Cleveland · Pre-Seed–Series B · 6 people tracked
Investment thesis
JumpStart provides early-stage capital from seed through Series A to visionary technology founders, alongside targeted support programs for software and healthcare startups. It offers accelerator programs, education series, and member services for small businesses looking to scale, seek investment, expand, or prepare for acquisition. The organization emphasizes regional economic impact and community prosperity, delivering coaching, creative services, and technology-based training while partnering with community organizations to support startups, small businesses, and residents across Ohio.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 16, 2026.
Team · 6 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 36 of 49 portfolio companiesHealthtech ×23Medical Devices ×22Digital Health ×16Hardware ×10Biotech ×9Deep Tech ×7AI & Machine Learning ×6FemTech ×4
HQs:United States×11
Portfolio companies · 49 tracked
alumni founders can tell you what the program is really likeBy year:2025 · 22021 · 13 dated
119 is a patent-pending mobile and wearable system that acts as a modern medical ID, communicating a user's medical information to bystanders or first responders via QR code and guiding them through the appropriate emergency response.
Digital HealthHardwareHealthtech
Jen(Founder)
Apricity Robotics develops robotic-assisted ultrasound systems aimed at supporting diagnostic medical sonographers, with a focus on cardiac care such as transthoracic echocardiograms.
HealthtechMedical DevicesRobotics
Asclepii makes Poseidon, an FDA-cleared nanosilver hydrogel wound dressing that maintains a moist wound environment and blocks microbes for topical wound management.
BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
Franco Kraiselburd(Founder & CEO)
Auni Therapeutics develops a next-generation immunotherapy platform for food allergies, initially targeting peanut allergy with the aim of expanding across multiple allergens.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtech
Aeris Biosciences (formerly Auxilium Health) develops biomaterials for regenerative medicine.
BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
Avionova develops bioastronautics research and technology commercialization solutions, serving the aerospace and medical sectors with expertise in dual-use product strategy and commercialization.
Advanced ManufacturingBiotechDeep TechHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesSpace TechWellness & FitnessHilliard, US
Noor Haj-Tamim(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsTechstars
Coologics develops a drug-free medical device designed to treat vaginal yeast and bacterial infections through controlled cooling technology.
FemTechMedical Devices
Co-investorsIllinois Ventures
CorVita develops a universal AED adapter with a multi-port interface and built-in electronic signal conversion to make defibrillator pads compatible across different AED brands.
HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
Cygnus Med develops the EndoSphinx, an endovascular access system that provides continuous arterial blood pressure monitoring while eliminating blood loss and preventing clotting inside the guiding catheter during endovascular procedures.
HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
Dr. Al-Ali
Dianyx Innovations makes t.e.s.a, an intraoral biosensor with five modalities that integrates into existing oral appliances and uses AI to convert biosignals into clinical-grade analytics for sleep, sports, and wellness.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical Devices
Formsite is an online form and survey builder with drag-and-drop tools, over 100 templates, and 40 question types for creating registrations, surveys, order forms, and lead forms.
Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsJumpstart Ventures
Grai Matter provides an AI-enabled predictive analytics platform that models and simulates the interacting dynamics of population demand, healthcare workforce, and technology.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsCade VenturesPebblebed
HealthQ offers an AI-driven platform for healthcare claims management, helping providers and payers validate, optimize, and review claims data to reduce coding errors and improve accuracy.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Hervpod makes the Vpod, a reusable curved cold pack made of medical-grade silicone that is frozen and worn in underwear to provide cooling relief from vulvar and vaginal discomfort.
ConsumerFemTechWellness & Fitness
InovCares is a digital health platform focused on women's and maternal healthcare, connecting patients, providers, and health plans through a patient and provider app.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtech
Co-investorsJumpstart Ventures
Kilele Health develops the SunVida platform, a continuous biochemical monitoring system built on aptamer sensor technology in a glucose-monitor-style device format that provides real-time and longitudinal molecular data such as phenylalanine levels.
BiotechDeep TechDigital HealthMedical DevicesOakwood, US
Sven Schreiber(Executive Officer)Brittany Nicole Arde(Executive Officer)Jason Charles Heikenfeld(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Andrew David Cothrel(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Light-Handed is developing diagnostic technology to improve the diagnosis of middle ear effusion (MEE), applying biomedical optics to medical device development.
Deep TechHardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
Steven Burns(Chief Executive Officer)inBrecken Blackburn(Chief Science Officer)inMatt McPheeters(Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsCWRU Technology Ventures
Medical Interface Solutions develops emergency medical care technology, including Strokenekt, a point-of-care stroke diagnostic tool for first responders to perform stroke assessment in the field, and EMS Link, an integration tool that connects ambulance electronic patient care records (ePCRs) to EMR systems.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Meteora3D develops the Meteor 1, a resin 3D printing system that automates post-processing—washing, drying, and post-curing—within a single machine and uses real-time feedback technology to maintain print accuracy.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareRobotics
Monarch is on-premise software for hospitals that captures standardized data across service lines to support clinical event review, morbidity and mortality conferences, medication safety, and accreditation requirements.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Nurtur uses AI to identify mothers at risk of postpartum depression early in pregnancy and delivers personalized, self-guided therapy based on clinically validated frameworks to prevent it.
Digital HealthFemTechMental Health
OpenNeuro (COSMIIC System) provides an open, FDA-tested neuromodulation hardware platform — including implantable devices, PCB designs, firmware, and regulatory documentation — that takes therapies from benchtop kits to animal-grade and human-grade implants for first-in-human studies.
HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsService Provider Capital
PredictXBio uses AI, machine learning, and bioinformatics pipelines to predict how pathogens respond to drugs and to model antimicrobial potency in silico, aiming to accelerate discovery of antimicrobials against antimicrobial resistance.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech
Cory Kromer-Edwards(Founder/CEO)Russ Donda(Chief Strategy Officer)
Radcliffe Watts makes Klär Lite, a portable UVB light therapy device with a touchscreen controller and preconfigured treatment sessions for treating plaque psoriasis.
Digital HealthHardwareMedical Devices
Rahm Sensor Development builds Guardian, an FMCW (frequency-modulated continuous-wave) sensor fusion system for non-contact vital sign monitoring.
HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
RE-Assist is an AI-powered care coordination platform that generates billing-aligned chart summaries, manages closed-loop referrals and task orchestration, and auto-assembles documentation and care plans mapped to CMS billing requirements.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Bounce Innovation Hub is a nonprofit innovation hub and community space offering programs, mentorship, resources, and workspace to entrepreneurs and startups.
Future of WorkImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsJumpstart Ventures
Seroxo is an in-vitro diagnostics (IVD) company that develops the LIT, a patented 10-minute finger-prick blood test measuring real-time 3D neutrophil function.
BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
smallTalk develops technology products that support early childhood brain development through language exposure.
Deep TechEdTechHealthtechMedical DevicesColumbus, US
Dean Koch(Chief Executive Officer)Dr. Nathalie Maitre(Chief Science Officer)
Co-investorsRev1 VenturesTechstars
Sunra Health offers an at-home genetic test for children, using a cheek swab analyzed in a CLIA-certified laboratory to provide parents with personalized insights on areas such as immunity, detoxification, allergies, nutrition, and vaccine reactivity.
Tegosens is developing a non-invasive diagnostic solution for heart failure, aiming to address the high cost, invasiveness, and unreliability of existing diagnostic methods.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesColumbus, US
Abraham Joseph(Chief Executive Officer)Dr. William Abraham(Co-Inventor & Lead Clinical Consultant)Dr. Emre Ertin(Co-Inventor & Director of Technology)Abe Joseph(CEO)
BoardFlavio Lobato(Director)David Moritz(Director)
Theralogics develops BraceX, an actuated knee brace that lets patients perform eccentric rehabilitation exercises at home while being remotely monitored by their physical therapist.
Digital HealthHardwareMedical Devices
Thermology Health builds a thermal imaging platform that captures medically accurate temperature data and feeds it into an AI diagnostic system to help clinicians detect early signs of diabetic foot ulceration.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical Devices
The Trusted Therapist Network (TTN) is an online platform for licensed mental health and addiction professionals to build referral networks, share real-time client availability, and cross-refer patients within a trusted circle of colleagues.
B2B MarketplacesDigital HealthMental Health
TurningMode is a medical devices and life sciences technology incubator that develops products across areas including clinical decision support, illumination and visualization, airway management and ventilation, and asepsis and safety.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Visano Theranostics develops PSMA-targeted nanobubble contrast agents that add real-time molecular imaging to standard ultrasound workflows for the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.
BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
James P. Basilion(Inventor, Co-founder)Agata A. Exner(Inventor, Co-founder)Michael J. Haag(Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer)
Vitranu develops biomaterial and biologic technologies for ophthalmic applications, particularly focused on retinal and vitreoretinal diseases.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesColumbus, US
John Black(CEO)Katelyn Swindle-Reilly(Chief Technology Officer)Matthew Ohr(Chief Medical Officer)Joe Seiwert III(Chief Product Development Officer)Wayne Embree(Director)Brad Beasecker(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsJobsOhio Ventures
New York, US
Cyrus Massoumi(Executive Officer, Director)Oliver Kharraz(Executive Officer, Director)Netta Samroengraja(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardKen Howery(Director)David Weiden(Director)in
Co-investorsBlue CollectiveDisruptive VenturesFounders FundFrancisco PartnersKhosla VenturesManhattan Venture Partners+5 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesVitranu · jumpstartinc.org · Jun 1, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has JumpStart Equity made?
- JumpStart Equity has 49 tracked investments, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does JumpStart Equity invest at?
- JumpStart Equity invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What sectors does JumpStart Equity focus on?
- JumpStart Equity focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Hardware, Healthtech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is JumpStart Equity located?
- JumpStart Equity is headquartered in Cleveland, US.
- Who does JumpStart Equity co-invest with?
- JumpStart Equity most often shares deals with Jumpstart Ventures, Techstars, Founders Fund, among 18 tracked co-investors.
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