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JumpStart AutoTech Fund

VC
Cleveland, OH

JumpStart AutoTech Fund is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Cleveland, OH investing in SaaS, Other, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $500K–$1.5M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$500K–$1.5M
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
11 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
SaaS, Other, AI / ML
HQ
Cleveland, OH
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-06-14

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$500K – $1.5M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

11 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focused on backing innovative AutoTech and SaaS companies solving pain points for vehicle-related businesses.

How JumpStart AutoTech Fund invests

JumpStart AutoTech Fund is a vc firm based in Cleveland, OH. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on SaaS, Other, AI / ML.

JumpStart AutoTech Fund typically writes checks of $500K–$1.5M per investment.

JumpStart AutoTech Fund has backed 1 company in our records, including Repairify.

Partners & Team

MS

Mark Smith

Managing Partner

AutoTech
SaaS
Transportation
KG

Kaleigh Gallagher

Vice President of Technology Services

NH

Nicki Hubbard

Chief Marketing Officer

LN

Lorne Novick

Chief Executive Officer

JP

Jennifer Palla

Executive Assistant

MP

Mary Paxton

Vice President of Development

DM

Danielle Morris

Director of Revenue Management

LS

Lauren Smith-Petta

Director of Education

CJ

Corey James

Chief Impact Officer

EA

Eric Amanfoh

Vice President of Finance

FM

Feowyn Mackinnon

Senior Director

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
Other
AI / ML

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

RE

Repairify

AutoTech Wireless Diagnostics
How to pitch JumpStart AutoTech Fund
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in SaaS, Other, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $1.5M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Mark Smith, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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