Vol. 3 No. 18; May 10, 2015



Hatch Match in Hoboken,  TeleBrands Entrepreneurship Day in Montclair and NJTC IoT Conference in Newark

• A mixed group of startup entrepreneurs and investors engaged in a frenetic five-minute speed dating event at NJ Tech Meetup's Hatch Match at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken Tuesday.

• Several of the participants we spoke to were delighted by the reception their ideas got from the investors they met.
• A star-studded TeleBrands Inventors Day for Aspiring Entrepreneurs in Montclair capped the year for entrepreneurship students at the Feliciano Center at Montclair State University.

• The winner was an app called $4Scholars (Dollars for Scholars) which connects homeowners in communities to students in need of an income.
• Hundreds filled the NJIT atrium on Thursday for the NJTC Internet of Things conference which featured some interesting talks by executives from AT&T and Panasonic about aspects of the Internet of Things.

• An engineer from Sigma Designs who had been testing IoT devices on Mount Everest talked about the earthquake in Nepal that he escaped.
• Some 15 entrepreneurs and students pitched their work in the area.
• All the student entrepreneurs were honored.
• Kentex (Landing), which has a multisensor solution for physical monitoring and security monitoring in the data center, won the sensors category.
• Fusar (Jersey City), which makes connected motorcycle helmets, won the wearables category.
• Vognition (Newark), which has a natural language voice control for remote connected devices, won first place in the apps category.
• General Airbotics (Colmar, Pa.) won for its simple flying robot that is safe in proximity to people and objects.

Events/Deadlines:

• Are you leading a growth-stage health IT company that has reached $250,000 in revenue? Apply to the HealthIT Entrepreneurial Connection cohort at NJIT. 
• Jersey Shore Tech Meetup is hosting a workshop: "Social Media 102–Learn to Make a Video Completely Using Your Smartphone," May 12.
• The Princeton Tech Meetup will take place May 13.
• "Venture Capital & Business Start Ups: Trends & Tips for Investors & Entrepreneurs" at Princeton University will take place May 13.
• NJ Data Science–Apache Spark group will be presenting "Machine Learning Fundamentals-Oxdata ML Platform," May 14.
• Jersey Shore Tech Meetup is hosting "JavaScript Automation: Stop Doing Mundane Work," May 14.
• The NJTC is holding a conference called "What's Next in Supply Chain & Logistics," May 14.
• The NJ Entrepreneurs & Technology Startups meetup is hosting "Lunch and Learn: Negotiating Power You can Use," May 15.
• Launch NJ: Life Sciences Hub is presenting "Successful CEOs: The What, When, Why & How of Growing Science-Based Companies," May 18.
• ShorePHP is hosting a meetup called "The API Toolbox-Tim Lytle, Nexmo," May 18.
• "Equity for Start-ups: Company Valuation and Equity Distribution Among Founders" sponsored by the Princeton University Office of Technology and Licensing and the Keller Center takes place May 19.
• The NJ Tech Council is holding a meeting called "Redefining Healthcare via Technology," May 21.
• Google I/O Extended is coming back to N.J. This is an all-day event held at Montclair State University, May 28.
• Jersey Shore Tech Meetup is holding a Lunch and Learn with McCarter & English, May 29.
• On June 4, the NJ Tech Council will hold its FinTech Conference 2015 at Verisk in Jersey City.
• The IGDA NJ Revitalization Summit will take place in Atlantic City, June 4.
• The NJEN Annual Gathering of Angels will take place June 10.
• The NJ Tech Council CFO Awards Breakfast happens June 11.

 

At HackRU 2015, Rutgers Hackers Tackle New Brunswick Pilot Projects

By Brendan Kaplan


There is a burgeoning tech movement in New Brunswick. This year HackRU, the Rutgers hackathon, partnered with New Brunswick to tackle some pilot projects. More.

Rutgers Partners with Benefunder to Highlight and Fund Research Projects

By Esther Surden
  Rutgers University has allied with Benefunder, an organization that works with wealth management firms to connect donors with top researchers across the nation. More.
 

NJ-GMIS Attendees Participate in Interactive Keynote, Get Educational Experiences

By Esther Surden
 
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By Esther Surden
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