Summit 04 · Wednesday, July 8, 2026
The fourth NJx Venture Summit filled the Montgomery Innovation Hub and Venture X Skillman with the largest crowd yet.
Registrants
303
Turnout
87%+
Startups
About 40
Growth
~30% year over year
Recap
About 40 startups presented across five industry tracks, and attendance grew roughly 30% over the July 2025 summit. Sam Caucci of 1Huddle delivered the keynote, “Winning the Talent Game,” and Roopak Gupta spoke on the AI adoption journey.
A “Raising Angel Investments” panel brought together Mellie Chow, David Chen of Angelvest, John Pennett of Bio Angels and Steve Socolof of Tech Council Ventures. Presenting companies included ModGuard, the winning team from the NJx AI Summer Hackathon from Bergen County Technical High School, along with ColdSnap and Defense Physics Laboratory.
Citrin Cooperman, the NJEDA, Startup Grind Princeton, Cogent Connections, the Montgomery Innovation Hub, 1435 Capital, Venture X and Leader Bank presented during the day.
Sources: NJBIZ, July 16, 2026
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Coverage
NJBIZ
Coverage of the July 2026 summit at the Montgomery Innovation Hub and Venture X Skillman: record registration, about 40 startups across five tracks, a talent-focused keynote and an angel investing panel.
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