# Jay Penske

> Jay Penske is a angel investor at Dick Clark Productions backing Training. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Dick Clark Productions](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dick-clark-productions)
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jul 2022
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaypenske
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jason.penn.562

Jay Penske is a angel investor at Dick Clark Productions in Los Angeles focused on Training and Education. Jay Penske is based out of Los Angeles, California and is the CEO of Dick Clark Productions. Jay previously worked at Firefly Mobile as a Co-Founder and Chairman. Jay Penske attended Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Training | 1 | 33% |
| Education | 1 | 33% |
| Advertising | 1 | 33% |
| Health Care | 1 | 33% |
| Social Media | 1 | 33% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Angel | 1 | 33% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Genius Academy | Genius Academy is an innovative educational technology company that harnesses experiential learning, AI, technology, and human interaction to deliver measurable, high-impact results and increase competency development. Through our platform, we offer affordable and turnkey integrations into higher education and professional development platformsat scale. Our first mission is dedicated to advancing more effective Mental health practice and diagnosis amist the global crisis by better training future and current practitioners in Psychology, Social Work, and Counseling. | $1.1M | Pre-Seed | Jul 01, 2022 |  |
| Genius Academy | Genius Academy is an innovative educational technology company that harnesses experiential learning, AI, technology, and human interaction to deliver measurable, high-impact results and increase competency development. Through our platform, we offer affordable and turnkey integrations into higher education and professional development platformsat scale. Our first mission is dedicated to advancing more effective Mental health practice and diagnosis amist the global crisis by better training future and current practitioners in Psychology, Social Work, and Counseling. | $1.1M | Angel | Jul 01, 2022 |  |
| LDJ Productions | LDJ Productions is a experiential production and creative agency headquartered in New York City. With an eclectic industry array and a diverse clientele, LDJ is positioned at the forefront of brand innovation and at the intersection of live media, arts, culture, and commerce. LDJ’s mission is to form lasting client partnerships, encouraging growth,use of innovative technologies, and a return on live and digital experiences. Their focus is on amplifying the guest experience while creating brand loyalty and leaving lasting impressions. |  | Corporate Round | May 14, 2020 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Angel Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-investors-b97b) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AngelList](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angellist) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AngelList Venture](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angellist-venture) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Dick Clark Productions

VC Fund · Santa Monica, United States

Dick Clark Productions (dcp) is the world’s largest producer and proprietor of televised live event entertainment programming, with the “Academy of Country Music Awards,” AMERICAN COUNTRY COUNTDOWN AWARDS, “American Music Awards,” “Billboard Music Awards,” “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest,” “Golden Globe Awards,” “HollywoodFilm Awards” and the “Streamy Awards.” Weekly television programming includes SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, from 19 Entertainment, a division of CORE Media Group and dcp; and “World’s Funniest,” from Jukin Media and dcp.

5 contacts available at Dick Clark Productions.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jay Penske | CEO | — |
| Allen Shapiro | Chief Executive Officer | — |
| Amy Thurlow | Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer | — |
| Ariel Elazar | Executive Vice President of Brand, Marketing, & Digital Strategy | — |
| Barry Adelman | Executive Vice President of Television | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Jay Penske invest in?

Jay Penske invests primarily in Training, Education and Advertising startups, most often at Angel and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Jay Penske?

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### When did Jay Penske last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jay Penske closed in Jul 2022. Shizune tracks 3 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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