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Calacanis: Mark Cuban invested $300K in Weblogs, Inc.

Jason Calacanis · ACQ Sessions: Jason Calacanis · Acquired · Oct 4, 2022 · at 2:15:33

Weblogs, Inc. co-founder Jason Calacanis recalls the cap table and early investment from Mark Cuban prior to the company's sale to AOL.

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“Mark Cuban was our big investor and by big investor, he put 300 K in for five percent. So that was a great outcome for him.”

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The claim, plainly

Mark Cuban invested $300,000 into Weblogs, Inc. for an equity stake.

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Assessment

Historical records, public reporting, and accounts from Weblogs, Inc. co-founders Jason Calacanis, Brian Alvey, and Peter Rojas confirm that Mark Cuban served as the company's sole angel investor between 2003 and 2004 prior to its October 2005 acquisition by AOL. Founder accounts consistently document that Cuban invested $300,000 for an equity stake in the startup.

Statements by Weblogs, Inc. co-founders Brian Alvey and Peter Rojas in 2016 and 2018 confirming Mark Cuban was the angel investor providing seed capital for the company.
Statements by co-founder Jason Calacanis confirming Mark Cuban provided $300,000 in initial angel investment.
Contemporaneous and retrospective media coverage (including PBS in August 2006) documenting Cuban's angel backing of Weblogs, Inc. prior to its sale to AOL.

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[1] wikipedia.org [2] wikipedia.org [3] jamesaltucher.com [4] lessie.ai [5] capitalism.com [6] medium.com [7] mixergy.com [8] tim.blog

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