JUMPSTART INC

ENTREPRENEURIAL SERVICES (ESP) AND INVESTING:AS OHIO PRIORITIZES TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN GROWTH WITHIN ITS BROADER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, JUMPSTART INC. PLAYS A DUAL AND ESSENTIAL ROLE - PREPARING VENTURE INVESTABLE COMPANIES FOR CAPITAL AND SERVING AS A REGIONAL VENTURE INVESTOR. BY COMBINING THESE FUNCTIONS, JUMPSTART HELPS TECH COMPANIES SECURE AND DEPLOY EARLY-STAGE CAPITAL MORE EFFECTIVELY, ENABLING THEM TO SCALE, CREATE JOBS, AND STRENGTHEN THE REGION'S LONG-TERM ECONOMIC VITALITY. JUMPSTART CONDUCTS INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES TO SUPPLEMENT STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ECONOMIC AND JOB DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT AND OTHER PROGRAMS DIRECTED AT ENCOURAGING THE INITIATION OF GROWTH, MATURATION, AND EXPANSION OF SMALL BUSINESSES WITH A POTENTIAL FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND THEREBY CONTRIBUTING TO AN ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION OF NORTHERN OHIO. JUMPSTART OFTEN BUNDLES GUIDANCE FROM EXPERIENCED VENTURE PARTNERS WITH ITS SEED INVESTMENT CAPITAL. EARLY-STAGE INVESTMENT FROM JUMPSTART ALLOWS THESE INNOVATIVE COMPANIES TO COMPLETE PRODUCT PROTOTYPES, CONDUCT EARLY MARKETING CAMPAIGNS, AND ADD KEY MEMBERS. SIMILARLY, THE STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE FROM VENTURE PARTNERS ENABLES INNOVATION-ORIENTED ENTREPRENEURS TO HIT KEY GROWTH MILESTONES, ADVANCE THROUGH STAGES OF THE BUSINESS, AND ATTRACT FOLLOW-ON FUNDING. THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2025, JUMPSTART HAS INVESTED $111.5M IN 185 PORTFOLIO COMPANIES WHOSE BUSINESS ACTIVITIES WERE DETERMINED TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS OF THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION PROGRAM. WITH REGARD TO ACCELERATING GROWTH, CLIENT AND PORTFOLIO COMPANIES RECEIVE INTENSIVE TECHNICAL SUPPORT FROM THE JUMPSTART TEAM. VENTURE PARTNERS AND MENTORS ASSIGNED TO A CLIENT COMPANY TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO HELP ENSURE THAT KEY MILESTONES ARE MET. JUMPSTART ADVISORS HAVE:1) CONNECTED JUMPSTART'S CLIENT AND PORTFOLIO COMPANIES WITH HUNDREDS OF RESOURCES, INCLUDING SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS, BOARD MEMBERS, MANAGEMENT TEAM MEMBERS, AND POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS.2) ENABLED JUMPSTART CLIENT AND PORTFOLIO COMPANIES TO MEET INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES, INCLUDING FINALIZING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, SECURING FOLLOW-ON CAPITAL, BUILDING INTERNAL SYSTEMS, AND DEVELOPING STRATEGIC PARTNER AND CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS.

OUTREACH AND EDUCATION:OUTREACH AND EDUCATION ARE SIGNIFICANT AND CRITICAL SEGMENTS OF JUMPSTART'S OVERALL ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION PROGRAMS. THE JUMPSTART OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PROGRAM'S CONTINUOUS PRESENTATION OF NETWORKING EVENTS, SEMINARS, AND PUBLISHED ARTICLES BOTH IN TRADITIONAL AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA COMBINE TO BUILD A GREATER APPRECIATION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO THE NORTHERN OHIO REGIONAL ECONOMY.THE ACTIVITIES OF OUTREACH AND EDUCATION ARE DIRECTED TO SUPPORTING NETWORKS OF INVESTORS, ADVISORS, AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE FIRMS TO ENCOURAGE AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF SUCCESSFUL HIGH-POTENTIAL ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURES IN NORTHERN OHIO AND THEREBY ENHANCE THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION OF THE REGION. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, JUMPSTART SEEKS TO BUILD AWARENESS OF SERVICES TO COMPANIES THAT NEED AND QUALIFY FOR SUPPORT.JUMPSTART'S MEDIA OUTREACH AND EVENTS CONTINUALLY INFORM AND EDUCATE OHIO'S ENTREPRENEURS, GIVING VISIBILITY TO THE SUCCESS OF ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURES AND PROVIDING SUPPORT TO ENABLE A THRIVING ENTREPRENEURIAL COMMUNITY. FROM 7/1/24 THROUGH 06/30/25, JUMPSTART: 1) COMMUNICATED WITH MORE THAN 41,759 EMAIL SUBSCRIBERS AND MORE THAN 31,400 SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS, HIGHLIGHTING ENTREPRENEURIAL SUCCESSES AS WELL AS EVENTS FOR NETWORKING AND LEARNING.2) ACHIEVED 553 TOTAL MEDIA MENTIONS HIGHLIGHTING CLIENT SUCCESS STORIES AND SHARING VALUABLE INFORMATION SO REGIONAL ENTERPRENEURS CAN ACCESS THE CAPITAL, SERVICES, AND CONNECTIONS THEY NEED TO GROW. THESE STORIES REACHED AUDIENCES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND HIGHLIGHTED CLIENT SUCCESS STORIES.3) HOSTED 22 IN-PERSON AND 18 VIRTUAL EVENTS EMPOWERING ENTREPRENEURS TO BUILD CRITICAL RESOURCE CONNECTIONS AND INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE IN SUBJECT MATTERS NECESSARY TO STARTING AND GROWING AN EARLY-STAGE VENTURE OR SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS.TO ENHANCE THE COVERAGE OF THIS SERIES, MANY OF THESE EVENTS AND CONVERSATIONS ARE RECORDED AND MADE AVAILABLE AS PODCASTS, VIDEO SPOTLIGHTS, AND OTHER CONTENT. THROUGH 06/30/25, THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 59,600 PODCAST DOWNLOADS FROM JUMPSTART CHANNELS AND MORE THAN 184,000 VIDEO VIEWS ON JUMPSTART'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL. OVERALL, THERE WERE MORE THAN 139,700 UNIQUE VISITORS TO JUMPSTART WEBSITES IN FISCAL YEAR 2025.