Partner & Head of India Investments（India）

Jay Krishnan

PROFILE

Jay Krishnan is a serial entrepreneur with a background in Hardware platforms, Networking & IoT. He has a diverse background in Venture, entrepreneurship, engineering, product management and strategy. His career saw him traverse 6 cities across India, US & Canada.
He was the CEO of The Accelerator centre, Canada’s top Venture accelerator. Jay was the founding CEO of T- Hub, India’s largest Startup Hub. His venture experience as a partner bridged investments from pre seed to Series A across SRI Capital and Mantra capital. His angel investments range from EdTech to Web3.
Jay’s professional career spanned Brookoutrout- Cantata, Juniper Networks & Cisco systems. He exited DDI & Radifinity Inc. through IP & asset sales. He learnt managing beta from his failed startup than his successful exits. But as an investor, he focuses on generating alpha from every outcome Jay is a published author. His book of short stories Unfinished Business was published in early 2024 He is a curious learner, obsessive reader, and a self- professed nerd.