About
We are excited to share a brand-new show presented by TechUnited and Tech Council Ventures: Startup Showdown. The series launched on April 23rd, 2020 and features three startups who 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
Stephen Socolof
Managing Partner
Tech Council Ventures
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.8: AR/VR
Featured Investors: Jim Gunton (Tech Council Ventures), Will Lutz (NJII) and David Haines (Front Row Fund)
Featured Startups: Oculomotor Technologies| Learnroll Immerse| Soar
EP.9: REAL WORLD DATA/ EVIDENCE
Featured Investors: Mark Kolb (Tech Council Ventures), Steven Cohen (Morgan Lewis) and Ren Roome (Boston Millennia Partners)
Featured Startups: WellCare Today LLC | Lambent Data | DataBiologics
EP.10: PROPELIFY
Featured Investors: Jim Gunton (Tech Council Ventures), Mark Kolb (Tech Council Ventures), Roger Soares (Ellavation Capital) and Rene Veloso (DLA Piper)
Featured Startups: Beyond Main | Catapult X | Hudson Space Systems
EP.11: Voice
Featured Investors: Stephen Socolof (Tech Council Ventures), Leslie Garcia-Amaya (Google) and Daniel Brook (Newark Venture Partners)
Featured Startups: Onvego | True Reply | Speak2
EP.12: Autonomous Vehicles
Featured Investors: Jim Gunton (Tech Council Ventures), Mike Mantell (Survae), and Tricia Dinkel (Cleantech Open)
Featured Startups: OWL | Asylon | Land Sea Air Security
EP.13: CleanTech ft. Electric Vehicles/Transportation
Featured Investors: Steve Socolof (Tech Council Ventures), Dawn Neville (PSE&G), and Andrew Ramer (Marqera)
Featured Startups: Ride GOAT | Power2Peer | 4.0 Analytics
Startup Showdown
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Startup Showdown, Ep.13: CleanTech
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