Jay Goldberg
Partner @ Hudson Ventures
New York, United States
Jay Goldberg is a seed investor at Hudson Ventures in New York focused on Information Technology and CRM. Jay is a Founder, and has been a General Partner, of Hudson Ventures since 1996. Prior to Hudson, Jay was the founder of several software companies and acquired and developed others over 28 years as a technology entrepreneur. His entry into IT was in the early 1960s with IBM.He was the founder of OPCENTER, LLC, a privately held company thatprovided help desk and computer operations services, and the founder and Chairman of Lexstra PLC, a London based consulting company.From 1990 through 1994, Jay served as Chairman and CEO of Image Business Systems Corp. a company that provided document management and workflow software. In 1989, he founded Zeitech, Inc., a company which provided computer implementation professionals through its five national offices. Under Jay's direction, Zeitech appeared twice on Inc. Magazine's 500 List of America's fastest growing companies and was sold in January 1996 to Career Horizons, Inc. In 1986 Jay purchased Money Management Systems, Inc. (MMS) from Ziff-Davis. MMS sold software and services to banks and broker-dealers for securities trading activities. In 1989 MMS was sold to Sungard Inc. From 1968 to 1985, Jay was Chairman and CEO of Software Design Associates, a systems development firm that grew to 600 people, which was sold to AGS Computers Inc. Mr. Goldberg previously served on the Boards of many of Hudson's portfolio companies, and managed Hudson's investment in Bigfoot Interactive, prior to its sale to Alliance Data Systems. Currently, Jay serves on the Board of Hudson's portfolio company, QualityHealth. Mr. Goldberg is a member of the Board of Overseers of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He is also a Trustee of the Arbitrage Fund and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences of New York University. Jay was most recently elected to the Board of Trustees of the Montefiore Medical Center. He is the past Chairman of the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation and former Treasurer and member of the Board of Governors of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
Last updated:
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Industries Jay Goldberg invests in
Stages Jay Goldberg invests in
Countries Jay Goldberg invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Information Technology 2 (100%)
- CRM 1 (50%)
- Computer 1 (50%)
- Software 1 (50%)
- Marketing 1 (50%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (50%)
- Series C 1 (50%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Semperis
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Semperis is the pioneer of identity-driven cyber resilience for cross-cloud and hybrid environments. The company provides cyber preparedness, incident response, and disaster recovery solutions for enterprise directory services—the keys to the kingdom. Semperis’ patented technology for Microsoft Active Directory protects over 40 million identitiesfrom cyberattacks, data breaches, and operational errors. Semperis is headquartered in New York City and operates internationally, with its research and development team distributed between San Francisco and Tel Aviv.Semperis hosts the award-winning Hybrid Identity Protection conference (https://www.hipconf.com). The company has received the highest level of industry accolades; most recently being named “Best Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery Solution” by SC Magazine’s 2020 Trust Awards.Semperis is accredited by Microsoft and recognized by Gartner. | Seed / Apr 01, 2015 | |
Bigfoot Interactive
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Bigfoot Interactive has developed successful permission-based email programs for more than 150 top companies. As a major innovator in email communications since the industry’s inception, Bigfoot Interactive has established many of the original email communications philosophies and best practices widely used today.Over time, Bigfoot Interactive’sleading email technology has evolved to meet and exceed the demands of marketers and communicators. Today, Bigfoot Interactive's technology platform is available in a wide range of offerings, from full-service broadcast to ASP/collaborative ASP to enterprise-level integrated solutions. Surrounding the company’s technology platform is a suite of blue-ribbon professional services that help drive maximum results. These services include list acquisition, strategic consulting, creative design and production, data solutions and analytics/modeling. | $6M / Series C / Jan 23, 2002 |
Co-Investors
Constellation Technology Ventures
1 deal together
Flatiron Partners
1 deal together
Grey Ventures
1 deal together
Investcorp
1 deal together
JPMorgan Partners
1 deal together
About Hudson Ventures
Hudson Ventures is a New York venture capital firm with over $170 million of capital under management. They have decades of experience in operating and growing technology companies, and have successfully managed every phase of a company's life cycle. Their expertise enables them to add value in both leading investment syndicates andco-investing with other venture funds. They invest primarily in early stage technology companies in the Northeast. Their focused geographic strategy supports a close working relationship with their portfolio companies and helps to facilitates their rapid growth.
Hudson Ventures Contacts
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Glen Lewy
Senior Managing Director
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Jay Goldberg
Partner
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Bill Carson
Managing Director
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John P. Truehart
CFO
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Kim P. Goh
Senior Managing Director
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What does Jay Goldberg invest in?
Jay Goldberg invests primarily in Information Technology, CRM and Computer startups, most often at Seed and Series C 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 Goldberg last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Jay Goldberg closed in Apr 2015. 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.
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