JOSEPH ALLEGRA
General Partner
Edison Venture Fund

Joseph Allegra, General Partner, directs Edison’s regional investment team in New Jersey. He focuses on investment opportunities in New Jersey and New York.

Joseph is a frequent speaker at regional financing, technology, and entrepreneurial events. Joseph serves on the Board of Directors for the New Jersey Technology Council, and member of the New Jersey Angel Network. As a board member, Joe contributes marketing, sales, technology and general management expertise from his many years in the software industry and as an entrepreneur.

Joseph was a co-founder and CEO of Princeton Softech, which he guided to $40M revenue. Princeton Softech was a rapidly growing, profitable company that built and marketed database products to Fortune 1000 companies. Princeton Softech was named twice to the INC. 500 list of fastest growing companies.

Earlier, he was VP of R&D for Computer Associates, following its acquisition of Applied Data Research. He was product manager, led product support and headed R&D at during the 12 years with these enterprise software companies. Joseph also provided strategic consulting services to several technology companies.

Joseph was a finalist as Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year. He received the NJTC Technology Supporter Award in 2003.

Joseph co-founded the Software Association of New Jersey and was Chairman of the New Jersey Technology Council. He led the initial financing for NJTC Venture Fund.

Education -- BA, Economics & Computer Science, Rutgers University and MBA, Information Systems, New York University Stern School of Business