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Jason Calacanis

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Description

Jason Calacanis is the Founder and CEO of Inside.com and Launch. He previously worked at Weblogs as a Co-Founder and CEO. Jason Calacanis at...

Investor Profile

Jason Calacanis has made 44 investments, with 3 in the past 12 months and 7% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (30%)
  • Series A (18%)
  • Pre Seed (18%)
  • Angel (16%)
  • Series B (7%)
  • Convertible Note (7%)
  • Series Unknown (2%)
  • Undisclosed (2%)

Country Focus

  • United States (89%)
  • United Kingdom (2%)
  • Australia (2%)
  • The Netherlands (2%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Enterprise Software
  • Mobile
  • Internet
  • Information Technology
  • Saas
  • News
  • Mobile Apps
  • Content
  • Travel
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FAQ

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Who does Jason Calacanis frequently co-invest with?

First Round Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 3
CRV
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 4
Lowercase Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 3
LAUNCH
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 6
Google Ventures
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Co-Investments: 6
500 Global
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 3
Index Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 4
SV Angel
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 5
Betaworks
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 4
Lerer Hippeau
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 5

Which angels does Jason Calacanis often collaborate with?

DS
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Shared Deals: 2
SD
North America, California, United States, Los Angeles
Shared Deals: 2
GV
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 4
Cyan Banister
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 4
SB
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 3
BL
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Shared Deals: 2
AP
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
SB
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 2
David O. Sacks
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 4
SP
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 3

What are some of recent deals done by Jason Calacanis?

TaxGPT

San Francisco, California, United States

TaxGPT uses artificial intelligence and tax information to automate tax filing.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)FinTechTax Preparation
SeedFeb 6, 2025
Amount Raised: $4,600,000
Recall

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

Recall is a software company that uses AI as a personal encyclopedia for knowledge management services.

AppsData StorageInformation ServicesOnline PortalsSEO
Pre SeedDec 3, 2024
Amount Raised: $1,500,000
Created by Humans

San Francisco, California, United States

Created by Humans allows creators to sell license rights for AI training.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Information ServicesInformation TechnologySoftware
SeedJun 26, 2024
Amount Raised: $5,000,000

The easiest way to create new fashion. We use AI to automate the custom manufacturing supply chain.

ManufacturingSoftware
Pre SeedApr 1, 2024
Amount Raised: $2,100,000
Nucanon

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Nucanon Collaborative game and narrative design softwar.

ComputerOnline Games
Pre SeedNov 17, 2023
Dexla

London, England, United Kingdom

AI app builder designed for business founders

B2BInformation TechnologySoftwareWeb AppsWeb DesignWeb Development
Convertible NoteJun 1, 2023
Amount Raised: $25,000
Bonjuur

New York, New York, United States

Housekeeping Membership.

InternetProfessional ServicesReal Estate
UndisclosedNov 24, 2022
Amount Raised: $25,000
Metadata

San Jose, California, United States

Metadata eliminates manual and repetitive work for b2b marketers so they can focus on strategy and creativity.

Advertising PlatformsB2BEnterprise SoftwareSocial Media AdvertisingSoftware
Series BMar 1, 2022
Amount Raised: $40,000,000
Gowalla

Saint Helena, California, United States

Gowalla builds social games played in the real world.

Mapping ServicesSocial Network
SeedJan 28, 2021
Amount Raised: $4,000,000
Eight Sleep

New York, New York, United States

Eight Sleep develops sleep fitness products that feature hydro-powered cooling technology and a health tracker.

Consumer ElectronicsHealth CareWellness
Pre SeedSep 27, 2019