THE JUMPSTART ENTREPRENEURIAL NETWORK accelerates the

successes of diverse, high growth Northeast Ohio entrepreneurial early stage

companies by providing seed capital, space and advice, and helping these promising

firms access and leverage the right resources at the right time in their development.

ENTREPRENEURIAL CONNECTIONA NORTHEAST OHIO NETWORK COMMITTED TO STARTUP SUCCESS

entrepreneurs start here: jumpstartnetwork.org

A comprehensive regional innovation center, resource

hub and business incubator, GLIDE offers assistance across the entire business development continuum, from idea assessments and educational resources to access to capital. glideit.org

As part of its efforts to support, educate and champion manufacturing, MAGNET provides a

comprehensive package of business assistance services to support the growth of companies and significantly shorten the time it takes them to get to market. magnetwork.org

JumpStart provides critical support (such as mentoring, investment, talent attraction and

marketing) and connections to diverse, early-stage entrepreneurial companies in order to accelerate their growth. jumpstartinc.org

Through a combination of a customer-centric curriculum, mentoring, business development and investment, the LaunchHouse Accelerator program helps promising tech startups in software, mobile apps and hardware/robotics achieve success. launchhouse.com

The organization stimulates the development of regional innovation

clusters in advanced energy and flexible electronics by designing growth strategies with government policy leaders, and building relationships among cluster members to foster funding, research and business opportunities. nortech.org

A contributed capital and “sidecar” pre-seed investment fund, North Coast Angel Fund focuses

on young tech companies with significant growth potential in the biosciences, advanced materials, information technology and energy industries. northcoastangelfund.com

THE JUMPSTART HIGHER EDUCATION COLLABORATION COUNCIL This organized collaboration of 22 Northeast Ohio-based higher education institutions and community members connects these institutions to their communities, JumpStart and the Northeast Ohio entrepreneurial community.

WHAT IS THE NE T WORK?The Network is a formal group of entrepreneurial support resources that are located across the 21 counties of Northeast Ohio. These partners work together to provide efficient, complementary and cost-effective support to the region’s promising high growth firms.

The members of this Network fall into several major categories: •incubators and accelerators•investors in early stage opportunities•entrepreneurial education programs •innovation-focused research foundations

•other sector-specific entrepreneurial support organizations

WHO DOES THE NE T WORK HELP?

The Network helps early stage Northeast Ohio companies in high growth sectors such as healthcare, IT and cleantech, mainly by providing funding and/or significant high-impact business assistance. These growing businesses may have received low-cost or no-cost services including (but not limited to) help accessing capital, recruiting and hiring a key team member, signing an early customer, developing their board or even creating marketing materials.

“ManuscriptTracker would never have gotten off the ground without people who have been extremely supportive, giving me advice and connecting me to resources.”Brian Boyer | ManuscriptTracker

NET WORK PARTNER ORGANIZAT IONSThe business incubator provides affordable lab, manufacturing and

office space (as well as technical, administrative and professional services) to biomedical, IT, advanced materials and advanced energy companies. akronaccelerator.com

The regional forum introduces angel investors to promising

technology companies, with a particular focus on those leveraging the region’s strengths in healthcare, IT, polymers and advanced materials. uakron.edu/archangels

Akron Regional Change Angels

This collaboration between hospitals, higher education

institutions and funders accelerates translational research to biomedical commercialization, focuses on education initiatives, and improves access, prevention, treatment and disease management. abiakron.org

This business formation,

recruitment and acceleration initiative provides management, networking and funding assistance to help Northeast Ohio healthcare companies grow and commercialize bioscience technologies. bioenterprise.com

The 75,000-square-foot technology incubation and entrepreneurship facility

gets business ideas headed in a profitable direction by providing access to a variety of resources—including low-cost collaborative spaces, mentoring, funding and business assistance. braintreepartners.org

The nonprofit accelerator helps launch and grow innovative, scalable web- or tech-based startups via a combination of

mentoring, networking and funding. bizdom.com

The University is committed to active

engagement and support of innovation, technology development and entrepreneurial activities, including technology commercialization in the biomedical industry and an enriched biomedical incubator. neomed.edu

The research arm of Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, OARDC works with government and industry leaders

to capture and grow the agricultural biosciences sector and to transform research into new business ventures and jobs. oardc.ohio-state.edu

This nonprofit institute enhances the state’s aerospace competitiveness by fostering research and technology

development, and bringing together the best companies, universities and government entities for collaborative research, technology development and commercialization projects. oai.org

The nonprofit University of Akron Research Foundation (UARF) aids technology-

based economic development by supporting and commercializing university research. uakron.edu/research/uarf.dot

This nonprofit entrepreneurial center and business incubator

supports the development of commercially viable business-to-business (B2B) software companies and other compelling technologies by offering support, education and space to entrepreneurs. techudson.org

The incubator helps accelerate emerging businesses—specifically information technology and B2B software—by providing an array of critical development resources,

including facilities, equipment, entrepreneurial counseling and networking opportunities. ybi.org

The mixed-use facility cultivates research and technical

potential, with the overarching goal of developing and commercializing early stage cleantech, energy and natural resource technologies. tbeic.org

THE NE T WORK’S IMPAC T SELEC T NE T WORK CLIENTS

cumulative risk capital raised by client companies to-date

$1.5B

clients that have received significant business assistance

824

direct jobs created and retained by client companies

2,568

cumulative revenue generated by client companies in 2013

$128M

companies receiving assistance that are minority- or women-owned

30%

p o w e r s y s t e m sEchogen Power Systems develops and

manufactures an engine that recovers

thermal energy from a wide variety of

sources and transforms it into usable

energy. echogen.com

•Echogen launched in the Akron Global

Business Accelerator and received both

funding and assistance from JumpStart.

The BoxCast video-sharing broadcast

box allows anyone with a video camera

to conveniently stream live video through

websites, email, Twitter and Facebook.

boxcast.com

•BoxCast received an Innovation Fund award, a

Cuyahoga County North Coast Opportunities

Fund loan and MPAcT grant from MAGNET; the

latter enabled the company to manufacture its

video-sharing broadcast box more easily and

cost-effectively.

Renter’s BOOM is an innovative online

solution that connects property managers

with potential tenants using socially

integrated leasing. rentersboom.com

•JumpStart and MAGNET client Renter’s

BOOM (which is also a Bizdom portfolio

company) received a Tech Sprout grant

through the Braintree Business Development

Center and an Innovation Fund award.

Funding Partner

Incubators and AcceleratorsAkron Global Business Accelerator

BioEnterprise

Bizdom

Braintree Business Development Center

Great Lakes Innovation and Development Enterprise (GLIDE)

JumpStart Inc.

LaunchHouse

TECHudson

The Incubator at MAGNET

Youngstown Business Incubator

Venture Capital and Angel FundsConcept Capital

North Coast Angel Fund

Other Service ProvidersARCHAngels

Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron

IdeaCrossing

NorTech

Northeast Ohio Medical University

Ohio Aerospace Institute

Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center

Tech Belt Energy Innovation Center

University of Akron Research Foundation

Pre-Seed and Seed FundsAkron BioInvestments Funds

Alliance Startup Fund

Appleseed Microfinance

Barberton Growth Fund

Canton Entrepreneur Launch

Cuyahoga County North Coast Opportunities Fund

Glengary LLC

Innovation Fund,Founded by the Lorain County Community College Foundation

JumpStart Evergreen Fund

Tech Sprout

Wooster Opportunity Loan Fund

EducatorsThe JumpStart Higher Education Collaboration Council

NET WORK-AFFILIATED REGIONAL FUNDSCAPITAL SOURCE

Akron BioInvestments Fund(Rapid Commercialization

Loan Fund)up to $250,000 loan (convertible note or equity) City of Akron

Alliance Startup Fund up to $35,000 low-interest loan City of Alliance

Appleseed Microfinance $1,000-$35,000 loan Northeast Ohio

Barberton Growth fund up to $50,000 low-interest loan City of Barberton

JumpStart Evergreen Fund up to $250,000 convertible note Northeast Ohio

Tech Sprout up to $2,000 for NE Ohio up to $6,000 for Braintree tenants micro-grant Northeast Ohio

Cuyahoga County North Coast Opportunities Fund $25,000-$125,000 low-interest loan Cuyahoga County

Canton Entrepreneur Launch up to $250,000 convertible note or equity City of Canton

Innovation Fund of Lorain County Community College Foundation up to $100,000 Series A grant, Series B loan Northeast Ohio

Wooster Opportunity Loan Fund up to $100,000 low-interest loan Wayne County

AMOUNT T YPE OF FUNDING GEOGRAPHICAL REQUIREMENTS

Ohio Third Frontier is an internationally recognized $2.3 billion technology-based economic development initiative. It supports existing industries that are transforming themselves with new, globally competitive products and fostering the formation and attraction of new companies in emerging industry sectors. Ohio Third Frontier provides funding to Ohio technology-based companies, universities, nonprofit research institutions and other organizations to create new products, companies, industries and jobs.