Investment Team
Jim Gunton
General Partner
856-273-6800 x233
jim@njtcvc.com
Joseph Falkenstein
General Partner
856-273-6800 x226
joe@njtcvc.com

Robert Chefitz
General Partner
973-994-0606
robert@njtcvc.com

  Colleen Algayer
Office Manager
856-273-6800 x24
colleen@njtcvc.com
   
   

 

Jim has been investing in privately-held growth technology companies for more than 15 years. Before co-founding in 2001 the $80 million NJTC Venture Fund, Jim was a Vice President at Edison Venture Fund and a manager at Oracle Corporation in the Silicon Valley. He represents NJTC Venture Fund at nine portfolio companies and is a former Governor of the National Association of Small Business Investment Companies. Jim earned a BS from Stanford University and an MBA with distinction from Duke University.

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Jim Gunton
General Partner
856-273-6800 x233
jim@njtcvc.com

Joe has 18 years of experience in the venture-backed technology industry. Prior to NJTC Venture Fund, he was a partner in Andersen's Growth Company and Technology Practice, specializing in information technology, communications, and healthcare services. Joe is a CPA and a graduate of Temple University. Joe represents the Fund on the Boards of Archive Systems, V12 Group, Sword Diagnostics, Power Survey, and Cylex. He also sits on the Boards of the New Jersey Technology Council and Ben Franklin Technology Partners.

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Joseph Falkenstein
General Partner
856-273-6800 x226
joe@njtcvc.com

Mr. Chefitz has been in the private equity business for over 25 years. During the last seven years, Mr. Chefitz has been a General Partner with NJTC Venture Fund where he has led a number of investments from a broad range of industries including software services to cleantech materials. Mr. Chefitz is currently a Director at, Achieve 3000, Hycrete Technologies, Andrew Technologies, Redpoint Bio Corporation, and RightAnswers; as well as theLadders.com, Alarm.com, and Point Blank Solutions. Previous to NJTC Venture Fund, Mr. Chefitz was a General Partner at Apax Partners where over the course of fifteen years he was involved in nine funds representing over $2 billion of capital. Mr. Chefitz began his career with Golder Thoma Cressey, and for seven years he was engaged in a number of industry roll-up investments. His knowledge of the paging, cellular telephone, and funeral home industry led to several industry consolidations which generated investments with superior returns. Mr. Chefitz has a successful track record of investing in a broad range of industries and stages which include buyouts, expansion funds and venture capital. Some of these investments include Office Depot, Intermedia, Xpedite, and numerous other investments where he was a lead investor and/or Director.

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Robert Chefitz
General Partner
973-994-0606
robert@njtcvc.com

Colleen joined NJTC Venture Fund from Children's Surgical Associates, Ltd. She brings more than 20 years of administrative experience.

 

 

 

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Colleen Algayer
Office Manager
856-273-6800 x247
colleen@njtcvc.com

 

 

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