The Launch Fund (Jason Calacanis)
Jason Calacanis
Multi-sector pre-seed/seed angel platform funded out of a media empire (This Week in Startups, All-In). Writes $25K-$100K checks into ~100 high-agency-founder startups a year, increasingly weighted to AI agents, AI-native apps and aerospace, co-invested alongside a 10,000+ accredited-backer syndicate.
Size$100M
TypeFamily office
Top holdingUBER
Positions
Top holdings
UBERUber
Marquee early angel win — ~$25K at a ~$5M valuation that grew to roughly $100M by 2017; now public.
HOODRobinhood
Early syndicate/angel deal reported at ~100x return; now public.
Calm
Sequoia-scout deal (~$378K at ~$4-5M valuation); ~50-70x reported. Still private, ~$1B+ valuation.
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