About
Jay Krishnan is an entrepreneur and investor with a background in hardware platforms, networking, and IoT, spanning engineering, product management, and strategy across India, the US, and Canada. He was CEO of Canada's Accelerator Centre and founding CEO of India's T-Hub, and worked as a venture partner at SRI Capital and Mantra Capital, covering investments from pre-seed to Series A. His earlier career included roles at Brooktrout-Cantata, Juniper Networks, and Cisco Systems, and he exited DDI and Radifinity Inc. through IP and asset sales. He is also a published author.
Invests in
Crypto & Web3EdTechHardwareIoT
Experience
- Beyond Next Ventures IndiaPartnercurrent2024 β presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Accelerator CentreChief Executive Officer2021 β 2024Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
- Mantra Launchspace (MLS)Investor, Board Director2020 β 2024India
- American India FoundationChapter member2023India
- Mantra CapitalGeneral Partner2019 β 2020India
- SRI CapitalVenture Partner2018India, US
- T-Hub HyderabadChief Executive Officer2015 β 2018Greater Hyderabad Area
- IoT VentureCEO2010 β 2014Greater Bengaluru Area
- The Minacs GroupVP & GM (Post Acquisition of Startup Radifinity)2010 β 2011Bangalore, Mumbai
- Radifinity Information Systems Pvt. Ltd.CEO & Co- founder2007 β 2009Bangalore, San Jose
- Cisco SystemsGlobal Partner Management2007 β 2009Bangalore, San Jose
- Juniper NetworksProgram Manager, New Products2005 β 2007Bangalore, Sunnyvale
- Brooktrout TechnologyProduct Development Platform Engineering2000 β 2005Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Education
- Indian Institute of Management BangaloreExec. MBA, Gerneral Management
- RV College Of EngineeringB.E, Engineering- Electronics & Instrumentation
- University of HartfordM.S, Electrical Engineering
- Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom,Thiruvananthapuram
Skills & more
Nonprofit Organizations4Social Impact2Deal Sourcing2Deal Closure1Investments1Strategic Thinking1Strategic Planning1Budgeting1Venture Capital1Employee Engagement1Business Alliances2Strategic Leadership2
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Technical LeadershipStrategic PartnershipsTeam ManagementInnovation ManagementOperations ManagementTeam LeadershipExecutive ManagementStrategyStart-upsProgram ManagementProduct DevelopmentBusiness DevelopmentFrom Jay's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Indian Institute of Management Bangalore61
Megha PrakashVenture Partner at Episode1Ashu GargInvestor at Foundation CapitalVinay SinghCo-Founder & Partner at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpRahul MehtaCo-founder at DST GlobalNishit GargPartner, Asia at RTP GlobalSangeeta BAVIHead of Startups and Growth, Anthropic India at Seafund
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Also attended RV College Of Engineering16
Viswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAnu BharadwajPresident, Atlassian at Operator CollectiveAravind RatnamChief Strategy Office, Q-Ctrl at SeafundAshok RampalliChief of Staff / Analyst at Dallas Venture CapitalJohn FrancisPartner at Unmet FrontierGanesh NayakFundraising and Capital Markets at Avataar Venture Partners
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Also attended University of Hartford10
Carl VogelGeneral Partner at 6th Man VenturesMallory ShickoraHead of Platform at Fourward VenturesKaylin CollinsOperations Associate at Windham Capital PartnersDarius AskaripourManaging Partner at Varys CapitalMichelle GouveiaInvestor at Sandbox IndustriesPeter LongoSenior Managing Director, Investments at Connecticut Innovations
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Shared employers
Also worked at Beyond Next Ventures India3
Also worked at American India Foundation4
Also worked at SRI Capital1
Also worked at T-Hub Hyderabad7
B V R Mohan ReddyFounder & Chairman, Cyient at T-HubKavikrutChief Executive Officer, T-Hub at T-HubCA Santoshi ReddyChief Financial Officer, T-Hub at T-HubRashi AgarwalChief Growth Officer, T-Hub at T-HubSrinivas TalukaVice President, Facilities, T-Hub at T-HubSudhanshu ChaturvediVice President, Innovation Programs, T-Hub at T-Hub
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Colleagues at Beyond Next Ventures
Akiko Fujii
Investment Group at Beyond Next Ventures
Akira Horiguchi
Former Executive Vice President, Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. at Beyond Next Ventures
Akito Arima
Executive Officer / Partner at Beyond Next Ventures
Ashish Behera
Investor at Beyond Next Ventures
Devang Thakor
Founder / President, Anioplex, LLC at Beyond Next Ventures
Hiroki Matsumoto
Representative of SubTonic Consulting at Beyond Next Ventures
Hiroki Mikuni
Investor at Beyond Next Ventures
Hiroyuki Kageyama
Principal at Beyond Next Ventures









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