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Jumpstart Nova
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Jumpstart Nova is the institutional, strategic seed fund of the Jumpstart Health Investors platform, backing exceptional healthcare founders who, when paired with strategic capital, can transform healthcare by building great companies. The firm invests in Seed and Series A healthcare companies building in Health IT, Digital Health, Tech-enabled Services, Consumer Health and Wellness, and Medicaid Services, with a focus on founders dedicated to lowering the cost of care, improving patient outcomes, and increasing the speed of positive change in the US healthcare system. Fund I launched in 2022 as the first venture fund to invest exclusively in Black-founded and Black-led healthcare companies in America, addressing the chronic underinvestment in Black founders by healthcare venture capital. Fund II, targeting $100 million and launched in November 2024, expands the investment remit to all exceptional founders while maintaining the same healthcare focus and seed-stage discipline. Check sizes range from $250,000 to $4,000,000, and the firm invests in US-based and US-focused companies.
Notable quotes
“It's terrible that it required the murder of a human being to move people to recognize a problem that was there before the person was murdered. Change agents have to always be ready to move when the moment presents itself.”
“At the time, I was the only Black health care venture capital partner in Nashville. I felt that I had a responsibility to use my platform to speak to inequity in our industry from a perspective only I had.”
“Since our founding, our goal at Mae has been to create more seamless pathways for established, impactful clinical interventions to reach more birthing people of color… We are grateful for the partnership of Jumpstart Nova and our growing community of investors in believing deeply in this mission.”
Team
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feno | Seed | $6m | 2025-03-01 |
| Intus Care | Series A | $9m | 2024-11-01 |
| Mae (Meet Mae) | Seed | $9m | 2024-05-07 |
| Health Cost IQ | Seed | — | 2023-01-01 |
| Therify | Seed | — | 2023-01-01 |
| Time Study | Seed | — | 2022-11-01 |
| Intus Care | Seed | $3m | 2022-04-20 |
| SoHookd | Seed | — | 2022-01-01 |
| Alerje | Seed | — | 2022-01-01 |
| Teamwork Healthcare | Seed | — | 2022-01-01 |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Deerfield Management | 3 |
| Preface Ventures | 2 |
| Collab Capital | 2 |
| Astia Fund | 1 |
| Concrete Rose Capital | 1 |
| Impact Engine | 1 |
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