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Matt Smith

Investor at Kickstart

Denver, Colorado

Overview 

Matt Smith is a Seed Investor and Principal at Kickstart in Denver, Colorado, with a strong background in market research and investment in various sectors such as Social Networks, MarketingTech, and IoT. He holds an MBA from Brigham Young University and has held key roles at Kickstart Fund, BYU Cougar Capital, and Campus Founders Fund, showcasing his expertise in entrepreneurship and investment management.

Work Experience 

  • Principal

    2024 - Current

  • Senior Associate

    2023 - 2024

  • Associate

    2021 - 2023

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

  • Board Member

    2023

CareCar is a healthcare service and technology platform that connects payers, caregivers, and members.

Raised $5,000,000.00 from Kickstart and Kickstart.

  • Board Observer

    2023

Lera Investment Technologies renders cloud computing, vendor management, network security, data storage, and managed IT services.

Raised $13,199,952.00 from Kickstart.

  • Investor

    2022

OpenGTM provides a comprehensive view of your customers’ attributes and predicts revenue and customer fit with greater accuracy.

Raised $2,500,000.00 from Capital Eleven, Summit Capital, Luxstone Group, Mucker Capital, Kickstart, Peak Capital and Luv Holdings.

  • Director, Seed Deals

    2021 - 2022

BYU Cougar Capital is a student-run venture capital and private equity fund run by 2nd-year MBA students.

  • Managing Partner

    2020 - 2022

  • Co-Founder

    2016 - 2020

  • Co-Founder / Owner

    2017 - 2020

  • Sales Representative

    2014 - 2015

Qualtrics is a single system of record for all experience data, managing customer, product, employee, and brand experiences on one platform.

Raised $3,150,000,000.00 from Accel, BDT & MSD Partners, CPP Investments, Susquehanna Growth Equity and DFO Management.

  • Intern - US Embassy (Paris)

    2014 - 2014

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