Battling The ‘Bro’ Culture: Helping Women Entrepreneurs Win At Startup Scaleup
This year’s Startup Scaleup, the JumpStart’s all-day networking and expertise-sharing event for entrepreneurs and small businesses, has just added a panel provocatively called “Battling the Bro Culture: Being a Woman in the Startup World.” The conversation, scheduled from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Aug. 15 in the Near West Cafe in the Gordon Square Arts District, aims to help
Neuros Medical Raises $20 Million To Fund Clinical Trial
Neuros Medical has raised $20 million that should allow the nerve stimulation company to finish a clinical trial involving 130 patients who suffer from post-amputation pain. The deal was led by U.S. Venture Partners of Menlo Park, Calif. The Willoughby-based company also received capital from Boston Scientific, Aperture Venture Partners of New York, Osage University Partners
KeyBank partners with JumpStart to create 4,500 jobs in Ohio, train workers and students
KeyBank hopes to help create more than 4,500 jobs in Ohio with a new partnership between its foundation and JumpStart Inc., which invests in startup and young businesses. KeyBank Foundation today announced a $24 million commitment to JumpStart over four years. The vast majority of the focus will be in Ohio while some will be
KeyBank Foundation Makes Historic $24 Million, Four-Year Commitment To JumpStart
“KeyBank Business Boost & Build Program, powered by JumpStart” will transform neighborhoods by helping microenterprise, startups, scaleups and community members thrive in Ohio and upstate New York The KeyBank Foundation today announced it has awarded JumpStart Inc. a four-year, $24 million grant to fuel the “KeyBank Business Boost & Build Program, powered by JumpStart” in communities across Ohio and
Vizzle Addresses Challenges Of Special Education
Teaching children with disabilities presents a unique challenge for educators. As the name suggests, students with special needs require an extra level of patience, care and attention in their learning experiences. A ‘one size fits all’ curriculum is not conducive to maximizing each student’s potential in classrooms filled with varying levels of capability. A group
7SIGNAL Expands Organization To Meet Demand For Wi-Fi Performance Management
7SIGNAL, The Wi-Fi Performance Company, is pleased to announce its expansion of new sales offices in Philadelphia, Atlanta, Chicago and Kansas City. The expansion is in support of growth initiatives that require a presence in key markets across the country where 7SIGNAL has detected an increase in demand for Wi-Fi monitoring and performance management systems.
Cleveland Startup Heureka Software Makes Further Funding Inroads
Cleveland startup Heureka Software, which last year raised $1.1 million from Northeast Ohio angel investors and venture development organization JumpStart Inc., has added new funding to help fuel its development. The software-as-a-service company on Tuesday, July 25, announced the new funding comes from Columbus-based NCT Ventures and Chicago’s Bridge Investments. Combined with the previous funding from JumpStart and angels, Heureka said its current
Echogen Power Systems Awarded $1 million Grant From The U.S. Department Of Energy
Echogen Power Systems has received a $1 million grant through the U.S. Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiative, the Akron-based clean energy company announced Monday, July 24. Echogen will team with Southern Research in Birmingham, Ala., to design and test a solar energy storage and power system that uses a chemical process to store thermal energy collected
NCT Ventures And Bridge Investments Join JumpStart In $1.8M Fundraising Round For Heureka Software
Today, Heureka Software announced the company has added new funding from Columbus-based NCT Ventures and Chicago’s Bridge Investments. Combined with previous funding from Cleveland Venture Development Organization JumpStart Inc. and other angels, this increases Heureka’s current fundraising round to $1.8 million. Based in Cleveland, Heureka offers enterprises the ability to increase their resilience to cyber threats, while dramatically reducing operating expenses associated
Intellirod Awarded $1 Million In “Angel” Funding
Intellirod Spine, based in Akron, Ohio, has told OTW that it has been awarded “just over $1 million” from new and existing investors led by the OhioHealth Innovation Development Fund and Queen City Angel First Fund V. “Funds will be used to reach key milestones toward the commercialization of the company’s sensor technologies and related lumbar fusion
Startup Scaleup Brings In Silicon Valley Execs For Networking Event
Now in its third year, Startup Scaleup is pulling in Silicon Valley executives who want to see Cleveland’s entrepreneurial spirit up close. Former Yelp and Move.com executive Rob Krolik and Silicon Valley entrepreneur Alex Bard are among the speakers appearing at the event, which is organized by JumpStart. The day-long event, aimed at helping entrepreneurs start and
An Overview Of Three Of The Biggest Deals In The Midwest
The Middle Corridor has quickly become one of the premier destinations for U.S. investment as living costs go down and companies like Apple are building some of their biggest operations in Texas. The 2.6 billion dollar sale of Indianapolis based ExactTarget to Salesforce in 2013 is just one example of the big deals that can and are