Fundraising Fox

Jay Kapoor

Investor

General Partner at VSC Ventures

New York, New York

Writes $150K – $500K checks · typically $300K

About

Jay Kapoor is a General Partner at VSC Ventures focused on early-stage investments in industrial automation and physical AI applications across manufacturing, logistics, and resource extraction. He founded the Dirty Jobs Summit, an annual invite-only conference in San Francisco for founders and investors working on AI in physical industries, and hosts CLIMB, a weekly discussion series exploring industrial work and automation. Through VSC Ventures and an associated communications firm, Kapoor supports founders in the industrial automation space while drawing on experience advising startups across brand, media, and market positioning.

Contact· published on Jay's own website

Experience

  1. VSC VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2021 — presentNew York, United States
  2. Rhoda AIInvestorcurrent2026 — presentNew York, United States
  3. Gritt AIPre-seed Investorcurrent2024 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  4. BrightAIInvestorcurrent2025 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  5. PanthalassaInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  6. AUTOPILOTPre-Seed Investorcurrent2025 — present
  7. NebexPre-Seed Investorcurrent2025 — presentNew York, NY
  8. CondoitSeed Investorcurrent2025 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  9. RuckSeed Investorcurrent2025 — present
  10. Multitude InsightsPre- Seed Investorcurrent2024 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  11. GlacierSeed Investorcurrent2023 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  12. Presso®Seed Investorcurrent2022 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  13. Sesame SolarSeed Investorcurrent2022 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  14. The Game PlanFoundercurrent2019 — presentGreater New York City Area
  15. LaunchCapitalPrincipal2018 — 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
  16. The Madison Square Garden CompanyVC at MSG Ventures2017 — 2018New York, New York
  17. TechstarsSr Associate2016 — 2017New York City Metropolitan Area
  18. Houlihan LokeyInvestment Banking Associate2015 — 2016New York City Metropolitan Area
  19. National Football LeagueFinancial Analyst2012 — 2015New York City Metropolitan Area
  20. UBS Investment BankInvestment Banking Analyst2011 — 2012New York City Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

Fundraising2Entrepreneurship2Venture Capital1Startup MarketingEarly Stage InvestmentEarly-stage StartupsContent MarketingValuation34Financial Modeling23Investment Banking20Leveraged Finance13Financial Statement Analysis3
+12 moreProduct ManagementBusiness DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsStrategic PlanningData AnalysisCorporate FinanceStart-upsMergers & AcquisitionsAnalysisStrategyFinancial AnalysisInvestments

Languages English · Hindi

From Jay's professional profile.

Colleagues at VSC Ventures

Anne Sophie Hurst
Venture Partner at VSC Ventures
Archie
Investor at VSC Ventures
Doug
Investor at VSC Ventures
Eric Gonzalez
Venture Partner at VSC Ventures
Gwyn Stahlhut
Director of Finance at VSC Ventures
Jamie Prins
Investor at Windquest Group
Maggie Philbin
Venture Partner at VSC Ventures
Vijay
Investor at VSC Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jay Kapoor?
Jay Kapoor is a General Partner at VSC Ventures focused on early-stage investments in industrial automation and physical AI applications across manufacturing, logistics, and resource extraction. He founded the Dirty Jobs Summit, an annual invite-only conference in San Francisco for founders and investors working on AI in physical industries, and hosts CLIMB, a weekly discussion series exploring industrial work and automation. Through VSC Ventures and an associated communications firm, Kapoor supports founders in the industrial automation space while drawing on experience advising startups across brand, media, and market positioning.
Where does Jay Kapoor work?
Jay Kapoor is General Partner at VSC Ventures.
What check size does Jay Kapoor write?
Jay Kapoor typically writes checks of $150K – $500K.
Where did Jay Kapoor go to school?
Jay Kapoor studied at Carnegie Mellon University (BSBA, Finance); Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business (BSBA, Finance); West Windsor Plainsboro High School South.

Same school

Also attended Carnegie Mellon University410

Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AILucy GuoCo-founder of Scale AI; founder & CEO of PassesJoshua XuCo-founder & CEO of HeyGenJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalOren EtzioniVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group

+ 404 more

Also attended Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business60

Cindy PadnosFounder and Managing Partner at Illuminate VenturesMarkInvestor at Yu GalaxyMarco DeMirozGeneral Partner & Co-founder at The Venture Reality FundAndrew BartusiakSenior Associate at PeakSpan Capital PartnersMurli RaviCo-founder and Managing Partner at Tin Men CapitalJensen WarnockCOO at Mercato Partners

+ 54 more

Also attended West Windsor Plainsboro High School South4

Neal SingalAssociate at Updata PartnersNeelesh SatputeSenior Associate at Commerce VenturesChris TannerDirector at PacelineAjay KoritalaFounder at OddsView

Shared employers

Also worked at Rhoda AI3

Victoria BeasleyPartner at Gigascale CapitalSandesh PatnamInvestor at Premji InvestJagdeep SinghCEO, Co-founder at Rhoda AI

Also worked at Gritt AI1

Raj KapoorCo-founder | Managing Partner at Climactic

Also worked at Nebex1

Avantika DaingFounding Partner at Plum Alley Investments

Also worked at Houlihan Lokey91

Richard GuVice President at March Capital PartnersGrace ChenVP of Finance at Sierra VenturesJason KwonPrincipal at Marlin Equity PartnersSahib GillAssociate at Marlin Equity PartnersJim BarsnessInvestor at FortySix Venture CapitalHelen LinInvestor at At One Ventures

+ 85 more