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Unlocking Entrepreneurship. Transforming Communities.

JumpStart combines capital, services and connections to help entrepreneurs grow, researchers commercialize and corporations innovate.

Tech Startups

We unlock the potential of early-stage tech startups with both venture capital and the services and connections needed to advance.

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Small Businesses

We provide access to the knowledge and resources needed to make your small business bigger and better.

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Corporations & Researchers

We help corporations and research institutions leverage entrepreneurship to accelerate innovations and advance impact.

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Upcoming Events

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Tuesday

Feb. 7

3 Rivers Venture Fair

The 3 Rivers Venture Fair (3RVF) is the premier venture conference in the Ohio Valley…

Wednesday

Feb. 8

Innovation Fund Information Session

If you are thinking of applying for the Innovation Fund, you'll want to join us…

Thursday

Feb. 16

OhioX Tech @ Night: Cleveland

Join us at OhioX's statewide tech happy hour series: Tech @ Night. Tech @ Night…

Wednesday

Feb. 22

Webinar: From Owner to Employer

Are you taking the leap and hiring your first employee, or thinking about it? Join…

Friday

Mar. 3

Ohio EdTech Summit

Brought to you in partnership between OhioX and the Boler College of Business at John…

Wednesday

Mar. 22

Webinar: Why Buy You? Creating and Optimizing Your Brand Promise

A company's brand promise is critically important - it provides clients and prospects with the…

Thursday

Apr. 27

Caffeinated Ideas

Do you have a great business idea, or do you already have a business and…

Thursday

Jul. 27

Caffeinated Ideas

Do you have a great business idea, or do you already have a business and…

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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.

Intelligent Mobile Support

Intelligent Mobile Support offers cloud-computing technology that connects mobile employees to experts and information. The platform provides just-in-time access to subject matter experts and delivers mission-critical information, including documents, video…

Alviere

Alviere’s mission is to enable every company to be part of the Fintech Revolution to realize increased revenue per customer, higher retention, and deeper customer relationship and insights. Alviere partners…

Vaultz Inc.

The goal of Vaultz Inc. is to be the personal mobile payroll department for the independent worker, giving freelancers and the self-employed an experience where their withholdings and tax payments…

Inspherion

Knowledge Sphere (dba Inspherion) is a business intelligence software company that uses search and analytical tools to help R&D intensive companies enhance their strategic planning processes. Inspherion is a JumpStart…

Talmetrix

Talmetrix, a Cincinnati-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) company, turns HR metrics into actionable data to boost business results. Talmetrix helps employers measure and improve the employee experience, and then integrates workforce insights…

ABS Materials, Inc.

ABS Materials offers a line of molecularly engineered organosilica materials that have the unique property of being able to "catch and release" chemicals. The unique properties of this sorbent material…

Zuga Medical

Zuga Medical is a medical device company developing a series of proprietary products, accessories and programs to make dental implants simpler and more cost-effective. The company’s FDA-approved Zuga® implant system…

Convelo Therapeutics, Inc.

Convelo Therapeutics is committed to developing medicines to regenerate myelin around nerve cells and restoring function to patients with neurological disorders. The company was founded in 2016 by Case Western…

PopCom

Columbus-based PopCom is an automated retail technology company that provides software solutions for kiosks and intelligent vending. The company’s solutions can easily integrate into new vending machines and existing machines…

S4 Medical

Founded in 2017 by biomedical industry veterans William Fuller and Dr. Emile Daoud, Cleveland-based S4 Medical is a medical device company focused on innovative solutions for cardiac procedures to treat atrial fibrillation.…

Unific

Unific (formerly Revenue Conduit) is helping retailers grow by attracting, converting and retaining customers.

Anexsis

Anexsis is a company that builds systems to improve community. The first development is the Peerro application which combines mentoring, gaming, social media and incentives to improve student engagement and…

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