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Priority matching closes today for Uplift, TechUnited:NJ's 1:1 mentorship program for women and minority-owned businesses in New Jersey. The cohort runs June 1 to August 4 and is completely free to participate. What's included: ✓ 1:1 mentorship, thoughtfully matched based on your goals and stage ✓ Educational sessions with industry experts ✓ Peer-to-peer connection and networking events ✓ Certificate of completion to share on LinkedIn ✓ Featured in our newsletter, reaching thousands across the NJ tech community ✓ One-year TechUnited:NJ Insider Plus membership Apply to be matched with a mentor: https://lnkd.in/ezZw9PiX Apply to mentor: https://lnkd.in/epr9yAp3

Nokia Bell Labs. CoreWeave. New Jersey AI Hub. New Jersey Innovation Institute. All in one room, Tuesday morning in Newark. New Jersey Performing Arts Center, a TechUnited:NJ Member, is hosting their Business Partners Roundtable: Tomorrowland, exploring what's driving New Jersey's resurgence in AI, advanced manufacturing, and life sciences. Speakers include Thierry Klein (Nokia Bell Labs), Liat Krawczyk (NJ AI Hub), Corey Sanders (CoreWeave), and Michael Johnson, Ph.D. (NJ Innovation Institute), moderated by Evan Weiss, CEO of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA). Tuesday, June 2 at 8:30am, Chase Room, NJPAC Newark. RSVP: njpac.org/bprt

"They paired me with a VP of Marketing at Google. We hadn't even launched our MVP yet, but her clarity changed everything." — Priya Prakash, Uplift Mentee, Cohort #1 That's what thoughtful matching looks like. Applications are open now for the cohort running June 1 to August 4. Designed for women and minority-owned businesses in New Jersey, supported by the NJEDA. What's included: ✓ Completely free, zero cost to participate ✓ 1:1 mentorship, thoughtfully matched based on your goals and stage ✓ Educational sessions with industry experts ✓ Peer-to-peer connection and networking events ✓ Certificate of completion to share on LinkedIn ✓ Featured in our newsletter, reaching thousands across the NJ tech community ✓ One-year TechUnited:NJ Insider Plus membership Apply to be matched with a mentor: https://lnkd.in/ezZw9PiX Apply to mentor: https://lnkd.in/epr9yAp3

"My match was perfect: a mix of comfort and perspective. Exactly what I needed." — Michele Wiemer, Uplift Mentee, Cohort #1 The matching is the program. Applications are open now for the cohort running June 1 to August 4. Designed for women and minority-owned businesses in New Jersey, supported by the NJEDA. What's included: ✓ Completely free, zero cost to participate ✓ 1:1 mentorship, thoughtfully matched based on your goals and stage ✓ Educational sessions with industry experts ✓ Peer-to-peer connection and networking events ✓ Certificate of completion to share on LinkedIn ✓ Featured in our newsletter, reaching thousands across the NJ tech community ✓ One-year TechUnited:NJ Insider Plus membership Apply to be matched with a mentor: https://lnkd.in/ezZw9PiX Apply to mentor: https://lnkd.in/epr9yAp3

Zidanni Clerigo is a sophomore at Stevens Institute of Technology, a 7-time hackathon winner, and a former Uplift mentee. While in the program, he built Certinel: AI-powered compliance tracking that helps healthcare HR teams never miss a license or certification expiration. He went on to demo live at AI Demo Night #10 in front of builders, operators, and investors. This is what Uplift is for. Applications are open now for the cohort running June 1 to August 4. What's included: ✓ Completely free, zero cost to participate ✓ 1:1 mentorship, thoughtfully matched based on your goals and stage ✓ Educational sessions with industry experts ✓ Peer-to-peer connection and networking events ✓ Certificate of completion to share on LinkedIn ✓ Featured in our newsletter, reaching thousands across the NJ tech community ✓ One-year TechUnited:NJ Insider Plus membership Apply to be matched with a mentor: https://lnkd.in/ezZw9PiX Apply to mentor: https://lnkd.in/epr9yAp3

TechUnited:NJ board member Christopher Gannon just dropped an episode worth bookmarking. Chris founded Captivate Talent nine years ago to help B2B SaaS startups and scale-ups build GTM teams. He's seen hundreds of companies navigate the same inflection point: when to hire, who to hire first, and how to build a recruiting function that actually scales. On the Human First podcast, he and Hung Lee of Recruiting Brainfood break down what AI is actually doing to the hiring funnel - and where the line is between useful automation and a mistake you'll regret. A few things that stuck: → AI won't kill recruiting. It will dramatically shrink the number of specialist recruiters needed as founders gain the tools to recruit effectively on their own. → The AI application flood is pushing companies back toward referrals, sourcing, and gated communities as the only reliable way to manage candidate quality. → Founders who build in public - sharing raw, unpolished content about who they're hiring and why - solve employer branding and recruiting at the same time. Built for founders and GTM leaders building teams at startups and SaaS companies. Listen here: https://lnkd.in/eFj_wMbM #TechUnited #Hiring #Recruiting #AI #Startups

"My mentor showed up wanting to give back, and that changed everything. For any founder wondering if it's okay to ask for real help: it is." — Kuma Chanthrakumar, Uplift Mentee, Cohort #1 That's what thoughtful matching looks like. Applications are open now for the cohort running June 1 to August 4. Designed for women and minority-owned businesses in New Jersey, supported by the NJEDA. What's included: ✓ Completely free, zero cost to participate ✓ 1:1 mentorship, thoughtfully matched based on your goals and stage ✓ Educational sessions with industry experts ✓ Peer-to-peer connection and networking events ✓ Certificate of completion to share on LinkedIn ✓ Featured in our newsletter, reaching thousands across the NJ tech community ✓ One-year TechUnited:NJ Insider Plus membership Apply to be matched with a mentor: https://lnkd.in/ezZw9PiX Apply to mentor: https://lnkd.in/epr9yAp3

Female-founded companies received 1% of US venture capital in 2024. Not because women-led businesses underperform. Female-founded startups generate 78 cents in revenue per dollar invested. All-male teams generate 31 cents. The gap doesn't start at the fundraise. It starts years earlier, with unequal access to networks, advisors, and honest feedback. Uplift exists to change that. The program is completely free and designed for women and minority-owned businesses in New Jersey. The cohort runs June 1 to August 4. What's included: ✓ 1:1 mentorship, thoughtfully matched based on your goals and stage ✓ Educational sessions with industry experts ✓ Peer-to-peer connection and networking events ✓ Certificate of completion to share on LinkedIn ✓ Featured in our newsletter, reaching thousands across the NJ tech community ✓ One-year TechUnited:NJ Insider Plus membership Apply to be matched with a mentor: https://lnkd.in/ezZw9PiX Apply to mentor: https://lnkd.in/epr9yAp3

This is what the Uplift community looks like in person. Founders and mentors in the same room, working through real problems together. This is what we're building with every cohort. Uplift is TechUnited:NJ's 1:1 mentorship program designed for women and minority-owned businesses in New Jersey. The cohort runs June 1 to August 4 and it's completely free to participate. What's included: ✓ 1:1 mentorship, thoughtfully matched based on your goals and stage ✓ Educational sessions with industry experts ✓ Peer-to-peer connection and networking events ✓ Certificate of completion to share on LinkedIn ✓ Featured in our newsletter, reaching thousands across the NJ tech community ✓ One-year TechUnited:NJ Insider Plus membership Pictured: Giovanni Bettocchi, Joseph Rizzo, MBA, Nicole Newman, Zidanni Clerigo, Mitali Banerjee, David Simpson, Mark Schmidt, and Kuma Chanthrakumar. Apply to be matched with a mentor: https://lnkd.in/ezZw9PiX Apply to mentor: https://lnkd.in/epr9yAp3