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Dalton Wright

Investor

Partner at Kickstart Fund Β· General Partner at Kickstart

Salt Lake City, Utah

Writes $500K – $3M checks Β· typically $1.5M

About

Dalton Wright launched Mexico's first early-stage venture fund, built clinical data networks at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, mentored a student-run fund, and now serves as general partner leading Colorado expansion.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechMarketplacesSaaS

Experience

  1. KickstartGeneral Partnercurrent2013 β€” presentUtah and Colorado
  2. Kauffman FellowsFellow- Class 19current2014 β€” present
  3. Pluto BioBoard Directorcurrent2025 β€” presentDenver, Colorado, United States
  4. Rad AIBoard Observercurrent2024 β€” present
  5. Rad AIDirector2020 β€” 2024Berkeley, California, United States
  6. Federated ComputerDirectorcurrent2024 β€” present
  7. Angel StudiosInvestorcurrent2014 β€” present
  8. Angel StudiosDirector2014 β€” 2024
  9. SaladDirector/Board Observercurrent2018 β€” present
  10. CarputtyDirectorcurrent2021 β€” present
  11. TrinsicDirector/Board Observercurrent2020 β€” present
  12. DollarizeBoard Observercurrent2022 β€” present
  13. HavenlyInvestorcurrent2015 β€” presentDenver, Colorado, United States
  14. HavenlyDirector2023 β€” 2025Denver, Colorado, United States
  15. MNTGEDirector2022 β€” 2025
  16. LootDirector2022 β€” 2025
  17. TiledDirector2018 β€” 2025
  18. LifeSpotDirector2023 β€” 2025Denver, Colorado, United States
  19. Graphite Systems Inc.Director2019 β€” 2025Utah, United States
  20. VutilityDirector2023 β€” 2024Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area

Education

  1. The Wharton SchoolMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Entrepreneurial Management
  2. The Lauder Institute - University of PennsylvaniaMaster's Degree, International Studies2012 β€” 2014
  3. University of UtahBA, Finance
  4. Kauffman Fellows2014 β€” 2016

Skills & more

Leadership9Strategic Planning11Strategy31Analysis3Management8Due Diligence25Venture Capital48Start-ups53Valuation12Angel Investing13Business Modeling3Entrepreneurship44
+11 moreFinancial ModelingDeal SourcingFundraisingInvestmentsMarket ResearchBusiness StrategyPrivate EquityCorporate DevelopmentLBOMergers & AcquisitionsCorporate Finance

Languages Spanish

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Network7

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