# JumpStart Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> JumpStart Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 50 investments on record, latest Jun 2016. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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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-seed Seed Series A SaaS Healthcare

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 50 on record

Since the last cheque **3798** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$150M** Cheque size, as they say **$350K – $2.0M** Rounds led **0 of 50** Sole investor **14 rounds** Exits **6 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

Pitch JumpStart Ventures

## JumpStart Ventures highlights

- 01 50 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Venture: 71% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 14 rounds, median $715K
- 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-seed Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** SaaS Healthcare
- **Based in:** Cleveland, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **50 appearances**

- **2016** 1 round
- **Jun** **[SMS Assist](https://millionrounds.com/company/sms-assist)** Series D · US · Businesswire **$150M** With 9 others
- **2015** 7 rounds
- **Sept** **[Base CRM](https://millionrounds.com/company/base-crm)** Series C · US **$30M** With 6 others
- **Aug** **[mPulse Mobile, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/mpulse-mobile-inc)** Seed · US **$1.7M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[LearnCore](https://millionrounds.com/company/learncore)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **May** **[YCharts](https://millionrounds.com/company/ycharts)** Series C · US **$6.0M** With 6 others
- **May** **[The Eastman Egg Company](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-eastman-egg-company)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[healthfinch](https://millionrounds.com/company/healthfinch)** Venture · US **$2.4M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[BucketFeet](https://millionrounds.com/company/bucketfeet)** Series A · US **$7.5M** With 2 others
- **2014** 12 rounds
- **Sept** **[AVIA](https://millionrounds.com/company/avia)** Venture · US **$6.0M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[RevUp](https://millionrounds.com/company/revup)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Packback](https://millionrounds.com/company/packback)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Entangled Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/company/entangled-ventures)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Built In](https://millionrounds.com/company/built-in)** Seed · US **$730K** With 5 others
- **May** **[Built In Chicago](https://millionrounds.com/company/built-in-chicago)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[WellTrackONE, Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/welltrackone-corporation)** Series A · US **$1.5M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Base CRM](https://millionrounds.com/company/base-crm)** Series B · US **$15M** With 7 others
- **Mar** **[boomtrain](https://millionrounds.com/company/boomtrain)** Venture · US **$2.0M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[WeDeliver](https://millionrounds.com/company/wedeliver)** Seed · US **$800K** With 15 others
- **Jan** **[DialogTech](https://millionrounds.com/company/dialogtech)** Series D · US **$9.0M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[BucketFeet](https://millionrounds.com/company/bucketfeet)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 7 others
- **2013** 20 rounds
- **Nov** **[Signal](https://millionrounds.com/company/signal)** Debt · US · sec.gov **$27M** With 6 others
- **Nov** **[Levy Acquisition](https://millionrounds.com/company/levy-acquisition)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Nov** **[Catalyze](https://millionrounds.com/company/catalyze)** Series A · US · sec.gov **$2.0M** With 6 others
- **Nov** **[Sproutel](https://millionrounds.com/company/sproutel)** Seed · US **$350K** Sole investor
- **Nov** **[BucketFeet](https://millionrounds.com/company/bucketfeet)** Seed · US **$2.7M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[SMS Assist](https://millionrounds.com/company/sms-assist)** Series B · US · finsmes.com **$45M** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[Packback](https://millionrounds.com/company/packback)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[WellTrackONE, Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/welltrackone-corporation)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Tastebud](https://millionrounds.com/company/tastebud)** Seed · US **$750K** With 5 others
- **Aug** **[StyleSeek](https://millionrounds.com/company/styleseek)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$750K** With 10 others
- **Aug** **[MAZ](https://millionrounds.com/company/maz)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Modria](https://millionrounds.com/company/modria)** Series A · US · venturebeat.com **$5.0M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[AVIA](https://millionrounds.com/company/avia)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **May** **[healthfinch](https://millionrounds.com/company/healthfinch)** Seed · US **$750K** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Ringadoc](https://millionrounds.com/company/ringadoc)** Venture · US **$450K** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[LearnCore](https://millionrounds.com/company/learncore)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[GetSet](https://millionrounds.com/company/getset)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[VLinks Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/vlinks-media)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[15Five](https://millionrounds.com/company/15five)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 9 others
- **Jan** **[Spartz](https://millionrounds.com/company/spartz)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** Sole 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 listed **6 in all**

**[Tastebud](https://millionrounds.com/company/tastebud)** Bought by Raise Marketplace **Undisclosed** Aug 2015

**[WeDeliver](https://millionrounds.com/company/wedeliver)** Bought by Deliv **Undisclosed** Jun 2015

**[Meru Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/meru-networks)** Bought by [Fortinet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fortinet) **$44M** May 2015

**[Ringadoc](https://millionrounds.com/company/ringadoc)** Bought by Practice Fusion **Undisclosed** Aug 2014

**[HelloSoft](https://millionrounds.com/company/hellosoft)** Bought by [Imagination Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/imagination-technologies) **$47M** Nov 2010

**[Meru Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/meru-networks)** Listed **Undisclosed** Mar 2010

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

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$150M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$715K**

Led 0 of 50 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $350K – $2.0M
- **Sole investor:** 14 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jun 2016
- **Exits:** 6 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *18*
- Venture *17*
- Series A said *7*
- Series B said *3*
- Series C *2*
- Series D *2*
- Pre-seed said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2003 2016

Often in the room with

- [Lakewest Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lakewest-inc) 6
- [Pritzker Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pritzker-group) 6
- [Listen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/listen-ventures) 5
- [Chicago Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chicago-ventures) 4
- [Dave Hoover](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dave-hoover) 4
- [OCA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oca-ventures) 4

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## 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 Partners** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lakewest-inc)[**Pritzker Group** Private equity **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pritzker-group)[**Listen** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/listen-ventures)[**Chicago Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chicago-ventures)[**Dave Hoover** Angel **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dave-hoover)[**OCA Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oca-ventures)[**Mike Collett** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mike-collett)[**Wayne Boulais** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wayne-boulais)[**Baird Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baird-capital-2)[**Cedar Street Capital LLC** Investment bank **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cedar-street-capital-llc)[**Gordon Segal** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gordon-segal)[**Hunter Hillenmeyer** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hunter-hillenmeyer)

## Recently backed

The latest companies JumpStart Ventures put money into.

[**SMS Assist** $150M · Jun 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/sms-assist)

## 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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