Jason Calacanis is an American Internet entrepreneur, angel investor, author, and podcaster. He began his career in the 1990s as a reporter covering the internet industry in New York. Calacanis founded and served as CEO of Rising Tide Studios, a media company that published print and online publications, including the Silicon Alley Reporter, which he started in 1996. The company also organized conferences focused on the Internet, web, and New Media.