# Jay Krishnan

> Jay Krishnan is a Bengaluru-based entrepreneur, investor and author, currently partner and head of India investment groups at Beyond Next Ventures. He was T-Hub’s founding CEO and later led Canada’s Accelerator Centre. His earlier career spans hardware, networking, IoT, corporate product work and startup exits; his short-story collection Unfinished Business was published in early 2024.

- **Role:** Partner & Head of India Investment Groups at Beyond Next Ventures
- **Organizations:** Beyond Next Ventures, T-Hub, Accelerator Centre, SRI Capital, Mantra Capital, DDI, Radifinity, Brooktrout-Cantata, Juniper Networks, Cisco Systems
- **Education:** Bachelor of Engineering, RV College of Engineering, MS in Electrical Engineering, University of Hartford, Executive MBA in General Management, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
- **Known for:** Served as T-Hub’s founding CEO., Led the Accelerator Centre in Waterloo., Exited DDI and Radifinity through intellectual-property and asset sales.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2015** — Worked in hardware, networking and IoT, including corporate roles and startup ventures.
- **2015-2018** — Founding CEO of T-Hub, Hyderabad; joined in July 2015 ahead of its November launch.
- **2018** — Joined SRI Capital as a venture partner.
- **2019-2020** — General partner at Mantra Capital.
- **2021-2024** — CEO of the Accelerator Centre in Waterloo, Canada.
- **2024** — Published Unfinished Business and joined Beyond Next Ventures.

## Achievements

- Served as T-Hub’s founding CEO.
- Led the Accelerator Centre in Waterloo.
- Exited DDI and Radifinity through intellectual-property and asset sales.
- Published the short-story collection Unfinished Business in early 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — June 29 reporting described Beyond Next Ventures planning an IILM university presence from July 1; BNV India and IILM also publicly announced their innovation-lab partnership for pre-incubation, mentorship and Japan-India links.
- **2026-02** — Published a LinkedIn article titled Mt. Kilimanjaro: What 5895M teaches about Venture on February 9.
- **2025-06** — Discussed a planned $50 million India-focused fund in a Mint interview; this was a fundraising plan.
- **2025-05** — Moderated a TECHNIUM Global Conference discussion with Shailesh Lakhani about India and Japan startup collaboration.

## Links

- Website: https://thejaykrishnan.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejaykrishnan

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Last updated: 2026-10-21