Jumpstart Nova
Overview
Jumpstart Nova is the institutional, strategic seed fund of the Jumpstart Health Investors platform. The firm focuses on investing in seed and Series A healthcare companies across sectors such as Health IT, Digital Health, Tech-enabled Services, Consumer Health and Wellness, and Medicaid Services. Their mission is to support founders who are dedicated to improving healthcare in America by building impactful businesses. The firm is based in Nashville, Tennessee, and Los Angeles, California, bringing geographic and experiential diversity to healthcare investing. Jumpstart Nova partners closely with founders, offering capital and strategic support to help them build great and impactful healthcare businesses. Their team comprises experienced healthcare venture investors with over a decade of leadership in early-stage healthcare venture investing. Jumpstart Nova's investment criteria include exceptional founders in C-level positions with a board seat, companies in the specified sectors, and a check size ranging from $250,000 to $4,000,000. They primarily invest in U.S.-based companies at the seed and Series A stages, aiming to address the chronic underinvestment in Black founders by healthcare venture capital firms. Their performance has elevated them to be the institutional, strategic seed fund on the Jumpstart Health Investors platform.
Investment Focus
- Exceptional founders in C-level positions with a board seat
- Companies in Health IT, Digital Health, Tech-enabled Services, Consumer Health and Wellness, and Medicaid Services sectors
- Seed and Series A stage companies
- Check size ranging from $250,000 to $4,000,000
- U.S.-based companies
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What sectors does Jumpstart Nova invest in?
Jumpstart Nova invests in Digital Health, Health IT, Tech-Enabled Services, Consumer Health and Wellness and Medicaid Services, and is based in Nashville, United States. Jumpstart Nova is listed as a venture capital in the ConnectSafely investor database.
What stage does Jumpstart Nova invest at?
Jumpstart Nova backs companies at Seed and Series A, writing cheques of 250K - 4M.
Which regions does Jumpstart Nova invest in?
Jumpstart Nova invests across United States.
Who are the partners at Jumpstart Nova?
Team members listed for Jumpstart Nova include Kathryne Cooper (General Partner) and Marcus Whitney (Founder and Managing Partner).
How do I contact Jumpstart Nova?
Jumpstart Nova's contact details — including LinkedIn — are listed in the ConnectSafely investor database, along with its website and the LinkedIn profiles of its partners.
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