Calvin LeGassick
FounderCo-Founder, CEO at Capture
Los Angeles, California, United States
FoundedCapture · YC
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About
Calvin LeGassick is the former co-founder and CEO of Capture, a note-taking application. He is currently building at Blueprint.
Co-Founder, CEO at CaptureYC W19
Intro paths
YC
Calvin went through Y Combinator (Winter 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Calvin can intro founders to Capture's investors below.
Capture's investors · 7
Foothill VenturesLos Altos · $100K – $10M checks · since 2023LG Technology VenturesSanta Clara · since 2023Osage Venture PartnersBala Cynwyd · $500K – $3M checks · since 2023Owl VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks · since 2023Qualcomm VenturesSan Diego · $5M checks · since 2023Sierra VenturesSan Mateo · $10M checks · since 2023Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2019
Co-founders at Capture
JC
Jesse ChandFounder
SC
Stephen ChenCo-Founder
AN
Adena NadlerFounder
Experience
- BlueprintChief of Staffcurrent2025 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- CaptureCo-Founder & CEO2020 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- EleventhCo-Founder & CEO2018 — 2020
- AI IndexProject Manager2017 — 2018Stanford, CA
- SlackApplications Engineer Intern2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Kleiner PerkinsEngineering Fellow2016
- Ponder Inc.Backend Engineer2015Greater Los Angeles Area
- FlexRFID Engineer Intern2014Milpitas, CA
- StarbucksBarista2012 — 2013Los Gatos, CA 95030
Skills & more
Project Management19Event Planning17Fundraising12Entrepreneurship14Research7Customer Service7Public Speaking21C++18Teamwork19HTML6
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Calvin LeGassick?
- Calvin LeGassick is the former co-founder and CEO of Capture, a note-taking application. He is currently building at Blueprint.
- Where does Calvin LeGassick work?
- Calvin LeGassick is Co-Founder, CEO of Capture.
- What companies did Calvin LeGassick found?
- Calvin LeGassick founded Capture.
- Where did Calvin LeGassick go to school?
- Calvin LeGassick studied at University of Southern California (Master of Science (M.S.), Computer Science); University of Southern California (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science); Y Combinator (W19).
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Y Combinator mafia10,230
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University of Southern California mafia349
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Kleiner Perkins mafia67
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Starbucks mafia22
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Shared employers
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Hans TungManaging Partner at Notable CapitalStewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and FlickrCal HendersonCo-founder & CTO of SlackNeha JewalikarDirector of Communications at Scale Venture PartnersJules MaltzInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Tamar YehoshuaInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
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Also worked at Kleiner Perkins184
John DoerrChairman of Kleiner PerkinsMary MeekerFounder & General Partner at BONDAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsAlex TranInvestment Team at General CatalystJordan OrmontPartner, Talent at Menlo Ventures
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Also worked at Flex50
Damir BecirovicInvestor at Index VenturesRobin LiInvestor at GGV CapitalSergio GonzalezSenior Manager, Business Development at Qualcomm VenturesJason CorselloFounder & General Partner at Acadian Ventures Management, LlcBennett ThomasGeneral Partner at Triple Impact CapitalTom SmachInvestor at Riverwood Capital
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