# Jay Kurahashi-Sofue

> Jay Kurahashi-Sofue is a startup investor at Ava Labs (Brooklyn). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Ava Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ava-labs)
- Location: Brooklyn, United States
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayksofue/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/jayks17
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jayks

Jay Kurahashi-Sofue is a startup investor at Ava Labs in Brooklyn. Jay Kurahashi-Sofue is VP of Marketing at Ava Labs building Avalanche. Attended at Indiana University Bloomington.

## About Ava Labs

VC Fund · Brooklyn, United States

AVA Labs makes it simple to launch finance applications using blockchain technology–with highly scalable and efficient networks, customizable public and private blockchains, the capability to create any digital asset, and more. We are empowering people to build an open, simple, and democratic internet of finance.

5 contacts available at Ava Labs.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| John Wu | President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-wu-a3e4 |
| Justin Kim | Head of Korea | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/justin-kim-783c |
| Kevin Sekniqi | Chief Protocol Architect | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kevin-kevin-sekniqi |
| Emin Gün Sirer | Founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emin-g%C3%BCn-sirer |
| Jay Kurahashi-Sofue | VP of Marketing | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jay-kurahashi-sofue |

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