When Roshan Kumar spent his college summers selling pest control services door-to-door, he ran into the same frustration that millions of 1099 contract workers face today: unpredictable pay.

At Stalwart Ventures, we invest in founders who see a broken process inside the markets they operate in, who feel the pain firsthand and then do something about it. That’s exactly what Murphy Nadauld did when he started ReferPro.

At Kickstart, we meet hundreds of founders each year — many with compelling ideas and early traction.