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Summit 03 · Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Holiday Edition

The third summit brought founders and investors to the Montgomery Innovation Hub for a day of pitches, panels and a holiday social.

Attendees

170+

Industry tracks

4

Venue

Montgomery Innovation Hub

Format

Pitches, panels, holiday party

Recap

AI, biotech, clean tech and alternative assets

Startups pitched across four tracks: AI, biotech and medtech, clean tech and alternative assets. Jim Barrood of Innovation+ gave the keynote, and speakers from Carta and the NJEDA shared resources for founders.

A “Raising Angel Money” panel moderated by David Stengle featured Ben Jen of 1435 Capital, Mellie Chow and Joe Maruschak. Presenting companies included CureValue, Pastamalfi, Burnout Motorsport and RegKey.ai. 1435 Capital, Valley Bank, Startup Grind Princeton, Cogent Connections, the Montgomery Innovation Hub and Venture X presented, with support from mTap and Greenberg Traurig.

Sources: NJBIZ, Jan. 8, 2026 · The Montgomery News, Jan. 22, 2026

Program highlights

  • Keynote with Jim Barrood, Innovation+
  • Panel: Raising Angel Money
  • Founder resources from Carta and the NJEDA
  • Four industry pitch tracks
  • Holiday party to close the day

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