# Kickstart Seed Fund: portfolio, investments and team

> Kickstart Seed Fund is a vc firm based in United States. 80 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Jul 2026.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/kickstart-seed-fund (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Kickstart Seed Fund

Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 80 cheques on record.

Deploying now New fund, Apr 2026 VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A Artificial Intelligence Information Technology

Deploying now

**25%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 80 on record

Since the last cheque **97** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$7.3M** Cheque size, as they say **$500K – $4.0M** Rounds led **4 of 80** Sole investor **16 rounds** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 92%**

Pitch Kickstart Seed Fund

## Kickstart Seed Fund highlights

- 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 83% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 16 rounds, median $875K
- 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-seed Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** Artificial Intelligence Information Technology
- **Based in:** Salt Lake City, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **80 appearances**

- **2026** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Apaluma](https://millionrounds.com/company/apaluma)** Seed · US · Crosslink Capital **$5.5M** *Led*
- **2025** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Rad AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/rad-ai)** Series C · US · OCV **$60M** With 6 others
- **2024** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[Data Quality Co-Op](https://millionrounds.com/company/data-quality-co-op)** Seed · US · TechStartups **$1.3M** *Led*
- **Oct** **[Monogoto](https://millionrounds.com/company/monogoto)** Series A · US · TechCrunch **$27M** With 11 others
- **May** **[Rad AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/rad-ai)** Series B · US · OCV **$50M** With 5 others
- **2019** 5 rounds
- **Nov** **[SimpleCitizen](https://millionrounds.com/company/simplecitizen)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$5.8M** *Led*
- **May** **[CloudApp](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloudapp)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$4.3M** *Led*
- **May** **[Tiled](https://millionrounds.com/company/tiled)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$1.5M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Lifetrack Medical Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/lifetrack-medical-systems)** Series A · SG · DealStreetAsia **$5.2M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Big Squid](https://millionrounds.com/company/big-squid)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$9.0M** With 2 others
- **2018** 6 rounds
- **Nov** **[PebblePost](https://millionrounds.com/company/pebblepost)** Series C · US · FinSMEs **$6.0M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[C88](https://millionrounds.com/company/c88)** SG · TechCrunch **$28M** With 9 others
- **Feb** **[Grow.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/grow-com)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$16M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Cake](https://millionrounds.com/company/cake)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$5.0M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Havenly](https://millionrounds.com/company/havenly)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$13M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Wattpad](https://millionrounds.com/company/wattpad)** CA · FinSMEs **$51M** With 4 others
- **2017** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[DirectScale](https://millionrounds.com/company/directscale)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$8.5M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[eVisit](https://millionrounds.com/company/evisit)** US · FinSMEs **$2.0M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Big Squid](https://millionrounds.com/company/big-squid)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$3.0M** With 1 other
- **2016** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Nav](https://millionrounds.com/company/nav)** **$25M** With 11 others
- **2015** 11 rounds
- **Dec** **[BrainStorm, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/brainstorm-inc)** Series A · US **$6.4M** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[EventBoard](https://millionrounds.com/company/eventboard)** Series A · US **$6.5M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[SimpleCitizen](https://millionrounds.com/company/simplecitizen)** Seed · US **$700K** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Boombox](https://millionrounds.com/company/boombox)** Series A · US **$5.5M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Movement Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/company/movement-ventures)** Series A · US **$5.5M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[DirectScale](https://millionrounds.com/company/directscale)** Series A · US **$4.0M** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[PebblePost](https://millionrounds.com/company/pebblepost)** Seed · US **$3.0M** With 15 others
- **Oct** **[Social Dental](https://millionrounds.com/company/social-dental)** Seed · US **$3.5M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Zane Benefits](https://millionrounds.com/company/zane-benefits)** Seed · US **$1.5M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Chatbooks](https://millionrounds.com/company/chatbooks)** Seed · US **$1.3M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Self Lender](https://millionrounds.com/company/self-lender)** Seed · US **$535K** With 5 others
- **2014** 14 rounds
- **Dec** **[Grow](https://millionrounds.com/company/grow)** Seed · US **$1.5M** With 6 others
- **Dec** **[Studio](https://millionrounds.com/company/studio)** Seed **$875K** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[TaskEasy, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/taskeasy-inc)** Series A · US **$7.0M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Capshare](https://millionrounds.com/company/capshare)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[PebblePost](https://millionrounds.com/company/pebblepost)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Chatbooks](https://millionrounds.com/company/chatbooks)** Seed · US **$750K** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Qzzr](https://millionrounds.com/company/qzzr)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[QuotaDeck](https://millionrounds.com/company/quotadeck)** Seed · US **$400K** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Cotopaxi](https://millionrounds.com/company/cotopaxi)** Seed · US **$3.0M** With 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 registration **1 named**

GC **Gavin Christensen** Executive Officer i Filing 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

[Aervivo](https://millionrounds.com/company/aervivo)[Alianza](https://millionrounds.com/company/alianza)[Altitudeai](https://millionrounds.com/company/altitude-ai)[Alysio](https://millionrounds.com/company/alysio)[Anagram](https://millionrounds.com/company/anagram)[Apaluma](https://millionrounds.com/company/apaluma)[Artemishealth](https://millionrounds.com/company/artemis-health)[Bandwango](https://millionrounds.com/company/bandwango)[Blerp](https://millionrounds.com/company/blerp)[Blyncsy](https://millionrounds.com/company/blyncsy)[Brainstorminc](https://millionrounds.com/company/brainstorm-inc)[Carecar](https://millionrounds.com/company/carecar)[Carputty](https://millionrounds.com/company/carputty)[Chargezoom](https://millionrounds.com/company/chargezoom)[Chatbooks](https://millionrounds.com/company/chatbooks)[Cheddarup](https://millionrounds.com/company/cheddar-up)[Claravine](https://millionrounds.com/company/claravine)[Clientbook](https://millionrounds.com/company/clientbook)[Colorfactory](https://millionrounds.com/company/color-factory)[Converus](https://millionrounds.com/company/converus)[Cotopaxi](https://millionrounds.com/company/cotopaxi)[Dataqualityco-op](https://millionrounds.com/company/data-quality-co-op)[Degreed](https://millionrounds.com/company/degreed)[Directscale](https://millionrounds.com/company/directscale)[Diversifi](https://millionrounds.com/company/diversifi)[Gravwell](https://millionrounds.com/company/gravwell)[Hallo](https://millionrounds.com/company/hallo)[Havenly](https://millionrounds.com/company/havenly)[Hirevue](https://millionrounds.com/company/hirevue)[Huckabuy](https://millionrounds.com/company/huckabuy)[Ingomoney](https://millionrounds.com/company/ingo-money)[Kadence](https://millionrounds.com/company/kadence)[Kiln](https://millionrounds.com/company/kiln)[Lucid](https://millionrounds.com/company/lucid-software)[Marketdial](https://millionrounds.com/company/marketdial)[Moises](https://millionrounds.com/company/moises)[Nitric](https://millionrounds.com/company/nitric)[Nomihealth](https://millionrounds.com/company/nomi-health)[Nursa](https://millionrounds.com/company/nursa)[Ovationventures](https://millionrounds.com/company/ovation-ventures)[Photopharmics](https://millionrounds.com/company/photopharmics)[Podium](https://millionrounds.com/company/podium)[Quickture](https://millionrounds.com/company/quickture)[Qwick](https://millionrounds.com/company/qwick)[Rackwareinc](https://millionrounds.com/company/rackware)[Radai](https://millionrounds.com/company/rad-ai)[Recyclops](https://millionrounds.com/company/recyclops)[Reputation](https://millionrounds.com/company/sim-partners)[Salad](https://millionrounds.com/company/salad)[Schola](https://millionrounds.com/company/schola)[Simplecitizen](https://millionrounds.com/company/simplecitizen)[Sondermind](https://millionrounds.com/company/sondermind)[Spiff](https://millionrounds.com/company/spiff)[Stance](https://millionrounds.com/company/stance)[Suralink](https://millionrounds.com/company/suralink)[Taskeasy](https://millionrounds.com/company/taskeasy)[Tavahealth](https://millionrounds.com/company/tava-health)[Tealdrones](https://millionrounds.com/company/teal-drones)[Teem](https://millionrounds.com/company/teem)[Tiled](https://millionrounds.com/company/tiled) and 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 listed **2 in all**

**[Fuze Network](https://millionrounds.com/company/fuze-network)** Bought by Ingo Money **Undisclosed** Nov 2014

**[GroSocial](https://millionrounds.com/company/grosocial)** Bought by Infusionsoft **Undisclosed** Jan 2013

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

New fund on file

**Raised**

a new fund in Apr 2026

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$7.3M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$875K**

Led 4 of 80 rounds **5%**

- **Said size:** $500K – $4.0M
- **Sole investor:** 16 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2026
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *47*
- Series A said *15*
- Series B *7*
- Series C *3*
- Venture *3*
- Pre-seed said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Peterson Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peterson-partners) 13
- [Pelion Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pelion-venture-partners) 7
- [Jeremy Andrus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeremy-andrus) 5
- [Peak Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peak-ventures) 5
- [Grayhawk Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/grayhawk-capital) 4
- [Peterson Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peterson-ventures) 4

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## 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 Partners** Private equity **13** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peterson-partners)[**Pelion Venture Partners** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pelion-venture-partners)[**Jeremy Andrus** Angel **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeremy-andrus)[**Peak Ventures** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peak-ventures)[**Grayhawk Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/grayhawk-capital)[**Peterson Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peterson-ventures)[**Rock & Hammer Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rock-and-hammer-ventures)[**Signal Peak Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/signal-peak-ventures)[**Aaron Skonnard** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aaron-skonnard)[**Alpine Meridian** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alpine-meridian)[**AppleTree Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/appletree-capital)[**BYU Cougar Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/byu-cougar-capital)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Kickstart Seed Fund put money into.

[**Apaluma** $5.5M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/apaluma)[**Rad AI** $60M · Jan 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/rad-ai)[**Monogoto** $27M · Oct 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/monogoto)[**SimpleCitizen** $5.8M · Nov 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/simplecitizen)[**Tiled** $1.5M · May 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/tiled)[**Lifetrack Medical Systems** $5.2M · Apr 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/lifetrack-medical-systems)

## 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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