New Jersey Angel Investor Tax Credit
Open continuously
No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.
A refundable credit of 20% of a qualified investment in a New Jersey emerging technology business, rising to 25% for investments in businesses located in an Opportunity Zone or low-income community, or businesses certified as minority- or women-owned. Capped at $500,000 per investor per qualified business per year.
New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)
public · regional
Deadline: rolling — Applications must be submitted within six months of the investment.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Up to 225 employees
- small enterprises
- Sectors: deeptech, health, ai, climate
- Stage: pre_seed, seed, series_a
- Locally registered entity required
The emerging technology business must have fewer than 225 employees (at least 75% in New Jersey), do business in New Jersey, and conduct qualified research or commercialise technology in an advanced computing, advanced materials, biotechnology, electronic device, information technology, life sciences, medical device, mobile communications or renewable energy field.
How to apply
- The investor makes a qualified investment in a New Jersey emerging technology business
- The investor submits the application to NJEDA within six months of the investment
- NJEDA reviews and issues the tax credit certificate
Source. https://www.njeda.gov/angelinvestortaxcredit/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked