About Kickstart Fund
Kickstart Fund is a venture capital firm founded in 2008. It is primarily based out of Cottonwood Heights, United States. As of Sep 2025, Kickstart Fund has invested in 41 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Tfvector Overall, Kickstart Fund portfolio has seen 1 unicorn and 13 acquisitions including key companies like SonderMind, Banyan and HireVue. A lot of funds co-invest with Kickstart Fund, with names like Pelion Venture Partners sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Kickstart Fund has team of 14 people including 4 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Seed & 2 more
Portfolio Unicorns
Kickstart Fund's List of Top Investments
Kickstart Fund has a portfolio of 41 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Crew and Anagram.Their portfolio spans across United States and United Kingdom. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Retail and 21 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Kickstart Fund:
1. SonderMind
Mental health service provider offering virtual therapy services. The company's services include therapy and psychiatry, both virtually and in-person across a wide range of mental health needs including anxiety, depression, PTSD, ADHD, grief, eating disorders, and relationship issues.
Key facts about SonderMind
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Denver (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $276M
- Employee Count: 1,294 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Founders Circle Capital, Premji Invest and 24 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jul 28, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Moises
Developer of an audio intelligence platform and a musician's creative suite. The platform offers stackable artificial intelligence audio solutions for businesses. These technologies include tools for stem separation, chord recognition, and key and beat detection. The company also provides generative capabilities like singing voice modeling and assistive music creation. The musician's creative suite is a set of artificial intelligence-powered tools for music practice, creation, and production.
Key facts about Moises
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Salt Lake City (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $40.2M
- Employee Count: 191 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Toba Capital, Kickstart Fund and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Oct 18, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Banyan
Provider of a platform for receipt data to power commerce innovation. The platform enables merchants and financial services partners to unlock transaction data. It facilitates secure collaborations to power commercial and consumer applications. The platform enriches transactions with data to unlock solutions via a secure connection.
Key facts about Banyan
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Holmdel (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $54.5M
- Employee Count: 36 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Frazier VC, Kickstart Fund and 24 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Venture Debt, Oct 19, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. HireVue
Provider of AI-powered platform for skill validation, interviewing, and talent engagement. The platform offers solutions for campus, professional, hourly, technical, and internal mobility hiring. It provides tools for video interviewing, assessments, and workflow automation. The platform integrates with applicant tracking systems and offers features such as automated scheduling and multilingual support.
Key facts about HireVue
- Founded Year: 2004
- Location: South Jordan (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $93.4M
- Employee Count: 331 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: HighGear Ventures, Frazier VC and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Jun 02, 2015, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Eptura
Provider of integrated workplace management systems for facility managers. The platform offers solutions including portfolio management, meeting room booking, maintenance management, space management & more.
Key facts about Eptura
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Atlanta (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $28M
- Employee Count: 781 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Thoma Bravo, Golub Growth and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Aug 17, 2016, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Kickstart Fund's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Kickstart Fund has invested in 41 companies over the last 14 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 4 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in Tfvector and most recent follow-on round was in PhotoPharmics.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2024 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2022 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Kickstart Fund's Investments by Stage
Kickstart Fund has made 12 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $18.1M, 11 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.86M, 3 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $44.4M and 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $50M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 12 |
Seed | 11 |
Series B | 3 |
Series C | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Kickstart Fund's Investments by Sector
Kickstart Fund has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Vertical SaaS, FinTech and HealthTech. Notably, it has invested in 41 Tech companies, 34 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 33 Software companies and at least 22 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 19 |
Consumer | 5 |
Vertical SaaS | 5 |
FinTech | 4 |
HealthTech | 4 |
Others | 31 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Kickstart Fund's Investments by Geography
Kickstart Fund has made most investments in United States (24), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 24 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Kickstart Fund's recent investments
Kickstart Fund has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Kickstart Fund:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 03, 2025 | - | Series A | 4385 | ||
Apr 21, 2025 | United States | Series B | 6990 | - | |
Jan 22, 2025 | United States | Series A | 9158 | [+7] | |
Jan 03, 2025 | United States | Series C | 9561 | ||
Dec 06, 2024 | United States | Series A | 4236 | [+7] |
Unicorns in Kickstart Fund's Portfolio
Kickstart Fund has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - SonderMind. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is SonderMind which became a unicorn in 2021, 1 years after Kickstart Fund first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Kickstart Fund's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
80 | Mental health service provider offering virtual therapy services | 2014 | Denver | Series C | ee{frdh |
Acquired companies in Kickstart Fund's Portfolio
13 companies from Kickstart Fund's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Stance in Nov 2025 by Marquee Brands for $*****.Here are Kickstart Fund's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 19, 2025 | - | - | 5496 | |
Mar 13, 2025 | - | - | 6324 | |
Oct 29, 2024 | - | - | 7012 | |
Feb 22, 2024 | - | - | 7565 | |
Dec 20, 2023 | May 16, 2023 | Series C | 8248 |
Team profile of Kickstart Fund
Kickstart Fund has a team of 14 members including 4 Partners and 3 Principals located in United States. Kickstart Fund's team sits on the board of 3 companies.Here is a list of top team members in Kickstart Fund:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | Salt Lake City | - | ||
Partner | - | |||
Partner | - | - | - | |
Principal | - | - | ||
Principal | Denver | - | ||
Principal | - | - |
Co-investors of Kickstart Fund
Over the past 14 years, 186 investors have co-invested in Kickstart Fund's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Kickstart Fund: Kickstart Seed Fund, SaaS Ventures and 63 others have invested in rounds before Kickstart Fund. There are 5 companies where Kickstart Seed Fund has invested before Kickstart Fund and 2 companies where SaaS Ventures has invested before Kickstart Fund.
- Top Co-investors of Kickstart Fund: 80 investors entered a company along with Kickstart Fund. These include investors like Pelion Venture Partners (6 companies).
- Invested after Kickstart Fund: A total of 41 investors have invested in Kickstart Fund's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Smash Capital (2 companies), Kickstart (2 companies) and Drive Capital (1 company).
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