# Jason Calacanis, CEO and Founder

> Jason Calacanis, CEO and Founder. 50 investments on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/jason-calacanis (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Austin, US · Partner

# Jason Calacanis

CEO and Founder at [LAUNCH](https://millionrounds.com/fund/launch)

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Stages *Seed* *Series A* *Pre-seed*

Backs *Internet* *AI* *Enterprise Software* *Healthcare*

Latest rounds

- **Neurometric** Pre-seed · $4M Jun 2026
- **Shoot My Travel** Angel · $1.1M May 2019
- **Inside.com** Round · $2.6M Feb 2019

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Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 50 last Jun 2026
- **Filings:** 16 with regulators
- **Books:** 1 written

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 50 rounds name them
- ✓ **On filings** 16 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At LAUNCH
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**LAUNCH** Accelerator · US **9** cheques in 12 months **82** all time **1** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/launch)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 50
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $126.5M
- **Active:** 2007–26

2026

- [Neurometric](https://millionrounds.com/company/neurometric) *Pre-seed* **$4M** *US* Jun 2026 Joined · +8 investors

2019

- [Shoot My Travel](https://millionrounds.com/company/shoot-my-travel) *Angel* **$1.1M** *US* May 2019 Joined · +1 investor
- [Inside.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/inside-com) *Round* **$2.6M** *US* Feb 2019 Joined · +1 investor

2017

- [Passionflix](https://millionrounds.com/company/passionflix) *Seed* **$4.8M** Nov 2017 Joined · +6 investors
- [Nimble](https://millionrounds.com/company/nimble) *Series A* **$9M** *US* Mar 2017 Joined · +5 investors

2015

- [Mouth Foods](https://millionrounds.com/company/mouth-foods) *Series A* **$5.5M** *US* Oct 2015 Joined · +2 investors · historical
- [Interviewed](https://millionrounds.com/company/interviewed) *Seed* **$2M** *US* Sept 2015 Joined · +6 investors · historical
- [Wrapify](https://millionrounds.com/company/wrapify) *Round* **$1M** *US* Sept 2015 Joined · +2 investors · historical
- [Cozy](https://millionrounds.com/company/cozy) *Venture* **$3.4M** *US* Aug 2015 Joined · +4 investors · historical
- [Hello Scout Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/hello-scout-inc) *Seed* *US* Aug 2015 Joined · +5 investors · historical
- [Bento](https://millionrounds.com/company/bento) *Seed* **$1.5M** *US* Jun 2015 Joined · +5 investors · historical
- [Zirtual](https://millionrounds.com/company/zirtual) *Debt* **$2.6M** *US* Jun 2015 Joined · +6 investors · historical

By stage

- Seed **30**
- Series A **11**
- Venture **2**
- Round **2**
- Pre-seed **1**

What they backed

Internet **4** AI **2** Enterprise Software **2** Healthcare **2** Real Estate **1** Industry 4.0 **1**

Alongside

- [Slow Ventures *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures)
- [Social Capital *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/social-capital)
- [Social Starts *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/social-starts)
- 10.10.10 *1*
- [500 Mobile Collective *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-mobile-collective)
- [Abstraction *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abstraction)
- [AngelList *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angellist)
- [Arnold Capital *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arnold-capital)

The latest 12 of 50. Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [15Five](https://millionrounds.com/company/15five)
- [Abra](https://millionrounds.com/startup/abra-2)
- [AdStage](https://millionrounds.com/company/adstage)
- [Anyplace](https://millionrounds.com/startup/anyplace)
- [Assure](https://millionrounds.com/startup/assure-corporation)
- [Backupify](https://millionrounds.com/startup/backupify)
- [Backyard](https://millionrounds.com/startup/backyard-2)
- [BeeRoll](https://millionrounds.com/startup/beeroll)
- [BenchMade Modern](https://millionrounds.com/startup/benchmade-modern)
- [Bento](https://millionrounds.com/startup/bento-6)
- [Betagig](https://millionrounds.com/startup/betagig)
- [Birdi](https://millionrounds.com/startup/birdi-2)
- [Blippy](https://millionrounds.com/startup/blippy)
- [Brilliant](https://millionrounds.com/company/brilliant)
- [BuzzCast](https://millionrounds.com/startup/buzzcast-2)
- [Cabana](https://millionrounds.com/startup/cabana-2)
- [Cafe X](https://millionrounds.com/company/cafex)
- [Calm](https://millionrounds.com/company/calm)
- [Capbase](https://millionrounds.com/startup/capbase)
- [Chartbeat](https://millionrounds.com/company/chartbeat)
- [ChroniFI](https://millionrounds.com/startup/chronifi)
- [Circa](https://millionrounds.com/startup/circa-3)
- [Clipisode](https://millionrounds.com/startup/clipisode)
- [CloudNuro](https://millionrounds.com/startup/cloudnuro)
- [Codiga](https://millionrounds.com/startup/codiga)
- [Cozy](https://millionrounds.com/startup/cozy-2)
- [Crossfader](https://millionrounds.com/startup/crossfader)
- [Dandelion Chocolate](https://millionrounds.com/startup/dandelion-chocolate)
- [DaoCloud](https://millionrounds.com/company/daocloud)
- [Datastax](https://millionrounds.com/startup/datastax)
- [Daycation](https://millionrounds.com/startup/daycation)
- [Deep Sentinel](https://millionrounds.com/startup/deep-sentinel)
- [Density](https://millionrounds.com/startup/density-2)
- [Devpost](https://millionrounds.com/startup/devpost)
- [Dianthus](https://millionrounds.com/startup/dianthus)
- [Evernote](https://millionrounds.com/startup/evernote)

36 of 164 companies.

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Hedge fund **Stillcore Capital Fund II, LP** Managing Member on 2 filings · since 2025
- SEC Form D · Hedge fund **Stillcore Capital Fund I, LP** Managing Member of the General Partner of the issuer, Stillcore Capital Fund I GP, LLC. on 2 filings · since 2025
- SEC Form D · Other investment fund **[LAUNCH](https://millionrounds.com/fund/launch)** Officer of the Issuer's Manager on 7 filings · since 2024
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[LAUNCH](https://millionrounds.com/fund/launch)** Managing Director of the Issuer's General Partner since 2023
- SEC Form D · Company raising **SparkPlug Applications Inc.** Director since 2022
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Contiq, Inc.** Director since 2020
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Formulate Labs, Inc.** Director since 2020
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Fitbod, Inc.** Director since 2020
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Grin Technologies Inc.** Director on 4 filings · since 2019
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Takeoffs, Inc.** Director since 2019
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Gramercy Technologies, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2018
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Cafe X Technologies, Inc.** Director since 2018
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Blokable, Inc.** Director on 5 filings · since 2017
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[LAUNCH](https://millionrounds.com/fund/launch)** Managing Member of the General Partner since 2013
- SEC Form D · Company raising **THISWEEKIN, INC.** Executive Officer, Director since 2010
- SEC Form D · Company raising **PASTFUTURE, INC.** Director on 2 filings · since 2010

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at LAUNCH

- [**Andrew Galloway** Owner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/andrew-galloway)
- [**Jacqui Deegan** Managing Director, Programs (Current); Executive Producer, This Week in Startups (2014-2019) *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jacqui-deegan)
- [**Vu Tran** Co-Founder *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/vu-tran)

## Their book

- Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups, Timeless Advice from an Angel Investor Who Turned $100,000 into $100,000,000 Jason Calacanis · 2017 4.25 from 2,982 ratings on Goodreads About the book One of Silicon Valley’s most successful angel investors shares his rules for investing in startups. There are two ways to make money in create something valuable, or invest in the people that are creating valuable things. Over the past twenty-five years, Jason Calacanis has made… On AmazonListen on Audible
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