Jason Calacanis
Mentioned in 98 analyzed podcast episodes across 6 shows
He is a prominent podcast host and angel investor known for hosting "This Week in Startups" and co-hosting "All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg," where he discusses AI, startups, and tech policy. He actively invests in early-stage founders, recently implementing AI agents across his venture firm and podcast operations for productivity gains, and has launched a $1.5M fund for OpenClaw startups through his Launch accelerator. Podcasts frequently feature him discussing AI adoption, startup funding criteria, housing policy, and emerging technology trends.
Appears On
Episode Appearances
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Aug 13, 2026
Rahm Emanuel: Trump's Foreign Policy, China, Europe's Decline, Immigration & DSA vs Democrats
“Co-host conducting the interview with Emanuel on foreign policy, immigration, and domestic economic policy.”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Aug 8, 2026
Google's AI Brain Drain, SpaceX's Huge Quarter, Airtable's 90% Collapse, US Data Fuels China AI
“Lead host; argued open-source and Gemini will dominate AI by usage even if frontier models lead on revenue.”
This Week in Startups · Aug 5, 2026
Airtable's 80% off value crash: VCs explain why it's still a win | E2321
“Host of the VC roundtable; angel investor in Robinhood and Micro One.”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Aug 5, 2026
Saronic Founders: Autonomous Warships, China's 230X Advantage & Swarms of Robot Ships
“Host conducting the interview, asking questions about autonomous naval strategy, China threat, and business model.”
The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · Aug 4, 2026
Why AI Washing Won’t Work Much Longer
“Tweeted positively about Qwen's marketing, calling it 'world positive AI marketing' showing computers doing jobs for humans.”
This Week in Startups · Aug 3, 2026
How Bespoke faked AI until it actually worked (w/ Akemi Tsunagawa) | E2320
“Host conducting the interview in Tokyo during Founder University and Angel University events.”
This Week in Startups · Jul 31, 2026
Why AI has no taste and how to fix it (w/ Thais Castello Branco) | E2319
“Co-host leading the interview with Thais Castello Branco and driving news discussion throughout the episode.”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Jul 31, 2026
Chip Stocks Crash, $20B Fund Margin Called, Frontier Labs: SLOW DOWN AI, Mamdani's Grocery Stores
“Co-host moderating discussion and sharing firsthand data on enterprise migration from frontier labs to open-source models.”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Jul 28, 2026
The $1/Hour Worker: Four Robotics CEOs on Humanoids at Home, China's Threat, and the End of Dangerous Jobs
“Hosted all four interviews at the Makina AI conference in Paris.”
This Week in Startups · Jul 27, 2026
While other cultivated meat companies are collapsing, this one turned a profit | E2317
“Host of the podcast, interviewing Dr. Hanyu in Tokyo during a Founder University cohort event.”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Jul 24, 2026
The Fight Over Open Source AI, Anthropic's $1.5B Payout, NYC Socialists: Evictions = Violence?
“Co-host moderating debate; argued open-source headwinds could derail Anthropic and OpenAI IPO valuations.”
This Week in Startups · Jul 24, 2026
Why quantum has been "10 years away" for 30 years | E2316
“Host interviewing Kazu Nakashogi about quantum computing hardware and the startup ecosystem in Japan.”
This Week in Startups · Jul 22, 2026
Why this longevity startup raised in Japan, not Silicon Valley | TWiST Tokyo | E2315
“Host of This Week in Startups and founder of Founder University; interviewed Bilal in Tokyo.”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Jul 20, 2026
Mark Cuban on the AI Bubble: Who Actually Gets Wiped Out?
“Co-host conducting the interview; shared personal AI tool experiences and venture investing observations.”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Jul 18, 2026
Can the AI Industry Regulate Itself? Stripe Wants PayPal, China Catches Up, NY Bans Datacenters
“Moderated the episode and discussed Apple's lawsuit against OpenAI and local AI inference trends.”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Jul 15, 2026
Former Intel CEO on What Went Wrong, What's Next + Lovable CEO on the Real Promise of Vibe Coding
“Co-host; shared personal experience using Lovable to build founder university intranet in 4-8 hours for $50/month”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Jul 13, 2026
The Trillion-Dollar Industries AI Is Disrupting: Voice, Law & the End of the Billable Hour
“Host who conducted both interviews, sharing personal anecdotes about voice cloning and legal AI use.”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Jul 10, 2026
Open Source Wins, AGI Is Here, and Scorsese's AI Toolkit with CEOs of Cerebras & Black Forest Labs
“Host conducting both interviews; shared personal AI experimentation anecdotes and trend-hunting use cases.”
This Week in Startups · Jul 6, 2026
$100T is managed by “human duct tape” | E2308
“Regular host; appeared in the 2020 Figma clip and discussed his failed search engine Mahalo.”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Jul 3, 2026
AI Sovereignty Wars, Palantir-Nvidia Deal, SCOTUS Birthright Ruling, Newsom's CA Budget Lie
“Coined 'intelligence sovereignty' term; argued for AI sovereignty and warned founders against partnering with platform giants.”
This Week in Startups · Jun 29, 2026
Chamath on why young people need more agency, risk, and adventure
“Host of the podcast; co-founder of All In podcast with Chamath, runs LAUNCH accelerator and syndicate.”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Jun 29, 2026
Nate Silver Predicts: Democrats Take the House, Newsom Is Fading & AOC Might Win It All in 2028
“Co-host leading the interview, asking questions on California elections, 2028 candidates, and party dynamics.”
This Week in Startups · Jun 27, 2026
Why F1 Teams are Replacing Wind Tunnels with Smart Tape | E2305
“Co-host of This Week in Startups; investor in SKN Systems and Polymarket; discussed all major news topics.”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Jun 26, 2026
Socialists Sweep NYC, China Catches Up in Coding, AI Memory Crunch, Micron's Blowout Quarter
“Co-host moderating discussion on NYC socialist sweep, China AI parity, and Micron earnings.”
This Week in Startups · Jun 24, 2026
Why the Future of Video Games is Moving Back to the Dinner Table
“Host of the podcast, interviewing both Bryn Putnam and AJ Piplica across two segments.”
The Bulwark Podcast · Jun 9, 2026
Jason Calacanis: The Silicon Valley Vibes Are Still Pro-Trump
“Guest discussing Silicon Valley perspectives on Trump, AI, and business pragmatism; represents moderate independent investor viewpoint.”
This Week in Startups · Jun 8, 2026
The AI Tutor That Makes Kids Actually Think | E2298
“Podcast host and investor in Brilliant, shared VC fundraising war stories”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Jun 6, 2026
The IPO Comeback: Why Tech Giants Are Finally Going Public | All-In Liquidity IPO Panel
“Podcast host discussing Davos experience and moderating panel”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Jun 4, 2026
Thomas Laffont: The $4T AI IPO Wave, 2026's Unicorn Economy, and the 10X Paradox
“Referenced as seed investor discussing early-stage investment perspectives”
This Week in Startups · May 29, 2026
How to Raise a Seed Round in 2026: Ask Jason | E2294
“Primary host answering community questions about fundraising and startup strategy”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · May 12, 2026
Charles & Chase Koch on How They Quietly Built a $150B Empire
“Podcast co-host”
This Week in Startups · May 9, 2026
5,000+ Tech Workers Laid Off This Week. It's Just The Beginning. | E2286
“Host; discussed AI-first operations, layoffs, state-level regulation, and startup formation trends”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · May 8, 2026
Elon's Anthropic Deal, The Next AI Monopoly?, "FDA for AI" Panic, Trading the AI Boom
“Co-host advocating for wealth redistribution through IPO equity sharing and universal healthcare/minimum wage”
Foundering · May 7, 2026
Bob Lee Part 5: Tech vs. San Francisco
“All In Podcast host who started GoFundMe in 2021 raising $50k for investigative journalist on SF crime”
This Week in Startups · Apr 29, 2026
The $10M+ Bet on a Beanie That Reads Your Brain | Sabi & the Future of BCI | E2282
“Podcast host and founder; announced two AI bounties ($5K each) for real-time fact-checking and annotation tools”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Apr 29, 2026
CA Governor Candidate Steve Hilton on Why California is Destroying Itself & How a Republican Can Win
“Co-host of All-In podcast; knows Steve Hilton since 2012; wife Rachel worked at Uber with him”
This Week in Startups · Apr 25, 2026
The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280
“Host discussing AI trends, startup opportunities, and defense tech innovation”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Apr 24, 2026
SpaceX-Cursor Deal, SaaS Debt Bomb, New Apple CEO, SPLC Indictment, Colon Cancer Spike
“Co-host; discussed SPLC indictment and personal experience with cancel culture”
Odd Lots · Apr 23, 2026
Google's Liz Reid on Who Will Own Search in a World of AI
“Founder of Mahalo; discussed as example of pre-AI content spam and human-generated slop on the internet”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Apr 17, 2026
OpenAI's Identity Crisis, Datacenter Wars, Market Up on Iran News, Mamdani's First Tax, Swalwell Out
“Host moderating discussions; emphasized need for big company AI wins and productivity proof; discussed enterprise adoption challenges”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Apr 10, 2026
Anthropic's $30B Ramp, Mythos Doomsday, OpenClaw Ankled, Iran War Ceasefire, Israel's Influence
“Co-host; advocated for open source AI models and distributed training approaches”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Apr 8, 2026
Josh Shapiro on Trump, Iran War Chaos, Israel's Failure, the Economy, and 2028 Race
“Co-host participating in discussion”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Apr 3, 2026
SpaceX IPO, Iran War Fallout, Quantum Bitcoin Hack, The Space Opportunity
“Co-host analyzing IPO market dynamics, secondary market pressures, and geopolitical risks to tech funding”
This Week in Startups · Apr 1, 2026
Venture Roundtable: SpaceX IPO, AI's PR Crisis, and the Defense Tech Bubble | E2270
“Primary host; advocates for wealth distribution and execution-focused founder culture; discusses industrial policy”
This Week in Startups · Mar 31, 2026
The 5-Step Framework for AI Agents That Improve While You Sleep | E2269
“Podcast host discussing AI agents and media criticism”
This Week in Startups · Mar 27, 2026
The $60 billion resource hiding in space, and the start trying to mine it (feat. Matt Gialich, Astroforge) | E2268
“Podcast host interviewing guests and discussing technology trends and investments”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Mar 26, 2026
Are Psychedelics the Key to Living Forever? (ft. Bryan Johnson)
“Podcast host discussing risks and implications of psychedelic use for entrepreneurs”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Mar 23, 2026
Four CEOs on the Future of AI: CoreWeave, Perplexity, Mistral, and IREN
“Podcast host conducting interviews with AI CEOs at Nvidia's GTC conference”
This Week in Startups · Mar 20, 2026
The Drone Company Everyone Thought Was Illegal (Now Worth $4B+) | E2265
“Podcast host and early investor in both companies”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Mar 19, 2026
Jensen Huang LIVE: Nvidia's Future, Physical AI, Rise of the Agent, Inference Explosion, AI PR Crisis
“All-In podcast host conducting the interview with technical questions”