Neuros Medical Is Raising $42.8 Million
In an SEC filing, Neuros Medical Inc. of Willoughby Hills said it has raised $37 million of a planned $42.8 million stock offering. The company, which is developing a patented therapy for the treatment of chronic, post-amputation pain with a high-frequency electrical signal, said in the filing that it is not being made in connection
Ohio Third Frontier looking to award $60M in seed funding for tech companies
The Ohio Third Frontier program is looking to award up to $60 million to organizations that will invest that money in Ohio technology companies in the early stages of commercializing their products or services. Cleveland entrepreneurial growth organization JumpStart Inc. is having conversations “with a handful of institutions, universities, hospitals and others” with whom to
JumpStart’s new Entrepreneur Roadmap seeks to provide a trusty GPS for Northeast Ohioans navigating the tech startup journey
When Dan Fernback and Zac DiVencenzo started shopping their concept for JuggerBot 3D back in 2014, the newly minted Youngstown State University graduates knew they were on to something. After all, additive manufacturing and 3D printing were on the rise, especially in their home base of Youngstown — where the America Makes national tech accelerator
JumpStart Gets Out The Roadmap
JumpStart Inc., the nonprofit that supports startup and young businesses, is publishing a guide it’s calling the Entrepreneur Roadmap to help fledgling businesses launch and grow. The package includes access to one-on-one business advice from JumpStart and its partners, live educational programs and workshops, and “always-on” resources and templates to support the entrepreneur as the
Entrepreneur Roadmap Creates Pathway For Northern Ohio Tech Startups
Entrepreneurs know that inspiration can strike at any time of the day or night. But how do you take a potentially world-changing idea from the back of a napkin and make it a reality? Enter JumpStart’s Entrepreneur Roadmap, a process that guides ambitious entrepreneurs growing a tech business. “The roadmap essentially came about as a
Startups and Small Businesses Remain Optimistic Despite COVID19
While the long-term impact of COVID19 is still unknown, startups and small businesses in Northern Ohio remain optimistic, according to a recent survey conducted by JumpStart. Companies who participated in the survey are actively engaged with services from JumpStart, organizations in the Business Growth Collaborative (BGC) or organizations in the Entrepreneur Services Provider (ESP) program.
JumpStart To Step In For BioEnterprise In Many Areas
A significant portion of the work of BioEnterprise Corp., the Cleveland nonprofit that has supported young biotechnology companies and that sharply curtailed its services in the spring, is being taken over by JumpStart Inc., another nonprofit that supports a broader range of entrepreneurs. JumpStart’s chief investing and services officer, Jerry Frantz, told Crain’s on Wednesday,
OnShift, Inc. Partners With First Advantage To Add Comprehensive Background Screening Services To Its Leading Talent Acquisition Solution
OnShift, a leader in human capital management software for post-acute and senior living, today announced a partnership with First Advantage, a global leader in background check and drug screening solutions. With this new partnership, OnShift clients gain seamless access to best-in-class background check services directly from the OnShift Employ talent acquisition system, speeding time-to-hire and
JumpStart, Partners Helped Generate $1.3 Billion Economic Output Last Year
The work JumpStart Inc. and its partners did last year to help companies in Ohio and parts of New York generated $1.3 billion of economic output. That was up from $1 billion of economic output in 2018, according to JumpStart’s economic impact reports for both years. The entrepreneurial development organization in Cleveland is releasing its
Entrepreneurial journey lands Georgia native in Northeast Ohio
Tagan Horton caught the entrepreneurial bug while studying international development at Spelman College. The Decatur, Ga., native had explored many career paths, including politics and the nonprofit world, and had interned at UNICEF, studied international policy for a summer at Princeton and traveled to Ghana with an NGO to build compost toilets. It’s a journey
Founder Of Black-Owned Smart-Vending Startup Makes History, Raises $2.3 Million Through Crowdfunding
PopCom, a leading automated retail technology company specializing in smart vending and kiosk solutions successfully completed their second equity crowdfunding campaign on Start Engine. The goal was to grow its operations, build its sales team, reach more customers, and meet the demand for more automated retail machines in the wake of COVID-19, with their proprietary
Cuyahoga County awards $3 million to small businesses affected by COVID-19
The Cuyahoga County Small Business Stabilization Fund selected 951 small businesses, from nearly 5,000 applications, to receive grants to help with COVID-19-related losses and costs. The county conducted two rounds of grant funding in April and May, when small businesses were invited to apply for grants of $2,500 or $5,000. About half of the grants