Before starting JumpLights, we took a long look at all the LED lights out there on the market. We focused on LEDs because of the strong evidence that they outperform HPS lighting in improving plant yield and efficiency.
What we found were a lot of imperfect solutions – LED light fixtures that simply didn’t make use of the cutting edge research on how light helps plants grow. We saw some companies tout their massive power and make huge lights that you can barely lift. Power can be good, but what you’re really looking for is better plants grown with the right spectrum and intensity, not lots of power that you won’t use.
Some other companies talked about their lights’ incredible efficiency, but used a red-heavy spectrum that is potentially harmful to plants and difficult to work around. We saw a lot of sub-optimal spectra being used and some lights that did not reveal their spectra at all.
We also found companies with cheap-o prices…but as is often the case, you get what you pay for. Growers we talked to found that many of these cheap lights are drop-shipped directly from overseas, don’t offer optimal spectra, have a high failure rate, and are hard to work with. And you often don’t get great service from these companies either; sometimes you get no service at all. We literally saw garbage cans full of these lights in some facilities.
We believe growers deserve better.
So what did we do?
On a leafy street in Silver Spring, Maryland, our founder Matteo del Ninno (an engineering wizard and great listener) and our team pored over all of the scientific lighting research available, most of it from top academics in plant science. We connected directly with the top minds in horticulture, searching for a better way to stimulate higher yields and improve product quality. We learned a lot along the way and through our partnership with DD Horticulture – an industry leader in scientific growing – we continue to do so.
Most importantly, we scrubbed up and joined our customers on the front lines, watching their every move as they installed, dimmed, moved, sprayed & cleaned lights, fixed broken lights, connected lights together, and much more. We saw their challenges and sought their ideas for how to solve the problems that they faced. We also asked them about the type of quality and service they expect. And that bar was high.
We took all we learned and built JumpLights to be different.
We created our lights to solve the problems that we saw in the most cost effective way possible.
Here’s what you’ll get when you work with us:
The best part is we’re just getting started. We’re working round the clock to make our lights even better than before and provide you, the cultivator, with more value. Every day we’re designing, testing, and getting feedback on new lights. Our sole focus is to make our lights even better for our users.
If you have a suggestion for us, let us know. And if you’d ever like to visit us here in Maryland, our doors are literally always open for you (ping us at [email protected] or on LinkedIn or Instagram) to set up a visit.
We can’t wait to help you shine.
