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Jay Adya

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Managing Partner at Elysian Park Ventures

Bay Area, CA

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About

Managing Partner focused on sports, media, and technology since 1999. He was previously a Managing Director at Iconica Partners (and CFO of Universal Tennis) and at Evolution Media Capital, where he negotiated over $30 billion in media deals, and has founded and angel-invested in startups.

Experience

  1. Elysian Park VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. JASK Ventures, LLCAngel Investorcurrent2012 — present
  3. Universal TennisCFO2018 — 2020Palo Alto, CA
  4. Iconica PartnersManaging Director2017 — 2020Palo Alto, California
  5. Evolution Media CapitalManaging Director2009 — 2017Greater New York City Area
  6. TAKKLE (Acquired by Alloy Media)Co-founder2005 — 2008Greater New York City Area
  7. Deloitte ConsultingSenior Consultant2001 — 2003Greater New York City Area
  8. KozmoSenior Manager, Strategic Planning1999 — 2001Greater New York City Area
  9. Mitchell Madison GroupBusiness Analyst1998 — 1999Greater New York City Area

Skills & more

Private Equity11Valuation1Negotiation1MergersCorporate Development1Competitive Analysis2Business Development3Venture Capital3Product Management1Financial Modeling3Strategy29Management Consulting3
+8 moreE-commerceBusiness ModelingStrategic ConsultingEntrepreneurshipMergers & AcquisitionsStrategic PlanningDigital MediaInvestments

Languages Marathi · Spanish

From Jay's professional profile.

Deals · 2

Sports Innovation Lab, Inc.Board seat

via Elysian Park Ventures · filed Apr 2025 · $5.2M raise

GreenflyBoard seat

via Elysian Park Ventures · filed Jul 2023 · $1.1M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Elysian Park Ventures

Ami Galani
Co-Founder & Partner at Tipt Ventures
Ben Scott
Partner Emeritus at LiveOak Ventures
Brendan Bilko
Lead, Robin at Elysian Park Ventures
Cole Van Nice
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Elysian Park Ventures
Erin Storck
Senior Analyst at Elysian Park Ventures
Hisham Halbouny
Managing Partner at P1 Ventures
Ilse Paanakker
Director of Strategy, Robin at Elysian Park Ventures
Luke Kurtz
Associate at Elysian Park Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jay Adya?
Managing Partner focused on sports, media, and technology since 1999. He was previously a Managing Director at Iconica Partners (and CFO of Universal Tennis) and at Evolution Media Capital, where he negotiated over $30 billion in media deals, and has founded and angel-invested in startups.
Where does Jay Adya work?
Jay Adya is Managing Partner at Elysian Park Ventures.
What boards does Jay Adya sit on?
Jay Adya holds tracked board seats at Greenfly, Sports Innovation Lab, Inc..
Where did Jay Adya go to school?
Jay Adya studied at Columbia Business School (MBA, Finance); Columbia University (BA, Economics); Longmeadow High School.

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Also worked at Kozmo1

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