About Jumpstart
Jumpstart, an accelerator and incubator program founded in 2003, is based in Cleveland, United States. With a presence in 1 country, it has supported around 105 startups in sectors like Enterprise Applications, Life Sciences. As of Jun 2025, Jumpstart has witnessed 10 portfolio exits. Most notable companies in
its portfolio include , AmpliFund and . The program is backed by a team of 57 people who primarily support Seed startups based in United States. Its latest investment was a $4.5M Seed round in Unify Jobs on Jun 23, 2022 along with North Coast Ventures.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2003
Location
Cleveland, United States
Portfolio Companies
, AmpliFund &
Sectors of Investment
Stages of Investment
Seed, Series A &
Locations of Investment
Jumpstart's Portfolio
Jumpstart has a portfolio ofÌý105 companies.Ìý°Õ³ó±ð¾±°ùÌýlatest investmentÌýwas inÌýUnify Jobs(Seed Round) on Jun 23, 2022.ÌýThey have hadÌý5 portfolio exits.ÌýMost notable exits includeÌý,Ìý andÌý.Jumpstart's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Jumpstart has invested in 105 companies over the last 22 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Unify Jobs and most recent follow-on round was in Checkpoint Surgical.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1stÌýRound | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2020 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2018 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2017 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2016 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
Jumpstart's Investments by Stage
Jumpstart has made 38 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $861K, 13 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $3.96M and 10 investments in Grant (prize money) stage with an average round size of $17K.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 38 |
Series A | 13 |
Grant (prize money) | 10 |
Series B | 2 |
Unattributed | 2 |
Others | 2 |
Jumpstart's Investments by Sector
Jumpstart has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Life Sciences, Vertical SaaS, HealthTech and High Tech. Notably, it has invested in 67 Tech companies, 62 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 29 Software companies and at least 22 companies focusing on Saas.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 25 |
Life Sciences | 13 |
Vertical SaaS | 10 |
HealthTech | 8 |
High Tech | 7 |
Others | 50 |
Jumpstart's Investments by Geography
Jumpstart has made most investments in United States (66).
Jumpstart's recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by Jumpstart:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 23, 2022 | United States | Seed | $4.5M | ||
Apr 25, 2022 | United States | Seed | $1.5M | ||
Jun 09, 2021 | United States | Seed | $1.7M | [+2] | |
Jun 07, 2021 | United States | Series B | $16M | River Cities Capital [+3] | |
Apr 23, 2021 | United States | Seed | Undisclosed | [+1] |
Acquired companies in Jumpstart's Portfolio
Here are Jumpstart's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
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Team profile of Jumpstart
Jumpstart has a team of 57 membersÌýincluding 21 Partners, 6 Venture Partners and 23 PrincipalsÌýlocated in United States and India. Jumpstart's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Jumpstart:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
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Partner | Cleveland | - | ||
Partner | Cleveland | - | ||
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Partner | Akron | - | ||
Partner | Santa Cruz | - | ||
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Co-investors of Jumpstart
Over the past 22 years, 190 investors have co-invested in Jumpstart's portfolio companies.
- Invested before Jumpstart:ÌýInnovation Fund America, and 51 others have invested in rounds before Jumpstart. There are 4 companies where Innovation Fund America has invested before Jumpstart and 2 companies where North Coast Angel Fund has invested before Jumpstart.
- Top Co-investors of Jumpstart:Ìý52 investors entered a company along with Jumpstart. These include investors like North Coast Ventures (8 companies).
- Invested after Jumpstart:ÌýA total of 85 investors have invested in Jumpstart's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Early Stage Partners (3 companies) and M7holdings (2 companies).
Recent News related to Jumpstart
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The Business Journals•Feb 10, 2025•Jumpstart
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Hall of Fame Resort and Entertainment•Oct 15, 2024•Hall of Fame Resort and Entertainment, Jumpstart
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Business Wire•Mar 16, 2022•Onuu, Leap Global Partners, Ulu Ventures, SV Latam Capital and 5 others
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FinSMEs•Aug 25, 2021•Checkpoint Surgical, River Cities Capital, Mutual Capital Partners, Jumpstart and 1 other
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Business Wire•Jul 13, 2021•Axuall, Flare Capital Partners, Intermountain Ventures, University Hospitals and 11 others
