JumpStart, Inc.

JumpStart, Inc. combines capital, services and connections to help entrepreneurs grow their companies. It also works with researchers who want to commercialise their findings and with corporations that want to innovate.

The organisation says it deals with hundreds of high-potential companies each year, ranging from venture-backed technology startups to traditional small businesses.

Products and services

• Venture capital: funding for early-stage technology startups.
• Business services: practical support to help startups advance.
• Connections: introductions and access to knowledge and resources.
• Corporate and research programmes: help for companies and research institutions to use entrepreneurship to speed up innovation.

Customers and markets

Technology startups, small business owners, university and research institutions, and corporations seeking new ideas.

Key facts

• Model: capital together with services and connections
• Clients: hundreds of companies each year