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107 people in our graph share verified history with Matt — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Jake StormunlockedMatt: together at Qualtrics (2014–2015)
Matt: together at Campus Founders Fund
Matt: together at Tiled
×2Matt: together at BYU Cougar Capital
About
Principal based in Denver who works with early-stage founders in Colorado. He spent his first seven years as a tech founder and operator, beginning in enterprise sales at Qualtrics before founding an ecommerce attribution startup, and holds an MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship from BYU.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
Enterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechMarketplacesSaaS
Experience
- KickstartPrincipalcurrent2024 — present
- KickstartSenior Associate2021 — 2023
- ZightBoard Directorcurrent2026 — present
- TiledBoard Directorcurrent2026 — present
- QuadraticBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
- straddleBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
- Align X Global (AXG)Board Observercurrent2023 — present
- LEAPInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- CinchInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- VenveeInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- HalloInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- CareCarBoard Director2024 — 2025
- Campus Founders FundGraduate Partner2020 — 2022
- BYU Cougar CapitalGraduate Director2021 — 2022
- ViziFounder2016 — 2020Provo, Utah Area
- QualtricsAccount Executive2014 — 2015Provo, Utah Area
Skills & more
Languages English · French
From Matt's professional profile.
Colleagues at Kickstart
Alex Soffe
General Partner & CFO at Kickstart Fund
Anna Sophia Rowe
Associate at Kickstart Fund
Coleman Martinis
Director, Conferences & Reunion at BYU Cougar Capital
Dalton Wright
General Partner at Kickstart Fund
Gavin Christensen
Founder & General Partner at Kickstart Fund
Grace Ericksen
Finance at Campus Founders Fund
John Essig
MBA at Campus Founders Fund
Karen Zelnick
Senior Director of Platform at Kickstart Fund
Network3
Curt Roberts
General Partner at Kickstart Fund
Dalton Wright
General Partner at Kickstart Fund
Gavin Christensen
Founder & General Partner at Kickstart Fund
Investors connected to Matt in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Matt Smith?
- Principal based in Denver who works with early-stage founders in Colorado. He spent his first seven years as a tech founder and operator, beginning in enterprise sales at Qualtrics before founding an ecommerce attribution startup, and holds an MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship from BYU.
- Where does Matt Smith work?
- Matt Smith is Principal at Kickstart.
- What does Matt Smith invest in?
- Matt Smith invests in Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Marketplaces, SaaS.
- What check size does Matt Smith write?
- Matt Smith typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Matt Smith go to school?
- Matt Smith studied at Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business (MBA, Finance); Brigham Young University (BS Entrepreneurship / BA French).
Same school
Also attended Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business46
Erika NashInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalGabriela PorrasSenior Associate at Signal Peak VenturesRiley JarmanSenior Associate at EPIC VENTURESCasey NixonSenior Associate at Mercato PartnersKimball PalmerAssociate at Kickstart FundBrayden LanderController at RSCM
+ 40 more
Also attended Brigham Young University512
Jake StormDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesJen ArdManaging Director, Head of Investment Operations at Intel CapitalNathan MickelsenVice President of Tax at RevolutionJohn SabinChief Financial Officer; President, Revolution Places at RevolutionDiogo MyrrhaPartner at Peak VenturesSid KrommenhoekPartner at Album
+ 506 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Kickstart20
Gavin ChristensenFounder & General Partner at Kickstart FundKat KennedyGeneral Partner at Kickstart FundDalton WrightGeneral Partner at Kickstart FundAlex SoffeGeneral Partner & CFO at Kickstart FundTanner PotterPartner at Kickstart FundKristin GonzalezDirector of Finance at Kickstart Fund
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