Angel investor · Founder, LAUNCH
Every published round Jason Calacanis took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cake Equity | Seed | 15 Mar 2022 | $2.2m | Lead | Australian FinTech, Startup Daily | |
| Tribu | Seed | 8 Jun 2021 | $1.2m+ | Participant | SmartCompany, Startup Daily |
Companies Jason Calacanis has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cake Equity | 15 Mar 2022, Seed | 1 | 1 | |
| Tribu | 8 Jun 2021, Seed | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Jason Calacanis, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Jason Calacanis has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Jason Calacanis did.
Stories naming Jason Calacanis. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Zupee, a major Indian gaming platform, has bought Sydney-based AI storytelling startup Nucanon for a reported $5 million; Nucanon earlier raised pre-seed money via Antler and a seed round led by Skalata Ventures.
Weekly roundup of nine Australian startups that together raised over $233 million, led by Hysata's $172 million Series B, with rounds also for V2 Digital, AgriWebb, Disco, Genero, Brainfish, Kite Therapy, Nucanon and Maslow.
Stori is now Nucanon following a $500,000 pre-seed round led by Skalata with Antler, Outlier Ventures, Paperclip Partners and Sydney FC's chief executive aboard, on top of 2023 backing from Antler and Jason Calacanis.
Also SmartCompany
Profiles Stori, an AI game-worldbuilding startup by founder Nilushanan Kulasingham: pre-seed investment by Antler and investor Jason Calacanis, plus a place in AWS's GenAI Accelerator.
Llama Life, a Melbourne desktop tool for focus and task completion, has collected $950,000 in pre-seed backing, with Black Sheep Capital leading and US investors Jason Calacanis plus his LAUNCH syndicate joining.
Gold Coast stakeholder management startup Cake Equity has raised a $3 million seed round co-led by Jason Calacanis and Rampersand, with angels including Airtasker's Jonathan Lui, to support global expansion.
Also Australian FinTech
Weekly funding roundup: UpGuard raises $25m, Tanggram $5m, Endua launches with $5m, Cubiko $1.7m, The Village Co $1.2m, Tribu $1.25m, SmartOysters and BatNav crowdfund, Chipper Cash closes US$100m, and Main Sequence's fund closed.
Brisbane AI IT-support startup Tribu has raised over A$1.25 million in seed funding from Brisbane Angels and the Launch syndicate founded by Jason Calacanis, after completing the San Francisco accelerator's remote program.
Also SmartCompany