ESC
Next

TEASER

00:00

listen on

Spotify
Apple podcasts
stitcher

resource links

biography links

Gavin Christensen–Kickstart Founder & General Partner

Alex Soffe–Kickstart CFO & General Partner

Dalton Wright–Kickstart General Partner

‍Karen Zelnick–Kickstart Senior Director of Platform

Download Transcript
Produced by Rebecca Trusty, edited by Katie Lambert, and with sound mixed & mastered by Mix at 6 Studios.
EPISODE
40
Feb 6, 2024
81
min

Kickstart's Founding Story

A Conversation with Gavin Christensen, Alex Soffe, and Dalton Wright, Kickstart’s Founding Partners

TEASER

00:00

Can VCs be founders too? We’re talking with Kickstart’s founding partners to understand how Kickstart…was kickstarted. Join us in today’s conversation with investors Gavin Christensen, Alex Soffe, and Dalton Wright of Kickstart (a VC firm for startups in Utah, Colorado, and the Mountain West), as we bring you both sides of a Perfect Pitch. In this episode, we’ll talk about: 

‍

  • The slow grind of everyday life of Kickstart in the early days
  • Why no one took Utah VCs seriously and how the partners helped change their mind
  • Low points in Kickstart’s history and how the team survived
  • What is next in Kickstart’s story…