Tech Trends: Somerset-based WhizAI gets $4M to make business intelligence easy for pharma, life...
WhizAI, based in Somerset, has an artificial intelligence technology for the business end of the pharmaceutical and life science industries that some observers have described as “magical.”
The company recently secured an additional $4 million...
Tech Trends: Benefits of live networking roar to forefront at Propelify
The biggest tech story of the fall was the Propelify Innovation Festival, which took place Oct. 6 on the Hoboken waterfront overlooking New York.
Not only was the event successful, with optimal weather, great speakers...
Tech Trends: N.J. investors react to news that state had excellent year for venture...
By now, most members of the New Jersey tech ecosystem have heard the phenomenal news that New Jersey ranked in the Top 10 in the nation for venture capital invested in 2021.
Innovation-focused companies in...
Tech Trends: Entrepreneur and investor Harvey Homan gives advice at Princeton event
When an experienced entrepreneur like Harvey Homan starts a new company, people take notice. Homan is the head of the Keiretsu Forum, North Jersey chapter; he is also a former C-level executive at several...
Tech Trends: Rita Gurevich’s Hoboken-based cybersecurity startup SPHERE scores $10M Series A investment
News came recently that SPHERE Technology Solutions, a woman-owned cybersecurity governance company in Hoboken, had secured $10 million in a Series A round led by ForgePoint Capital of San Mateo, California, a well-known venture...
Tech Trends: After 2-year hiatus, investors and founders attend meetings sponsored by NJEDA
Earlier this summer, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority held its Founders & Funders event for the first time since the COVID pandemic began. The NJEDA organizes these events so startup founders can meet...
Tech Trends: During Newark Tech Week, panel of diverse women discusses startup challenges
Newark Tech Week 2021, sponsored by Invest Newark and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, and presented by =SPACE, a coworking facility in Newark, took place recently.
In one of the sessions, Loralyn Mears, founder...
Tech Trends: EDA’s Coviello discusses career supporting businesses while balancing life and work
In celebration of International Women’s Day earlier this year, about 100 members of TiE New Jersey gathered at the Cherry Valley Country Club in Skillman. They heard from Kathleen Coviello, chief economic transformation officer...
Tech Trends: TiE N.J.’s Anjan Lahiri chats with Bhaskar Sambasivan, CEO of CitiusTech
A recent TiE New Jersey leadership chat addressed two pressing questions for seasoned entrepreneurs: How do some companies grow, and how does a new leader take over from an established founding leader? Along the...
Tech Trends: Andrea Goldsmith says Princeton engineering can spur ecosystem
During Princeton University’s Engage 2021 conference, Andrea Goldsmith, dean of engineering and applied science, shed some light on why she believes the Princeton area will lead New Jersey into becoming a hub for hard-tech...
