JumpStart Inc. | Entrepreneur Resources & Ecosystem Support

For Entrepreneurs

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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Monday

Sep. 21

“Bias” Film Screening & Panel Discussion

Join us for an at-home film screening of the documentary 'Bias' and a virtual conversation…

Monday

Sep. 21

Hike With Like-Minded Entrepreneurial Types, 3rd Monday

Ever wish you could hang with more people like you? Join us on a hike…

Tuesday

Sep. 22

Tuesday TuneUp: Growing Your Brand and Your Business

Join the Women’s Business Centers of Ohio for a NEW weekly entrepreneur education series, “Tuesday…

Tuesday

Oct. 6

Tuesday TuneUp: Insurance Will Cover That, Right?

Join the Women’s Business Centers of Ohio for a NEW weekly entrepreneur education series, “Tuesday…

Tuesday

Oct. 13

Tuesday TuneUp: How To Expand Your Digital Footprint In the COVID-19 Era

Join the Women’s Business Centers of Ohio for a NEW weekly entrepreneur education series, “Tuesday…

Wednesday

Oct. 14

SunDown RunDown Business Pitch Event – Mansfield

Northeast Ohio is full of great entrepreneurial talent. If you have an idea and you…

Thursday

Oct. 15

Venture Flicks: “Something Ventured”

North Coast Ventures has partnered with KeyBank to host virtual screenings of three can’t-miss documentaries on entrepreneurship…

Tuesday

Oct. 20

Connecting The Coasts To The Heartland Conference

A day of panels, presentations, and mentoring designed to cross-pollinate Silicon Valley’s expertise and the entrepreneurial energy…

Thursday

Oct. 22

Caffeinated Ideas

Do you think you have a great business idea? Or do you already have a…

Thursday

Nov. 5

Venture Flicks: “Code Girl”

North Coast Ventures has partnered with KeyBank to host virtual screenings of three can’t-miss documentaries on entrepreneurship…

Thursday

Dec. 31

Ask the Expert – Keep Calm and Keep Inventing

SBDC invites you to join Jake Ward as he discusses Intellectual Property. This one hour,…

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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.

Amplifund

Founded in 2008 by StreamLink Software, our key vision is to provide the tools and resources to take on complex — and often tedious — grant management processes. AmpliFund's efficient,…

Abyrdseyephoto Production

Abyrdseyephoto Production is an inner-city photography studio that serves the community through corporate and event photography. Abyrdseyephoto focuses on capturing candid, off guard portraits that reveal your true character (a-byrdseye-view),…

Consult 2 Code

Consult 2 Code's (C2C) goal is to provide fast and accurate medical billing, coding and practice management services. Their comprehensive approach allows them to cover all your practice management needs…

CerviLenz

Cervilenz Inc. manufactures and markets CerviLenz® – an innovative medical device that measures cervical length to help identify and manage pregnant women at high risk for preterm birth. In preterm…

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,…

Connie’s Affogato

Taking inspiration from his grandmother Connie’s love of cultural exploration, and a semester spent as a teaching assistant in Italy, Jason Minter founded Connie’s Affogato, an ice cream truck for…

Mustard Seed Development

Mustard Seed Development is a community-based business that specializes in the renovation of real-estate for rental on the near West side of Cleveland. Their rental properties continually yield a 15-18%…

Knotice

Knotice (pronounced "notice") maximizes the ROI of direct digital marketing – interactive marketing communications that can be addressed to a specific individual – through process automation, increased relevance and improved…

Melendez Catering Services

Melendez Catering Services was founded by the Melendez brothers, Omar and Jose, in 2010. Over the past eight years, Chef Jose has expanded his menu to feature more elaborate Caribbean-style…

23823 Limited LLC

23823 Limited LLC is a real estate assessment and environmental services company located in Cleveland, OH. They assess the current condition and viability of residential and commercial properties throughout the…

TheraVasc

TheraVasc Inc. is dedicated to reducing the risk, cost and time associated with drug development by focusing on developing repurposed drugs for the unserved vascular disease markets. TheraVasc's initial product,…

Game Speed Performance Academy

Game Speed Performance Academy provides professional training to maximize athletic performance. The business offers many training services, including 6-8-week post-rehabilitation programs for athletes. Sessions are structured to include dynamic warm-ups, flexibility,…

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