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Vice President of External Finance
Kerri Breen
Invests in early stage technology companies and works with JumpStart’s portfolio companies on their fundraising efforts.
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Vice President of Investments
Rem Harris
Oversees JumpStart’s deal flow intake, due diligence and investment closings.
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Vice President
Johnny Hutton
Provides intensive assistance to diverse entrepreneurs, guiding minority, women, and inner city-based entrepreneurs seeking to build larger scale national and international firms.
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Venture Partner
John Blair
Participates in the due diligence evaluation and consultation of high growth firms interested in JumpStart investment.
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Venture Partner
Michael Lang
Focusing on healthcare companies, Michael assesses new investments and work with JumpStart’s existing portfolio companies to enhance their success.
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Venture Partner
Lee Poseidon
Assists entrepreneurs in building enterprise value by helping them identify, focus on and execute against the key, value driving, business priorities.
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Venture Partner
Mark Smith
Assesses and advises business services companies that are eligible for or have received JumpStart investment.
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Senior Advisor, Higher Education
Vinod "Vinny" K. Gupta
Responsible for leading efforts in accelerating commercialization of university technologies.
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Senior Advisor
Lamont Mackley
Assists entrepreneurs as they work through their seed funding pursuits and adequately prepare them for follow-on funding.
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Senior Advisor
Gloria Ware
Gloria helps entrepreneurs improve via outreach, coaching, and technical and business development support.
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Investment Associate
Lorne Novick
Assists entrepreneurs as they work through their pursuit of seed funding to stimulate initial growth and adequately prepare them for follow-on funding.
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Investment Associate
Hardik Desai
Assists early stage companies as they pursue capital while advising them through JumpStart's investment process.
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Senior Director of Operations
Jim Doughman
Administers processes and technology in support of the investment team, manages a network of service partners, and provides research in support of JumpStart portfolio companies’ quest for follow-on funding.
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Business Analyst
Ana Rosa Badillo
Provides market, financial and funding research to JumpStart's advisors and client companies.
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Tech Talent and Mentoring
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Vice President
Entrepreneurial Talent
Erica Yesko
Manages programs designed to help JumpStart portfolio and client companies increase access to talent and mentoring support.
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Senior Recruiter
Sean Turner
Partners with JumpStart's portfolio companies to help them hire the best talent.
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Recruiting Research Analyst
Kara Hornikel
Matches workers with employment opportunities at high growth startups.
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Director, Mentoring Program
Anthony Hughes
Works to enhance economic outcomes and accelerate progress in Northeast Ohio by channeling the experiences and social capital of the region’s entrepreneurs, executives and experts to emerging entrepreneurs.
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