Kickstart Seed Fund, a Salt Lake City-based venture firm, has closed its Kickstart Seed Fund II at $25.875 million in capital commitments. The firm previously raised $8.1 million for its first fund in 2008. Kickstart sources, vets, syndicates and assists seed stage venture investments in Utah and surrounding states. According to a press release, the second fund will “focus on fostering the next generation of transformative technology companies in the Intermountain West.”