Jay Adelson
General Partner at Center Electric
Detroit Metropolitan Area
Overview
Work Experience
CEO, Co-Founder
2015 - Current
The future of arcade gaming is connected! Scorbit is a platform that connects players to arcade machines, unlocking entirely new ways to compete, interact and enjoy retro gaming. It includes a new way for scores and other data to be real-time broadcasted to the Internet from arcade machines, including pinball ranging from solid state machines to modern era machines.
Scorbit develops a platform for pinball players and pinball machine owners and operators.
Member, Board of Directors
2019
Chairman, Innovation Committee, 2/19 to present Chairman, Audit and Risk Committee, 2/19 to 5/21 Member, Audit and Risk Committee, 5/21 to present Member, Remuneration and Nomination Committee, 2/19 to present
General Partner
2014
Our professional and personal experiences convince us that universal interconnectivity is inevitable, powerful and profoundly beneficial. Our investment focus, therefore, is on identifying and advancing the most promising offerings in the Internet of Things (IoT) space and its supporting ecosystem, or, as we imagine will become a more common descriptor, the Internet of Everything
Chairman, Founder
2013 - 2015
Co-founded Opsmatic with Mikhail Panchenko and Jim Stoneham in late 2012 and early 2013, acting as Chairman and advising the company through it's growth and eventual sale to New Relic in November, 2015. Helped conceive initial concept, raise initial money and provide strategy both day-to-day and as a member of the board of directors.
Complete system visibility and configuration monitoring for fast-moving technical teams.
Raised $2,500,000.00 from Illuminate Ventures, Columbus Nova Technology Partners, LocalGlobe, Index Ventures, Morado Ventures, General Catalyst, AME Cloud Ventures, Freestyle Capital, Slow Ventures and Detroit Venture Partners.
Board Member, Consultant, Advisor
2011 - 2014
I currently serve on a number of boards, advise a number of companies, and consult to startups. My clients tend to be entrepreneurs or first-time CEOs.
Member, Board of Directors
2013 - 2014
Member Board of Directors
2013 - 2014
Member, Board of Directors
2010 - 2012
Member, Board of Directors
2010 - 2012
Chairman, Founder
2005 - 2012
Jay founded Revision3 in March, 2005 with Kevin Rose to prove that the Internet could provide a viable medium for a new form of television, geared toward a new, on-demand generation. Now with the myriad of screens, computers, set top boxes, mobile devices, airplanes and more, Revision3 is the leader of Internet-based professional programming, with millions of viewers world-wide.
Chairman, Founder, CEO
2005 - 2007
Jay founded Revision3 in March, 2005 with Kevin Rose to prove that the Internet could provide a viable medium for a new form of television, geared toward a new, on-demand generation. Now with the myriad of screens, computers, set top boxes, mobile devices, airplanes and more, Revision3 is the leader of Internet-based professional programming, with millions of viewers world-wide.