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{{Short description|Indian businessman}}
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'''Aditya Julka''' (born August 24, 1981) is the co-founder and former CEO of [[Paddle8]], an online auction house for fine art and collectibles.<ref>[https://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2013/06/06/with-damien-hirst-backing-paddle8-aims-to-do-for-fine-art-what-stubhub-does-for-tickets/ Paddle8 Raises $6M to Do for Fine Art What StubHub Does for Concert Tickets – Venture Capital Dispatch – ''WSJ'']{{better source|date=July 2013}}</ref> In July 2016, Paddle8 announced a merger with Auctionata, with Julka serving as the Chief Strategy Officer for the joint company.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Strauss|first=Karsten|title=A Tale Of Two Auction Houses: Auctionata And Paddle8 Join Forces|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2016/05/12/a-tale-of-two-auction-houses-auctionata-and-paddle8-join-forces/|access-date=2020-10-21|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref> Julka previously founded InBioPro (a biochemical company based in Bangalore, India) and BioAtlantis (a biotechnology company based in Ireland).<ref>[https://techcrunch.com/2013/04/04/paddle8/ "In The Studio", Paddle8′s Aditya Julka Discuses Building Niche Online Marketplaces | TechCrunch]</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Julka received his graduate and undergraduate degrees in Biochemical Engineering from the [[Indian Institute of Technology Delhi]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/In-a-class-of-its-own/articleshow/815773.cms|title=In a Class of Its Own|publisher=Times of India|accessdate=16 August 2004}}</ref> where he was given the Director's Gold Medal.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2012-10-05|title=Beauty and the Beast: Creative Entrepreneurship in the Art World: Aditya Julka at TEDxChelsea|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2a0lpYD6hk|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-08|website=YouTube}}</ref> He received his MBA from [[Harvard Business School]], where he was a [[Baker scholar|Baker Scholar]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Serial entrepreneur and Co-Founder of online auction house Paddle8|url=https://www.londonspeakerbureauasia.com/speakers/aditya-julka/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-08|website=London Spreaker Bureau Asia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Profile – Entrepreneurship – Harvard Business School|url=https://entrepreneurship.hbs.edu/programs/mba/Pages/profile.aspx?num=49|access-date=2020-09-08|website=entrepreneurship.hbs.edu}}</ref>

== Career ==
In his twenties Julka was co-founder of two biotech companies. His last company, which was supported by [[Accel (venture capital firm)|Accel-Ventures]], was sold to a publicly listed company in 2010. From 2009 to 2011 Julka was Associate at [[McKinsey & Company]].{{cn|date=September 2021}} He was a member of the advisory board of [[Macintosh Performa|Performa]], the [[New York City|New York]] Biennial for [[Performance art|Performance Art]], and of Khoj, an organization dedicated to performance art in [[South Asia]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aditya Julka|url=https://innovationlabs.harvard.edu/mentor/aditya-julka/|access-date=2020-09-29|website=Harvard Innovation Labs|language=en-US}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=2016 Venture Fellows|url=http://nycventurefellows.org/2016-fellows/#fellow1|publisher=NYC Venture Fellows|accessdate=}}</ref> He has also been recognized in Crain's New York Business List of 40 Under 40,<ref>{{cite web|title=The Science of Auctioning Artwork|url=http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20150408/ARTS/150409895/the-science-of-auctioning-artwork|publisher=Crain's New York Business|accessdate=8 April 2015}}</ref> the Art+Auction Power 100 List, <ref>{{cite web|title=The Power 100 of 2015: Part I|url=http://www.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/1298043/the-power-100-of-2015-part-i|publisher=BLOUIN ARTINFO|accessdate=21 December 2015}}</ref> Apollo Magazine's List of 40 Under 40,<ref>{{cite web|title=The Business 40 Under 40 Europe |url=http://www.apollo-magazine.com/40-under-40-europe-business/ |publisher=Apollo Magazine |accessdate=27 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920021007/http://www.apollo-magazine.com/40-under-40-europe-business/ |archivedate=20 September 2015 }}</ref> and has spoken at [[Northside Festival]], DLD New York, [[TechCrunch|Techcrunch]] TV and TEDxChelsea.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aditya Julka|url=https://innovationlabs.harvard.edu/mentor/aditya-julka/|access-date=2020-10-21|website=Harvard Innovation Labs|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

Julka serves on the board of [[Performa (performance festival)|Performa]], New York's art biennial, and the advisory board of [[KHOJ, International Artists' Association|Khoj]], an organization dedicated to performance art in South Asia.<ref>{{cite web|title=DLD Conference Speaker: Aditya Julka|url=http://dld-conference.com/users/aditya-julka|publisher=DLD Media|accessdate=1 May 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aditya Julka|url=https://innovationlabs.harvard.edu/mentor/aditya-julka/|access-date=2020-10-13|website=Harvard Innovation Labs|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=13 October 2020|title=Aditya Julka Serial entrepreneur and Co-Founder of online auction house Paddle8|url=https://www.londonspeakerbureauasia.com/speakers/aditya-julka/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=London Speaker Bureau}}</ref> In March 2020 the online Auction House Paddle8 filed for [[bankruptcy]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-18|title=One Week After Being Sued, Online Auction House Paddle8 Has Filed for Bankruptcy|url=https://observer.com/2020/03/paddle8-bankruptcy-auction-house/|access-date=2020-10-13|website=Observer|language=en-US}}</ref>

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