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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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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

Mar. 23

60 in 60: Sixty Breakthrough Hacks in Sixty Minutes

What could be better than learning tips, tricks and hacks to help make you more…

Thursday

Mar. 30

Pitch Cypher

Connect with Cleveland’s innovation movement at Pitch Cypher, a tech-focused pitch event bringing together founders,…

Friday

Mar. 31

NEOHCC Entrepreneur of The Year Awards Gala

The Northeast Ohio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (NEOHCC) is proud to announce its annual Entrepreneur…

Wednesday

Apr. 19

Webinar: Finding Funding – Startup Capital Beyond Angels and VCs

From the moment that a startup is established, raising funding becomes the #1 goal. Is…

Wednesday

Apr. 19

Four Minute Limit: JumpStart’s Small Business Pitch Party

Join us on April 19th for Four-Minute Limit: JumpStart’s Pitch Party! Pre-selected participants will be…

Thursday

Apr. 27

Caffeinated Ideas

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

Wednesday

May. 24

WEBINAR: The Buyer Experience

How often are you actually selling to customers? More often than not, you are working…

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.

Anderson Aerospace

Anderson Aerospace LLC develops and produces advanced aircraft satellite antenna systems for the aviation industry. The company's products are used to provide broadband internet, communications, and satellite television to aircraft in…

Projitech

Projitech’s flagship product, OnStation, is a mobile productivity app for frontline road workers providing simple, streamlined tools for locating, visualizing and communicating work on roadway projects. Projitech is a JumpStart…

Drive My Way

Drive My Way is a truck driver recruiting platform completely focused on drivers and their needs. The company matches drivers and owner-operators with CDL truck driving jobs that meet your…

Strongsuit

Strongsuit is a smart, scalable, household-chief-of-staff that relieves the mental load and helps busy professionals manage life outside of the office. The company's solution is your detail-oriented, deep thinking, execution…

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.…

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…

Emvitals

Emvitals is a proactive emotional health platform. The company partners with employers to create emotionally vital workplaces through the power of culture, proactive outreach, and connection to personalized, high-quality care…

orthobrain

orthobrain’s consulting and education platform, powered by the expertise of Orthodontists, makes it faster, better, and easier than ever for general practitioners to deliver orthodontic care with confidence. orthobrain makes…

Band Connect

Band Connect provides a medical-grade platform for remote musculoskeletal rehabilitation and physical therapy. The Company’s sensor-enabled solution extends high-quality clinical rehabilitation to the patient’s home—leading to higher-quality personalized treatment and…

7signal

7signal has developed the Sapphire wireless LAN performance optimization solution. The Cleveland-based company's innovative solution correlates wireless user performance experience directly and immediately to the source of each network problem.…

BoxCast

The BoxCast video-sharing broadcast box fits in the palm of the hand and allows anyone with a video camera to conveniently stream live video through websites, email, Twitter and Facebook.…

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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