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JumpStart Invests in Tursiop TechnologiesThursday, June 19, 2008

JumpStart Inc., the Northeast Ohio venture development organization that accelerates the growth of innovative early-stage businesses and ideas, has announced an investment commitment of $350,000 in Cleveland-based Tursiop Technologies, LLC. The JumpStart investment is part of a recently closed investment round that included $1 million from RMS Management of Cleveland, OH.

CerviLenz Receives JumpStart InvestmentThursday, May 15, 2008

JumpStart Inc., the Northeast Ohio venture development organization that accelerates the growth of innovative early-stage businesses and ideas, has announced an investment commitment of $350,000 in CerviLenz™, Inc. The Cleveland-based company is commercializing a patented, Federal Drug Administration cleared medical device that allows obstetricians to easily measure cervical length in pregnant women, which has been established by the National Institutes of Health as an effective predictor of preterm birth risk.

JumpStart Invests in STACK MediaThursday, May 15, 2008

JumpStart Inc., the Northeast Ohio venture development organization that accelerates the growth of innovative early-stage businesses and ideas, has announced its participation in STACK Media’s latest round of funding. The Cleveland-based media company develops unique content geared toward high school athletes and delivers it via both the Internet and hard copy magazines.

Great Lakes Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Announces $2.4 Million Equity FinancingFriday, May 02, 2008

Great Lakes Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today the completion of Series A $2.4 million equity financing led by Ohio investment funds including the North Coast Angel Fund JumpStart Inc., Everett Partners, Ltd, Ohio TechAngel Fund and Case Technology Ventures. The Company intends to use the funds to finalize the pre-clinical development and initiate pivotal clinical study of B-Lock™, a heparin-free antimicrobial and antithrombotic catheter lock solution.

Northeast Ohio Venture Development Organization Invests in InSeT SystemsFriday, April 25, 2008

JumpStart Inc., the Northeast Ohio venture development organization that accelerates the growth of innovative early-stage businesses and ideas, recently announced an investment commitment of $400,000 in InSeT Systems LLC, which is developing real-time tracking and communications systems for underground mines.

JumpStart Inc. Selects VentureCareers from VentureLoop to Promote Startup Jobs for Its Portfolio CompaniesMonday, January 28, 2008

JumpStart, an Ohio venture development firm focused on early-stage startups, announced that it has launched VentureCareers on its website to assist its portfolio companies with their recruiting needs in a tight labor market. Hosted by VentureLoop, a leading provider of software and services to the venture capital and startup communities, VentureCareers will enable JumpStart to offer a valuable resource by directing website visitors to job opportunities at their startup portfolio companies.

JumpStart Announces Investment in AMTIWednesday, January 23, 2008

JumpStart Inc., Northeast Ohio’s venture development organization, has made an investment commitment of $350,000 in Advanced Materials Technology International LLC (AMTI). The Cleveland-based company is developing and commercializing a line of high-tech, energy-curable, nanoparticle materials for ink and coatings applications.

Inspiron Logistics Receives JumpStart InvestmentMonday, January 07, 2008

JumpStart Inc., Northeast Ohio’s venture development organization, has announced an investment commitment of $400,000 in Inspiron Logistics, a Summit county based company that provides wireless emergency notification services.

Aria Analytics Receives JumpStart InvestmentTuesday, November 06, 2007

JumpStart Inc., Northeast Ohio’s venture development organization has announced an investment commitment of $350,000 in Aria Analytics, Inc. Aria is a Cleveland-based company commercializing a unique tool that measures the physical and chemical attributes of liquids based on unique profiles created by acoustically probing the sample during evaporation.

Cleveland State University and JumpStart Release Second Annual Entrepreneurship Confidence SurveyThursday, October 25, 2007

The Center for Economic Development (CED) at Cleveland State University’s Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs and JumpStart Inc. have released their second annual report summarizing the findings of an entrepreneurship confidence survey conducted from April 18 to June 22, 2007.

JumpStart Announces Investment in reXorce ThermionicsTuesday, September 04, 2007

JumpStart Inc., Northeast Ohio’s venture development organization announced an investment in reXorce Thermionics Inc., an Akron-based developer of a power generation device that creates energy (electricity, cooling and heating) from a wide range of heat sources.

AcelleRX Therapeutics Receives Initial Financing; Company Preparing for Phase 1 Clinical Trial of Chronic Heart Failure TreatmentFriday, July 27, 2007

AcelleRX Therapeutics, Inc., a Cleveland Clinic start up company, that develops regenerative medicine technologies for treatment of cardiovascular disease and other ischemic disorders, today announced the company received its first round of private funding.

IdeaCrossing Leaving Beta with a Success Story Under Its BeltWednesday, July 11, 2007

IdeaCrossing (www.ideacrossing.org), an online community resource focused on helping entrepreneurs based in Northeast Ohio and beyond find the business assistance and investment capital they need to launch new business ventures, is leaving the beta stage having facilitated the first known connection to result in an investment. DimpleDough, Inc., a registered entrepreneur, received funding this spring from an IdeaCrossing Investor.

JumpStart Announces Investment in RSP ToolingFriday, June 22, 2007

JumpStart Inc., Northeast Ohio’s non-profit venture development organization has announced an investment of $350,000 in RSP Tooling, LLC, a Solon-based developer of special tooling machines that use patented “rapid solidification process” technology.

JumpStart Announces Investment in Telerad ExpressThursday, March 01, 2007

JumpStart Inc., Northeast Ohio’s non-profit venture development organization, announced an investment commitment of $300,000 in Telerad Express, a provider of remote diagnostic image interpretation (teleradiology) services.

JumpStart Invests in Lake County Based Pharmaceutical FirmWednesday, January 31, 2007

JumpStart Inc., Northeast Ohio’s non-profit venture development organization, announced an investment commitment of $300,000 in Great Lakes Pharmaceuticals, Inc., increasing their portfolio to 19 companies.

Third Frontier Project Continues Partnership with JumpStartFriday, November 17, 2006

JumpStart Inc., Northeast Ohio’s non-profit venture development organization, will receive at least $5,360,000 over the next 3 years as a result of the Third Frontier Project’s Entrepreneurial Signature Program (ESP) announced in Columbus yesterday.

Cancer Diagnostic Tool Gets Investment from JumpStartWednesday, October 11, 2006

JumpStart Inc., Northeast Ohio’s non-profit venture development organization, announced an investment commitment of $300,000 in AnalizaDx, LLC, a Cleveland-based cancer diagnostics company that has developed a proprietary platform technology to improve cancer detection, diagnosis, progression, and prognosis.

Cleveland State University and JumpStart Report on Entrepreneurial Confidence in Northeast OhioTuesday, September 26, 2006

The Center for Economic Development (CED) at Cleveland State University’s Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs and JumpStart Inc. released a new report that summarizes the findings of a survey conducted from April 26 to June 2, 2006.

JumpStart Invests in FLX MicroThursday, September 07, 2006

JumpStart Inc., Northeast Ohio’s non-profit venture development organization, announced an investment commitment of $400,000 in FLX Micro, Inc., a manufacturer of silicon carbide-based microsensors designed to work in harsh environments.

Case/UHHS Launch Start-up Venture for Innovative Cardiac CareTuesday, August 22, 2006

CardioInsight Technologies, Inc., a new Cleveland bioscience start-up company, will commercialize a unique technology known as electrocardiographic imaging that was developed by Case Western Reserve University, in association with University Hospitals of Cleveland.

JumpStart Invests in Contained EnergyTuesday, July 18, 2006

JumpStart Inc., Northeast Ohio's non-profit venture development organization, announced an investment commitment of $400,000 in Contained Energy, a direct carbon fuel cell (DCFC) company.

JumpStart Invests in Banyan TechnologyThursday, June 01, 2006

JumpStart Inc., Northeast Ohio's non-profit venture development organization announced an investment commitment of $350,000 in Banyan Technology.

JumpStart Invests in MAR SystemsFriday, May 05, 2006

JumpStart Inc., Northeast Ohio's non-profit venture development organization announced an investment commitment of $350,000 in MAR Systems.

JumpStart Invests in Knowledge Sphere, Inc.Tuesday, March 14, 2006

JumpStart Inc., Northeast Ohio's non-profit venture development organization announced an investment commitment of $250,000 in Cuyahoga County-based Knowledge Sphere, Inc.

JumpStart Invests in Nine Iron InnovationsFriday, March 10, 2006

JumpStart Inc., Northeast Ohio's non-profit venture development organization announced an investment commitment of $300,000 in Cuyahoga County-based, Nine Iron Innovations (d/b/a Charitee Golf).

JumpStart Invests in KnoticeFriday, February 10, 2006

JumpStart Inc., Northeast Ohio's non-profit venture development organization announced an investment commitment of $500,000 today in Akron-based Knotice. Today's announcement reflects the organizations third investment in Summit County.

JumpStart Adds Two to TeamWednesday, January 18, 2006

JumpStart Inc., Northeast Ohio's non-profit venture development organization announced two new members to their team. Roy Phelan as Executive-in-Residence and Kerri Breen joins as Investment Associate.

JumpStart Inc. Invests in Synapse BiomedicalThursday, November 03, 2005

JumpStart Inc., Northeast Ohio's regional entrepreneurial development and funding organization, announced an investment in Synapse Biomedical, a northeast Ohio based medical device company focused on the development and commercialization of minimally invasive neurostimulation technologies for the diagnosis and treatment of neurodegenerative disease.

JumpStart Entrepreneur-in-Residence To DepartWednesday, October 19, 2005

JumpStart Inc., Northeast Ohio's venture development organization,announced that Entrepreneur-in-Residence Samuel Gerace will leaveJumpStart to join ChariteeTM as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

Leslie Sabo and Tiffan Clark Join JumpStartThursday, September 29, 2005

JumpStart Inc., Northeast Ohio's entrepreneurial development and funding organization, is pleased to announce that Leslie Sabo and Tiffan Clark have joined their team as Chief Development Officer and Marketing Director, respectively.

JumpStart Announces New Application ProcessThursday, September 29, 2005

JumpStart has changed the application process to ensure continued responsiveness to Northeast Ohio entrepreneurs' urgent timing needs, especially as the rate and quality of applications forinvestment remains high.

Bright Minds Join JumpStart BoardThursday, September 29, 2005

JumpStart Inc., Northeast Ohio's entrepreneurial development and venture funding organization, announced that eight new board members will be joining JumpStart effective November 3rd, 2005.

JumpStart Inc. Invests in Delta Plant TechnologiesTuesday, September 20, 2005

JumpStart Inc., Northeast Ohio's entrepreneurial development and funding organization, announced an investment in Delta Plant Technologies, an Akron-based company working to develop a new commercial crop alternative for natural rubber.

Bright Idea Identified: JumpStart Inc. Announces Investment in Heritage FareMonday, September 19, 2005

JumpStart Inc., Northeast Ohio's entrepreneurial development and funding organization, announced an investment in Heritage Fare, Ltd., a minority owned manufacturer of a new fat replacement product called Nutrigras targeted primarily at the beef, pork and poultry markets.

Bright Ideas Identified: JumpStart Inc. Announces Investment in ComSense Technology, Inc.Wednesday, April 27, 2005

JumpStart Inc., Northeast Ohio's entrepreneurial development and funding organization, announced an investment in ComSense Technology, Inc., (www.comsensetech.com) a manufacturer of innovative high temperature pressure sensors for harsh environments that enable more precise control of diesel, gasoline, and turbine engines resulting in improved fuel efficiency and reduced emissions.

Mozelle Jackson Joins JumpStartThursday, April 07, 2005

JumpStart Inc., Northeast Ohio's entrepreneurial development and funding organization, is pleased to announce that Mozelle Jackson has joined their team as an Executive-in-Residence.

Bright Ideas Identified: JumpStart Inc. Announces Investments in Five Northeast Ohio CompaniesFriday, December 03, 2004

JumpStart Inc., Northeast Ohio's entrepreneurial development and funding organization, has committed to investing as much as $1,230,000 into five area companies in its first major round of funding.

LaTourette Helps Secure Federal Dollars for Economic Development in Northeast OhioThursday, October 28, 2004

U.S. Rep. Steven C. LaTourette (R-Concord) was joined on Friday October 22nd, by David A. Sampson, Assistant Secretary for Economic Development at the U.S. Department of Commerce, to announce several grants in EDA bill, S. 1134.

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snow Pays a Visit to JumpStart Inc.Monday, October 18, 2004

JumpStart Inc., Northeast Ohio's entrepreneurial development and funding organization, met with U.S. Secretary of the Treasury John W.Snow. Secretary Snow who had heard about JumpStart Inc. on a previous visit to Northeast Ohio had promised to return to find out more about the nonprofit entrepreneurial assistance organization.

JumpStart Seeks More Bright IdeasTuesday, October 05, 2004

JumpStart Inc., Northeast Ohio's entrepreneurial development and funding organization, has announced its second application cycle deadline for regional entrepreneurs to apply for funding. Entrepreneurs interested in applying are encouraged to visit the new JumpStart website at www.jumpstartinc.org.

 

JumpStart Inc. Completes Strategic Planning ProcessFriday, July 02, 2004

JumpStart Inc., Northeast Ohio's new entrepreneurial funding and support organization, has completed its strategic operating plan and has concluded the integration of its predecessor organizations, announced JumpStart President & CEO Ray Leach. 

JumpStart Sets First Funding DeadlineWednesday, May 26, 2004

JumpStart Inc., Northeast Ohio's entrepreneurial development and funding organization, has set its first formal deadline of July 1, 2004 for regional entrepreneurs to apply for funding.

Four NEO Organizations Agree to Partner to Boost Early-Stage Entrepreneurship in Northeast OhioThursday, January 22, 2004

Four Northeast Ohio organizations have joined forces to create a powerful center to support early-stage entrepreneurs in the region. The new entity, to be called JumpStart Inc., brings together EnterpriseDevelopment, Inc., NEOpreneur Inc., JumpStart Angel Fund LLC (nowrenamed JS I), and NEOpreneur Exchange.

Case Western Reserve University and Nortech Announce New Regional Entrepreneurship CollaborationWednesday, November 19, 2003

Recognizing the need for increased focus within Northeast Ohio's entrepreneurial community, Case Western Reserve University and NorTech today announced an agreement to create a new organization that will combine the service lines of Case's Enterprise Development, Inc (EDI) and NorTech's NEOpreneur Inc.

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