Kickstart

Kickstart can refer to:

• kick start, the task of using the foot activated starter (the kickstarter) on a motorcycle

Software and technology

• Kickstart (Amiga), the bootstrap of the Amiga computers developed by Commodore
• Kickstart (Linux), a network installation system for some Linux distributions
• Yahoo! Kickstart, a professional network from Yahoo!
• BlackBerry KickStart, the codename for the Pearl smartphone
• Kickstart (orthosis), the Kickstart Walking System by Cadence Biomedical

Groups and programs

• Kickstart, Homes and Communities Agency funding programme for private housing in the UK
• KICKSTART, aka KickStart Kids, a U.S. charity founded by Chuck Norris
• KickStart, aka KickStart Kids, a U.S. charity founded by Chuck Norris
• Kickstarter, the derivative concept of online funding platform for creative projects
• KickStart International, a social enterprise, non-profit organization that provides irrigation technology to poor, rural farmers in Africa

Entertainment

• "Kickstarts" (song), a song by Example
• Kick Start, an album by the English band The Lambrettas
• Kick Start (TV series), a UK television series on motor bike competitions, and a spinoff computer game

See also

• Project KickStart, project management software
• Mtn Dew Kickstart, a line of energizing fruit drinks made by Mountain Dew