Press, speaking and venture milestones.

NJBIZ

M – Z | NJBIZ In the Lead 2025: Startups

NJBIZ Staff

The startup feature includes a dedicated Shutterbug Exchange profile, describing Frank Jackson’s venture, Solar Revitalizer™ and its circular-solar research direction.

NJTechWeekly

NJEDA Introduces Entrepreneurs to Investors at November Founders & Funders Day, Part One

Esther Surden

A named Frank Jackson / Shutterbug Exchange section covers the circular-solar vision, Montclair research, venture-development programs and participation in NJEDA’s Founders & Funders event.

Cleantech Open Northeast

Cleantech Open Northeast Alumni in the News in 2024

Avani Prakash, Sherry Tao & Sindhuri Polavaram

The organizer’s alumni roundup names Shutterbug Exchange (2023) and highlights its recognition as a CSIT Clean Tech Grant awardee.

NJEDA / New Jersey CSIT

Round 3 Catalyst and Clean Tech Seed Grant awards

Official institutional announcement

Shutterbug Exchange, Inc. appears in the official Clean Tech Grant awardee list. The announcement describes support for early-stage technology development across New Jersey.

NSF I-Corps Northeast regional program

Customer discovery and commercialization preparation

Regional program participation

Frank completed Northeast regional Cohort 13, using stakeholder interviews and market analysis to test customer needs and commercialization assumptions for SBX.

Customer discovery helps define operator questions and practical study priorities.

Founder University

Startup-building and founder development

Program led by Jason Calacanis

SBX completed the 12-week startup-building program, receiving mentorship and practical founder guidance. The experience strengthened venture thinking and commercialization preparation.

Montclair State University / CESAC

Catalyzing Clean Technology Development

Session 5 · Moderated by Judith Sheft

The official agenda lists Frank Jackson, CEO of Shutterbug Exchange, as a presenter in the panel on clean-technology development, startup opportunities and academic collaboration.

Montclair State University / CESAC collaborators

Recycling Solar Panels for a Circular Economy

Sarahana Shrestha, Pankaj Lal, Archana Prasad, Frank Jackson & Aparna Varde

The coauthored poster synthesizes the circular-PV landscape and proposed machine-learning research directions. The poster is listed in the 2024 American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting program.

Connects machine-learning research questions with lifecycle value.

Solar Revitalizer™ invention history

A broader closed-loop research architecture

Originator and inventor: Frank Jackson

Frank documented the broader Solar Revitalizer™ concept in a 2025 U.S. provisional patent application, connecting assessment, reuse and recovery with materials and manufacturing research.