About
We are excited to share a brand-new show presented by the TechUnited and Tech Council Ventures: Startup Showdown. The bi-weekly series launched on April 23rd and will feature three startups who will pitch three investors, answer audience Q+A, and ultimately find out if the investors would like to take a meeting.
If your startup has been growing and you’d like to pitch on the show, you can apply here. All startups across the world are eligible to apply!
To learn more about Tech Council Ventures, click here.
Investors
Jim Gunton
Managing Partner & Founder
Tech Council Ventures
Will Lutz
General Manager, Entrepreneurship and Commercialization
New Jersey Innovation Institute
David Haines
Managing Partner
Front Row Fund
Episodes
EP.1: JERSEY STRONG
Featured Investors: Mark Kolb (Tech Council Ventures), Kelly Ford (Edison Partners) and Allison Williams (Newark Venture Partners)
Featured Startups: Welnys | Layer Metrics LLC | Volan Technology
EP.2: CLEANTECH + SUSTAINABILITY
Featured Investors: Stephen Socolof (Tech Council Ventures), Eric Breese (Evonik) and Katherine Zamsky (Carbon Ventures)
Featured Startups: Scanifly | Impossible Diamond | Growsquares
EP.3: CONSUMER PRODUCTS
Featured Investors: Jim Gunton (Tech Council Ventures), Monica C. Smith (Marketsmith, Inc.) and Jay Bhatti (Brand Project)
Featured Startups: Spoonfuls | Triple Bristle | WAFT Fragrance
EP.4: B2B/SaaS
Featured Investors: Stephen Socolof (Tech Council Ventures), Katherine O’Neill (Jumpstart NJ) and Mike Giampapa (Bessemer Venture Partners)
Featured Startups: squareteams| Avlino| Ziotag
EP.6: EDTECH
Featured Investors: Jim Gunton (Tech Council Ventures), Judith Sheft (NJ Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology) and Forough Ghahramani (Edge, Inc.)
Featured Startups: Pedul | MakeMusicCount | CapSource
EP.7: FINTECH
Featured Investors: Steve Socolof (Tech Council Ventures), Liz Hogan (Hogan Advisors) and Jesse Honigberg (Cross River)
Featured Startups: Protosure | FI-Network | SaveAway with Inspirave
This episode was sponsored by Cross River & DLA Piper
EP.4: CONSUMER PRODUCTS
Featured Investors: Stephen Socolof (Tech Council Ventures), Katherine O’Neill (Jumpstart NJ) and Mike Giampapa (Bessemer Venture Partners)
Featured Startups: squareteams| Avlino| Ziotag
Startup Showdown
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