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Jay McCarthy is a Co-founder & Partner at SparkLabs Global Ventures. He is also a Partner at SparkLabs, a startup accelerator in Korea. Jay has more than 22 years’ experience in Asia. Currently, as a Managing Partner of Pacific Advisers, he has advised, financed and invested in a range of deals in Asia across industries, principally mining & energy, technology, luxury consumer and property. In recent years, Jay has focused on originating investment mandates for PA to invest its own capital in both publicly listed and private companies. Such origination leads to co-investment opportunities selectively with the hedge fund and institutional investor communities. Jay has significant experience with structuring deals and working with the relevant investor, industry and service (legal and advisory) counterparts. Previously, Jay served as an Executive Director in the Equity Division at Morgan Stanley and worked in the Tokyo, HK, Beijing and Singapore offices over a 16- year period. Within th
Position in the VCSift Database
- • 6 investors at SparkLabs Global Ventures are tracked.
- • 96 investors hold the Co-founder & Partner role in VCSift. Jay McCarthy is one of them.
- • 1,203 investors are based in Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea.
Data sourced from 410,343 investor profiles. Updated June 2026.
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- Seoul, South Korea
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