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Jay Kim
Investor at Black Jays
New York, New York
Overview
Jay Kim is an Investor at Black Jays Ventures, with a background in corporate strategy, growth, and strategic planning. His career highlights include investing in various sectors such as Direct-to-Consumer, Wellness & Fitness, and Retail, and his experience includes roles at Samsung Asset Management and PwC.
Kim's current role involves investing in pre-seed and seed-stage companies in sectors like Digital Health and Consumer Internet, showcasing his expertise in financial modeling and venture capital.
Work Experience
Investor
2024 - Current
Joined at the launch of Fund II, investing across pre-seed/seed in consumer, healthcare, fintech, edtech, and AI. Sourced and/or led the diligence in: - Lotus Health AI (Pre-seed, US) - Accomplish Health (Seed+, US) - Level Zero Health (Pre-seed, US/UK) - CLEO Skin + Laser (Seed, US)
Private Investor
2021
Invested in a handful of early-stage startups and funds since 2021. Drawn to companies tackling massive problems (or those that I can directly relate to), teams with clear vision/goals, and founders who are extraordinary (those I'd be excited to learn from). Some of the companies/funds include (but not limited to): - Airplane (Series A, US) - Caldo (Pre-seed, US) - Coatue (Fund IV & V, US) - Comma Capital (Fund I, US) - Dream Capital (Fund I, US) - Dukkantek (Seed, UAE) - Formation (Fund I, US) - Nitra (Seed, US) - OneSchema (Seed+, US) - SnoutID (Pre-seed, US) - Sool fka Makku (Pre-seed, US) - Swish Robotics (Pre-seed, US) - Zette (Pre-seed, US)
Growth
2017 - 2023
Spent my early days as an operator, wearing many hats across finance, product, data, and growth
We serve real food—mostly vegetables—that's grown by farmers, cooked by chefs, and inspired by the seasons. 🥕
Raised $136,500,000.00 from Monogram Capital Partners, Union Square Hospitality Group, Avalt, Inherent Group, Kitchen Fund and Eminence Capital LP.
Equity Research
2016 - 2016
Dipped my toes in finance
Research
2015 - 2015
Helped research on neurological development impairment in children
Audit
2014 - 2014
Learned how to read BS/PL