Founding Managing Partner
Current
Jan 2021 - Present
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Jay Eum Email & Phone Number
Founding Managing Partner at GFT Ventures
at
GFT Ventures
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@translinkcapital.com
4 phones found area 650
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Founding Managing Partner at GFT Ventures
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Palo Alto, California, United States
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Jay Eum is listed as Founding Managing Partner at GFT Ventures at GFT Ventures, based in Palo Alto, California, United States. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at translinkcapital.com, phone signal with area code 650, and a matched LinkedIn profile for Jay Eum.
Jay Eum previously worked as Founding Managing Partner at Gft Ventures and Senior Advisor at Dtcp. Jay Eum holds Mba from Stanford University Graduate School Of Business.
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About Jay Eum
Jay is the Founding Managing Partner of GFT Ventures, Global Frontier Technology Ventures. GFT Ventures invests in category leading early-stage startups in the US and Israel focused on AI, data science, and other frontier technologies.Prior to GFT Ventures, Jay co-founded TransLink Capital, a Palo Alto based early stage venture capital firm supporting entrepreneurs developing customer connections and partnerships in Asia. Jay was responsible for leading investments in Carbonite (NASDAQ: CARB), Chartboost (acq'd by Zynga), Coin (acq'd by Fitbit), CoolerScreens, Enterprise DB (acq'd by Peak Equity), Epic (acq'd by Byju's), Forte, Klaytn, nWay (acq'd by Animoca), Penrose, Provenance, Quantstamp, Rally, SoundHound (NASDAQ: SOUN), Singular, Terra and YuMe (NYSE: YUME).Previously, Jay was Founding Managing Director of Samsung Ventures where he established and led the US venture capital operations for Samsung, responsible for U.S. based investments and portfolio management. Jay started his venture capital career at the Silicon Valley office of Vertex Management, the Singapore based venture capital arm of investment firm Temasek Holdings. Jay is also an active angel investor and advisor to several start-ups including Coupang (NYSE: CPNG), KiwiCo, Korbit (acq'd by Nexon), Korea Credit Data, Merit, Noom, SoFi (NASDAQ: SOFI) and Tapas (acq'd by Kakao).Jay received an MBA from Stanford University and M.S/B.S. in Chemistry from Seoul National University. Jay serves as Chairman and Board Director of the Asia America MultiTechnology Association (AAMA) on the National Advisory Council of the Association of Asian American Investment Managers (AAAIM).
Listed skills include Venture Capital, Business Strategy, Start Ups, Strategic Partnerships, and 22 others.
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9 roles · 28 years
Jay Eum work experience
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Senior Advisor
Current
Mar 2020 - Present
Co-Founder
CurrentJay Eum is Co-Founder of TransLink Capital. Jay is responsible for TransLink's investments in Carbonite (NASDAQ: CARB), Chartboost, Enterprise DB (acquired by Peak Equity Partners), Epic!, Gamevice, nWay, Peel, Penrose, Singular, SoundHound, SquareTwo and YuMe (NYSE: YUME). He is also responsible for supporting TransLink's portfolio companies with their.
Feb 2007 - Present
Managing Director
Jay was the head of Samsung Ventures America. He was responsible for starting up the U.S. operations for Samsung Venture Investment Corp., the venture investment arm of Samsung, and leading their U.S.-based investments and portfolio management. Jay directly led several successful Samsung Ventures' investments including AnalogTech (NASDAQ: AATI), Continuous.
Jul 2003 - Feb 2007
General Manager, North Asia
Vertex Management Portfolio company. Mobile data roaming service provider spun-off from GRIC Communications, Inc., (NASDAQ: GRIC). Responsible for business development and sales in Korea and Japan. Directly reported to CEO.
Jan 2003 - Jul 2003
Vice President
Jay was an investment officer with the Silicon Valley office of Vertex Management, a global VC firm headquartered in Singapore. At Vertex, Jay focused on investments in communications, mobile, and Internet including GRIC Communications (NASDAQ: GRIC). He also represented Vertex at several portfolio companies including Aicent (acquired by Syniverse), Mobile.
Jul 1999 - Dec 2002
Sr. Director
Dialpad Communications, Inc.
Jay was Senior Director of business development at Dialpad Communications (acquired by Yahoo), where he closed strategic partnerships with Microsoft, Cisco, and Earthlink.
Jan 2000 - Apr 2001
Associate
1999 - 2000
~1 yr
Summer Associate
1998 - 1999
~1 yr
2 education records
Jay Eum education
Mba
Stanford University Graduate School Of Business
Bs, Ms, Chemistry
Seoul National University
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What company does Jay Eum work for?
Jay Eum works for GFT Ventures.
What is Jay Eum's role at GFT Ventures?
Jay Eum is listed as Founding Managing Partner at GFT Ventures at GFT Ventures.
What is Jay Eum's email address?
AeroLeads has found 2 work email signals at @translinkcapital.com for Jay Eum at GFT Ventures.
What is Jay Eum's phone number?
AeroLeads has found 4 phone signal(s) with area code 650 for Jay Eum at GFT Ventures.
Where is Jay Eum based?
Jay Eum is based in Palo Alto, California, United States while working with GFT Ventures.
What companies has Jay Eum worked for?
Jay Eum has worked for Gft Ventures, Dtcp, Translink Capital, Samsung Ventures, and Aicent.
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What schools did Jay Eum attend?
Jay Eum holds Mba from Stanford University Graduate School Of Business.
What skills is Jay Eum known for?
Jay Eum is listed with skills including Venture Capital, Business Strategy, Start Ups, Strategic Partnerships, Management, Business Development, Corporate Development, and Leadership.
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