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Key people at Briovation.
Briovation was founded in 2014 by Marcus Whitney (President and Co-Founder).
Briovation is a Nashville, Tennessee based investment and strategic advisory firm focused on launching and supporting early stage healthcare innovation companies across the United States and the United Kingdom. Operating with a team of nine employees, the firm facilitates capital deployment and corporate advisory services through its seed fund Jumpstart Foundry, its growth fund Jumpstart Capital, and its dedicated advisory arm Health:Further. Through Jumpstart Foundry, the organization has completed 62 targeted healthcare investments across 22 American states, in addition to managing approximately 40 prior sector agnostic investments. The firm also maintains a formal transatlantic presence to support health and wellbeing enterprises, establishing strategic partnerships with British entities including Health Innovation Manchester, Oxford Road Corridor, and TRUSTECH. Briovation was founded in 2014 by Vic Gatto and Marcus Whitney, who currently lead the organization alongside Chief Development Officer Steve Trimitiere.
Key people at Briovation.
Briovation was founded in 2014 by Marcus Whitney (President and Co-Founder).
Briovation is a Nashville-based investment and strategic advisory firm focused on healthcare innovation, uniquely positioned to capitalize on shifts in healthcare and health & wellness sectors.[1][2] Its mission centers on identifying, funding, and accelerating promising health companies through integrated units: Health:Further (strategic advisory for established organizations), Jumpstart Foundry (seed fund), and Jumpstart Capital (growth fund), with a philosophy emphasizing accelerated health and social impact via transatlantic partnerships.[1][2] Key sectors include healthcare delivery models, technologies like tech-first providers and hybrids, blockchain in healthcare, and wellbeing innovations, significantly impacting the startup ecosystem by bridging US and UK markets, such as through a 2019 MoU with Greater Manchester partners to facilitate cross-border investment and expansion.[1][2][3]
Briovation emerged in Nashville, Tennessee, as the parent company of Jumpstart Foundry, with roots in fostering healthcare startups amid growing sector transformations.[1][3] Key figures include Marcus Whitney, associated with driving community innovation and broader healthcare change.[6] The firm gained early momentum by launching a healthcare-specific blockchain investment fund in 2018 under its Jumpstart Foundry umbrella, signaling evolution toward cutting-edge tech like blockchain.[3] A pivotal moment came in March 2019 with a transatlantic MoU alongside UK partners Health Innovation Manchester, Manchester's Oxford Road Corridor, and TRUSTECH, aiming to replicate its US model in Northern England and launch implementation plans later that year.[1][2]
Briovation rides the wave of tectonic shifts in healthcare, including digital transformation, blockchain adoption, and transatlantic innovation flows amid post-Brexit UK ecosystem growth and US market complexity.[1][2][3] Timing aligns with 2010s healthcare tech booms, positioning it to bridge disparities like NHS-US payer differences, boosting startups via cross-border scaling.[1][2] Market forces favoring it include rising demand for tech-first providers and hybrid models, with Briovation influencing the ecosystem by accelerating UK innovations into the US and fostering Nashville as a health tech hub through funds and advisories.[1][4]
Briovation's integrated model and UK expansion set it up for sustained growth in AI-driven healthcare, personalized medicine, and blockchain beyond its 2018 fund launch, potentially amplifying portfolio exits amid global health tech funding resurgence.[1][3] Evolving trends like regulatory harmonization and post-pandemic telehealth will shape its path, enhancing influence via deeper transatlantic ties and new verticals. As a catalyst bridging ecosystems, it remains poised to redefine health innovation, echoing its foundational push from Nashville roots to worldwide impact.[1][2]
