About
Jay Wilson joined AlbionVC in 2019, having previously advised Bain & Co's Private Equity Group. He leads the firm's fintech investment practice, focusing on financial services, digital assets, and enterprise data architecture. He holds a first-class MMath in Mathematics from the University of Exeter and an MBA from London Business School and The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Invests in
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Experience
- AlbionVCPartnercurrent2019 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- BoundSeries A Investor & Board Directorcurrent2026 — present
- OpenTradeSeed Investor & Board Directorcurrent2024 — present
- PeppySeries B Investor & Board Directorcurrent2022 — present
- InfactSeed Investor & Board Directorcurrent2024 — present
- InfactPre-Seed Investor2022 — 2024
- ToqioSeries A Investor & Board Directorcurrent2022 — present
- Tech NationFinTech Advisorcurrent2022 — present
- RegGenomeSeed Investor & Board Observercurrent2022 — present
- EllipticSeries C Investorcurrent2021 — present
- EllipticSeries B Investor & Board Observer2019 — 2021
- SolidatusSeries A Investor & Board Directorcurrent2021 — present
- InCrowdMember Board of Directorscurrent2020 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- AccelexSeries A Investor & Board Director2023 — 2025
- AccelexSeed Investor & Board Director2021 — 2023
- Clear Review – an Advanced companySeries A Investor & Board Observer2019 — 2020London, England, United Kingdom
- Bain & CompanyPrivate Equity2016 — 2019London, United Kingdom
- FPE Capital LLPInvestment Associate2016London, Greater London, United Kingdom
- London Business SchoolMBA Candidate2014 — 2016
- Bain & CompanySummer Associate2015London, United Kingdom
- ICAPSenior Emerging Market Equity Derivatives Broker2006 — 2014London, United Kingdom
- KPMG UKGraduate Summer Internship2005London, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Private Equity5Venture Capital6Financial Markets16Strategy8Financial Modeling15Capital Markets10Corporate Finance1Financial Analysis1Investments1
From Jay's professional profile.
Colleagues at AlbionVC
Adam Chirkowski
Investor at AlbionVC
Andrew Elder
Deputy Managing Partner at AlbionVC
Cat McDonald
Investor at AlbionVC
Charlotte Lawrence
Managing Director, Direct Equity at British Business Investments
Charlotte Lawrence
Managing Director, Direct Equity at British Business Bank
Christina Theilgaard
Head of IR & Institutional Fundraising at Albion Capital Group
Christina Theilgaard
Head of IR & Institutional Fundraising at AlbionVC
Christoph Ruedig
Investor at AlbionVC
Network3
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jay Wilson?
- Jay Wilson joined AlbionVC in 2019, having previously advised Bain & Co's Private Equity Group. He leads the firm's fintech investment practice, focusing on financial services, digital assets, and enterprise data architecture. He holds a first-class MMath in Mathematics from the University of Exeter and an MBA from London Business School and The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
- Where does Jay Wilson work?
- Jay Wilson is Partner at AlbionVC.
- What does Jay Wilson invest in?
- Jay Wilson invests in Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure, Fintech.
- What check size does Jay Wilson write?
- Jay Wilson typically writes checks of $5M – $10M.
- Where did Jay Wilson go to school?
- Jay Wilson studied at The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Private Equity & Venture Capital); London Business School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance); University of Exeter (First Class, Honours).
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