Jay Eum — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Founding Managing Partner at GFT Ventures, investing in early-stage startups focused on AI, robotics, and other frontier technologies.
Co-founded TransLink Capital, an early stage venture capital firm.
Established and led U.S. venture capital operations for Samsung as Founding Managing Director of Samsung Ventures.
Serves as Board Director at Abacus, Anyware Robotics, Bria AI, Rabot, and Gauss Labs.
Holds an MBA from Stanford University and M.S./B.S. in Chemistry from Seoul National University.

Biography

Jay Eum is the Founding Managing Partner of GFT Ventures, Global Frontier Technology Ventures. At GFT Ventures, he focuses on investing in category-leading early-stage startups in the U.S. and Israel, with a particular emphasis on AI, robotics, and other frontier technologies.

Prior to GFT Ventures, Jay co-founded TransLink Capital, a Palo Alto-based early-stage venture capital firm. In this role, he supported entrepreneurs in developing customer connections and partnerships in Asia.