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Jay Gould
Investor at Gould Ventures
New York City Metropolitan Area
Overview
Jay Gould is a seasoned capital allocator with a strong background in sales management and product development. Currently, he serves as the Head of Gould Ventures, investing in various sectors like Games, Advertising, and FinTech, and has successfully backed companies such as The Bitcoin Company and Buffer.
Highlights of his career include founding Yashi and Bolt Media, as well as investing in successful startups like DogVacay and Fitocracy.
Work Experience
Investor
2007 - Current
I've invested in 100+ startups.
Podcaster
2021 - 2022
I interviewed dozens of interesting people.
Founder & CEO
2007 - 2016
Prior to acquisition, Yashi was a leading video demand side platform for local online video, delivering 100+ million monthly video advertisements globally. Yashi was a 4 time Inc 500 award recipient. As founder and CEO I developed the vision and strategy of the company, recruited, managed and guided key personnel, raised millions of dollars from angel, venture and institutional investors, and ultimately negotiated the successful sale of the company to Nextstar Broadcasting.
Blogger
2011 - 2012
I interviewed 75 startup founders.
President
2005 - 2007
Bolt reached 20M U.S. & 40M global MAU’s.
Founder
2003 - 2005
I built the first video sharing embed site.