# Jumpstart-up: portfolio, investments and team

> Jumpstart-up is a vc firm based in United States. 7 investments on record, latest Dec 2010. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/jumpstartup (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Jumpstart-up

Last cheque observed Dec 2010. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet VC firm

Seed Series D Series B Digital Media Social Media

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 7 on record

Since the last cheque **5779** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$12M** Rounds led **0 of 7** Exits **3 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Jumpstart-up highlights

- 01 7 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series D: 57% of its rounds
- 03 3 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Digital Media Social Media
- **Based in:** Atlanta, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **7 appearances**

- **2010** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[MedCity News](https://millionrounds.com/company/medcity-news)** Seed · US · medcitynews.com **$250K** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Thermalin Diabetes](https://millionrounds.com/company/thermalin-diabetes)** Seed · US · medcitynews.com **$250K** With 1 other
- **2009** 1 round
- **Mar** **[Neuros Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/neuros-medical)** Venture · US · reuters.com **$375K** With 2 others
- **2007** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Meru Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/meru-networks)** Series D · US · venturebeat.com **$28M** With 9 others
- **2006** 1 round
- **May** **[Meru Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/meru-networks)** Series D · US · goliath.ecnext.com **$25M** With 5 others
- **2005** 2 rounds
- **Aug** **[NetDevices](https://millionrounds.com/company/netdevices)** Series B · US · jumpstartup.net **$25M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Meru Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/meru-networks)** Series C · US · fiercewireless.com **$12M** With 6 others

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.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **3 in all**

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

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

**[NetDevices](https://millionrounds.com/company/netdevices)** Bought by [Alcatel-Lucent](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alcatel-lucent) **Undisclosed** Jan 2007

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

## The cheque

Seed Series D Series B

Median round joined **$12M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 7 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Dec 2010
- **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *2*
- Series D *2*
- Series B *1*
- Series C *1*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2005 2010

Often in the room with

- [BlueStream Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bluestream-ventures) 3
- [Clearstone Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/clearstone-venture-partners) 3
- [NeoCarta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/neocarta-ventures) 3
- [BrainHeart Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brainheart-capital) 2
- [Evercore Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/evercore-partners) 2
- [JumpStart](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jumpstart) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**BlueStream Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bluestream-ventures)[**Clearstone Venture Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/clearstone-venture-partners)[**NeoCarta Ventures** Growth equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/neocarta-ventures)[**BrainHeart Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brainheart-capital)[**Evercore Partners** Investment bank **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/evercore-partners)[**JumpStart** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jumpstart)[**Monitor Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/monitor-ventures)

## Quick answers about Jumpstart-up

### What does Jumpstart-up invest in?

Jumpstart-up invests most often at Seed and Series D (57% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Digital Media and Social Media.

### How active is Jumpstart-up?

7 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2010.

### How big are Jumpstart-up's cheques?

The median round it joins is $12M.

### Does Jumpstart-up lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 7 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Jumpstart-up invest?

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

### Is Jumpstart-up investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2010.

### Who does Jumpstart-up invest alongside?

Most often BlueStream Ventures (3 rounds together), Clearstone Venture Partners (3 rounds together) and NeoCarta Ventures (3 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Jumpstart-up?

Jumpstart-up is a VC firm based in Atlanta, United States.

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