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Kickstart
Kickstart is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in pre-seed, seed, and occasional Series A companies across Utah, Colorado, and the wider Mountain West. It backs founders building companies across sectors including AI, B2B SaaS, fintech, healthtech, marketplaces, consumer technology, and frontier technology.
Salt Lake City, USA
Description
Founded in 2008, Kickstart is a seed-stage venture capital firm headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, with an office in Denver, Colorado. The firm leads pre-seed and seed rounds, typically invests $500K to $4M initially, takes board seats when it leads, and is actively deploying its sixth $175M fund. Kickstart manages more than $500M across its funds and supports portfolio founders through mentorship, operating advisors, events, curated resources, customer introductions, follow-on fundraising, and hiring assistance. Its clients are primarily early-stage founders and startups based in the Mountain West, with a focus on building enduring companies across generalist technology sectors.Technology & Skills
VALUE-BASED SELLING
PROBLEM SOLVING
PROSPECTING
LEAD GENERATION
ENTERPRISE SALES
SQL
USER EDUCATION
SALES ACCELERATION
FORECASTING
ENTERPRISE
CLOUD PLATFORM
CROSS-FUNCTIONAL COLLABORATION
DATA MAPPING
LLM
DEMAND GENERATION
PIPELINE MANAGEMENT
RENEWALS
PRODUCT-LED GROWTH
SALES ENABLEMENT
STORYLINE
RELATIONSHIP BUILDING
CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
CUSTOMER EDUCATION
GONG
INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN
PRIVACY ASSESSMENT
PERFORMANCE REPORTING
DIGITAL LEARNING
ADULT LEARNING
RISK MANAGEMENT
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
UX COLLABORATION
OUTREACH
LEARNING DESIGN
LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
ENGLISH
TROUBLESHOOTING
LEAN METHODOLOGY
STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT
B2B SAAS
EXCEL
CLOUD GOVERNANCE
CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT
PIPELINE GENERATION
COMMUNICATION
ENTERPRISE ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT
RAPID PROTOTYPING
CRM
COACHING
GOOGLE SHEETS
TRAINING
A/B TESTING
PRIORITIZATION
HELP CENTER
UX RESEARCH
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
MULTIVARIATE TESTING
WRITING
VALUE PROPOSITION
UX DESIGN
PIPELINE DEVELOPMENT
SALESLOFT
CLARI
COMPLIANCE
PRESENTATION
ONBOARDING
SALESFORCE
HELP CENTER CONTENT
PLANNING
MEDDPICC
SECURITY AUDIT
SALES
ZOOMINFO
VISUAL COMMUNICATION
DATA ANALYTICS
ISO42001
PARTA
MULTI-THREADING
UX
SALES LOFT
CONSULTING
SALES FORECASTING
STAKEHOLDER COMMUNICATION
SALES OPERATIONS
SAAS
KPI
ROCKETLANE
CCPA
DATA RETENTION
SKILLJAR
EXECUTIVE PRESENTATION
PRIVACY
ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT
AI
BUSINESS CASE DEVELOPMENT
RENEWALS MANAGEMENT
MOTION GRAPHICS
CONTENT STRATEGY
EXPANSION
SANCTIONS COMPLIANCE
SALES PLANNING
TABLEAU
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
ADOBE CAPTIVATE
GO-TO-MARKET
RENEWAL
PRODUCT SUPPORT
RENEWAL MANAGEMENT
CUSTOMER COMMUNICATION
OUTBOUND PROSPECTING
VENDOR RISK MANAGEMENT
PHOTOSHOP
BUSINESS REVIEW
DATA ANALYSIS
VALUESELLING
GTM STRATEGY
CUSTOMER SUCCESS
ANALYSIS
QUOTA ATTAINMENT
CHALLENGER
FINANCE
CONTENT CREATION
CUSTOMER RESEARCH
EU AI ACT
REPORTING
TERRITORY PLANNING
E-LEARNING
COLD CALLING
COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT
PIPELINE
WORKSHOP
GERMAN
SOFTWARE
FACILITATION
CUSTOMER SUCCESS COLLABORATION
RETENTION
CHANGE MANAGEMENT
ORGANIZATION
ANALYTICS
ISSUE ESCALATION
SANDLER
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
PRODUCT LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT
CAMTASIA
PRODUCT ADOPTION
FP&A
GDPR
GROOVE
BUSINESS OPERATIONS
ARTICULATE RISE
SOLUTION ENGINEERING
NEGOTIATION
VIDEO
AI AGENT
CUSTOMER SERVICE
SAAS SALES
MICROSOFT EXCEL
BILLING
SALES ENGINEERING
CONSULTATIVE SELLING
PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
SALES ENGAGEMENT
GAINSIGHT
SOFTWARE SALES
COMPETITIVE SELLING
USER EXPERIENCE
ROADMAP PRIORITIZATION
LEAD-SOURCING
REVENUE OPERATIONS
METRICS
WISTIA
OPERATIONAL METRICS
CLOSING
MEDDIC