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Jay Markley

Co-Founder atNew Amsterdam Growth CapitalNew York
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John D. Markley, Jr. is a Managing Partner at New Amsterdam Growth Capital and Bear Creek Capital Management. He has held various investment and advisory roles across the communications and technology sectors.

What Jay can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M
Comes in atSeries BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Best routeA warm introAsk a founder in their portfolio.

New Amsterdam Growth Capital writes $10M to $30M checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: New Amsterdam Growth Capital.

Career

  1. Federal Communications Commission · policy advisor
    1994-1996
  2. Columbia Capital · partner, venture partner and portfolio company executive
    1996-2009
  3. Bear Creek Capital Management · Managing Partner
    2009-null
  4. Charter Communications, Inc. · director
    2009-null
  5. New Amsterdam Growth Capital · Managing Partner
    Now
  6. InterDigital · director
    2016-null

Companies founded

New Amsterdam Growth Capital

Focus

communicationsmediatechnologydigital infrastructurecloud computing

Also at New Amsterdam Growth Capital

Alex GuiraCo-Founder

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Eugene LeeInvestment Team, OMERS Ventures
Brian Rich
Brian RichManaging Partner & Founder, Catalyst Investors
Christian Lawless
Christian LawlessGeneral Partner, Conversion Capital

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Questions

Who is Jay Markley?

John D. Markley, Jr. is a Managing Partner at New Amsterdam Growth Capital and Bear Creek Capital Management. He has held various investment and advisory roles across the communications and technology sectors.

How much does Jay Markley invest?

Jay Markley invests through New Amsterdam Growth Capital, which writes checks of $10M to $30M at series b.

How do I pitch Jay Markley?

A warm intro from a founder New Amsterdam Growth Capital backed works best.

What did Jay Markley do before New Amsterdam Growth Capital?

policy advisor at Federal Communications Commission; partner, venture partner and portfolio company executive at Columbia Capital; Managing Partner at Bear Creek Capital Management; director at Charter Communications, Inc.; director at InterDigital.

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