Jane Dela Cruz

Jane Dela Cruz

Jane Dela Cruz is Director of Operations and Marketing at Tech Council Ventures. Jane brings over 25 years of expertise and experience in office and facilities management, operations, and administration. Jane handles many parts of the firm’s operations, from administrative, IT, to marketing and investor relations. Jane also helps TechUnited:NJ as their Technology Systems Administrator and IT...

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Stephen Socolof

Stephen Socolof

Steve Socolof has been a technology investor for over twenty years. Steve’s interests are in enterprise software (particularly applications of AI/ML), infrastructure required to collect, store, and process data, internet of things, wireless, and environmental and materials technologies. He is currently on the board of StratIS IoT, SunRay Scientific, and Vydia as well as the public company...

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Jim Gunton

Jim Gunton

Jim Gunton has invested in privately-held growth technology companies for more than 20 years. Before co-founding in 2001 the $80 million NJTC Venture Fund, Jim was a partner at Edison Venture Fund and a manager at Oracle Corporation in the Silicon Valley. He served formerly as a Governor of the National Association of Small Business Investment Companies (NASBIC). Jim earned a BS from Stanford...

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Stephanie Petak

Stephanie Petak

Stephanie Petak is the Controller at Tech Council Ventures bringing 19 years of accounting experience in both private equity and venture capital firms. Stephanie is responsible for managing financial accounting systems and transactions, working part-time for the company. Stephanie holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Kean University. Email Stephanie at...

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Mark Kolb

Mark Kolb

Mark Kolb, Partner at Tech Council Ventures, is an entrepreneur turned venture capitalist focused on the health care industry. Before joining Tech Council Ventures, he was the CEO of Bergen Medical Products. Prior to that he was running BKHealth where he and his partner were issued two patents for a physical therapy robot. At Dynamic Clinical Systems, he joined as Board Chair, transitioned...

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Aaron Price

Aaron Price

Aaron Price is the CEO of the new NJ Tech Council – TechUnited representing over 500,000 innovators and some of the largest tech companies in the country. Previously, Aaron was the CEO of Propelify, since acquired by the NJ Tech Council (NJTC) now known as TechUnited, one of the largest entrepreneurial communities in the country. TechUnited provides the tools, resources, and community...

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