Jay Brown

Investment Partner , Angel

Overview

Gender
male
Investor Type
Investment Partner,Angel
Investor Stage
Seed

Jay Brown has served as a member of our Board since January 2014. Jay Brown, a 20-year music industry executive veteran, fostered the careers and discovered countless superstars including Rihanna and Ne-Yo and worked with artists such as NAS. Jay Brown is the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Roc Nation, a full-service entertainment company started in 2008. Mr. Brown currently overseas the careers of a diverse Roc Nation roster comprised of Grammy award winning and critically acclaimed recording artists, writers and producers including Rihanna, Shakira, Timbaland, Kylie Minogue and Santigold. Prior to Roc Nation, Mr. Brown served as Executive Vice President for Def Jam Recordings from 2005 to 2008 and as Senior Vice President of Elektra Records from 1999 to 2004. Our Board has concluded that Mr. Brown should serve on the Board based upon his experience as an entrepreneur and senior executive and his broad knowledge of the music and entertainment industries.

Personal Investments

Number of Investments
1
Jay Brown has made 1 investments. Their most recent investment was on Dec 17, 2019, when Alchemy raised $15M.
Date Company Name Round Money Raised Industry
Dec 17, 2019 Alchemy Series A $15M Blockchain Detail

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs
2
Jay Brown has 2 current jobs including Board Observer at Madison Reed , Board Member at Ember Technologies and .
Organization Name Title At Company Start Date End Date
Madison Reed Board Observer Apr 28, 2022 Detail
Ember Technologies Board Member Detail