Fintech Team

Chris Sugden
General Partner

Michael Kopelman
Principal

Tom Vander Schaaff
Vice President

Ryan Ziegler
Investment Manager

Rob Finn
Business Development Associate

Pharma Business Solutions

John Martinson
Managing Partner

Donna Usiskin
Director Business Development

 

Government IT Team

Joe Allegra
General Partner

Chris Sugden
General Partner

Ryan Ziegler
Investment Manager

Dahlia Kang
BD Associate

Judi Bailey
Administrative Assistant NY/NJ

Communications Team

Joe Allegra
General Partner

Chris Sugden
General Partner

Ryan Ziegler
Investment Manager

Dahlia Kang
BD Associate

Judi Bailey
Administrative Assistant NY/NJ

E-Commerce Team

Joe Allegra
General Partner

Chris Sugden
General Partner

Ryan Ziegler
Investment Manager

Dahlia Kang
BD Associate

Judi Bailey
Administrative Assistant NY/NJ

Business Services Team

Joe Allegra
General Partner

Chris Sugden
General Partner

Ryan Ziegler
Investment Manager

Dahlia Kang
BD Associate

Judi Bailey
Administrative Assistant NY/NJ

Customer Relationship Mgmt.

Joe Allegra
General Partner

Chris Sugden
General Partner

Ryan Ziegler
Investment Manager

Dahlia Kang
BD Associate

Judi Bailey
Administrative Assistant NY/NJ

Wireless Applications Team

Joe Allegra
General Partner

Chris Sugden
General Partner

Ryan Ziegler
Investment Manager

Dahlia Kang
BD Associate

Judi Bailey
Administrative Assistant NY/NJ

Education Team

Joe Allegra
General Partner

Chris Sugden
General Partner

Ryan Ziegler
Investment Manager

Dahlia Kang
BD Associate

Judi Bailey
Administrative Assistant NY/NJ

Security Team

Joe Allegra
General Partner

Chris Sugden
General Partner

Ryan Ziegler
Investment Manager

Dahlia Kang
BD Associate

Judi Bailey
Administrative Assistant NY/NJ

Supply Chain/ Logistics

Joe Allegra
General Partner

Chris Sugden
General Partner

Ryan Ziegler
Investment Manager

Dahlia Kang
BD Associate

Judi Bailey
Administrative Assistant NY/NJ

Health Care IT Team

Joe Allegra
General Partner

Chris Sugden
General Partner

Ryan Ziegler
Investment Manager

Dahlia Kang
BD Associate

Judi Bailey
Administrative Assistant NY/NJ

Human Resources Team

Joe Allegra
General Partner

Chris Sugden
General Partner

Ryan Ziegler
Investment Manager

Dahlia Kang
BD Associate

Judi Bailey
Administrative Assistant NY/NJ

Digitial Media Team

Joe Allegra
General Partner

Chris Sugden
General Partner

Ryan Ziegler
Investment Manager

Dahlia Kang
BD Associate

Judi Bailey
Administrative Assistant NY/NJ

Enterprise Solutions Team

Joe Allegra
General Partner

Chris Sugden
General Partner

Ryan Ziegler
Investment Manager

Dahlia Kang
BD Associate

Judi Bailey
Administrative Assistant NY/NJ

Interactive Marketing Team

Joe Allegra
General Partner

Chris Sugden
General Partner

Ryan Ziegler
Investment Manager

Dahlia Kang
BD Associate

Judi Bailey
Administrative Assistant NY/NJ

Region Focus
Mid-Atlantic
New England

Sector Focus
Pharma IT
Education

Director
Cadient
CambridgeSoft
eChalk
Health Market Science
Octagon
Sela2
Sentrx
Verilogue
VFA
John Martinson
Managing Partner
Lawrenceville, NJ
jmartinson@edisonventure.com
609-873-9201
Education
  • BS Aeronautical Engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy
  • MS Astronautics, Purdue University
  • MBA Southern Illinois University
Background
  • Established Edison Venture in 1986
  • Raised 6 partnerships
  • Served on the Board of 40 companies
  • Past Chairman NVCA & Mid-Atlantic Capital Alliance
  • Co-Founder New Jersey Technical Council
Other Investment Experience
  • Assessment Systems
  • Axent
  • Best Software
  • Dendrite
  • Longview Solutions
  • Marcam
  • Mathsoft
  • POMS
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