Jason Calacanis

About

Angel investor who invested into the seed round of Uber. He also hosts the popular Podcast "This Week In Startups" in which he interviews influential entrepreneurs and investors. The Podcast has produced over 1,000 episodes. He also launched a Podcast called All-In in 2020 alongside three of this closest friends.

Before Fame

He co-founded Weblogs, Inc. in 2003, and sold the company to AOL two years later.

Trivia

In addition to Uber, he's invested in several other successful consumer companies including Calm and Robinhood. A few of the well known entrepreneurs he's interviewed on his Podcast are Dave Portnoy, Mark Cuban, and Travis Kalanick. He's also founded consumer tech companies including Mahalo and Inside.

Family Life

In 2015, he moved from Los Angeles to San Francisco to focus on a start-up he founded called Launch. He married Jade Li in 2006. They have three children.

Associated With

He and David Sacks both helped co-run Twitter after it was acquired by Elon Musk in 2022.