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LAUNCH
LAUNCH is a startup ecosystem founded by Jason Calacanis that invests in early-stage companies, operates accelerator and pre-accelerator programs, runs an investor syndicate, hosts founder events, and produces startup media. It supports founders through capital, mentorship, investor access, and community.
San Francisco, USA
Startup Tuneup
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Startup Tuneup is a free online program from LAUNCH, presented with Wilson Sonsini, focused on practical startup growth topics including product scaling, accounting, investor conversations, branding, pitching, diligence, customer discovery, legal foundations, and accelerator applications.Category: Events & Conferences
Founder University
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Founder University provides 12 weeks of structured startup support through required live virtual sessions, pod syncs, asynchronous learning, and a founder community. Participants work on MVP development, customer and business-model discovery, user onboarding, marketing, sales, pitching, and funding. The program charges $500 tuition, and top graduates may receive $25K or $125K investments.Category: Venture Services
Angel University
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Angel University is a ticketed four-hour live virtual angel-investing workshop. Its curriculum covers recognizing venture-scale ideas, building an angel investor network, capital allocation and supporting founders, evaluating winning startups, and spotting red flags. The workshop is led by Jason Calacanis and Mike Savino; tickets cost $300, with profits donated to charity.Category: Venture Services
TWiST
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TWiST produces startup and technology programming through podcast episodes and video content, covering entrepreneurship, venture capital, artificial intelligence, emerging technologies, fundraising, and business strategy. The platform serves startup founders, investors, operators, and the broader startup audience.Category: News & Media
The Syndicate
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The Syndicate is an investing club for accredited investors, offering vetted startup opportunities from pre-seed through late stage. Members review institutional-grade memos, attend live founder webinars, choose individual deals, typically invest $5,000–$10,000 per opportunity, and receive quarterly updates plus access to follow-on rounds. It is part of the LAUNCH family and is led by Jason Calacanis.Category: Venture Services
Sanabil Founder University
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Sanabil Founder University is a remote 12-week pre-accelerator with select in-person sessions in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It guides founders through foundational knowledge, MVP development and iteration, customer and business-model validation, user onboarding, marketing and sales, pitch refinement, funding identification, and accelerator preparation. The program includes live expert sessions, structured weekly learning, founder pods, community networking, feedback, and Q&A.Category: Venture Services
LAUNCH Accelerator
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LAUNCH Accelerator supports 7–12 startups per cohort through a 14-week program featuring 25 intensive workshops and 11 investor pitch sessions. It provides $125K in funding, access to a Silicon Valley network from anywhere in the world, connections with fellow founders, and opportunities to pitch investors, recruiting contacts, and press.Category: Venture Services