# Jay Vijayan, Founder and CEO at Tekion

> Jay Vijayan, Founder and CEO at Tekion. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/jay-vijayan (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

San Francisco, US · Partner

# Jay Vijayan

Founder and CEO at [Tekion](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tekion)

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** - none observed
- **Filings:** - with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 2 episodes

What this record rests on

- **Named in rounds** No round names them yet
- **On filings** No filing names them
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Tekion
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from the investor lists this database was built from, so read them as of their date.

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## The firm

[**Tekion** Startup · US **0** cheques in 12 months **0** all time **0** led unknown](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tekion)

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [DoWhistle](https://millionrounds.com/startup/dowhistle)
- [FixNix Inc](https://millionrounds.com/startup/fixnix-inc)
- [Jerry](https://millionrounds.com/startup/jerry)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [The Neon Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/neon-show) · 16 Oct 2025 · 1h 4m Tesla’s Former CIO’s $4 Billion Startup That Car Giants Can’t Stop Investing In | Jay Vijayan, Tekion With [Jay Vijayan](https://millionrounds.com/person/jay-vijayan) Mentions [Elon Musk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elon-musk) About this episode Jay Vijayan, founder of Tekion, and Tesla’s former CIO, has one of the most remarkable careers in technology and automotive. Jay joined as CIO when Tesla had almost no revenue and stayed through its growth to $5 billion ARR and $35 billion market cap. Elon Musk brought him in to build Tesla’s own… Listen on Apple Podcasts
- [The Neon Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/neon-show) · 15 Nov 2020 · 1h 26m Inside the mind of Jay Vijayan, Founder & CEO, Tekion, Ex-CIO, Tesla With [Jay Vijayan](https://millionrounds.com/person/jay-vijayan) Mentions [Advent International](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advent-international)[FM Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fm-capital)[General Motors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-motors) About this episode In this episode of 100xEntrepreneur Podcast, we take you through Jay Vijayan’s journey from working with Tesla, VMware, Oracle to building a Billion Dollar Company, Tekion. Tekion has raised $150 million as part of its Series C financing led by private equity firm Advent International, at over $1… Listen on Apple Podcasts

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