Jason Calacanis

Lead Investor atThe Syndicate.comSan Francisco

Jason Calacanis is an investor in over 300 startups, including Uber, Robinhood, and Calm. He is the founder and CEO of LAUNCH and leads The Syndicate.com, an angel investing club.

What Jason can write

Writes checks ofUp to $25K
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series BMostly follows a lead
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

The Syndicate.com writes Up to $25K checks, larger than 0% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: The Syndicate.com.

Career

  1. LANsystems, Inc. · management team
  2. Weblogs · founder
  3. AOL · sold company
  4. LAUNCH · Founder and CEO
  5. The Syndicate.com · Lead Investor
    Now

Companies founded

LAUNCHInside.com

Investments named in public bios

UberRobinhoodCalmThumbtackWealthfrontDesktop Metal

Focus

angel investingventure capitalstartupspre-series asyndicates

Education

School Of Hard Knocks

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Questions

Who is Jason Calacanis?

Jason Calacanis is an investor in over 300 startups, including Uber, Robinhood, and Calm. He is the founder and CEO of LAUNCH and leads The Syndicate.com, an angel investing club.

How much does Jason Calacanis invest?

Jason Calacanis invests through The Syndicate.com, which writes checks of Up to $25K at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Jason Calacanis?

A warm intro from a founder The Syndicate.com backed works best.

What did Jason Calacanis do before The Syndicate.com?

management team at LANsystems, Inc.; founder at Weblogs; sold company at AOL; Founder and CEO at LAUNCH.

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