Jay Adya
InvestorManaging Partner at Elysian Park Ventures · Chief Services Officer at Jumpstart Ventures
Bay Area, CA
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About
Managing Partner and an operator, advisor, and investor in sports, media, and technology since 1999. Formerly a Managing Director at Iconica Partners and at Evolution Media Capital, where he negotiated over $30 billion in global media deals; also a startup co-founder and angel investor.
Experience
- Elysian Park VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- JASK Ventures, LLCAngel Investorcurrent2012 — present
- Universal TennisCFO2018 — 2020Palo Alto, CA
- Iconica PartnersManaging Director2017 — 2020Palo Alto, California
- Evolution Media CapitalManaging Director2009 — 2017Greater New York City Area
- TAKKLE (Acquired by Alloy Media)Co-founder2005 — 2008Greater New York City Area
- Deloitte ConsultingSenior Consultant2001 — 2003Greater New York City Area
- KozmoSenior Manager, Strategic Planning1999 — 2001Greater New York City Area
- Mitchell Madison GroupBusiness Analyst1998 — 1999Greater New York City Area
Skills & more
Private Equity11Valuation1Negotiation1MergersCorporate Development1Competitive Analysis2Business Development3Venture Capital3Product Management1Financial Modeling3Strategy29Management Consulting3
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E-commerceBusiness ModelingStrategic ConsultingEntrepreneurshipMergers & AcquisitionsStrategic PlanningDigital MediaInvestmentsLanguages 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 and an operator, advisor, and investor in sports, media, and technology since 1999. Formerly a Managing Director at Iconica Partners and at Evolution Media Capital, where he negotiated over $30 billion in global media deals; also a startup co-founder and angel investor.
- 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 attended Columbia University1,302
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Shared employers
Also worked at Evolution Media Capital2
Also worked at Deloitte Consulting2,000
Kirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewBrian ArmstrongCo-founder & CEO of CoinbaseSteve AnaviCo-founder & President of QontoNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesRaychel BailonVP of Finance at Felicis Ventures
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Also worked at Kozmo1
Also worked at Mitchell Madison Group33
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