Sachin Venugopal will develop a proprietary platform to automate loan submission, review and closing processes.

Hopeworks and the Hummel Family Fund announced it will accept entries until Feb. 28 for the initiative, which assists nonprofits and small businesses in the city with training to help scale their operations.

Gary Kotovets joins from Bloomberg LP.

Elizabeth Elkins is the author of six patents and has held senior positions at KORE Wireless, Fiserv and the Federal Reserve Bank.

The separate deals were announced within a two-day span.

John Moss comes to the role with experience from FinancialForce and Salesforce.

According to NPower, technology job growth in New Jersey is outpacing access to technology talent—increasing demand for homegrown workers.

Robert Doherty brings more than 30 years of experience in corporate finance to the position.

The Holmdel-based company was awarded an RFP to provide voice and collaboration solutions to members of the Educational Services Commission of New Jersey, which includes more than 1,300 public agencies throughout the state.

According to the companies, the deal creates the world’s leading geospatial data library.

A Fair Lawn trio develops a medical cannabis ecosystem for patients, doctors and insurers.

Seven companies gave presentations and graduated from Newark Venture Partners at the event hosted by Audible at its Innovation Cathedral.