Three tech startups from various parts of the Garden State competed in a Startup Showdown last week that focused on real-world data and evidence collection.
The Startup Showdowns are presented by TechUnited:NJ (New Brunswick) and Tech Council Ventures (Summit) and hosted by Jasmine Hoffman.
Pitching were Daniel Ferrara, founder and CEO of Roseland-based WellCare Today; Luke Malanga, COO of Cedar Knolls-based DataBiologics; and Kirsten Hund Blair, cofounder and CEO of Princeton-based Lambent Data.
The investors who gave feedback were: Mark Kolb, entrepreneur in residence, Tech Council Ventures, who focuses on the healthcare industry; Steven Cohen, partner, Morgan Lewis (Philadelphia), who is chair of the Morgan Lewis emerging business and technology practice and an angel investor; and Ren Roome, principal, Boston Millennia Partners.
The complete video of the program can be found here.
For this episode, Lambent Data took home the audience choice award.