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 […]
Congratulations to the New Jersey AI Hub and Plug and Play Tech Center at their launch event today at Princeton University! We attended 20 startup pitches and spent time with investors and leaders all across the New Jersey innovation ecosystem. Great spending time with Liat Krawczyk Tyler Lange Justin Murray Lawrence H. Krampf Michael Olmstead
Yesterday, Ben Jen and Curtis Lee attended Day 2 at Bloomberg Live Bloomberg Invest in New York where there were several great panels and discussions on where “smart money” goes next as AI, credit markets, and geopolitics collided. What stood out to us was the very pragmatic tone: less AI hype, more focus on infrastructure,
Trenton doesn’t have a talent program, it has a connectivity and investment opportunity, and we were grateful to sign into that this morning at Conscious Venture Lab‘s “Building an Ecosystem that Keeps Talent Home” conversation in downtown Trenton. We explored four big questions that matter for founders, students, and employers across the region: – What
Yesterday, we had the incredible opportunity to take part as a host and co-sponsor in the AI Hackathon at the Montgomery Innovation Hub hosted in collaboration with James Barrood and Roopak Naresh Gupta. The prompt was “How to make New Jersey more affordable,” a vital issue championed by our governor, Mikie Sherrill. Students from across
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We’re co-sponsoring and hosting a New Jersey statewide AI Hackathon this coming Saturday, January 24th from 10:00am to 4:30pm EST at the Montgomery Innovation Hub in Skillman, NJ with James Barrood‘s Jersey Tech & Innovation, TiE New Jersey, NetElixir, and mTap. The Hackathon is open to all New Jersey students from 7th grade, 8th grade,
Earlier today, we were at James Barrood‘s “Tech Stroll for Founders and Investors” at the American Dream mall. The ‘tech stroll’ ended up being a ‘tech meal’. It was great seeing so many people including Ben Jen, Andrew Fallon, Nik K., Ryan Patterson, Kun Yang, Dipisha P., Michael Connallon, Jr., Dan Ryan and others!
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We have a fairly active events calendar this month for the rest of January. Some of these events are hosted by other members within the community in which we will be participating in. Please sign up at the respective event pages if interested. Tomorrow, January 13th – Innovate NJ’s Tech Stroll For Founders & Investors
We’re grateful to NJBIZ and Matt Fazelpoor for spotlighting the momentum building across New Jersey’s innovation economy and the role of the NJx Venture Summit in bringing that energy together in Skillman. Last month, on December 3, the NJx Venture Summit at the Montgomery Innovation Hub brought together founders across AI, biotech, clean tech and
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We’re honored and humbled to be included in NJBIZ’s 2025 New Jersey Business Power List, a recognition that celebrates companies driving innovation, economic growth, and community impact across the Garden State. At 1435 Capital Management, our mission has always been to support entrepreneurs, create meaningful jobs, and invest in the long-term success of New Jersey’s innovation
