Vic Gatto

Founder & Managing Director of Jumpstart Capital

Vic co-founded Jumpstart Foundry in 2014 to create a new type of healthcare investment platform. Vic has been an investor in healthcare and technology since 2001 and has made over 200 investments in early-stage innovation companies in the areas of healthcare services, medical devices, diagnostic tools, technology, and data analytics. He has a MBA from Vanderbilt University and a BA from Amherst College and currently lives in Nashville with his wife and two sons.

Doug Edwards

CEO of Jumpstart Health Investors

As CEO of Jumpstart Health Investors (JHI), Doug oversees the JHI business as well as Jumpstart Foundry. Doug has been a business executive, entrepreneur, investor, and college professor with a great track record of success. He has a MBA from Vanderbilt University and a BA from the University of Iowa, and currently lives in Franklin, TN with his wife, Holly, and two sons, Sam and Ben.

Brian Dougherty

COO

When not making terrible Dad jokes, Brian works best at the intersection of technology and operations, finding the most efficient ways to build and lead teams with the latest tech. A process fanatic, Brian brings structure and intent to the Jumpstart organization in everything we do. He holds a BS degree in computer science from Centre College as well as MS and PhD degrees in computer science from Vanderbilt University.

Eller Kelliher

Managing Director

Eller joined the founders of Jumpstart Foundry in 2015 with the vision to build a new, scalable approach to pre-seed healthcare investment. As the Managing Director of Jumpstart Foundry, Eller oversees the strategic direction of each annual fund and leads all pre-seed investments for the fund.

Eller holds a B.S. in Biology from Dickinson College in Pennsylvania. She currently lives in Nashville with her husband, Thomas, and enjoys long weekend hikes with their dog, Tucker.

Krystin DeVita

Community Manager

Krystin is the bridge between the Jumpstart Foundry community and Jumpstart Insight. She oversees the strategic direction of Insight’s product features, programming, community events, and program partnerships. Originally from New Jersey, she earned her B.A in Communications at Stockton University in 2010 and made her way to Los Angeles, CA after college before landing in Nashville, TN in 2020.

Hope Helmintoller

Content Marketing Manager

Hope enjoys crafting the communications initiatives for Jumpstart Foundry. Her main focuses include email marketing, graphic design, and social media. Hope grew up in Middle Tennessee and graduated from Austin Peay State University in 2020 with a B.S. in Professional Communication.

Randy Shoemaker

Lead Associate

Randy plays an essential role in supporting the development of Fund Administration and Fund Management here at JHI. Randy thrives on being customer focused while building processes that maximize efficiency and scalability for our business. Randy has a bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Bentley University in Waltham, MA. With more than 10 years of experience in the healthcare industry, Randy has led various teams in a leadership capacity within Portfolio Management at State Street Bank, Finance at Parallon Technology Solutions, and Finance Information Technology at Wellpath, LLC.