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We provide valuable services and crucial investment capital to help grow businesses.

Funding

JumpStart is an active venture capital investor, helping entrepreneurs access the funding they need to grow their high-potential startups.

Services

Our personalized business assistance is designed to help startups and small businesses overcome the obstacles standing in the way of growth.

Programs

Our structured programs fulfill specific needs for specific types of companies, while helping entrepreneurs focus on what really matters.

Coronavirus/COVID-19 Update

Many resources have been made available to assist entrepreneurs and small business owners in this time of need. Please check out our COVID-19 Resource and Assistance Guide to learn more.

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Upcoming Events

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Thursday

Mar. 4

IP Basics & Helpful Resources

Unfamiliar with patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets? Join the Midwest Regional USPTO in Detroit,…

Thursday

Mar. 4

Ask a Patent/Copyright/Trademark Attorney

Intellectual Property Attorneys will provide an overview and explain the differences between patents, trademarks and…

Wednesday

Mar. 10

Managing Your Business Finances

Ignorance is not bliss when it comes to your business's bottom line. Having your head…

Tuesday

Mar. 30

Northwest Ohio Pitch Competition

Join us on Tuesday, March 30 to support 10 Northwest Ohio entrepreneurs during our annual…

Tuesday

May. 11

JumpStart Investing Q&A

Whether you’re looking to learn more about venture capital fundraising in general, or interested in…

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Our Companies

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From venture-backed tech startups to traditional small businesses, we work with hundreds of high-potential companies each year.

Eduwear

Eduwear provides interactive educational clothing designed to focus on the child’s intellectual, social, and emotional development. Eduwear's shirts work in conjunction with interactive patches, which makes the clothing come alive…

Aware

Aware’s flagship Risk Management suite offers AI-infused governance, compliance and monitoring for enterprise organizations deploying today’s leading collaboration and messaging platforms, including Workplace by Facebook, Microsoft Teams and Yammer. Aware…

Nilanna’s Studio Nails and Spa

Nilanna's Studio Nails and Spa is a full-service nail spa with wax and eyelash boutique. Nilanna's Studio Nails and Spa is a graduate of JumpStart's Northwest Ohio Impact Program.

Lo-Key Entertainment

Lo-Key Entertainment offers a variety of premium entertainment services including DJing, uplighting, photo booths and promotional printing. DJs from Lo-Key have performed all over the country alongside famous entertainers such as…

LISNR

LISNR is a Cincinnati-based firm developing an ultra-high frequency audio-tone communication protocol for a range of proximity-based applications including a range of consumer/audience messaging applications, access & security, broadcast & second…

Kareem’s Landscaping

As a certified landscape designer, Kareem Hardy has a passion for creating and maintaining beautiful green residential and commercial spaces in Greater Cleveland. Kareem's Landscaping operates seven days a week…

CURE

CURE strives to promote health and wellness by creating products that make you feel good and do better. The company is the creator of the first health bar in the…

Home Team

The Home Team conveniently connects customers with local, energetic, and trustworthy individuals interested in providing labor help in and around their communities. Whether its loading or unloading a Uhaul truck,…

enosiX

enosiX is a Cincinnati-based software developer that has created a cloud application that streamlines the integration of mobile-frontend applications with complex database backend systems. The enosiX Framework has already helped over 100…

MedCity Media

MedCity Media creates content for people who care about healthcare. The company serves the everyone's-a-publisher world of modern media through three primary products: content services, which delivers made-to-order healthcare content…

PreEmptive

PreEmptive is the leader in smart application protection, providing a premium app shielding and hardening solution that provides a great time to value and first class support. PreEmptive is a…

SHARE is a mobility company that helps organizations and cities solve big transportation problems with mobility-as-a-service. People schedule and share rides, it costs organizations less, SHARE's software makes it run,…

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