# Jay Kapoor

> Jay Kapoor is a seed investor at VSC Ventures backing Sports, Training and Tax Preparation. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [VSC Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vsc-ventures)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Sep 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaykapoor/
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/JayKapoorNYC
- Website: https://www.thegameplan.show

Jay Kapoor is a seed investor at VSC Ventures focused on Sports and Training. Jay Kapoor is General Partner of VSC Ventures, where he invests in seed and early-stage companies and provides them with value-add on PR, Content, and Media Strategy. He previously invested on behalf of the Prtizker-Vlock Family and their fund LaunchCapital. Jay is also the founder and co-host of The Game Plan, a weekly podcast where professionalathletes from the NFL, NBA, MLB, and Olympic Gold Medalists share key challenges and lessons in business and in life, plus how they make and invest their money both on and off the field.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sports | 1 | 50% |
| Training | 1 | 50% |
| Tax Preparation | 1 | 50% |
| Wealth Management | 1 | 50% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Empower3d | Empower3d provides the modern athlete with the tools, resources, and network required for business success. It creates workshops and seminars for individual athletes, college athletic programs, professional teams, leagues, unions, and other sports organizations on a variety of business and finance topics. It assists athletes in expanding theirnetwork by connecting them with some of the world's most respected and experienced business leaders. | $2.6M | Seed | Sep 28, 2022 |  |
| Scout | Scout is a financial planning company that offers financial education, wealth management, and tax preparation services for athletes. | $2.6M | Seed | Sep 28, 2022 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Hustle Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hustle-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [On Deck](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/on-deck-a441) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [One Team Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/one-team-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Reach Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/reach-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alive Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alive-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [1745 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bertelsmann-digital-media-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About VSC Ventures

VC Fund

VSC Ventures is built on the core thesis that it has become easier than ever before to start a startup, but harder than ever before for that company to break out or get noticed. Our award-winning comms firm has represented over 550 startups incl. 3 IPOs, 16 unicorns, and 50+ exits. Storytelling is our superpower. We’ll invest at Seed & SeriesA and go to work for you!

5 contacts available at VSC Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Eric Gonzalez | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eric-gonzalez-3 |
| Gwyn Stahlhut | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gwyn-stahlhut |
| Jay Kapoor | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jay-kapoor-47b7 |
| Maggie Philbin | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maggie-philbin-2 |
| Vijay Chattha | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vijay-chattha |

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## FAQ

### What does Jay Kapoor invest in?

Jay Kapoor invests primarily in Sports, Training and Tax Preparation startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Jay Kapoor last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jay Kapoor closed in Sep 2022. Shizune tracks 2 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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