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Gavin Christensen

General Partner at Kickstart

Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area

Overview 

Gavin Christensen is the Founder and General Partner at Kickstart, a venture capital firm in Salt Lake City. He has a strong track record of investing in successful startups across various sectors, including MarketingTech, Education, and Enterprise Applications, with notable investments in companies like Spiff, Nomad, and Claravine. With an MBA from Northwestern University and a background in economics from Brigham Young University, Gavin has demonstrated expertise in venture capital, due diligence, and entrepreneurship. His leadership at Kickstart and his strategic investments in companies like Grow and Nav highlight his ability to drive value creation and mentor emerging businesses towards success.

Work Experience 

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Kickstart

  • Founder and General Partner at Kickstart

    2007 - Current

Kickstart is an early-stage VC fund that provides smart capital, a connected community, and expert guidance to companies.

kickstartfund.com
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Lucid Software Inc.

  • Board Member

    2014

Lucid Software is a visual collaboration suite that helps teams implement an idea into reality and game-changing solutions.

Raised $670,362,414.00 from Steadfast Capital Management, Tiger Global Management and Alkeon Capital.

lucid.co
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Music.AI

  • Board Member

    2022

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Nursa

  • Investor and Board Member

    2020

Nursa is committed to putting a nurse at the bedside of every patient in need.

Raised $103,174,640.00 from Pelion Venture Partners, Kickstart, Drive Capital and Kickstart.

nursa.com
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Claravine

  • Board Member

    2018

Claravine helps connect, standardize, and govern marketing data that adapt to changing business needs.

Raised $30,500,000.00 from Peninsula Ventures, Grayhawk Capital, Silverton Partners, Five Elms Capital, Kickstart and NEXT Frontier Capital.

claravine.com
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National Venture Capital Association

  • Board member

    2022

National Venture Capital Association advocates for policies that promote long-term investment and encourage innovation.

nvca.org

Lera Investments Technology

  • Board Member

    2023

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Nomad

  • Board Member

    2021

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Chatbooks

  • Board Member

    2014

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DiversiFi.ai

  • Board Member

    2024

Education 

Investments 

Spiff

Seed

Total funding: $110M

Nomad

Pre Seed

Total funding: $140M

Zight (formerly CloudApp)

Seed

Total funding: $15M

Schola

Seed

Total funding: $3M

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