# Jay Adelson

> Jay Adelson is a seed investor at Scorbit backing Software. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: Scorbit
- Location: Mill Valley, United States
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Sep 2006
- Lead investor: 9%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/adelson
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/jayadelson
- Website: http://cen.vc
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/adelson

Jay Adelson is a seed investor at Scorbit in Mill Valley focused on Software and Consumer Electronics. Jay Adelson is based out of Detroit, Michigan and is the CEO and Co-Founder of Scorbit. Jay previously worked at Opsmatic as a Chairman. Jay Adelson attended the Boston University. Jay Adelson has received TIME Magazine's "100 Most Influential People" Award.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$2M |
| Series A | $1M–$15M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 18% |
| Consumer Electronics | 2 | 18% |
| News | 1 | 9% |
| Music | 1 | 9% |
| Video | 1 | 9% |

33 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 45% |
| Series A | 2 | 18% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 18% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 9% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 8 | 73% |
| Mexico | 1 | 9% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Internet Backyard | Internet Backyard is an AI platform that embraces financial stability of the compute economy by automating quoting and billing. | $4.5M | Pre-Seed | Dec 08, 2025 |  |
| FreeWire Technologies | FreeWire Technologies is the leading manufacturer of battery-integrated EV charging stations and power solutions in the U.S. The Company’s fully-integrated Boost Charger plugs into existing and ubiquitous low-voltage utility service and delivers high-power charging in areas that typically require extensive grid upgrades. The Boost Charger’scombination of proprietary battery and power conversion technology enables ultrafast EV charging at all locations, freeing customers from the costs of providing fast charging using power directly from the electric grid. FreeWire has deployed battery-integrated chargers with Fortune 100 companies, commercial customers, fleets, retail locations, and gas stations across the U.S. and has partnered with bp pulse to deploy Boost Charger in its operations across the UK. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2016 |  |
| Hipcamp | Hipcamp unlocks access to private land for camping and outdoor recreation. It is a mission-driven marketplace where people can list, discover, and book campsites and accommodations on private and public land. Whether it’s finding a scenic spot to pitch a tent or planning a nature-filled getaway, Hipcamp is the go-to guide to getting outside.Hipcamp creates new revenue streams for landowners such as farmers, ranchers, and vintners, which supports them to conserve their land and keep it wild. By unlocking access and simplifying the camping experience, Hipcamp is democratizing, and enhancing the experience of getting outside, inspiring more people to enjoy and protect our world.The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $2M | Seed | Sep 30, 2014 |  |
| OUYA | OUYA is a new kind of game console for the television that brings together an open development experience—where anycreator can publish a game to the living room—with an accessible and affordable console at $99, and where all games are free to try. OUYA supports both the downloading and streaming of entertainment content in beautiful 1080p HDquality. OUYA was envisioned by founder and CEO Julie Uhrman, and beautifully designed by award-winningdesigner Yves Behar.Built on an open OS with a custom interface and store, OUYAfocuses on the fun factor of games—games are organized byfeatured playlists and overall player engagement and notby revenue or downloads—enabling the most fun game experiences to shine. The controller was built as a love letter to console gaming, incorporating fast, responsive buttons, triggers that FEEL like triggers, laser-precise analog sticks, an accurate D-Pad, and integrated touchpad. | $15M | Series A | May 10, 2013 |  |
| August Home | August develops smarter home access products and services that allow physical environments to seamlessly respond to user behavior. Its flagship product, the August Smart Lock, is a new home access system that allows you to use smartphones in place of traditional keys.August is founded by famed designer Yves Behar and consumer technology veteranJason Johnson and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $2M | Seed | Mar 01, 2013 |  |
| 3Crowd Technologies | Provider of management tools for cloud-based services, helping content providers find a profitable balance between creating content and the cost of delivering it. |  |  | Dec 22, 2009 |  |
| Chirp Interactive | Chirp builds products that leverage the abilities of different social media and social networking sites to keep a user connected with their network at all times. Chirp pulls in feeds from sites like The service has been shut down and the team has moved on to thePlatform, a video distribution solution owned by Comcast. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2008 |  |
| Revision3 | Revision3 is a TV network for the web, which creates and produces its own original entertainment and content.The content is designed for an Internet-savvy audience that seeks quality content about specific, narrow and in-depth topics, but quick production time that leverages lower costs. With the proliferation of mobile video, iPods, Tivo andother Internet-connected set-top-boxes, Revision3 believes that tailored, on-demand video will continue to increase in importance versus traditional broadcast content developed for very broad audiences. Revision3 video content focuses on technology, comedy, music, cooking, and other niche subjects.Revision3 attempts to be agnostic about how its content gets distributed. The company works with multiple distribution platforms, including iTunes, Odeo, Bittorrent, and Palm. Revision3 also supports multiple video encoding formats, including flash, to help make content broadly accessible. | $1M | Series A | Sep 01, 2006 |  |
| Sr.Pago | Sr.Pago is a mobile point of sale (MPOS) system that enables individuals and small businesses to receive card payments via smartphones and tablets. It enables users to have access to banking-related services via a chip-based debit card, a card reader that connects to any smartphone or tablet, and an app for managing transactions.The MPOS systemenables its users to accept credit card payment for the services they render, transfer that money to a reloadable MasterCard debit card, and make purchases with those funds anywhere MasterCard is accepted, and a withdraw cash from any Walmart-affiliated location in Mexico.It is available for iPods, iPads, and iPhones as well as Android platforms.Sr.Pago was launched in 2010 and its operations are based in Mexico City, Distrito Federal. | $1M | Seed |  |  |
| Clever Machine | Clever Machine is a software company based in San Francisco, California, United States. | $3.3M |  |  |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Basis Set Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/basis-set-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Breakers](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/breakers) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cowboy Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cowboy-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Crucible Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crucible-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Upslope Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/galvanize) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Greenwich Associates](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greenwich-associates) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Scorbit

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Scorbit develops a platform for pinball players and pinball machine owners and operators.

2 contacts available at Scorbit.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jay Adelson | CEO & Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jay-adelson |
| Ron Richards | Co-Founder and CSO | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Jay Adelson invest in?

Jay Adelson invests primarily in Software, Consumer Electronics and News startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Jay Adelson's check size?

Jay Adelson typically joins rounds of $1M–$2M at Seed and $1M–$15M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Jay Adelson participates in.

### How do I contact Jay Adelson?

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### When did Jay Adelson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jay Adelson closed in Sep 2006. Shizune tracks 11 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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