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]
Julka 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] as well as an Entrepreneur in Residence. [8]
In his twenties 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.[ citation needed ] 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]
Julka co-founded Syllable in 2017 [19] with Colin Peek. Syllable’s brands include InBloom, co-founded by Kate Hudson, [20] and Loops, partnering with Camila Mendes. [21]
Julka, along with Arjun Ghose, Rahul Pagdipati, and Kanu Gupta founded Veera, a mobile-only web browser for users in India with their largest claim being their browsing speed, clocking in at 40.8 runs/minute on Speedometer. [22]