Garden State Innovation Fund

Curtis Lee joins 1435 Capital Management as a senior partner.
Feb 5, 2026

1435 Capital hires Lee to boost NJ startup fund

The Skillman-based venture capital and private equity firm said Curtis Lee will help expand the Garden State Innovation Fund and support New Jersey startups.

1435 Capital's Ben Jen at the firm's space in the Montgomery Innovation Hub. - NJBIZ/MATTHEW FAZELPOOR
Sep 15, 2025

1435 Capital adds advisors to $25M Garden State Innovation Fund

Industry leaders Mike Reagan and L. Marc Shegoski are the latest to lend their expertise to help support New Jersey startups and local expansion.

1435 Capital's Ben Jen at the firm's space in the Montgomery Innovation Hub. - NJBIZ/MATTHEW FAZELPOOR
Aug 12, 2025

1435 Capital launches $25M innovation fund for NJ startups

Working with Lawrence Krampf, the firm aims to keep companies in the Garden State - and growing - to boost investment, cultivate talent and grow the local economy.