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Jay Singh is an American businessman. He is the CEO of ClearCoin, a technology company based in Burbank, California. Singh is a founder and former CEO of ViralGains, an Internet marketing company based in Boston. His writings on Social media and Viral marketing have been featured in The Huffington Post and Yahoo!.

Early Life, Education, and Career
Singh's entrepreneurial career started in a University of Massachusetts Amherst dorm room with the founding of Viral Media Solutions, an internet marketing company whose clientele included Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble, and Sears. Wanting to learn from a successful company, he spent time as the Demand Development Manager for Experience.com, an education technology company. In June 2012, Singh stated his new business ViralGains was made to "supply the massive demand for Viral video seeding and distribution." In July 2012, the company was named as one of Boston's Hottest Showcasing Startups by Tech Cocktail. In an interview with the company, Singh stated the company's marketing platform was for brands and advertising agencies.

In 2013, ViralGains was named as a finalist of MassChallenge, and the company went on to win the program's Diamond Prize of $100,000. The company reached $1 million of booked sales in its first year and Singh stated the company was receiving "national reach" from its acceptance to the 500 Startups program. A $2.8 million seed round for ViralGains was announced with Singh saying "advertisers are really excited about viral video" and describing a new capability to "scale up our advertising technology platform." There were 45 total investors in the seed round including 500 Startups, Nas, Semyon Dukach. Singh finished his role at ViralGains in late 2014 and transitioned to PHL Venture Company.

Philanthropy
Singh's company, PHL Venture Company, has financially supported the following non-profit organizations: Wikimedia Foundation, Khan Academy, Feeding America, and Kiva.