Kimball Palmer

Kimball Palmer

Associate atKickstartUtah

Kimball Palmer is an Associate at Kickstart who founded and scaled a social impact company before moving into venture capital. He earned an MBA in Finance from BYU's Marriott School of Business.

What Kimball can write

Writes checks of$500K to $3M
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%, 10-12%, > 12%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Kickstart writes $500K to $3M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Kickstart.

Career

  1. Campus Founders Fund
  2. Kickstart · Associate
    Now

Focus

social impactventure capitalpre-seedseed

Education

Brigham Young University, BSBYU’s Marriott School of Business, MBA in FinanceBYU's Marriott School of Business, MBA in Finance

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Questions

Who is Kimball Palmer?

Kimball Palmer is an Associate at Kickstart who founded and scaled a social impact company before moving into venture capital. He earned an MBA in Finance from BYU's Marriott School of Business.

How much does Kimball Palmer invest?

Kimball Palmer invests through Kickstart, which writes checks of $500K to $3M at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Kimball Palmer?

A warm intro from a founder Kickstart backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Kimball Palmer do before Kickstart?

Campus Founders Fund.

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