About
Jay Sidhu joined Catalyst in 2026, where he works on deal origination through research reports, investment strategy, and company outreach, and supports the deal team on due diligence, transaction execution, and portfolio management. He was previously an investment associate at Industry Ventures, executing secondary and GP/LP-led venture transactions, and before that an investment banking analyst and associate at Wells Fargo Securities covering technology M&A and capital raises. He holds a BSBA in Finance from Elon University, with minors in Accounting and Data Science.
Experience
- Catalyst InvestorsInvestment Associatecurrent2026 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Industry VenturesInvestment Associate2024 — 2026San Francisco, California, United States
- Wells FargoInvestment Banking Associate2023 — 2024San Francisco, California, United States
- Wells FargoInvestment Banking Analyst2021 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
- Koenigsberger Learning CenterFinance / Accounting Tutor2020 — 2021Elon, North Carolina
- Bee Partners.Venture Capital Analyst Intern2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Elon Oak HouseServer / Barista2017 — 2020Elon, North Carolina
- WeWork IndiaSales Intern2019Bengaluru Area, India
- Coyote CafeHost2018Avon, Colorado
- WeWorkCommunity Intern2016New York, New York
Education
- Elon UniversityFinance BSBA, Acounting Minor2017 — 2021
- The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)Alternative Investments2018
- Milton Academy2013 — 2017
Skills & more
iMovie3Microsoft PowerPoint3Microsoft Excel3Microsoft Word1Data Analysis1
- Microsoft Office Specialist Excel 2016 — Microsoft
From Jay's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Elon University12
James Robinson VAssociate at RRE VenturesLinda FinleyCEO Sleep Number at GATHER VENTURESMadison SowardsCommunity Marketing Manager at Suffolk TechnologiesAlly DunneSenior Associate, Communications at S2G InvestmentsStephanie MooreFund Accountant at Updata PartnersJulie CerickHead of Platform at Female Founders
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Also attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)798
Lee FixelFounder of AdditionPat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalCyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesSofia DolfeInvestor at Index VenturesJonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire VenturesLavinia FerriAssociate at P101 Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Industry Ventures15
William QuistGP at Slow VenturesAditya ReddyVice President at Sapphire VenturesAngela ZhangCampus Lead at The MBA FundEmily SimsInvestor at VMG PartnersKathleen CollinsPrincipal at 1Sharpe VenturesJay GanatraCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Infinity Ventures
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Also worked at Wells Fargo186
Funmi GarrickFinance and Operations at Impact America FundChen Yang SiaGeneral Counsel at Golden Gate VenturesTori KorineInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersAditya ReddyVice President at Sapphire VenturesM.G. ThibautFormer Chief Financial Officer at Drone Deploy at Scale Venture PartnersTony ThomasVenture Partner at Lux Capital
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Also worked at Bee Partners.9
Jocelyne CookeCFO at GFT VenturesLeo de LunaPartner at Tribeca Venture PartnersMichael BerolzheimerFounder and Managing Partner at Bee PartnersKira NoodlemanPartner at Bee PartnersTim SmithPartner at Bee PartnersAlejandra VergaraPrincipal at Bee Partners
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Also worked at WeWork India1
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