
Jay is the Founding Managing Partner of GFT Ventures, Global Frontier Technology Ventures. GFT Ventures invests in category leading early-stage startups in the US and Israel focused on AI, data science, and other frontier technologies. Prior to GFT Ventures, Jay co-founded TransLink Capital, a Palo Alto based early stage venture capital firm supporting entrepreneurs developing customer connections and partnerships in Asia. Jay was responsible for leading investments in Carbonite (NASDAQ: CARB), Chartboost (acq'd by Zynga), Coin (acq'd by Fitbit), CoolerScreens, Enterprise DB (acq'd by Peak Equity), Epic (acq'd by Byju's), Forte, Klaytn, nWay (acq'd by Animoca), Penrose, Provenance, Quantstamp, Rally, SoundHound (NASDAQ: SOUN), Singular, Terra and YuMe (NYSE: YUME). Previously, Jay was Founding Managing Director of Samsung Ventures where he established and led the US venture capital operations for Samsung, responsible for U.S. based investments and portfolio management. Jay started his venture capital career at the Silicon Valley office of Vertex Management, the Singapore based venture capital arm of investment firm Temasek Holdings. Jay is also an active angel investor and advisor to several start-ups including Coupang (NYSE: CPNG), KiwiCo, Korbit (acq'd by Nexon), Korea Credit Data, Merit, Noom, SoFi (NASDAQ: SOFI) and Tapas (acq'd by Kakao). Jay received an MBA from Stanford University and M.S/B.S. in Chemistry from Seoul National University. Jay serves as Chairman and Board Director of the Asia America MultiTechnology Association (AAMA) on the National Advisory Council of the Association of Asian American Investment Managers (AAAIM).
aicent.com
goldmansachs.com
samsung.com
dtcp.capital
translinkcapital.com
mckinsey.com
Palo Alto, California, United States
Founding Managing Partner
GFT Ventures
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• Full-time
Jan 2021 - Present
Palo Alto, California, United States
Senior Advisor
DTCP
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Mar 2020 - Present
Hamburg, Germany
Co-Founder
TransLink Capital
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Feb 2007 - Present
Palo Alto, CA
Managing Director
Samsung Ventures
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Jul 2003 - Feb 2007
San Jose, CA
General Manager, North Asia
Aicent
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Jan 2003 - Jul 2003
San Jose, CA
Vice President
Vertex Management
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Jul 1999 - Dec 2002
Redwood Shores, CA
Sr. Director
Dialpad Communications, Inc.
Jan 2000 - Apr 2001
Santa Clara, CA