Earlier today, we hosted an afternoon of informal office hours welcoming founders, builders, and aspiring entrepreneurs from across the area. It was a great opportunity to connect directly with early-stage innovators to hear what they’ve been working on and offer a bit of guidance on everything from operational strategy to product direction. We were also […]
On Friday, we held a different variant of our monthly Game Night event… We threw a “Cake Party & Game Night.” What started as a simple idea to bring founders, operators, students, and supporters together over dessert and games became four hours of strategy, laughter, and genuinely great conversation. These informal gatherings are a big
1435 Capital Management is excited to announce that we’ve chosen 5 students for our Summer 2026 Venture Analyst program! The Venture Analyst Program provides high school students with an unparalleled opportunity to work directly alongside investment professionals, conducting real-world investment analyses, monitoring portfolio companies, and sourcing new opportunities. The 10-week internship runs from June through
Last weekend, we were a bit busy with the NJx Hackathon, but in the middle of the event, Amar Hirani, MBA‘s episode on Master Your Finances with Kurtis Baker, CFP®, CEPA, AIF® aired on 107.7 The Bronc. In case you missed it, you can replay the episode on Spotify here: https://lnkd.in/eJsxtCNs Amar shared his background
Over the weekend, 19 teams of student innovators from across New Jersey gathered for the NJx Hackathon by NJx Venture Summit, an intensive 24-hour hackathon event held at Venture X Skillman located within the Montgomery Innovation Hub in Skillman, New Jersey. The event was co-sponsored by 1435 Capital Management, Startup Grind Princeton, Cogent Connections, New
Earlier today, we attended the NJ AI Innovation Challenge Demo Day in New Brunswick and listened to AI-enabled product offerings developed by 10 NJ early-stage business. The challenge is part of a statewide initiative to accelerate the use of AI for social and public good. Plug and Play Tech Center, backed by the New Jersey
As venture investors and NJ natives, it was inspiring to be part of yesterday’s inaugural Rutgers Innovation Showcase at Rutgers University–New Brunswick. It was truly an impressive event that brought together hundreds of innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers, and investors. Credit to Michael Zwick and the team at Rutgers Research and Rutgers Innovation for making this event
Last night Ben Jen and Curtis Lee spoke to a full crowd At Earth’s End alongside Don Seitz and John Cerminaro about their experiences operating as Investors in New Jersey. Thanks to Jeffrey Palermo for hosting us. We’re looking forward to more opportunities to engage with the New Jersey investor community. Our next event will
This past Friday, we had another Game Night at our offices within the Montgomery Innovation Hub bringing together founders, gamers, and friends for an evening of pizza 🍕 and pie 🥧 (ahead of Pi Day). We also showcased the ColdSnap machine as well (it was a hit)! We have another Game Night coming up on
Last night, we held our third Game Night at the 1435 Capital Management offices. We had about 45 people turnout for a night of board games, cornhole, and fun! We’re doing it again in March on Friday the 13th at 6:00pm. You can find our next event on mTap at https://lnkd.in/e94_JQJz Look forward to seeing
