Steps to jump north

We believe in win-win-win and in absolute transparency. In these deals that involve three entities —manufacturer; external investors; and Jump North Ventures & associates—, we want to lay out the steps, conditions and benefits of each party up front.

The following diagram illustrates at a glance the three main phases managed by Jump North Ventures to introduce a product and develop a new brand in the United States. Although simplified, this scheme clarifies the interaction among the entities and the progression of duties. Any inquiries in this regard, please do not hesitate to ask us.

Phases to jump north

General conditions

Both the manufacturer and third-party investors are eligible to invest during phase two. During this stage, funds are raised by Jump North Ventures and allocated to our qualified associates in order to perform a representative survey of the product and initial branding.

During phase two, Jump North Ventures forms an independent fund for each product to enter the U.S. market. During phase three, an LLC is incorporated with 10,000 outstanding shares. Equity in form of preferred stocks is issued to seed investors proportionately according to their investment in the product’s fund.

Manufacturers can choose whether to invest or not in developing their product’s brand in the U.S. Since phase two has a cost between usd$15,000 and usd$20,000, Jump North Ventures will raise the outstanding funds to meet the aforementioned amount with external investors. After the initial seed round, as with every subsequent capital raise, the remaining equity of the fund or LLC belongs to Jump North Ventures. This allows us to offer comprehensive professional entry-market services without charging costly fees to emerging manufacturers.

We encourage manufactures to engage investing at least a small amount of funds on the development and promotion of their product in the U.S. through Jump North and its associates. To stimulate them, manufacturers are granted equity at half price compared to third-party investors. The following conditions apply:

General conditions for seed investors, both manufacturers and third-party (external):

Examples

Please refer to the following examples of different possible scenarios.

1. The manufacturer subscribes all stocks issued by Jump North Ventures for the respective fund / company:

2. One third-party investor subscribes solely all stocks issued by Jump North Ventures for a specific fund / company:

3. Multiple third-party investors subscribe all stocks issued by Jump North Ventures for a specific fund / company:

4. The manufacturer and multiple third-party investors subscribe all stocks issued by Jump North Ventures for a specific fund / company:

In the unlikely situation of the survey advising not to pursue with the product’s entry to the U.S. market, we will attempt to allocate all or part of the investor’s equity towards the endeavor of another product. Please note that, as with any other risk capital, success is not guaranteed meaning that the investment may yield spectacular returns but can also be diluted, dwindled or lost.

Also note that the results of the survey will conclude if the original name and identity of the brand is maintained, modified or completely redeveloped from scratch. Although we acknowledge that manufacturers may eventually prefer to preserve the original brand to commercialize their product in the U.S., we rely in the experience of our branding advisors to define the identity that best suits the targeted market. Please understand that while your product can have potential to succeed in North America, U.S. consumers are extremely brand-oriented. For this reason, we require our manufacturers to accept in advance to ultimately act, in some cases, as mere suppliers in a co-packing basis agreement.

Jump North Ventures reserves the right, for the interest of any of its fund’s shareholders and its own sake, to protect under U.S. Federal and State agencies, all intellectual property rights of the product and its brand on behalf of the arising LLC. This includes but is not limited to new trademarks, patents, copyrights, domains, and business names in the United States of America. This is valid both for the manufacturing, and for the manufacturing and investing scenarios. However, you can rest assure that any strategic decision in this regard will not affect the original identity, name or brand used in the manufacturing country of origin whatsoever, as it is solely intended to protect and promote the product in the United States of America.

These general conditions will apply to any agreement between Jump North Ventures with manufacturers and investors. Progressing to phase two, and eventually to subsequent stages may involve the electronic signature of LOI and contracts between the parties. Clauses of exclusivity, non-disclosure, non-compete, and non-circumvention for a certain period will most likely be included.

Jump North Ventures and our associates do our best to provide comprehensive, personalized, and affordable market-entry services for foreign products to penetrate successfully the U.S. market. We strongly believe in win-win-win deals. The manufacturer benefits from raising considerably their sales volume; and both investors –including or not manufacturers– and Jump North Ventures benefit from profits by reselling the products to our associates who will import and distribute the goods; as well as by a possible IPO or acquisition of the created company in the future.

Lets do business together. If you have any concerns, inquiries or feedback, we would love to hear from you. Please reach us with the contact form or by email to contact@jumpnorth.com.