Jason Calacanis
Angel Investor / Founder, LAUNCH
Jason Calacanis is an angel investor and entrepreneur who founded and runs LAUNCH, which backs early-stage startups through accelerator programs, venture funds and The Syndicate, its investor club. He has hosted the podcast This Week in Startups since 2009 and is a co-host and executive producer of the All-In podcast with Chamath Palihapitiya, David Sacks and David Friedberg. After studying psychology at Fordham University, he founded the New York tech magazine Silicon Alley Reporter in the 1990s and co-founded the blog network Weblogs, Inc., which AOL bought in 2005. As a scout for Sequoia Capital and then as an angel investor he backed Uber, Thumbtack and Robinhood at an early stage, and in 2017 he published the book Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups. LAUNCH also runs Founder University, a 12-week pre-accelerator, and Angel University. His commentary centers on startups, artificial intelligence and technology companies.
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Open in leaderboard →| Horizon | 7D | 30D | 90D | 180D | 360D | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #774 | #872 | #661 | #458 | #30 | #537 |
| Calls | 80 | 76 | 54 | 42 | 23 | 76 |
| Avg return | -0.6% | -1.6% | -3.5% | +2.2% | +10.2% | -1.3% |
| vs S&P 500 | -0.5 pp | -2.2 pp | -4.0 pp | -5.3 pp | -0.7 pp | -3.6 pp |
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Jason Calacanis has 56 trade ideas tracked on Buzzberg across 56 tickers since January 2025. Win rate 45% across 55 evaluated calls, average return +0.6%. Ranked #872 on Buzzberg's 30-day Authors leaderboard. Most covered: UBER, TAO, TSLA.
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