Jay Vijayan
Jay Vijayan | |
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Born | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Other names | Jayaprakash Vijayan |
Citizenship | United States |
Education | University of Madras (B.Sc., M.Sc.) |
Occupation(s) | Founder & CEO, Tekion Corp |
Parent(s) | K. Vijayan (Father) V. Umadevi (Mother) |
Jay (Jayaprakash) Vijayan is a US-based entrepreneur, engineer, inventor, and investor. He is the founder and CEO of
Early life and education
Jay was born in Chennai, into a Tamil family, to K. Vijayan and V. Umadevi. His father operated a computer science training and coaching institute in the city.[2][3] Jay completed his education at AVM Matriculation and Avichi Higher Secondary Schools. Subsequently, he pursued his higher studies at the University of Madras in Chennai, where he earned both a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science degree.[4]
Career
Jay started his career at Bahwan CyberTek before moving to Singapore and finally to the US.[2] After a brief stint at Bahwan CyberTek, he joined City Developments Limited, a private company headquartered in Singapore, and also completed Oracle database certification programs.[2] He worked at Oracle in the US from 1999 to 2007 as a programmer and later a senior manager.[2]
In 2007, Jay moved to VMware, Inc., a California-based cloud computing and virtualization technology company, where he served as Senior Director from 2007 to 2012.[5][6] He led the application development of all business applications for VMware.[7][8] In 2012, VMware reported a revenue of $3.77 billion.[9][10]
From 2012 and 2016, Jay served as the CIO at
In early 2016, Jay left Tesla to found Tekion Corp, a SaaS company that operated in stealth mode up until late 2019. Tekion is a cloud technology company focused on the automobile retail industry.[13][14] In 2020, Tekion Corp raised $150 million as part of its series C funding round led by private equity firm Advent International.[15][16] In the year 2021, Tekion secured $250 million in a Series D financing round from Alkeon Capital and Durable Capital, resulting in a valuation of over $3.5 billion for the company.[17][18]
Car companies such as General Motors,[19] Hyundai Motors, Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi, Exor, the parent company of Stellantis, which owns Citroën, Fiat, Jeep, Maserati, Ram Trucks, as well as Ferrari, and BMWi Ventures have also invested in Tekion.[20][21]
Jay serves on the board of NIC Inc., a digital government service provider for federal and state governments of the United States.[22][23][24][25]
Jay Vijayan also sits on the advisory board at Sibros, an Over-the-Air (OTA) platform connected to vehicle systems.[26]
Awards and recognition
In 2014, Jay Vijayan received the Tamil American Pioneer – Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Engineering/Science from the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North American.[27][28]
Jay has several patents that have been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).[29][30][31]
In 2023, Jay was recognized as an Automotive News All-Star for Digital Retail by Automotive News.[32]
Personal life
Vijayan lives in San Francisco with his wife and two children.[33]
Further reading
References
- ^ Mathur, Nandita (21 October 2020). "Tekion joins the unicorn club". Mint.
- ^ a b c d e Manu, Balachandran (29 October 2020). "How Jay Vijayan—a Politician's Son, Geology Grad And Former Tesla Techie—built The World's Newest Unicorn". Forbes India.
- ^ "Meet Jayaprakash Vijayan - The man who keeps Tesla charged up".
- ^ Ahmad, Samreen (21 October 2020). "Former Tesla CIO Jay Vijayan's start-up Tekion joins unicorn club". Business Standard India.
- ^ "HyreCar names former Tesla CIO Vijayan to board". Auto Remarketing. 29 April 2019.
- ^ "HyreCar Appoints Former Tesla CIO to Board of Directors". Auto Rental News.
- ^ Loizos, Connie (22 October 2020). "This former Tesla CIO just raised $150 million more to pull car dealers into the 21st century". TechCrunch. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ Rogers, Bruce. "Ex Tesla CIO Jay Vijayan Builds Tekion To Improve Car Buying Experience". Forbes. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "VMware posts first billion dollar quarter". Edge Middle East.
- ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ Mathur, Nandita (21 October 2020). "Tekion joins the unicorn club". mint.
- ^ "Longtime Tesla Motors CIO Jay Vijayan has formed a stealth startup".
- ^ Mathur, Nandita (21 October 2020). "Tekion joins the unicorn club". Mint.
- ^ "Tekion turns unicorn with $150 million funding led by Advent International". The Economic Times.
- ^ "Tekion raises $250 m in Series D". Business Line. 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Tekion raises $250mn in Series D funding round; valuation nearly triples". Business Standard. 5 October 2021.
- ^ "GM to launch EV digital retail tool powered by Tekion". Automotive News.
- ^ Loizos, Connie (5 October 2021). "Tekion, the automotive retail platform headed by a former Tesla CIO, just tripled in value". TechCrunch. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "About NIC (EGOV) and eGovernment Solutions | NIC". www.egov.com. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ High, Peter (19 June 2018). "Former CIOs Of Tesla And The U.S. Government Join Board Of NIC". Forbes.
- ^ "Joe Furnari's, HyreCar CEO: Best hiring practices for fast-growing startups (VB Live)". VentureBeat. 16 November 2019.
- ^ "Jay Vijayan | Board Member | HyreCar". ir.hyrecar.com. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ Garsten, Ed (19 July 2021). "Tesla Ties Leads To German Solar Electric Car Company Choosing Sibros Connectivity Platform". Forbes.
- ^ "Jay Vijayan: TiECon Midwest 2016". archive.tiecondetroit.org.
- ^ Sharma, Umesh (11 April 2022). "Jay Vijayan – The Man Who Brings Revolution To Tesla's". The Unheard Stories.
- ^ "Vijayan; Jayaprakash Patent Filings". uspto.report.
- ^ "3d Vehicle Model Data Capturing and Retrieving for Vehicle Inspection, Service and Maintenance". FreePatentsOnline. 24 December 2020.
- ^ "Patents Assigned to TEKION CORP - Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com.
- ^ "2023 Automotive News All Stars - Automotive News". Automotive News. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ PK, Jayadevan. "Meet Jayaprakash Vijayan - The man who keeps Tesla charged up". The Economic Times. Retrieved 27 June 2021.