We back exceptional healthcare founders.

FOUNDERS WHO, WHEN PAIRED WITH STRATEGIC CAPITAL, CAN TRANSFORM HEALTHCARE BY BUILDING GREAT COMPANIES ARE WHO WE SEEK TO WORK ALONGSIDE.
Jumpstart Nova is the institutional, strategic seed fund of the Jumpstart Health Investors platform.

Our founders are creating transformative businesses across the healthcare landscape.

We fund the innovators that will lower the cost of care for patients, improve patient outcomes, and increase the speed of positive change in our healthcare system.

Who We Are

Experienced healthcare venture investors.

Our partners have been leaders in early-stage healthcare venture investing for the last 10+ years, launched a historic Fund I, and our performance has elevated us to be the institutional, strategic seed fund on the Jumpstart Health Investors platform.

 

We are based in Nashville, Tennessee and Los Angeles, California.

What We Do

We find, invest in, and support uniquely qualified, passionate founders who are dedicating their lives to making healthcare in America better.

We invest in seed and series A healthcare companies building in Health IT, Digital Health, Tech-enabled Services, Consumer Health and Wellness, and Medicaid Services. We are healthcare startup experts, and we are incredibly connected in the healthcare industry.

How We Partner

We are engaged investors.

We partner with our founders, shoulder to shoulder, to build great and impactful healthcare businesses.

Meet Our Team

Marcus Whitney

Marcus Whitney

Founder, Managing Partner

Kathryne Cooper, MBA

Kathryne Cooper, MBA

General Partner

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