Calvin LeGassick
FounderCo-Founder, CEO at Capture
Los Angeles, California, United States
FoundedCapture Β· YC
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) β 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 Β· 7
Foothill VenturesLos Altos Β· $100K β $10M checks Β· since 2023LG Technology VenturesSanta Clara Β· since 2023Osage Venture PartnersBala Cynwyd Β· $500K β $3M checks Β· since 2023Owl VenturesSan Francisco Β· $5M β $50M checks Β· since 2023Qualcomm VenturesSan Diego Β· $5M checks Β· since 2023Sierra VenturesSan Mateo Β· $10M checks Β· since 2023Y CombinatorSan Francisco Β· $500K checks Β· since 2019
Co-founders at Capture
JC
Jesse ChandFounder
SC
Stephen ChenCo-Founder
AN
Adena NadlerFounder
Experience
- BlueprintChief of Staffcurrent2025 β presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- CaptureCo-Founder & CEO2020 β 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- EleventhCo-Founder & CEO2018 β 2020
- AI IndexProject Manager2017 β 2018Stanford, CA
- SlackApplications Engineer Intern2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Kleiner PerkinsEngineering Fellow2016
- Ponder Inc.Backend Engineer2015Greater Los Angeles Area
- FlexRFID Engineer Intern2014Milpitas, CA
- StarbucksBarista2012 β 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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