US$400KWith 1 other
  49. Jul
    CotopaxiSeed · US$3.0MWith 7 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration1 named

GCGavin ChristensenExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed

We also hold 10 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

60 of 60 we have independently watched raise

AervivoAlianzaAltitudeaiAlysioAnagramApalumaArtemishealthBandwangoBlerpBlyncsyBrainstormincCarecarCarputtyChargezoomChatbooksCheddarupClaravineClientbookColorfactoryConverusCotopaxiDataqualityco-opDegreedDirectscaleDiversifiGravwellHalloHavenlyHirevueHuckabuyIngomoneyKadenceKilnLucidMarketdialMoisesNitricNomihealthNursaOvationventuresPhotopharmicsPodiumQuicktureQwickRackwareincRadaiRecyclopsReputationSaladScholaSimplecitizenSondermindSpiffStanceSuralinkTaskeasyTavahealthTealdronesTeemTiledand 49 more

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

Fuze NetworkBought by Ingo MoneyUndisclosedNov 2014
GroSocialBought by InfusionsoftUndisclosedJan 2013

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Kickstart Seed Fund. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Peterson PartnersPrivate equity13rounds togetherPelion Venture PartnersVC firm7rounds togetherJeremy AndrusAngel5rounds togetherPeak VenturesVC firm5rounds togetherGrayhawk CapitalVC firm4rounds togetherPeterson VenturesVC firm4rounds togetherRock & Hammer VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherSignal Peak VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherAaron SkonnardAngel2rounds togetherAlpine MeridianVC firm2rounds togetherAppleTree CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherBYU Cougar CapitalVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Kickstart Seed Fund put money into.

Apaluma$5.5M · Jul 2026Rad AI$60M · Jan 2025Monogoto$27M · Oct 2024SimpleCitizen$5.8M · Nov 2019Tiled$1.5M · May 2019Lifetrack Medical Systems$5.2M · Apr 2019

Quick answers about Kickstart Seed Fund

What does Kickstart Seed Fund invest in?

Kickstart Seed Fund invests most often at Seed and Series A (83% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology.

How active is Kickstart Seed Fund?

80 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 4. The most recent was in Jul 2026.

What has Kickstart Seed Fund invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Apaluma (Seed, Jul 2026), Rad AI (Series C, Jan 2025) and Data Quality Co-Op (Seed, Oct 2024).

How big are Kickstart Seed Fund's cheques?

The median round it joins is $7.3M. It says it writes cheques of $500K to $4.0M.

Does Kickstart Seed Fund lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 4 of its 80 investments on record (5%).

Where does Kickstart Seed Fund invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (92%) and Singapore (5%).

Is Kickstart Seed Fund investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Kickstart Seed Fund invest alongside?

Most often Peterson Partners (13 rounds together), Pelion Venture Partners (7 rounds together) and Jeremy Andrus (5 rounds together).

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