Our Investment Strategy
We invest in the most promising early stage, rapid growth technology companies in the Mid-Atlantic region.
Portfolio companies benefit from the Fund’s affiliation with one of the largest and most active technology councils in the nation for introductions to customers, recruits, resellers and distributors, Board directors, investors and quality service providers.
The Fund typically invests $500,000 to $2.5M initially, with up to $4-5M to support the company’s growth. The general partners are active investors, typically (but, not always) a Board Director and lead investor.
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Our History
Tech Council Ventures
The firm manages $130 million across two comparably focused early stage venture funds. The Fund was created by the NJ Tech Council to provide expansion capital to the region’s rapid growth entrepreneurs and capitalize on the fertile ecosystem.
Trusted Expertise
Portfolio companies benefit from a number of industry and domain experts. The NJ Tech Council touches 30,000 companies in the Mid-Atlantic region, with six major vertical Advisory Boards consisting of CXOs with world class expertise. In addition, more than 200 highly accomplished corporate executives, successful entrepreneurs and industry leading institutions comprise the Fund’s investor base. The Tech Council Ventures team has success and experience building startups into companies that transform industries.
Reliability and Prestige
Five companies from our portfolio today trade publicly in NASDAQ or NYSE. The general partners have created $8 billion of private and public company market value.