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Jason Fried

Overview

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Number of Portfolio Companies 4
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  • Primary Job Title Co-founder & CEO
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Jason Fried is the Co-Founder and CEO at 37signals. Jason Fried attended University of Arizona.

Personal Investments

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Number of Investments 4
Jason Fried has made 4 investments. Their latest investment was Angel Round - Blueprint Bryan Johnson on
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Exits

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    HODINKEE HODINKEE designs watches and is a media and retail platform providing a point of view on industry news and releases.
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    Fin Fin is an artificial intelligence software company that develops AI-powered customer experience and customer service agents for businesses.

Jobs

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Number of Current Jobs 3
Jason Fried has 3 current jobs including Columnist at Inc.com, Co-Founder & CEO at Basecamp, and Co-founder & CEO at 37signals.

Board and Advisor Roles

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Jason Fried is the Mentor at Techstars.
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Related Hubs

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Illinois Companies With Less Than $50M in Revenue (Top 10K) Logo
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Education

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Jason Fried studied at University of Arizona.

Events

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Number of Events 11
Jason Fried has participated in 11 events. They most recently attended, or will attend, INDUSTRY: The Product Conference 2020 on Sep 21, 2020.

Recent News and Activity

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Funding Round•Oct 28, 2025
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