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title: "Marcus Whitney, Jumpstart Nova: Investing in Black healthcare innovators"
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# [Marcus Whitney, Jumpstart Nova: Investing in Black healthcare innovators](https://marcuswhitney.com/press/marcus-whitney-jumpstart-nova-investing-in-black-healthcare-innovators)

 Written by [Team MW](https://marcuswhitney.com/press/author/team-mw) | Jan 21, 2022 7:52:00 AM

*ImpactAlpha, January 21* — For years, Marcus Whitney has been the only Black healthcare venture capital partner in Nashville, a city awash in healthcare VC funds.  Since 2015, Jumpstart Health Investors, where Whitney is head of strategy, has invested in more than 150 early-stage healthcare companies.

Whitney has long known there is a major venture capital allocation gap to Black healthcare founders that needed closing. His latest project, Jumpstart Nova, raised $55 million this week to invest exclusively in Black healthcare founders, including from healthcare heavyweights like **Eli Lilly**, **HCA Healthcare**, **Cardinal Health**, **Atrium Health** and **Henry Ford Health System**.

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