Aditya Julka

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]

Aditya Julka
Born (1981-08-24) August 24, 1981
Alma materIIT Delhi

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
  1. Paddle8 Raises $6M to Do for Fine Art What StubHub Does for Concert Tickets - Venture Capital Dispatch - WSJ
  2. Strauss, Karsten. "A Tale Of Two Auction Houses: Auctionata And Paddle8 Join Forces". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  3. “In The Studio,” Paddle8′s Aditya Julka Discuses Building Niche Online Marketplaces | TechCrunch
  4. "In a Class of Its Own". Times of India. Retrieved 16 August 2004.
  5. "Beauty and the Beast: Creative Entrepreneurship in the Art World: Aditya Julka at TEDxChelsea". YouTube. 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  6. "Serial entrepreneur and Co-Founder of online auction house Paddle8". London Spreaker Bureau Asia. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  7. "Profile - Entrepreneurship - Harvard Business School". entrepreneurship.hbs.edu. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  8. "Aditya Julka". Crunchbase. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  9. "Aditya Julka". Harvard Innovation Labs. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
  10. "2016 Venture Fellows". NYC Venture Fellows.
  11. "The Science of Auctioning Artwork". Crain's New York Business. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  12. "The Power 100 of 2015: Part I". BLOUIN ARTINFO. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  13. "The Business 40 Under 40 Europe". Apollo Magazine. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  14. "Aditya Julka". Harvard Innovation Labs. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  15. "DLD Conference Speaker: Aditya Julka". DLD Media. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  16. "Aditya Julka". Harvard Innovation Labs. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
  17. "Aditya Julka Serial entrepreneur and Co-Founder of online auction house Paddle8". London Speaker Bureau. 13 October 2020.
  18. "One Week After Being Sued, Online Auction House Paddle8 Has Filed for Bankruptcy". Observer. 2020-03-18. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
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