Fundraising Fox
Jumpstart Nova
Venture capitalNashville · Seed–Series A · 4 people tracked
Find your way into Jumpstart Nova
Sign up to see every warm intro you have to Jumpstart Nova
- Paths you didn't know you had: your email and LinkedIn already hold routes to the Jumpstart Nova team. We find them for you
- 2nd- and 3rd-degree connections: the friend-of-a-friend routes that take hours to manually find through your inbox or LinkedIn
- Answers now, not in days: momentum is everything in a raise. Skip asking around whether someone knows someone
Days of research, done the moment you sign in, with every route ranked by how warm it is.
Investment thesis
Jumpstart Nova invests in seed and Series A healthcare companies led by exceptional founders. Its focus spans Health IT, Digital Health, Tech-enabled Services, Consumer Health and Wellness, and Medicaid Services. The firm positions itself as a strategic, engaged lead investor that partners closely with founders, offering capital, deep healthcare industry expertise, and a broad network. Backed by partners with 10+ years of early-stage healthcare venture experience and a track record from its Fund I, the firm seeks businesses that can transform the U.S. healthcare system and improve patient outcomes.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.
Team · 4 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 12 of 15 portfolio companiesHealthtech ×10Digital Health ×6HR Tech ×5AI & Machine Learning ×4SaaS ×4Enterprise Software ×2FemTech ×2Future of Work ×2
HQs:United States×11Canada×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 7 portfolio companiesWhere their founders studiedfrom 11 founders with education data
Brown University ×3
Investments · 15 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 12022 · 22020 · 15 dated
Alerje develops FAIT, a mobile app and clinical platform for food allergy oral immunotherapy (OIT), offering dose tracking, HIPAA-compliant clinic messaging, and predictive insights.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesDetroit, US
Javier Evelyn(Founder & CEO)in
BoardPatti Glaza(Director)in
Co-investorsBackstage CapitalChloe CapitalID VenturesMichigan RiseSeae VenturesBlue Victor Capital+1 more
Feno makes the Smartbrush, a U-shaped electric toothbrush with 18,000 bristles that cleans the full mouth in about 20 seconds and includes a built-in scanner that captures images of teeth and gums.
Dr. Kenny Brown(Founder)in
Co-investorsBold Capital PartnersPress On VenturesTrue VenturesUpfront Ventures
Health Cost IQ (HCIQ) provides a healthcare intelligence and analytics platform that uses AI to identify and reduce healthcare spending waste, aiming to help organizations achieve 20-30% cost reductions.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSaaSChandler, US
Adit Parasuram(Chief Executive Officer)inJude Odu(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardMarcus Whitney(Director)inJeff Powell(Director)
Humanity offers an enterprise employee wellness platform that uses biological age monitoring to help teams improve health and productivity.
Digital HealthHealthtechHR TechLongevityWellness & Fitness
Peter Ward(Founder)in
Co-investorsOne Way VenturesScientia VenturesTrueSight VenturesAndreessen HorowitzDeerfield Management CompanyJump Crypto+2 more
Humanity provides AI-powered employee scheduling and shift-planning software for frontline and enterprise workforces, automating schedule building, demand forecasting, and labor-cost control.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaSBoston, US
Peter Ward(Executive Officer, Director)inMichael Geer(Director)
Co-investorsPoint NineSaaS CapitalTeam Builder VenturesDeerfield Management Company
IntusCare builds a technology ecosystem for PACE (Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) organizations, offering population health, utilization management, and risk adjustment tools to support care delivery, financial performance, and regulatory compliance.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechProvidence, US
John Robert Felton(Executive Officer, Director)Robbie Felton(Founder)inEvan Jackson(Founder)inAlex Rothberg(Founder)in
BoardWilliam Helman(Director)inGilbert Addo(Director)
Co-investorsBlue Star Innovation PartnersEqual Opportunity VenturesFelicis VenturesGreen Egg VenturesService Provider CapitalWestbound Equity Partners+4 more
Mae provides community-based doula support and maternal health education for pregnant people, integrating with insurance and Medicaid to match mothers with doulas and care coordinators.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechNew York City, US
Maya Hardigan(Founder)in
Co-investorsAstiaBright VenturesForeground CapitalJoyance PartnersSocial StartsSteelSky Ventures+5 more
Mae is an AI-based sales tool for car dealerships that builds a digital intake process around a dealership's sales steps, transcribes sales conversations in 100+ languages, and automatically logs details into the CRM.
AI & Machine LearningMobility & TransportationRetail TechSales TechRichmond, CA
Co-investorsTechstars
MedZero provides employee benefits solutions focused on reproductive health and fertility coverage.
FemTechHealthtechHR TechPortland, US
CRAIG FROUDE(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inHOWARD MICHALSKI(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
Co-investorsBlue Hour VenturesElevate CapitalGrand VenturesNueterra CapitalRoyal Street Ventures Management Company, LlcTrue Ventures
SoHookd is a corporate wellness benefit platform that partners with employers and health plans to deliver flexible, incentive-based wellness programs, connecting employees to products and services that support their well-being.
HealthtechHR TechWellness & FitnessWashington, US
Benaree (B.J.) Wiley Williams(President and Director)B.J. Wiley Williams(Founder & CEO)inSohaib Malik(Chief Technology Officer)inShilpa Punatar(Chief Marketing Officer)in
BoardMarcus Whitney(Director)in
Co-investorsPS27 VenturesTwo Lanterns Venture Partners
Community-based Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) services for children with autism in New York.
Co-investorsR/GA Ventures
Therify is an in-network mental health platform that connects employees to licensed therapists, coaches, and wellness providers with guaranteed availability.
Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechHR TechMental HealthNashville, US
James Murray(Founder)inWarren Sadler(Founder)inJames Edward Murray(Founder)
BoardMarcus Whitney(Director)in
Co-investorsOpen Opportunity FundY CombinatorCresset CapitalDaft CapitalFlexportHarvard Management Company+4 more
Time Study offers an enterprise platform for conducting time studies, centralizing time data management, validation, and reporting so finance teams can produce audit-ready, defensible reports without adding administrative burden.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHealthtechSaaSRichmond, US
Kishau Rogers(Founder)in
Co-investors37 AngelsAct One VenturesElevate CapitalHearstLab
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
DrugviuHumanity Health, Inc.
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Jumpstart Nova made?
- Jumpstart Nova has 15 tracked investments, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Jumpstart Nova invest at?
- Jumpstart Nova invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Jumpstart Nova's typical check size?
- Jumpstart Nova typically writes checks of $250K – $4M.
- What sectors does Jumpstart Nova focus on?
- Jumpstart Nova focuses on Biotech, Consumer, Digital Health, Enterprise Software, Healthtech, Medical Devices, Mental Health, SaaS, Wellness & Fitness.
- Where is Jumpstart Nova located?
- Jumpstart Nova is headquartered in Nashville, US.
- Does Jumpstart Nova lead rounds?
- Yes, Jumpstart Nova leads investment rounds.
- Who does Jumpstart Nova co-invest with?
- Jumpstart Nova most often shares deals with Equal Opportunity Ventures, Green Egg Ventures, Westbound Equity Partners, among 32 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamMakers Bar Interview with Marcus Whitney, Founder & Managing Partner of Jumpstart Nova
Marcus Whitney
Chat with Marcus Whitney, Founder and Managing Partner at Jumpstart Nova - Nxt In Ep 31
Nxt Level Recruiting · Marcus Whitney
Advice for Students by Marcus Whitney, Jumpstart Nova #ProudlyPENCILSeries
PENCIL4Schools · Marcus Whitney
Images
Similar investors
Everywhere Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that writes pre-seed checks and is backed by a community of founder and operator LPs.
JAZZ Venture Partners is a venture capital firm investing in early- and growth-stage companies at the intersection of technology, science, and human performance across enterprise, wellness, healthcare, and consumer markets.
NCL (trading as NCL Investment Management, legally NCL Technology Ventures Ltd) is a UK-based specialist healthcare investor providing equity capital to entrepreneurs building transformational health technologies.
Welltech Ventures is a venture capital firm backing wellness-focused startups that combine life sciences and technology across body, mind, and spirit.
Foreground Capital is a venture capital firm dedicated to investing in the future of women's health, building on its predecessor track record at RH Capital.