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Our client companies are making milestones and grabbing regional and national headlines. Media inquiries on any of the companies can be directed to Samantha Fryberger, JumpStart's Director of Communications at [email protected] or 216.363.3400. She will put you in touch with the entrepreneur.



Steve Paquette: It’s all about entrepreneurship

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

In early 2013, the Stark Development Board will be helping to launch a new economic development partnership, the Stark Entrepreneurship Alliance. Read More ...


Surgical Rehearsal Platform Makes Virtual Operations Possible

Tuesday, December 04, 2012

Medicine is continuously learning from other fields, perhaps the best example being aviation. It is from aviation that we gained the benefits of checklists, integrated ICUs and ORs, and – most recently – simulators. Read More ...


FitVia App Helps Users Find Exercise Buddies

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Last May, Brandt Butze had what he calls an “Aha! moment.” He was 370 pounds and wanted to lose the weight and get in shape. He went on Facebook and posted that he was committed to walking. Read More ...


Surgical Theater, LLC sells first Surgical Rehearsal Platform to UH Case Medical Center

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Surgical Theater, LLC, creator of the Selman Surgical Rehearsal Platform (SRP), has made the first sale of its groundbreaking technology to University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center in Cleveland, one of the most respected research/teaching hospitals in America. Read More ...


Big River Secures $250,000 Seed Investment from JumpStart

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Big River, a cloud-based fundraising platform for non-profit organizations, is one of two companies to recently receive a $250,000 Seed Investment from JumpStart. Read More ...


Lightning-Grader-Assessment-Tool-Enables-Teachers

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Lightning Grader, an online assessment tool that grades 100 papers per minute, is fast becoming the standard for educators committed to student achievement. Read More ...


Don't Get Buried, Be Prepared

Monday, November 12, 2012

eFuneral, based in Cleveland OH is providing a service to people that are really struggling at the time. Loss of family or a friend is rarely if ever fully expected, so pulling it all together to arrange a funeral and all that comes with it can be difficult. Read More ...


A Framed First Dollar for the Internet Age

Monday, September 24, 2012

SparkBase is a nice success story. They've been hiring like crazy in Cleveland, particularly in the last year and a half and are up to 50 people working out of their new offices. They're one of several middleware vendors in the retail space that are emerging to collect and analyze retail data. Read More ...


Shaker Heights startup business receives funding

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Miach Medical Innovations is one of seven northeast Ohio startup businesses to receive money through the Innovation Fund, founded by the Lorain County Community College Foundation. Read More ...


Local entrepreneurs hoping to attract college students with textbook search site

Tuesday, September 04, 2012

Derek Haake got his law degree, as well as an MBA, from the University of Akron in the last few years. And he’s still not earning a regular paycheck. But that’s OK with him.

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Rolling Out a Smaller Barrel Sooner

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

The indispensable ingredient in great whiskey is time: years of aging and mellowing in casks. But in the world of craft whiskey, a growing number of distillers are unwilling to wait that long.

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Research on housing, books important to saving on college expenses

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Derek Haake is a Texas A&M graduate and the founder and president of Campus Shift, a business he started with the sole purpose of saving students money and making college more affordable.


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SGM Games Launches First of its Kind, Full-Scale TSA Simulation Game and CheckPoint Madness HD Puts Players in Charge of Managing Airport Security

Thursday, August 02, 2012

SGM Games™, a mobile application developer of funny games, launched Checkpoint Madness HD for the iPad®, the first of its kind, full-scale TSA simulation game that puts players in charge of managing airport security with a tongue-in-cheek attitude.

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Polyflow creates new company to make fuels and chemicals from plastic waste

Monday, July 30, 2012

Polyflow and private-equity firm Ambassador Enterprises of Ft. Wayne, Ind., have agreed to create a new company, Renewable Energy Solutions by Polyflow, to commercialize Polyflow's energy recovery equipment and technology.

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Shaker Heights company In2une receives county loan

Sunday, July 29, 2012

The Cuyahoga County Department of Development recently awarded local software development company In2une, based on Parkland Drive, a $125,000 loan through its North Coast Opportunities program.

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Through the PRISM of manufacturing

Saturday, July 28, 2012

What does it take to succeed as a start-up or an older company looking to do something new?

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Via680 Announces Forever-Free Ving Interactive Video Email Accounts That Close the Loop On Communication

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Via680, a portfolio company of the Youngstown Business Incubator (YBI), announced the availability of free Ving interactive video email accounts, which are active for the lifetime of the product.

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Via680 Announces Forever-Free Ving Interactive Video Email Accounts That Close the Loop On Communication

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

In a quest for feedback that will help reinvent e-mail, via680 invites users to set-up free accounts. Ving video email enables fast and easy transmission of video, audio messages, documents and surveys all in one package and provides automatic feedback to senders.

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Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish and Washington University Begins Imaging with First ViewRay System

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Investigators at the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, have begun studying the imaging capabilities of an innovative radiation therapy system from ViewRay(TM) Incorporated.

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GlamNatural: New Revolutionary Makeup and Award Winning Packaging

Monday, July 02, 2012

Thanks to the revolutionary focus from GlamNatural and Lumson, two highly innovative products are now available to consumers globally.

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Cleveland firm's innovations fit technology to art of modeling skull implants

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

The Cleveland-based bioengineering firm OsteoSymbionics specializes in craniofacial implants — prosthetics meant to take the place of skull and facial bones that are missing as a result of injury, disease or congenital deformity.


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Shaker LaunchHouse Profile: Babl Media

Thursday, June 21, 2012

LaunchHouse is a perfect fit for company that designs logos and websites for other startups

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Startup has big dreams for small hydro-fueled engines

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Partners in an Akron startup called Hydrogen Energy Systems LLC revved up a small engine Wednesday to show off what they say is breakthrough technology they hope to soon commercialize.

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3-Wheeled cars will always be cool

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Throughout automotive history, no general theme that fundamentally changes the chassis of the vehicle has been more recurrent than 3-wheeled autos.

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Midwest Clean Tech Innovators, Investors, Gather at Brinks Innovation Competition “Where Are They Now?�? Luncheon

Saturday, May 26, 2012

In advance of the 2012 Brinks Innovation Competition to be held in September, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione held its annual “Where Are They Now?” luncheon for members of the legal, investor and clean technology communities at the firm’s Chicago office on May 9, 2012.

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Pain-relief neurostimulation company SPR gets $900K Ohio loan

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Neurostimulation pain-relief device company SPR Therapeutics has been approved for a $900,000 loan from the state of Ohio.

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Al Bubba Baker: Bubba Qs on WKYC-TV3's "Good Company"

Thursday, May 24, 2012

The owner of Bubba Q's, Al Bubba Baker, shows us how to make ribs in less than five minutes in preparation for the holiday weekend.

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NASA engineers to help record companies, medical device makers and others

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Announced early this year, the technical assistance program combines loans from the city of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County with technical assistance from NASA. The space agency will offer up to 40 hours of engineering work to each company from its technical experts.

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AxioMed(R) Spine Corporation Closes its Series D Financing

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

AxioMed(R) Spine Corporation, a spinal orthopedics company focused on the development of products designed to restore spinal function in patients with degenerative spine disease by advancing the standard of care beyond fusion and first generation disc replacement, announced today that it has completed the final closing of its Series D financing, raising $5 million in two tranches from current and new investors.

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Powdermet Enters into Joint Venture to Develop High-Strength Light-Weight Metals

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Abakan’s company, Powdermet has reported significant developments in the commercialization of MComP nanocomposite metals and become a part of a joint venture development team, consisting of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Eck Industries and Oshkosh, to advance nanostructured high-strength light-weight metals.

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How will we meet our appetite for electricity in the future?

Monday, May 21, 2012

Most of us are unaware of how much we depend upon low-cost, reliable electricity in our daily lives. We don't give a second thought to how it really works and how that electricity is generated and delivered to our homes and businesses when we need it. I suspect most people don't realize that changes are coming that will impact our electricity capacity and infrastructure and force us to develop new capacity to meet our needs.

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Six Startups in Five Northeast Ohio Counties Win Innovation Fund Awards

Thursday, May 17, 2012

The Innovation Fund, founded by the Lorain County Community College Foundation, is awarding $375,000 to six technology startup companies spread across five Northeast Ohio counties. The funding round, which is comprised of three $25,000 awards and three $100,000 awards, includes the first award winners from Lake and Stark counties. Other counties represented are Lorain, Cuyahoga, and Portage.

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AxioMed Receives CE Mark for Freedom Cervical Disc

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

AxioMed Spine Corp. has announced it has received the CE mark approval for its Freedom cervical disc, according to a news release.

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AxioMed Spine Corporation Receives CE Mark for Freedom(R) Cervical Disc

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

AxioMed(R) Spine Corporation announces the receipt of CE Mark approval for its Freedom(R) Cervical Disc, an elastomeric total spinal disc replacement device.

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Cleveland HeartLab at TEDMED

Monday, May 14, 2012

Biomarker test company Cleveland HeartLab made a splash recently at TEDMED, with about 500 conference-goers taking the company’s heart inflammation tests.

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Rust Belt chic: Declining Midwest cities make a comeback

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Gritty Rust Belt cities, once left for dead, are on the rise -- thanks to young people priced out of cooler locales

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Takeda to invest in regenerative medicine startup Juventas’ next round

Friday, May 11, 2012

Story excerpt provided by MedCity News

Written by Brandon Glenn

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Founders | James Hilton of Quixby

Monday, May 07, 2012

Story excerpt provided by hivelocity

Written by Catherine Podojil

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Cleveland Whiskey makes a quality drink in days instead of years

Friday, May 04, 2012

Story excerpt provided by NewsNet5.com

Written by Dave Gapinski

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Braintree Business Development Center sponsors nanotechnology conference

Thursday, May 03, 2012

Story excerpt provided by hivelocity

Written by Catherine Podojil

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Cedars-Sinai first West Coast ALS clinic to implant breathing-assist device under new FDA approval

Wednesday, May 02, 2012

Release excerpt provided by Medical Xpress

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NaviNet and CoverMyMeds Improve E-Prescribing

Wednesday, May 02, 2012

NaviNet, America's largest real-time healthcare communications network, serving more than 121 million covered lives, and CoverMyMeds, the leader in prior authorization tools for doctors and pharmacies, announced today that they have entered into a strategic partnership to offer a multi-payer solution for electronic drug prior authorizations (ePAs). Read More ...


What Works: Life Core Technologies

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Story excerpt provided by WKYC-TV

Written by Mike Green

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Surgeon Implants Diaphragm Pacemaker in Pediatric Patient

Friday, April 27, 2012

Excerpt of story provided by Newswise

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Biobank aims to collect stem cells and tissues for use in future bone grafts

Friday, April 27, 2012

Excerpt of story provided by MedCity News

Written by Brandon Glenn

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Thermalin Diabetes gets $4.5M NIH grant for next-generation insulin

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Excerpt of story provided by MedCity News

Written by Brandon Glenn

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MAR Systems Wins Most Promising Innovation Award

Monday, April 23, 2012

MAR Systems, Inc., headquartered in Solon, Ohio, won the Most Promising Innovation Award at the Cleantech Forum held in San Francisco from March 26-28. The Cleantech Forum is recognized internationally as the premier event devoted to catalyzing global venture capital and private equity investment, business formation, and industry mergers and acquisitions. Read More ...


New BioInnovation Institute headquarters nearing completion in downtown Akron

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Excerpt of story provided by Akron Beacon Journal
Written by Cheryl Powell

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New countywide emergency notification system coming soon

Wednesday, April 04, 2012

Excerpt of story provided by The Times-Reporter

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Quixby Opens Beta: Aims to Make Custom Computers Ridiculously Easy

Tuesday, April 03, 2012

Excerpt of story provided by Virtual-Strategy Magazine

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iGuiders wins local business plan competition, off to global competition

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Excerpt of story provided by Fresh Water
Written by Karin Connelly

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Face transplant for Virginia man is lauded as most extensive in history

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Story excerpt provided by The Washington Post

Written by Maggie Fazeli Fard

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Canton designer isn't an angler, but proves he knows "Jack" about fishing hooks

Friday, March 09, 2012

Story excerpt provided by The Plain Dealer

Written by D'Arcy Egan

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Taking ADAP Nanotech's 'Gecko Tape' From Lab Bench to Factory Floor

Monday, February 27, 2012

Story excerpt provided by WKSU-FM

Written by Jeff St. Clair

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Milo Biotechnology Snags $250K Investment From JumpStart

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Excerpt of story provided by Fresh Water Cleveland

Written by Frank Lewis

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From Napkin Sketch to FDA Approval: Bringing Medical Devices to Market

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Excerpt of story provided by General Surgery News

Written by Gabriel Miller

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Polyflow Waste-to-Fuel Processor Project Gets $600K Third Frontier Grant

Monday, February 20, 2012

Story excerpt provided by WKBN-TV Youngstown

Written by staff

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Plain Township Resident Revolutionizes Fishing Knots Problem

Friday, February 17, 2012

Excerpt of story provided by the Canton Repository

Written by staff

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Gecko-Based Adhesives Company ADAP Nanotech gets 250K from JumpStart

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Press release excerpt provided by the University of Akron

Written by Denise Henry

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Meet Jon Snyder, Founder of Neuros Medical

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Excerpt of story provided by Fresh Water Cleveland

Written by staff

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Milo Biotechnology Receives $250K Investment From JumpStart

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Story excerpt provided by Crain's Cleveland Business

Written by Chuck Soder

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What Works: Simply Southern Sides

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Story excerpt provided by WKYC-TV

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Cleveland Whiskey CEO Tom Lix Puts Product on Fast Track for Success

Thursday, February 09, 2012

Story excerpt provided by Cleveland Business Connects

Written by Nina Polien Light

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OnShift Secures $3M in Financing to Bolster Sales and Marketing

Thursday, February 02, 2012

Story excerpt provided by Crain's Cleveland Business

Written by Scott Suttell

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Neuros Medical Gets Approval for Electrical Nerve Block Therapy Pilot

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Story excerpt provided by hiVelocity

Written by Matt Wagner

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CitizenGroove's DecisionDesk Nominated for 100K Intel Innovators Award

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Excerpt of announcement provided by CitizenGroove

Written by John Knific

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Canton Entrepreneur Launch Awards $50K to Jack Hooks

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Press release excerpt provided by Chamber News

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What Works: Stack Media

Monday, January 23, 2012

Story excerpt provided by WKYC-TV

Written by Dan Bowman

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BioInnovation Institute Unveils First Spinoff Company

Friday, January 13, 2012

Story excerpt provided by the Akron Beacon Journal

Written by Cheryl Powell

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Knotice on Civic Commons: Mommy Where Do Jobs Come From?

Tuesday, January 03, 2012

Podcast excerpt provided by Civic Commons

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Surgical Simulation Startup Readies for Market With Innovation Fund Grant

Tuesday, January 03, 2012

Story excerpt provided by MedCity News

Written by Brandon Glenn

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