JumpStart Inc. is restructuring its venture division from a nonprofit to a for-profit entity in a move that the agency suggests should position it to be even more effective in the VC ecosystem. The ...

Since 2004, the state has awarded $27.6 million to JumpStart. Roughly half that money was for investments, with the remainder for services. The state money required a private match, to be used for the ...

JumpStart Inc. CEO Julie Jacono has stepped down as the venture organization’s top executive after about 20 months on the job. The agency announced on Wednesday, July 30, that Jacono has accepted a ...

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Jumpstart, which was launched in 2020 as Rock County Jumpstart to help local entrepreneurs start and grow businesses, now has ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- JumpStart Ventures has achieved the successful first close of NEXT Fund III, raising nearly $25 million toward its $50 million target. NEXT Fund III is ...

In 2022, the healthcare venture capital firm secured $55 million to invest exclusively in Black-founded healthcare companies. Jumpstart Health Investors, America’s first Black healthcare venture ...

Seattle is thinking about taxing big business in a bigger way. The city this week released findings from a report detailing ideas for progressive taxes to help plug a budget gap that is expected to ...

When it comes to calibrating for an optimal workforce, diversity and inclusion have become a more prominent priority for companies in recent years. Today a startup that’s built a recruitment platform ...