Aditya Julka
Aditya Julka | |
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| Born | August 24, 1981 |
| Alma mater | IIT Delhi |
Aditya Julka (born August 24, 1981) is the co-founder and former CEO of Paddle8, an online auction house for fine art and collectibles.[1] In July 2016, Paddle8 announced a merger with Auctionata, with Julka serving as the Chief Strategy Officer for the joint company.[2] Julka previously founded InBioPro (a biochemical company based in Bangalore, India) and BioAtlantis (a biotechnology company based in Ireland).[3]
Early life and education
He received his graduate and undergraduate degrees in Biochemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi,[4] where he was given the Director's Gold Medal.[5] He received his MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar.[6][7]
Career
In his twenties Aditya Julka was co-founder of two biotech companies. His last company, which was supported by Accel-Ventures, was sold to a publicly listed company in 2010. From 2009 to 2011 Julka was Associate at McKinsey & Company.[8] He was a member of the advisory board of Performa, the New York Biennial for Performance Art, and of Khoj, an organization dedicated to performance art in South Asia.[9] In 2016, Julka was named to the class of the New York Venture Fellows, a year-long program designed to help entrepreneurs scale their ventures.[10] He has also been recognized in Crain's New York Business List of 40 Under 40,[11] the Art+Auction Power 100 List, [12] Apollo Magazine's List of 40 Under 40,[13] and has spoken at Northside Festival, DLD New York, Techcrunch TV and TEDxChelsea.[14][6]
Julka serves on the board of Performa, New York's art biennial, and the advisory board of Khoj, an organization dedicated to performance art in South Asia.[15] Julka was co-founder, CEO and chairman of Paddle8, which was sold to Auctionata in 2016, making it the world's largest online auction house.[16][17] In March 2020 the online Auction House Paddle8 filed for bankruptcy.[18]
References
- ^ Paddle8 Raises $6M to Do for Fine Art What StubHub Does for Concert Tickets - Venture Capital Dispatch - WSJ[better source needed]
- ^ Strauss, Karsten. "A Tale Of Two Auction Houses: Auctionata And Paddle8 Join Forces". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
- ^ “In The Studio,” Paddle8′s Aditya Julka Discuses Building Niche Online Marketplaces | TechCrunch
- ^ "In a Class of Its Own". Times of India. Retrieved 16 August 2004.
- ^ "Beauty and the Beast: Creative Entrepreneurship in the Art World: Aditya Julka at TEDxChelsea". YouTube. 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Profile - Entrepreneurship - Harvard Business School". entrepreneurship.hbs.edu. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ "Aditya Julka". Crunchbase. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Aditya Julka". Harvard Innovation Labs. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
- ^ "2016 Venture Fellows". NYC Venture Fellows.
- ^ "The Science of Auctioning Artwork". Crain's New York Business. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ "The Power 100 of 2015: Part I". BLOUIN ARTINFO. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ "The Business 40 Under 40 Europe". Apollo Magazine. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ "Aditya Julka". Harvard Innovation Labs. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
- ^ "DLD Conference Speaker: Aditya Julka". DLD Media. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- ^ "Aditya Julka". Harvard Innovation Labs. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
- ^ "Aditya Julka Serial entrepreneur and Co-Founder of online auction house Paddle8". London Speaker Bureau. 13 October 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "One Week After Being Sued, Online Auction House Paddle8 Has Filed for Bankruptcy". Observer. 2020-03-18. Retrieved 2020-10-13.