Our client and portfolio companies are making regional and national headlines. Read their stories below. Media inquiries on any of the companies can be directed to Samantha Fryberger, JumpStart's Director of Communications at sam.fryberger@jumpstartinc.org or 216.363.3400 and she can put you in touch with the entrepreneur.
Saturday, May 18, 2013
When you start a new media company, there's no intellectual property. There's nothing to patent, so I was obsessed with getting as many readers as possible so we could try to grow fast in our niche market. Read More ...
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
End-of-life planning startup eFuneral has received a $250,000 investment to help people find resources online for funeral planning including funeral home reviews, estate planning, and cemetery information. Read More ...
Thursday, May 02, 2013
It sounds like there's plenty of activity at Movable, the Brecksville company that produces an increasingly popular worn activity monitor called the MOVband. Read More ...
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Dealing with death is difficult, but dealing with the cost of burying a loved one can be even harder. Mike Belsito, co-founder of eFuneral, said, "It's overwhelming; it's painful." Read More ...
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
A unique new infographic is now available from Alliance-based Amvonet. The infographic brilliantly showcases The Future of E-Learning. Read More ...
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
CoverMyMeds, LLC announced today that Theodore W. Frank has been named chief financial officer (CFO), responsible for long run strategic financial positioning. Read More ...
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation has forged a new relationship with Knotice to better connect with its prospects and customers across a variety of digital touchpoints, providing the legendary brand with data management technology and integrated cross-channel messaging. Read More ...
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Energy companies are expected to lay thousands of miles of pipe in the coming years as they tap remote shale rock and mine oil sands and even drill beneath ancient ocean salt beds. Read More ...
Friday, April 19, 2013
In this video, Rahul Aras, Ph.D., President & Chief Executive Officer of Juventas Therapeutics gives a company presentation at RegenMed Investor Day in New York City. Read More ...
Friday, April 05, 2013
Surface engineering company MesoCoat this year will launch large-scale commercial production of clad pipe that involves a manufacturing process that company officials say is faster, more efficient and can meet the growing demand for clad pipe in the global oil and gas industry. Read More ...
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
AAA estimates that as a nation, we spend just about $4.8 billion each year repairing our cars due to the obscene amount of damage caused by potholes. Read More ...
Tuesday, April 02, 2013
Alliance, Ohio-based AMVONET has been selected by East Liverpool, Ohio-based Chesterton Group in a partnership to provide a southeastern Ohio high school with online college preparatory courses. Read More ...
Tuesday, April 02, 2013
Just a year out of the gate and with less than $1 million in funding, Milo Biotechnology LLC already has an FDA-sanctioned investigational new drug (IND) application and is in human trials with follistatin, a protein that increases muscle strength and prevents atrophy. Read More ...
Monday, April 01, 2013
Kevin Latchford makes no bones about it: He loves the website search engine developed by a tiny Cleveland startup called Queryly LLC. Read More ...
Friday, March 29, 2013
The same type of wind turbine that was on Progressive Field could be placed on cell phone towers to power your phone calls. It's an idea and business plan that has won a statewide competition and will be competing in the regional portion of the Clean Energy Challenge on April 4. Read More ...
Thursday, March 28, 2013
JumpStart Inc., the nonprofit venture development organization in Cleveland, has committed to invest $250,000 in a medical device company that just moved to Akron from Kentucky. Read More ...
Thursday, March 28, 2013
A medical device company with a new way to help surgeons gauge the success of spinal fusion surgeries has just arrived in Northeast Ohio, and investors in the area have welcomed it with $1.1 million in fresh capital. Read More ...
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
McGreevy, who will be responsible for growing the company and engaging customers, was previously the Division Director of Consulting Services for Robert Half Technology—subsidiary of Robert Half—a company providing professional staffing services in the tech industry. Read More ...
Monday, March 25, 2013
In an effort to "go green," the city is testing three alternative pothole filling substances this spring: One, a silly-putty substance, two, a vegetable oil-based binder, and three, a 100 percent recyclable substance. Read More ...
Friday, March 22, 2013
Casentric, which builds intelligent software solutions that create competitive advantages for property casualty insurance claim operations, has retained CLM Advisors to assist in the market expansion of CaseXpert™, an innovative solution for the Property and Casualty industry. Read More ...
Thursday, March 21, 2013
DecisionDesk takes the application and selection process into the cloud, promising to make the lives of administrators a lot less stressful. And it just raised $1.75 million in new funding to keep innovating. Read More ...
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Taking those electroluminescent wires to a whole new level, a company called Darkside Scientific has created a sprayable paint called LumiLor that casts a uniform fluorescent glow whenever a current is applied. Read More ...
Thursday, March 21, 2013
CoverMyMeds, a web-based prior authorization (PA) service for pharmacies and physician offices, is reporting record growth since receiving a $250,000 investment from JumpStart in 2010. Read More ...
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Ryan O'Donnell wants to make online shopping more personal, and his Lakewood-based company, Sociagram, has received a $250,000 investment from JumpStart Inc., to help consumers have a better online experience. Read More ...
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Thanks to a new three-year, $1 million grant, a group of researchers at Case Western Reserve University are continuing to develop and test a form of glucose-responsive insulin that may someday be able to reduce the risk of dangerous hypoglycemic episodes in people with type 1 diabetes. Read More ...
Thursday, March 14, 2013
JumpStart recently invested $250,000 in Casentric, a Shaker Heights developer of a cloud-based software-as-a-service application to help insurance companies resolve property and injury claims quickly and fairly. Read More ...
Thursday, March 14, 2013
The US Department of Energy awarded a total of $27.2 mln ($3.0 mln in the first phase and $24.2 mln in a second phase) to a consortium led by alternative energy developer Phycal Inc. Read More ...
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Electroluminescence is a technology that’s been around for decades and that currently shows up in items used every day, such as night-lights and billboards, car dashboards and watches. Read More ...
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Pharmacy-automation system maker PDX has made a deal with CoverMyMeds to help pharmacies using PDX's system to expedite the submission of prior-authorization forms to health insurance plans, PDX said. Read More ...
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Casentric, LLC, a provider of intelligent decision-making software for property & casualty claims, announces the launch of CaseXpert, a software-as-a-service application that helps adjusters investigate, evaluate and negotiate the damage and liability components of claims. Read More ...
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
A Cleveland company that has been turning scrap tires, plastics and medical waste into crude oil in its Akron plant for the past few years is planning a large-scale expansion on the cusp of a residential area on Cleveland's East Side. Read More ...
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
A US start-up commercialising electronic shelf label (ESL) technology and systems is close to finalising its first demonstrator to show to grocery chains. Read More ...
Monday, March 11, 2013
Neuros Medical Inc. may have the cure for phantom limb pain. By zapping a bundle of damaged nerves with quick bursts of electricity, the Willoughby company can eliminate all or most of the pain that remains long after someone loses a limb, according to results from two clinical trials. Read More ...
Saturday, March 09, 2013
CaseXpert™ enables claim handlers to organize and analyze liability and loss information, and all related evidence for each issue, in order to create a more accurate claim value. Read More ...
Friday, March 08, 2013
As part of its program to promote beneficial reuse of carbon dioxide, the Department of Energy awarded a total of $27.2 million to a consortium led by alternative energy developer Phycal, Inc. Read More ...
Tuesday, March 05, 2013
Accupoint Software, today announced that it has signed a exclusive distribution agreement with SFJH Consulting Services, to provide the company’s InterLink LT solution in Pakistan. Read More ...
Monday, March 04, 2013
Moodle Pty Ltd, producers of an open source course management system for educators, welcomed AMVONET as the newest partner in its Moodle Certified Service Provider program in Russia. Read More ...
Friday, March 01, 2013
Do you know your trashcan probably contains materials that can be converted into crude oil? Or that a couple of trailblazing companies in Northeast Ohio are creating energy from discarded plastics and old rubber tires? Read More ...
Thursday, February 28, 2013
For the second year in a row, Amplified Wind Solutions competed in the Ohio Clean Energy Challenge. This year the company won $10,000 and a trip to Chicago for a chance to win $100,000 in the Midwest competition. Read More ...
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Surgical Theater, LLC™, has received Food and Drug Administration clearance of their Selman Surgery Rehearsal Platform™(SRP), making it the only patented and FDA cleared platform for cerebral and spine pre-surgery rehearsal in the marketplace. Read More ...
Monday, February 25, 2013
OnShift, the leader in web-based staff scheduling and shift management software for the healthcare industry, today announced OnShift Mobile, a new application delivering top-down analysis into staffing and labor management for on-the-go executives in the senior care industry Read More ...
Monday, February 18, 2013
Catacel Corp. will display its compact, heat-exchanging catalyst technology at two upcoming major world energy forums. At each event, Catacel will display and discuss its thin foil substrate technology and its various applications in fuel reforming, syngas production, gas separation and tailgas combustion reactions. Read More ...
Thursday, February 14, 2013
For the second year in a row, Amplified Wind Solutions competed in the Ohio Clean Energy Challenge. This year the company won $10,000 and a trip to Chicago for a chance to win $100,000 in the Midwest competition. Read More ...
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
OnShift is proud to announce that it has earned an 'Elite Supplier' distinction for the 9th Annual LTC & Senior Living LINK Conference. Read More ...
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Freedom Meditech, Inc., developer of non-invasive ophthalmic products for the detection of disease and management of patient health, today announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market and sell its first product, the ClearPath DS-120 Lens Fluorescence Biomicroscope. Read More ...
Saturday, February 09, 2013
GE Marine has signed an agreement with Echogen Power Systems, Akron, Ohio, U.S.A., to be the exclusive provider of Echogen’s heat-to-power system for use on commercial and military marine vessels worldwide. Read More ...
Friday, February 08, 2013
MesoCoat Inc. has hired its first chief operating officer. Richard J. Burns, a former PolyOne Corp. executive, will oversee the internal operations of the young Euclid company, which is preparing to open a plant that will use a new metal cladding process intended to make it faster and cheaper to protect pipes from corrosion. Read More ...
Thursday, February 07, 2013
SafeCare, which provides continuous monitoring and background checks of employees in the healthcare industry, received a $25,000 grant in November from the Innovation Fund. Read More ...
Thursday, February 07, 2013
Data analysis software developer Segmint Inc. of Akron has raised about $3.3 million from a group of 50 investors, according to a Jan. 30 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Read More ...
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Nonprofit venture development organization JumpStart has awarded $250,000 to Guided Interventions, a medical startup that will call the Great Lakes Innovation and Development Enterprise (GLIDE) in Elyria home. Read More ...
Monday, January 28, 2013
Juventas Therapeutics, a company developing regenerative therapies for treating cardiovascular disease, said Dr. Paul Resnick has joined the company as vice president of business development. Read More ...
Monday, January 28, 2013
European regulators have given the Highland Heights company the go-ahead to begin selling the Smartpatch nerve stimulation system for use in patients with chronic shoulder pain. Read More ...
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Lindsay Sims made Cleveland Magazine’s Most Interesting People list this year because she’s helping local landlords and rental agencies learn how to use social media to attract new customers. Read More ...
Thursday, January 24, 2013
We’ve all seen the oily rainbow sheen in parking lot puddles after a storm. But it’s easy to forget what happens next: That oil finds its way to a storm drainage system, where it’s likely to be flushed untreated into local waterways, and could carry with it pesticides, household chemicals, PCBs, and nutrients that cause algae blooms. Read More ...
Thursday, January 17, 2013
ABSMaterials is partnering with the College of Wooster on a plan that aims to turn the campus into a zero stormwater discharge campus, and a model for the rest of the country. Read More ...
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Success didn’t come in a blinding “aha” moment, but Andy Zsinko ultimately met a challenge from a buddy to create a unique, long-lasting motorcycle paint job. Read More ...
Thursday, January 17, 2013
JumpStart recently invested $250,000 in Guided Interventions, a startup company that has developed technology to assess coronary artery blockages. Read More ...
Thursday, January 17, 2013
MesoCoat Inc. is almost finished setting up a $6.3 million plant intended to show the oil and gas industry there's a faster, cheaper way to protect pipes from corrosion. Read More ...
Tuesday, January 08, 2013
Medical device company Neuros Medical Inc. of Willoughby said it has completed development of its implantable generator for use in chronic pain treatments. Read More ...
Tuesday, January 08, 2013
Cleveland-based medical device company SPR Therapeutics has upped its series A yet again and raised an additional $2.8 million, which brings its total to $5 million from NDI Healthcare Fund, Public Square Partners and individual investors. Read More ...
Monday, January 07, 2013
Drawing on a background in the performing arts, Vadim Eelen and his son, Nikita, are creating a powerful new way to teach (and learn) online. Read More ...
Tuesday, January 01, 2013
The College of Wooster and a Wayne County company are investigating a new way to clean campus stormwater. The plan is based on constructing stormwater gardens that contain ABSMaterials Inc.’s patented swelling glass, Osorb, to capture and treat contaminants in the stormwater. Read More ...
Monday, December 31, 2012
A company called Darkside Scientific is blowing minds coast to coast with their new electroluminescent paint they call LumiLor. They’re electrifying everything from walls to guitars to motorcycles, and the sky is the limit for what Lumilor’s future capabilities could be. Read More ...
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Milo Biotechnology, a BioEnterprise startup created to find therapies for neuromuscular diseases, received FDA orphan drug designation for its AAV1-FS344, a drug that increases muscle strength. Read More ...
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Cryothermic Systems, Inc., a medical device company developing and marketing novel products in the field of cerebral cooling, has received three additional patents for its product, the Excel® Cryo Cooling System. Chairman and Co-Founder of Cryothermic Systems, Dr. Aqeel Sandhu, was the primary inventor for the latest three patents. Read More ...
Friday, December 14, 2012
Abakan Inc., an emerging leader in the advanced coatings and metal formulations markets, today announced its subsidiary MesoCoat is set to begin operations at its first full-scale pipe cladding facility in Euclid, Ohio. Read More ...
Thursday, December 13, 2012
The Innovation Fund has awarded $50,000 to North Jackson-based The Learning Egg. Funds will be used to improve their web-based application, Lightning Grader. Read More ...
Thursday, December 13, 2012
According to a special report prepared by Youngstown's via680 on the state of email communications, business professionals send and receive 112 emails a day, on average, but 42 percent of them are ignored, and 50 percent are misunderstood. Read More ...
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
An experimental drug being developed by Milo Biotechnology for the treatment of certain neuromuscular diseases has been given orphan drug designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Read More ...
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Lightning Grader is one of the hottest teacher gifts on the market this holiday season. The new technology, released in 2012, allows overworked K-12 school teachers to free up hours of time spent grading papers. Read More ...
Tuesday, December 04, 2012
ReachMD and Cervilenz Inc. partner to raise awareness of and provide education on new professional society guidelines on preterm birth prevention. Read More ...
Tuesday, December 04, 2012
Pharmacy technology provider QS/1 has entered a contract with CoverMyMeds to automate a process often required by insurers to dispense specialty drugs. Read More ...
Monday, December 03, 2012
Neuros Medical, Inc., a medical device company, will present long-term human testing data of their patented high frequency nerve block for amputation pain at the annual meeting of the North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS). Read More ...
Saturday, December 01, 2012
For decades, large businesses depended on their own in-house computer networks and desktop software to do every task. Then several years ago the "cloud" rolled in. Read More ...
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Meet Nikita Eelen, co-founder of AMVONET, a comprehensive e-learning management, collaboration and authoring software suite. AMVONET allows you to create and manage content, assessments and certificates. Read More ...