Investing Profile

Jason Calacanis(1126)

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Founder & CEO at LAUNCH
calacanis.comSan Francisco, California
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Jason Calacanis's investing connections

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138 Investors

Connected to James Currier (NFX), Satya Patel (Homebrew), Aileen Lee (Cowboy Ventures), and 135 other investors on Signal.

Networks Jason is a member of
Sequoia Capital Network
58 CONNECTIONS
Uber Network
50 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
LAUNCH Investor
Investment Range
$100K - $5.0M
Sweet Spot
$1.5M
Investments On Record
499

Jason Calacanis is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

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Jason Calacanis's Investments On Record (304)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Anyplace
Series BOct 2023$8M
Series AJan 2022$5M
Pre SeedMar 2018
Pre SeedJul 2017
$19M
Co-investors: Wei Guo (UpHonest Capital), Keisuke Honda (Dreamers VC), Dr. E. Bora Uygun (Bora&Sons), Yusuke Asakura, Kenji Niwa
TaxGPT
Pre SeedOct 2023
Frenter
Pre SeedSep 2023$2M
AngelOct 2022$100K
$2.1M
Co-investors: Ryan Holmes (LOI Venture)
micro1
Pre SeedJul 2023$3M
$5M
Co-investors: Edward Lando (Pareto Holdings), Nadav Ben-Chanoch (Pareto Holdings), Joe Magyer (Seaplane Ventures), Cory Levy
CyberFilm
Pre SeedMay 2023$130K
$130K
Edge (formerly EyeRate)
SeedMar 2023$4M
SeedSep 2021$2M
Pre SeedJan 2020$180K
$6.2M
RillaVoice
SeedDec 2022$4M
$4M
Bonjuur
UndisclosedNov 2022$25K
$25K

most interested in

Founders with traction for the LAUNCH Accelerator Founders with $1m+ ARR for jasonssyndicate.com

not interested in

coffee to discuss ideas.... please, build something!

Jason Calacanis's Experience

Host This Week in StartupsPresent
Producer LAUNCH2019 - Present
Host, ANGEL, the podcast AngelPodcast.com2017 - Present
Author ANGEL, the Book2017 - Present
Founder & CEO LAUNCH2011 - Present
Founder Launch Festival2011 - Present
Angel Investor Uber2010 - Present
CEO & Founder Inside.com2007 - Present
Broadcast Associate - Editing MLB Network2018 - 2019
Freelance Video Editor This Week in Startups2017 - 2019
Broadcast Event Logger MLB Network2017 - 2017
Entrepreneur in Action Sequoia Capital2006 - 2007
CEO & Co-Founder Weblogs, Inc.2003 - 2006
CEO VentureReporter.net1996 - 2003
Founder, CEO & Editor Silicon Alley Reporter1996 - 2001

Jason Calacanis's Education

University of Delaware Bachelor’s Degree Media Communication
Fordham University BA Psychology