# Tech Council Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Tech Council Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 22 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Mar 2026.

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# Tech Council Ventures

Last cheque observed Mar 2026; 22 cheques on record.

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VC firm Deploying now Last fund $598K, Aug 2024

Seed Series A Series B Technology

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**100%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 22 on record

Since the last cheque **241** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$1.3M** Cheque size, as they say **$500K – $3.0M** Rounds led **0 of 22** Sole investor **4 rounds** Exits **3 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Tech Council Ventures highlights

- 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series A: 57% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $2.1M
- 04 3 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> Tech Council Ventures invests in early-stage technology companies in the Mid-Atlantic region with Seed and Series A financing. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $500K – $3.0M as they say
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Technology
- **Based in:** Jersey City, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **22 appearances**

- **2026** 1 round
- **Mar** **[TranscendAP](https://millionrounds.com/company/transcendap)** US · Rittenhouse Ventures **$1.3M** With 1 other
- **2014** 1 round
- **Sept** **[InstaMed](https://millionrounds.com/company/instamed)** Growth · US **$15M** With 3 others
- **2010** 1 round
- **Sept** **[InstaMed](https://millionrounds.com/company/instamed)** Venture · US · businesswire.sys-con.com **$6.0M** With 2 others
- **2007** 5 rounds
- **Jun** **[Archive Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/archive-systems)** Series B · US · archivesystems.com **$12M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[InstaMed](https://millionrounds.com/company/instamed)** Venture · US **$6.5M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Gaia Power Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/gaia-power-technologies)** Series B · US **$2.9M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Cylex](https://millionrounds.com/company/cylex)** Series C · US **$21M** With 7 others
- **Mar** **[Sword Diagnostics](https://millionrounds.com/company/sword-diagnostics)** Series B · US **$1.5M** Sole investor
- **2006** 4 rounds
- **Oct** **[Sword Diagnostics](https://millionrounds.com/company/sword-diagnostics)** Series A · US **$1.6M** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[IntegriChain](https://millionrounds.com/company/integrichain)** Series A · US · buyoutsnews.com **$2.0M** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[CebaTech](https://millionrounds.com/company/cebatech)** Series C · US · dsp-fpga.com **$4.0M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[InstaMed](https://millionrounds.com/company/instamed)** Venture · US **$3.0M** With 1 other
- **2005** 5 rounds
- **Nov** **[Game Trust](https://millionrounds.com/company/game-trust)** Series B · US · thefreelibrary.com **$9.0M** With 6 others
- **Oct** **[Gaia Power Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/gaia-power-technologies)** Series A · US · findarticles.com **$2.3M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[RightAnswers](https://millionrounds.com/company/rightanswers)** Series A · US · allbusiness.com **$2.3M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[CebaTech](https://millionrounds.com/company/cebatech)** Series B · US · eetimes.com **$4.5M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Sword Diagnostics](https://millionrounds.com/company/sword-diagnostics)** Venture · US **$500K** With 1 other
- **2004** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[Achieve3000](https://millionrounds.com/company/achieve3000)** Series B · US **$4.6M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[CareGain](https://millionrounds.com/company/caregain)** Series B · US **$6.8M** With 4 others
- **2003** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[Redpoint Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/redpoint-bio)** Series A · US **$10M** With 5 others
- **May** **[Netilla Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/netilla-networks)** Series C **$6.0M** With 4 others
- **2002** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Amber Road](https://millionrounds.com/company/amber-road)** Venture · US **$6.7M** With 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **4 named**

BF **Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority** Limited Partner i Filing they signed

JT **James T. Gunton** Member of the General Partner. i Filing they signed

MK **Mark Kolb** General Partner i Filing they signed

ST **Stephen T. Socolof** Member of the General Partner. i Filing they signed

We also hold **8** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**$58M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** TECH Council Ventures LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 293614

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**0** of 3 we have independently watched raise

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Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **3 in all**

**[CareGain](https://millionrounds.com/company/caregain)** Bought by Canopy Financial **Undisclosed** Oct 2008

**[Game Trust](https://millionrounds.com/company/game-trust)** Bought by [Real Networks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/real-networks) **$20M** Sept 2007

**[Netilla Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/netilla-networks)** Bought by AEP Networks **Undisclosed** Dec 2004

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Latest fund on file

**$598K**

raised in Aug 2024

From its SEC filing. Nothing newer is on file yet.

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$1.3M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$2.1M**

Led 0 of 22 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $500K – $3.0M
- **Sole investor:** 4 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Mar 2026
- **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B said *7*
- Series A said *5*
- Venture *5*
- Series C *3*
- Growth *1*
- Seed said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Jumpstart New Jersey Angel Network](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jumpstart-nj-angel-network) 2
- [Mid-Atlantic Venture Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mid-atlantic-fund) 2
- [Osage Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/osage-venture-partners) 2
- [SAS Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sas-investors) 2
- [U.S. Bancorp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-bank) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Tech Council Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Jumpstart New Jersey Angel Network** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jumpstart-nj-angel-network)[**Mid-Atlantic Venture Funds** Family office **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mid-atlantic-fund)[**Osage Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/osage-venture-partners)[**SAS Investors** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sas-investors)[**U.S. Bancorp** Company **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-bank)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Tech Council Ventures put money into.

[**TranscendAP** $1.3M · Mar 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/transcendap)

## Quick answers about Tech Council Ventures

### What does Tech Council Ventures invest in?

Tech Council Ventures invests most often at Series B and Series A (57% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Technology.

### How active is Tech Council Ventures?

22 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2026.

### What has Tech Council Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: TranscendAP (Undisclosed round, Mar 2026).

### How big are Tech Council Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.3M. It says it writes cheques of $500K to $3.0M.

### Does Tech Council Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 22 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Tech Council Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

### Is Tech Council Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Tech Council Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Jumpstart New Jersey Angel Network (2 rounds together), Mid-Atlantic Venture Funds (2 rounds together) and Osage Venture Partners (2 rounds together).

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