Dalton Wright
General Partner at Kickstart
Denver, Colorado
Overview
Work Experience
Board Director
2025 - Current
General Partner
2013
Kickstart is a seed-stage venture capital firm with offices in Salt Lake City and Denver. Our mission is to kickstart the best companies in the Mountain West by providing smart capital, a connected community and expert guidance. Since raising its first fund in 2008, Kickstart has invested in more than 150 companies. For more information, visit www.kickstartfund.com.
Kickstart is an early-stage VC fund that provides smart capital, a connected community, and expert guidance to companies.
Fellow- Class 19
2014
Co-investment VC firm supporting the mission of the Kauffman Fellows
Board Observer
2024
Director
2020 - 2024
Rad AI develops software that uses AI to automate radiology report writing, aiming to enhance accuracy and reduce radiologist burnout.
Raised $83,000,000.00 from Esplanade Ventures, Artis Ventures (AV), Gradient, Kickstart, WiL (World Innovation Lab), OCV, Khosla Ventures, QuantumLight and Hyperlink Ventures.
Director
2023
Investor
2015 - 2023
Director
2024
Investor
2014
Director
2014 - 2024
Angel Studios is a video streaming service and media company that finances its productions through equity crowdfunding.
Raised $88,816,316.00 from Uncorrelated Ventures, Alta Ventures Mexico, Kickstart and Gigafund.
Director/Board Observer
2018
Director
2018
Tiled enables non-developers to create rich, interactive content experiences that perform like native apps or fully coded websites.
Raised $17,500,000.00 from Signal Peak Ventures, Kickstart, Seismic Ventures, Forward Venture Capital, Adobe and University Growth Fund.
Director
2021
Carputty is a consumer automotive startup that provides car loan services to its clients.
Raised $99,500,000.00 from Silicon Valley Bank.