Newark Tech Summit 2026
NEWARK TECH SUMMIT 2026
Where founders, technology, capital, and big ideas come together.
🔥 500+ PEOPLE. STARTUPS. INVESTORS. BIG IDEAS. ONE ROOM.
Newark Tech Week kicks off on Monday, October 12 with the Newark Tech Summit — an afternoon built for the people creating what’s next.
We’re bringing together 500+ founders, investors, technologists, corporate leaders, creatives, students, and ecosystem builders to connect, exchange ideas, discover emerging companies, and experience the energy of New Jersey’s growing innovation ecosystem.
Some of the most exciting companies, technologies, and talent are being built right here in New Jersey — and we’re putting that momentum on one stage.
Expect founder conversations. Emerging technology. Startup showcases. Big ideas. New connections. And a room filled with people you should probably know.
And this is only Day One of Newark Tech Week.
⚡ WHAT TO EXPECT
🎤 THE 90-SECOND PITCH, WIN UP TO $500
Think you can make the room believe in your startup in 90 seconds?
Active startups will have the opportunity to take the stage and give the audience their best 90-second pitch.
No 20-minute deck. No long presentation.
Just 90 seconds to tell us what you’re building, why it matters, and why people should pay attention.
Then, the audience decides who wins.
🏆 Pitch your startup. Win up to $500.
Think fast. Pitch big. Win the room.
🚀 STARTUP ALLEY
Meet the founders behind emerging companies, discover new products and technologies, and see firsthand what’s being built across New Jersey and beyond.
Looking for your next investment? Partnership? Customer? Collaborator? Or just something you’ve never seen before?
Start here.
🤝 500+ PEOPLE. ONE ROOM.
Founders. Investors. Technologists. Corporate leaders. Creatives. Students. Ecosystem builders.
And hopefully, you.
We’re building in plenty of time to actually connect because some of the most important conversations at the Summit won’t happen onstage.
They’ll happen when you meet the person sitting next to you.
⚡ LIGHT AGENDA
2:00 PM | WELCOME + OPENING REMARKS
We’re kicking off Newark Tech Week 2026.
2:20 PM | WHY NEW JERSEY? WHY FOUNDERS ARE BUILDING HERE.
A founder-led conversation about building, growing, raising, and finding opportunity within New Jersey’s innovation ecosystem.
3:00 PM | CONNECTION BREAK
Your assignment: meet someone you didn’t walk in with.
3:15 PM | FEATURED KEYNOTE
A conversation at the intersection of entrepreneurship, innovation, leadership, and the technologies shaping what comes next.
3:45 PM | STARTUP ALLEY EXPERIENCE
Meet emerging companies, talk directly with founders, and experience what New Jersey’s startup ecosystem is building.
4:05 PM | THE FUTURE CURRENCY OF WORK
AI is changing how we learn, work, teach, and prepare for what comes next. Hear from leaders exploring what the future of education and talent could look like.
4:45 PM | A WORLD RUN ON TECH
Technology isn’t just something we hold in our hands. Explore emerging innovations changing our physical world — from health and hard tech to fintech, consumer technology, and beyond.
90-SECOND STARTUP PITCH | THE ROOM DECIDES
POWERD BY COUNTER
Selected founders get 90 seconds to pitch their active startup for a chance to win up to $500.
No long decks. No overthinking.
90 seconds. One room. One audience vote.
5:55 PM | CLOSING + WHAT’S NEXT
The Summit may be ending.
Newark Tech Week is just getting started.
THIS IS DAY ONE.
The Newark Tech Summit opens Newark Tech Week 2026, six days of technology, entrepreneurship, creativity, culture, and connection happening across the City of Newark from October 12–17.
Come to discover what’s being built.
Come to meet someone you should know.
Come to find your next collaborator, investor, founder, customer, opportunity, or idea.
Come ready to pitch.
Come ready to connect.
Come curious. Leave connected.