At the firm level, LongJump is a founder-led, first-check fund backing ambitious founders in the Midwest with a strong bias toward Chicago.
LongJump's published criteria emphasize passionate and resourceful Midwest founders turning ambitious ideas into fast-growing, scalable businesses. This is firm-level context, not an unsupported personal attribution.
No person-specific exclusions were published. At the firm level, companies outside its earliest-stage Midwest mandate or without a scalable venture case are unlikely to fit.
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Kristen Sonday is listed by LongJump on its current official team roster as Founder Partner. No additional personal claims are made without an official source.