About
Innovation can be tailored to solve critical healthcare industry problems, benefiting everyone, but a bridge from entrepreneur to executive is needed.
Our Story
Jumpstart Capital’s Managing Partner, Vic Gatto, co-founded Jumpstart Health Investors in 2014 as a new venture capital firm to redesign how innovation is brought to market in healthcare.
Jumpstart Capital (JSC) funds are intentionally small in size ($10-25m) and optimized for financial and operational impact. Capital is raised from a close group of Vic’s friends and long-standing relationships every 3 years to invest in a portfolio of 10-12 seed-stage healthcare startups.
Each JSC fund focuses on a targeted segment of the overall healthcare industry. The current fund is investing in the AI-Empowered Healthcare Workforce. Our healthcare workers need better tools and streamlined workflows to empower them to deliver better care to patients efficiently.
Jumpstart Capital benefits from its strategic relationship with the other Jumpstart funds, Jumpstart Foundry and Jumpstart Nova.
Jumpstart Foundry (JSF): broad insight and investment access:
Jumpstart Foundry invests in 20-40 of the highest-potential pre-seed healthcare teams annually. JSF establishes this broad portfolio of the best ideas and best teams across healthcare each year. JSF brings a dedicated team and raises capital from its own Limited Partners. In addition to a capital investment, JSF supports these emerging innovations with educational programs, speakers, and introductions to customers and capital. Importantly, JSF never makes a second or “follow-on” investment. Instead, it allows Jumpstart Capital to exercise its investment options in these companies after they begin to demonstrate market success.
Jumpstart Nova (JSN): institutional capital partner:
Jumpstart Nova is Jumpstart Health Investors’ institutional VC fund. This focus on institutional LPs has made JSN the largest fund and the flagship brand for the Jumpstart family of funds. JSN holds the primary right to invest in JSF assets with JSC in the secondary position. JSC benefits from the relationship with JSN through our ability to co-invest together. This relationship allows JSC to take larger and more influential ownership positions in the most promising healthcare companies.
Of course, Jumpstart Capital can and does invest in deals through traditional sources, but these two complementary “sister funds” allow JSC access to more and better investment options than other seed funds of a similar size.
Our Criteria
Jumpstart Capital invests in early-stage healthcare companies bringing game-changing innovation to healthcare in a targeted segment of the overall healthcare industry. The current fund is investing in the AI-Empowered Healthcare Workforce. Our healthcare workers need better tools and streamlined workflows to empower them to deliver better care to patients efficiently.
We make direct investments in Seed-stage companies; however, we partner with Jumpstart Foundry to ensure that high-potential pre-seed companies receive the capital and support they need. We encourage you to apply to Jumpstart Foundry if you are at the pre-seed stage.
We are looking for all of the following in our investments:
- Stage: Seed
- Focus: The AI-Empowered Healthcare Workforce
- Check Size: $250,000 – $500,000
- Lead: Yes, not always
- Board Seat: Yes, if we lead
- Location: US-headquartered companies
Our Process
Jumpstart Capital is committed to unbiased support of the healthcare innovation ecosystem. As such, we have developed a standard process for all interested in connecting with us to minimize bias and maximize efficiency. Whether we know you already or not, please complete the form and we will be in touch.