Hardik Desai
Sr. Partner, Investing @ JumpStart Inc.
Akron, United States
Hardik Desai is a seed investor at JumpStart Inc. in Akron focused on Health Care and Software. Hardik Desai assists early stage companies as they pursue capital while advising them through JumpStart's investment process.Hardik has more than seven years of professional experience and a demonstrated track record of providing comprehensive analysis to senior management. Prior to joining JumpStart, Hardik was Finance and StrategyManager at IR Diagnostyx in Columbus, Ohio. While there, Hardik identified and initiated communications with sources of capital for the company and lead discussions with potential investors on the size and scope of investment opportunity. He also organized investor presentations and pitches while helping to raise more than $300,000 in funds for commercialization. Previous to IR Diagnostyx, Hardik was Business Analyst for Tech Columbus, a tech business accelerator; he also worked extensively in India and the UK as an engineer and analyst in the telecom field.Hardik received his Bachelor of Electronics Engineering from Gujarat University in India, and an MBA of Finance and Strategy from the Ohio State University.
- Total investments:
- 12
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
Last updated:
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Industries Hardik Desai invests in
Stages Hardik Desai invests in
Countries Hardik Desai invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Health Care 4 (33%)
- Software 3 (25%)
- Hospital 2 (17%)
- Railroad 1 (8%)
- Wellness 1 (8%)
Stage
- Seed 5 (42%)
- Series A 4 (33%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (8%)
- Series B 1 (8%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (8%)
Investments
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| orthobrain® helps dentists deliver excellent orthodontic care. We offer Orthodontics Simplified™: everything that dentists need for orthodontics, from continuing education to custom appliances, all with unlimited concierge support throughout treatment. | $7.5M / Venture - Series Unknown / Apr 01, 2025 | ||
| LunchTable is the fan activation platform that transforms casual fans into a loyal army of brand ambassadors through targeted campaigns, and data-driven strategies for brand interaction. It provides marketing strategies, and advertisements for brand promotion. | $2.4M / Seed / Jun 18, 2024 | ||
| OnStation is the leading digital stationing platform for road construction. Founded in 2013, OnStation replaces physical survey stakes, paper field logs, and GPS rovers with live, station-referenced location and documentation on any phone — no special hardware required.Field crews, CEI inspection teams, and state DOT agencies use OnStation toknow exactly where they are on a project, document work in real time with geo-referenced photos and notes, and build defensible records for pay applications, change orders, and DOT closeout. Every photo, flag, and note is automatically anchored to a precise station reference and timestamp.OnStation is used on more than 5,000 road construction projects by over 400 contractor organizations and 16+ state DOT agencies across the United States. Customer retention is approximately 97%. The platform is SOC 2 Type 2 certified.Key outcomes reported by customers include $18,000 saved per density technician per year (Mathy Construction), guardrail location disputes resolved in seconds vs. hours (RS&H — I-4 Corridor), and elimination of GPS rover dependency from daily field workflows (APEX Engineering). | $8.5M / Series A / Jun 10, 2024 | ||
| Octet Scientific addresses an unmet need for support chemistry in the Zinc Battery industry. Octet Scientific, Inc. was founded in 2017 | $1M / Seed / Apr 25, 2023 | ||
| At Drive My Way, they create the best job match possible for CDL truck drivers and employers. Their unique, online, personalized recruiting service has significant benefits for both sides. If you’re a driver, Drive My Way matches you to the job that best fits your qualifications and preferences, so you can achieve the lifestyle you want. Do youdesire more home time and better benefits? Select those preferences and their one-of-a-kind Match My Way technology will filter the job results to make it happen.For employers, Drive My Way facilitates the best job match possible, so you can be confident you have hired the right driver for the position. With the Match My Way score their technology generates, employers can know exactly how well a candidate meets a job’s requirements before entering into the hiring process.That means finding the right candidate is done efficiently, which will lower recruiting costs and decrease turnover for you. | $4.4M / Series A / Sep 29, 2022 | ||
| Nymbl Systems offers healthcare management software as a product and service to the medical community. They anticipate that by producing, they will be able to spend more time with patients and less time documenting. They are revolutionizing the orthotic and prosthetic industry by providing solutions to problems. By spending less time on training,software, and reporting, they employ technology to streamline business workflow. | $2M / Seed / Jul 29, 2022 | ||
| My One Medical Source® (MOMS), a health-tech company connecting diagnostic clinical labs with medically-trained personnel to prepare and ship specimen to designated labs. | $1.1M / Seed / Apr 19, 2022 | ||
| orthobrain® helps dentists deliver excellent orthodontic care. We offer Orthodontics Simplified™: everything that dentists need for orthodontics, from continuing education to custom appliances, all with unlimited concierge support throughout treatment. | $9M / Series A / Mar 07, 2022 | ||
| Renalis is a digital health company that develop platforms to improve experiences and outcomes for people with pelvic health conditions. Designed to tackle the challenges in pelvic health management, Renalis platforms increase patient engagement, improve adherence, decrease out-migration, saving providers valuable time and effort. | $824K / Pre-Seed / Sep 01, 2021 | ||
| EmployStream is a hiring workflow automation software platform for staffing companies and other high-volume employers. It also creates high-quality, user-friendly for high-volume employers that automates the hiring and onboarding process for employers. The platform eliminates costly mistakes and delays allowing companies to hire up to 90% fasterand at half the cost.The company provides an online hiring platform which offers different features such as paper onboarding, real-time alerting, online application, background checks, applicant pre & interview screening, and verification.EmployStream was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Cleveland Ohio, USA. | $7M / Series B / Feb 10, 2020 | ||
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Co-Investors
JobsOhio
4 deals together
North Coast Ventures
4 deals together
Rev1 Ventures
3 deals together
CareCapital
2 deals together
Ohio Innovation Fund
2 deals together
About JumpStart Inc.
JumpStart Inc. is a non-profit organization transforming the economic impact of entrepreneurial ventures and the ecosystems supporting their growth. JumpStart’s primary service is intensive entrepreneurial development assistance delivered to Ohio entrepreneurs leading high potential, early-stage companies. JumpStart also supports the growth andstrengthening of Ohio’s innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem by securing a continuous stream of resources for entrepreneurs. In doing this work, JumpStart focuses on economic inclusion and activities that increase the success of minority and women entrepreneurs in growing high impact companies. As Ohio’s entrepreneurial landscape continues to transform, JumpStart collaborates with community and regional leaders nationally to support the startup and development of high growth businesses that have a significant and sustainable impact on the economy.
JumpStart Inc. Contacts
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Hardik Desai
Sr. Partner, Investing
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Jacqueline Acho
Board of Directors
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Leonard D. Young
Board of Directors
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Bethany George
Partner, Investments
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Carol Caruso
President, Caruso Public Affairs
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What does Hardik Desai invest in?
Hardik Desai invests primarily in Health Care, Software and Hospital startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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