Jay Kapoor
InvestorGeneral Partner at VSC Ventures
New York, New York
Writes $150K โ $500K checks ยท 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.
Experience
- VSC VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2021 โ presentNew York, United States
- Rhoda AIInvestorcurrent2026 โ presentNew York, United States
- Gritt AIPre-seed Investorcurrent2024 โ presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- BrightAIInvestorcurrent2025 โ presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- PanthalassaInvestorcurrent2022 โ present
- AUTOPILOTPre-Seed Investorcurrent2025 โ present
- NebexPre-Seed Investorcurrent2025 โ presentNew York, NY
- CondoitSeed Investorcurrent2025 โ presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- RuckSeed Investorcurrent2025 โ present
- Multitude InsightsPre- Seed Investorcurrent2024 โ presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- GlacierSeed Investorcurrent2023 โ presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- PressoยฎSeed Investorcurrent2022 โ presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Sesame SolarSeed Investorcurrent2022 โ presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- The Game PlanFoundercurrent2019 โ presentGreater New York City Area
- LaunchCapitalPrincipal2018 โ 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
- The Madison Square Garden CompanyVC at MSG Ventures2017 โ 2018New York, New York
- TechstarsSr Associate2016 โ 2017New York City Metropolitan Area
- Houlihan LokeyInvestment Banking Associate2015 โ 2016New York City Metropolitan Area
- National Football LeagueFinancial Analyst2012 โ 2015New York City Metropolitan Area
- UBS Investment BankInvestment Banking Analyst2011 โ 2012New York City Metropolitan Area
Education
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityBSBA, Finance2007 โ 2011
- Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of BusinessBSBA, Finance2007 โ 2011
- West Windsor Plainsboro High School South2003 โ 2007
Skills & more
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Product ManagementBusiness DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsStrategic PlanningData AnalysisCorporate FinanceStart-upsMergers & AcquisitionsAnalysisStrategyFinancial AnalysisInvestmentsLanguages English ยท Hindi
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Shared employers
Also worked at Rhoda AI2
Also worked at Gritt AI1
Also worked at Nebex1
Also worked at Houlihan Lokey79
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