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JumpStart Ventures

Last cheque observed Jun 2016. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Pre-seedSeedSeries ASaaSHealthcare

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 50 on record
Since the last cheque3798days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$150MCheque size, as they say$350K – $2.0MRounds led0 of 50Sole investor14 roundsExits6 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch JumpStart Ventures

JumpStart Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    50 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 71% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 14 rounds, median $715K

  4. 04

    6 exits from the portfolio

What they do

JumpStart Ventures backs transformative tech startups, delivers top quartile returns and drives economic impact in Ohio.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$350K – $2.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
SaaSHealthcare
Based in
Cleveland, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first50 appearances

  1. 2016

    1 round

  2. Jun
    SMS AssistSeries D · US · Businesswire$150MWith 9 others
  3. 2015

    7 rounds

  4. Sept
    Base CRMSeries C · US$30MWith 6 others
  5. Aug
    mPulse Mobile, Inc.Seed · US$1.7MWith 3 others
  6. Jul
    LearnCoreVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  7. May
    YChartsSeries C · US$6.0MWith 6 others
  8. May
    The Eastman Egg CompanyVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  9. Mar
    healthfinchVenture · US$2.4MWith 3 others
  10. Feb
    BucketFeetSeries A · US$7.5MWith 2 others
  11. 2014

    12 rounds

  12. Sept
    AVIAVenture · US$6.0MWith 1 other
  13. Sept
    RevUpVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  14. Aug
    PackbackSeed · US$1.0MWith 4 others
  15. Jul
    Entangled VenturesVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  16. Jun
    Built InSeed · US$730KWith 5 others
  17. May
    Built In ChicagoVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  18. Mar
    WellTrackONE, CorporationSeries A · US$1.5MWith 2 others
  19. Mar
    Base CRMSeries B · US$15MWith 7 others
  20. Mar
    boomtrainVenture · US$2.0MWith 3 others
  21. Jan
    WeDeliverSeed · US$800KWith 15 others
  22. Jan
    DialogTechSeries D · US$9.0MWith 4 others
  23. Jan
    BucketFeetSeed · US$1.0MWith 7 others
  24. 2013

    20 rounds

  25. Nov
    SignalDebt · US · sec.gov$27MWith 6 others
  26. Nov
    Levy AcquisitionVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  27. Nov
    CatalyzeSeries A · US · sec.gov$2.0MWith 6 others
  28. Nov
    SproutelSeed · US$350KSole investor
  29. Nov
    BucketFeetSeed · US$2.7MWith 2 others
  30. Oct
    SMS AssistSeries B · US · finsmes.com$45MWith 1 other
  31. Oct
    PackbackVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  32. Sept
    WellTrackONE, CorporationSeed · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  33. Aug
    TastebudSeed · US$750KWith 5 others
  34. Aug
    StyleSeekSeed · US · techcrunch.com$750KWith 10 others
  35. Aug
    MAZVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  36. Jul
    ModriaSeries A · US · venturebeat.com$5.0MWith 1 other
  37. Jul
    AVIAVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  38. May
    healthfinchSeed · US$750KWith 1 other
  39. Apr
    RingadocVenture · US$450KWith 1 other
  40. Mar
    LearnCoreVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  41. Feb
    GetSetVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  42. Feb
    VLinks MediaVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  43. Jan
    15FiveSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.0MWith 9 others
  44. Jan
    SpartzSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 8 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed6 in all

TastebudBought by Raise MarketplaceUndisclosedAug 2015
WeDeliverBought by DelivUndisclosedJun 2015
Meru NetworksBought by Fortinet$44MMay 2015
RingadocBought by Practice FusionUndisclosedAug 2014
HelloSoftBought by Imagination Technologies$47MNov 2010
Meru NetworksListedUndisclosedMar 2010

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as JumpStart Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Lakewest Venture PartnersVC firm6rounds togetherPritzker GroupPrivate equity6rounds togetherListenVC firm5rounds togetherChicago VenturesVC firm4rounds togetherDave HooverAngel4rounds togetherOCA VenturesVC firm4rounds togetherMike CollettAngel3rounds togetherWayne BoulaisAngel3rounds togetherBaird CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherCedar Street Capital LLCInvestment bank2rounds togetherGordon SegalAngel2rounds togetherHunter HillenmeyerAngel2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies JumpStart Ventures put money into.

SMS Assist$150M · Jun 2016

Quick answers about JumpStart Ventures

What does JumpStart Ventures invest in?

JumpStart Ventures invests most often at Seed and Venture (71% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as SaaS and Healthcare.

How active is JumpStart Ventures?

50 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2016.

What has JumpStart Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: SMS Assist (Series D, Jun 2016).

How big are JumpStart Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $150M. It says it writes cheques of $350K to $2.0M.

Does JumpStart Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 50 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does JumpStart Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is JumpStart Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jun 2016.

Who does JumpStart Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Lakewest Venture Partners (6 rounds together), Pritzker Group (6 rounds together) and Listen (5 rounds together).

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