Jason Calacanis

Founder & CEO atLAUNCHFirm active Sep 23California

Jason Calacanis is a technology entrepreneur, angel investor, and podcast host. He is CEO of Inside.com and LAUNCH, and has invested in over 150 startups.

What Jason can write

Writes checks ofUp to $10M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

LAUNCH writes Up to $10M checks, larger than 0% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: LAUNCH.

Career

  1. Inside.com · CEO
  2. LAUNCH · CEO
    Now

Companies founded

LAUNCH

Focus

technologyangel investingstartupsmediaaccelerator

Partners like Jason

At firms with a similar stage, sector and check size.

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Questions

Who is Jason Calacanis?

Jason Calacanis is a technology entrepreneur, angel investor, and podcast host. He is CEO of Inside.com and LAUNCH, and has invested in over 150 startups.

How much does Jason Calacanis invest?

Jason Calacanis invests through LAUNCH, which writes checks of Up to $10M at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How do I pitch Jason Calacanis?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Jason in the subject. A warm intro from a founder LAUNCH backed works better.

What did Jason Calacanis do before LAUNCH?

CEO at Inside.com.

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