# Dr. Sankar (Jay) Jayaram

> Dr. Sankar (Jay) Jayaram is the co-founder and CEO of Quintar, a Santa Clara company developing spatial technology. A former Washington State University professor and Intel Sports CTO/CPO, he co-founded VOKE with Uma Jayaram and helped translate virtual reality research into live sports experiences. He is an ASME Fellow.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Quintar, Inc.
- **Organizations:** Quintar, Inc., Intel Sports, VOKE, 3D-4U Solutions, Washington State University, Integrated Engineering Solutions, Translation Technologies, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- **Education:** Undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Master’s degree, Virginia Tech, Ph.D. in mechanical engineering, Virginia Tech
- **Known for:** ASME Fellow, elected in 2013., Co-founded VOKE, acquired by Intel in 2016., Co-founded WSU’s VRCIM laboratory.

## Career timeline

- **1993** — Joined Washington State University’s mechanical engineering faculty.
- **1994** — Co-founded the WSU Virtual Reality and Computer Integrated Manufacturing laboratory with Uma Jayaram.
- **2009** — 3D-4U shifted its focus toward sports viewing.
- **2012** — 3D-4U technology deployed at WSU’s Martin Stadium.
- **2013** — Named an ASME Fellow and an SBJ Idea Innovator.
- **2016** — Intel acquired VOKE in November.
- **2018** — Served as Intel Sports CTO; technology developed by the Jayarams was used for Winter Olympics VR coverage.
- **2020** — Publicly identified as Quintar CEO in a UW lecture; Quintar began work on the PGA TOUR AR app.
- **2021** — Quintar publicly launched on June 8 with Jayaram as CEO and Jeff Jonas as president.
- **2024** — Quintar developed PGA TOUR Vision and announced an $8.2 million Series A.

## Achievements

- ASME Fellow, elected in 2013.
- Co-founded VOKE, acquired by Intel in 2016.
- Co-founded WSU’s VRCIM laboratory.
- Named among Sports Business Journal’s Idea Innovators in 2013.
- Named with Jeff Jonas in SBJ’s 2023 Power Players feature.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — SeventySix Capital highlighted his interview and demonstration with Robert Scoble about Quintar’s spatial AI technology.
- **2024-04** — Quintar announced an $8.2 million Series A with Centre Court Capital joining investors and Mustafa Ghouse joining its board.
- **2024-02** — PGA TOUR Vision, developed by Quintar, launched for Apple Vision Pro.

## Links

- Website: https://www.quintar.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sankar-jay-jayaram-0871b99
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/drSJayJayaram

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