Investor profile
Gavin Christensen
Syndicate / Angel group, Venture capital & Chair - Elect at National Venture Capital Association, Founder and General Partner at Kickstart
Gavin Christensen works as a Founder and General Partner at Kickstart. The firm's known portfolio counts 10 companies.
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Investment focus
Contacts
Affiliated funds' portfolios
Chair - Elect at National Venture Capital Association, whose known portfolio counts 3 companies
- Jinsheng New Energy
- Microvast
- Maxphotonics
Founder and General Partner at Kickstart, whose known portfolio counts 10 companies
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Investor Profile
The listing covers sectors AI, Climate, Commerce and Consumer, and focus areas Analytics, Banking, Battery Systems and Clean Energy. Startups operating in these areas may find Gavin Christensen relevant.
Stage-wise, the deals at Kickstart cluster around Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A rounds.
What the affiliated firm has backed is the closest available signal on whether Gavin Christensen is worth approaching.
Colleagues
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Paul Arnold
Member
San Francisco, United States
Cigdem Toraman
Member
New York, United States
Balaji Gopinath
Mentor
United States
Ryan Nece
Investor
San Francisco, United States
Adam D'Augelli
Board Member
Miami, United States
Deena Shakir
Board Member
San Francisco, United States
Aziz Gilani
Board Member
Houston, United States
Joe Horowitz
Alumni Council Member
Palo Alto, United States
Matt Bonner
General Counsel Advisory Board Member
San Francisco, United States
Ric Fenton
Board Member
Menlo Park, United States
Trevor Loy
Board Alumni Council
United States
David York
Member Board Of Directors
San Francisco, United States
Curt Roberts
Investor
Denver, United States
Alex Soffe
General Partner and CFO
Salt Lake City, United States
Paul Asel
Affiliated
Palo Alto, United States
John Neis
Member Board of Directors
Madison, United States
Tom Hawkins
Corporate Venture Group, Advisory Board Member
Atlanta, United States
Dalton Wright
General Partner
Denver, United States
Kat Kennedy
General Partner
Salt Lake City, United States
Tanner Potter
Partner
Salt Lake City, United States
Frequently asked questions
Who is Gavin Christensen?
Gavin Christensen is a syndicate member and venture capital investor based in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, listed as Founder and General Partner at Kickstart. The known portfolio of that firm counts 10 companies. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to Gavin Christensen personally.
What does Gavin Christensen invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Climate, Commerce and Consumer; listed focus areas include Analytics, Banking, Battery Systems and Clean Energy. Those tags come from the portfolios of the firms this profile is attached to, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Gavin Christensen invest at?
Kickstart appears in Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A rounds across its known deals, and Gavin Christensen is listed there as Founder and General Partner. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is Gavin Christensen listed at?
Gavin Christensen is listed as Founder and General Partner at Kickstart. 21 other people in the database share a firm with Gavin Christensen.
How do I contact Gavin Christensen?
An email address, a phone number and a LinkedIn page are on file for Gavin Christensen. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account.
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