# Jeff Adelson Yan

> Jeff Adelson Yan is a seed investor at Third Prime (New York) backing Hardware and Software. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Third Prime](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/third-prime)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jan 2016
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adelsonyan

Jeff Adelson Yan is a seed investor at Third Prime in New York focused on Hardware and Software. Jeff is a Partner and is involved in the mentorship of portfolio companies. He has extensive experience in digital marketing, general management, business operations, product development and sales. Jeff also serves as President and Co-Founder of Levelwing, a digital marketing firm that has been recognized four consecutive years on the prestigiousInc. 500|5000 list of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America. Jeff has been named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year® and sits on the Professional Advisory Committee for Western Kentucky University's School of Advertising and Public Relations.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hardware | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Wearables | 1 | 100% |
| Internet of Things | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gemio | Gemio is a social IoT platform that connects people and their interests i.e music, sports. Our system consists of smart customizable wrist bands that can be designed on demand, BLE mesh technology that connects a crowd in a interactive light show experience, and IoT Channel broadcasting that syncs live events and media streams to fans.Thecompany was founded by entrepreneurs with successful startup experience in s/w, h/w and consumer products. The CEO, Michael Bettua , was founder and CEO of a consumer brand company and held senior roles at two software startups with $B exits. The founders of those two companies are two of Gemio’s largest shareholers. The CTO is from MIT with a PhD EE and a background in rocket science and wireless medical devices. Lead investors are: Facebook’s first VP of Sales; the founder and CEO of Silknet Software ($4.2B); a founder of BladeLogic ($900M exit). | $950K | Seed | Jan 03, 2016 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About Third Prime

VC Fund · New York, United States

Third Prime is a leading New York and Nashville based early-stage venture capital firm, with over $500mm assets under management.

5 contacts available at Third Prime.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Benji Rosenblatt | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benji-rosenblatt |
| Christian Kaczmarczyk | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christian-kaczmarczyk-3411 |
| Jeff Adelson Yan | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeff-adelson-yan |
| Jenny Bloom | General Counsel and COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jenny-bloom-5f82 |
| Keith Hamlin | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keith-hamlin |

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## FAQ

### What does Jeff Adelson Yan invest in?

Jeff Adelson Yan invests primarily in Hardware, Software and Wearables startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 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 Jeff Adelson Yan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jeff Adelson Yan closed in Jan 2016. Shizune tracks 1 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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