Dalton Wright
General Partner at Kickstart
Denver, Colorado
Overview
Work Experience
General Partner
2013 - Current
Kickstart is a seed-stage venture capital firm based in Salt Lake City, UT and Denver, CO. Kickstart Fund’s 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.
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.
Fellow- Class 19
2014
Co-investment VC firm supporting the mission of the Kauffman Fellows
Director
2014
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
2023
Investor
2015 - 2023
Havenly is an online interior design company and e-commerce platform.
Raised $85,820,000.00 from Suttona Capital and Bossa Invest.
Director
2023
Board Observer
2016 - 2023
Vutility gathers and provides real-time information on utility usage.
Raised $24,244,867.00 from AcceliCITY powered by Leading Cities.
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.
Board Observer
2018
Director
2019
Graphite Systems is a B2B network that provides supplier, procurement, and risk management solutions.
Raised $2,999,999.00.
Board Observer
2020
Trinsic is a full-stack self-sovereign identity platform that makes sharing and verifying personal data online.
Raised $17,500,000.00 from Sterling Snow, Kickstart, Frederic Kerrest, Austen Allred, Osage Venture Partners, Founders' Co-op, Georgian, Jonah Goodhart, Jon Gelsey and Hessie Jones.