TechLaunch
2 Kiel Avenue, Suite 244, Kinnelon, NJ, 07405, United States
Overview
New Jersey’s premier Technology Accelerator, TechLaunch was created to drive the commercialization of innovative technology within the State and formed in collaboration with the NJ Economic Development Authority (EDA) (njeda.com), Montclair State University (montclair.edu), Casabona Ventures LLC (CasabonaVentures.com), Jumpstart NJ Angel Network (jumpstartnj.com), and successful entrepreneurs. We provide seed-stage technology companies funding, mentorship, business training, key services and exposure to qualified investors, most notably during Demo Day at the end of our 16-week LaunchPad business program.
- Total investments
- 1
- Lead investments
- 0
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 0
Sector focus
- Finance
- Financial Services
- Innovation Management
- Venture Capital
Investment portfolio
- Echolocation
Participated · Equity · Jan 2013
Echolocation builds Echo, a free mobile microblogging application that connects users to location-based 140-character messages and local content. The app automatically detects a user’s city or neighborhood and surfaces recent posts from Echo users as well as content from local blogs and news outlets. Echo generates revenue from local business subscriptions and advertising. The company says the app currently connects users to more than 200,000 local news stories from over 1,000 sources. Echolocation raised $200K in funding to continue product development and expand the app beyond iOS, and its founders are seeking additional capital. Co‑founded in 2011 by Rocky Chiu and CEO Brian Donohue, the company is working out of the NYU Poly Incubator in DUMBO, Brooklyn after completing the TechLaunch accelerator program.
Team
No current team members are available.