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Feno to Advance At-Home Oral Health Technology
Healthtech startup Feno announced the close of their $6m seed round, which included Jumpstart Nova.
Mae closes oversubscribed seed funding round to reduce maternal health disparities
Mae Health Inc, a tech-enabled service to drive improvements in Black maternal health outcomes, closed an oversubscribed seed funding round that was led by Jumpstart Nova.
Kathryne featured in Pitchbook’s 83 Black founders and Investors to Know
Jumpstart Nova’s Kathryne Cooper was featured in Pitchbook’s 83 Black founders and Investors to Know in 2024 List. A community-generated list, it celebrates..
Marcus guest-interviews Dr. Hildreth on Public Service Announcement
Check out the special episode ‘Keep on Rolling’ that kicks off the season of Dr. James E.K. Hildreth’s podcast Public Service Announcement where guest host Marcus Whitney interviews Dr. Hildreth
Jumpstart Nova named by AHA as 1 of 3 firms leveling the playing field in Health Equity Investing
Jumpstart Nova was named by AHA as 1 of 3 firms leveling the playing field in Health Equity Investing, which was promoted to 22,000 healthcare executives.
Nashville health care chiefs are concerned about health of the city
The overall health of Nashville is in jeopardy according to health care leaders in discussion on how they could improve the...
Marcus shares how to craft your own narrative
Listen in to hear Marcus Whitney share how we should all 'Own our story, know our purpose and strengthen our community" on...
New Report Reveals Key To Successful Time Studies at Top Ranked Hospitals
Time Study, a Jumpstart Nova portfolio company, released the first study that uses a data-driven approach to benchmark the...
Jumpstart Nova’s Partner Kathryne Cooper Featured at Milken Institute Global Conference
For the second year in a row, Kathryne Cooper was invited as a speaker at the Annual Milken Institute Global Conference as...
Closing the Gap in Health Care Funding
When funding flooded into the health care space in 2020 in a pandemic-induced frenzy, Black-founded startups saw less than...
Reimagining Opportunity and Innovation In Digital Health
RockHealth.org launches publication Reimagining Opportunity and Innovation in Digital Health covering opportunity to...
There is No Innovation Without Failure ASAE
2022 ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition keynoter Marcus Whitney shared with Associations Now leaders to embrace failure...
Humanity Health joins Jumpstart Nova portfolio
Humanity Health, the premier career acceleration and talent sourcing platform for underrepresented leaders in healthcare...
Marcus Whitney selected as Aspen Global Leadership Network Health Innovators Fellow Aspen Institute
Marcus Whitney is honored to be selected as a Fellow in the Aspen Global Leadership Network’s 2022 Health Innovators...
Marcus Whitney joins Board of Directors at the HFMA Yahoo Finance
Marcus Whitney joins Board of Directors at the Healthcare Financial Management Association for three year term. HFMA With...