Jumpstart

Jumpstart is a private, member-lead, angel group that invests in early-stage technology companies in the Mid-Atlantic region. As the leading angel group in New Jersey, Jumpstart members include many successful entrepreneurs, business executives and venture capitalists in the region.
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Sharon Waters

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16 past transactions

Sword Diagnostics

Venture Round in 2005
Sword Diagnostics is a leading-edge life sciences company created in response to the rapidly evolving needs of the research, pharmaceutical, and clinical communities. Although researchers are discovering thousands of biomarkers associated with both healthy and diseased-related biological processes, today's life science tools are unable to effectively measure, quantify, and determine the ultimate value of these biological markers. Sword Diagnostics' technology is directly aimed at making it easier to understand these newly emerging biomarkers, as well as extending the utility of existing diagnostics assays.

Sword Diagnostics

Series A in 2006
Sword Diagnostics is a leading-edge life sciences company created in response to the rapidly evolving needs of the research, pharmaceutical, and clinical communities. Although researchers are discovering thousands of biomarkers associated with both healthy and diseased-related biological processes, today's life science tools are unable to effectively measure, quantify, and determine the ultimate value of these biological markers. Sword Diagnostics' technology is directly aimed at making it easier to understand these newly emerging biomarkers, as well as extending the utility of existing diagnostics assays.

Deepwave Digital

Seed Round in 2020
Deepwave Digital, Inc. manufactures artificial intelligence (AI)-based hardware/software sensor solutions for radio frequency (RF) and wireless system companies. . The company’s products include Artificial Intelligence Radio Transceiver (AIR-T) which is a software defined radio. It offers software, such as AirPack, AirStack Sandbox, and Spectrum Sensing that enables RF and wireless systems to receive, detect, and identify signals in the spectral environment. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

STEARCLEAR

Convertible Note in 2013
STEARCLEAR USA, LLC operates a platform which allows riders and drivers to connect via mobile app, web, or over the phone. It also provides a GPS-enabled designated driver service. The company enables to connect customers with professional drive teams that get them and their cars home safely; and engages in franchising. It offers its services to customers in the United States and internationally. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania.

FUSAR Technologies, Inc.

Angel Round in 2014
FUSAR Technologies builds a platform for connected cameras, communication, and safety technology. FUSAR stands for the fusion of technology and adventure. Their mission is to make technology as easy to use in motion as it is when standing still. The FUSAR app is the cornerstone of their ecosystem and their line of companion hardware devices allows users to interact with the app on-the-go, enabling entirely new experiences. It was founded in 2014 and is based in Kearny, New Jersey.

Hulafrog

Seed Round in 2013
Hulafrog, Inc. operates a website that connects parents to local events and businesses in their community, as well as to each other. Its website also enables business owner with kids’ activities to post information about their business, events, classes, camps, birthday parties, and more; and allows parents to find fairs and festivals, karate studios and kid friendly restaurants via websites, mobile devices, and email. The company sells local, regional, and national advertising packages. Hulafrog, Inc. was founded in 2010 and is based in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey.

FUSAR Technologies, Inc.

Seed Round in 2016
FUSAR Technologies builds a platform for connected cameras, communication, and safety technology. FUSAR stands for the fusion of technology and adventure. Their mission is to make technology as easy to use in motion as it is when standing still. The FUSAR app is the cornerstone of their ecosystem and their line of companion hardware devices allows users to interact with the app on-the-go, enabling entirely new experiences. It was founded in 2014 and is based in Kearny, New Jersey.

FUSAR Technologies, Inc.

Seed Round in 2017
FUSAR Technologies builds a platform for connected cameras, communication, and safety technology. FUSAR stands for the fusion of technology and adventure. Their mission is to make technology as easy to use in motion as it is when standing still. The FUSAR app is the cornerstone of their ecosystem and their line of companion hardware devices allows users to interact with the app on-the-go, enabling entirely new experiences. It was founded in 2014 and is based in Kearny, New Jersey.

emocha Mobile Health

Seed Round in 2015
emocha Mobile Health Inc. provides mobile health platforms for patient engagement and medication adherence. The company provides customizable reports to the care team and provides a summary of adherence and insights gleaned from daily video submissions. It offers miDOT, an application that improves medication adherence and links patients to care; and outbreak monitoring systems for public health officials that enable them to conduct active and direct-active monitoring of people. The company also provides care coordination solutions, including primary health clinic application for collecting critical identification information; linkage officer application that checks results and follows up with patients; and MDR-TB clinic application that allows nurses to check patients by initiating care guided by clinical decision support algorithms. emocha Mobile Health Inc. was formerly known as Seiguer Associates Incorporated. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Baltimore, Maryland.

NeuroFlow

Venture Round in 2018
NeuroFlow is a platform to be a resource and asset to the health care provider in their pursuit to get patients better and improve lives. NeuroFlow is a HIPAA-compliant cloud-based platform that empowers health care providers to track, assess, and engage patients using evidence-based practices to support their mental health. The suite of tools supports remote monitoring and behavioral health integration across the continuum of care, including psychology, primary care, and pain management settings, with the goal of increasing patient engagement and improving compliance.

Seamless.AI

Seed Round in 2018
Seamless.ai provides a sales automation software intended to organize contacts and make them universally accessible and useful. Artificial intelligence that finds perfect email addresses, phone numbers and insights for all professionals powers its sales automation software, enabling users to automate their process of list building, contact research, data entry, and other forms of busy work that is necessary for sales.

FUSAR Technologies, Inc.

Seed Round in 2015
FUSAR Technologies builds a platform for connected cameras, communication, and safety technology. FUSAR stands for the fusion of technology and adventure. Their mission is to make technology as easy to use in motion as it is when standing still. The FUSAR app is the cornerstone of their ecosystem and their line of companion hardware devices allows users to interact with the app on-the-go, enabling entirely new experiences. It was founded in 2014 and is based in Kearny, New Jersey.

STEARCLEAR

Angel Round in 2012
STEARCLEAR USA, LLC operates a platform which allows riders and drivers to connect via mobile app, web, or over the phone. It also provides a GPS-enabled designated driver service. The company enables to connect customers with professional drive teams that get them and their cars home safely; and engages in franchising. It offers its services to customers in the United States and internationally. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania.

Untethered Labs

Seed Round in 2016
Untethered Labs is a revenue generating start-up focused on bringing wireless technology based security solutions to small and large enterprises. Their product - GateKeeper - is a Bluetooth 4.0 based keyfob that automatically locks and unlocks the user's computer based his proximity. The GateKeeper Enterprise solution enables large organizations to modernize company-wide computer access control on their network. Their products fulfills the urgent need for hardware based authentication and privacy, whether it is for healthcare facilities which must observe HIPAA regulations, or for multi-million dollar companies where data integrity and security are paramount.

SeedInvest

Seed Round in 2013
SeedInvest, LLC operates a equity crowd funding platform. Its platform allows users to discover, share, fund, and support small businesses and startups in the United States. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is based in New York, New York. As of March 4, 2019, SeedInvest, LLC operates as a subsidiary of Circle Internet Financial Limited.

EventCombo

Seed Round in 2016
Headquartered in New York City, with a presence in more than 20 cities and regions around the United States, EventCombo is a leading online event discovery destination. They provide an effective ticketing platform along with a cutting edge self-service technology for deals, while engaging users through buzzworthy content related to events, travel, food and bridal. EventCombo provides event organizers and businesses a platform to sell tickets and deals in one centralized location. Fueled by respect, loyalty and trust, they aim to empower local events and businesses through buzzworthy content and state-of-the-art technology. With a determination to offer cutting edge content, information, and a variety of useful services, their customers, event organizers, merchants and advertisers all remain united in creating meaningful experiences together.