General Catalyst

Extracted Attributes

• CEO

  Hemant Taneja

• Founded

  2000-01-01

• Chairman

  Ken Chenault

• Founders

  Joel Cutler and David Fialkow

• Key Sectors

  Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer, Healthcare, FinTech

• Headquarters

  Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

• Employee Count

  Approximately 200 to 380 employees

• Portfolio Size

  800+ businesses

• Discrepancy Note

  Founding date listed as 1999 in Tracxn but 2000 in Wikipedia and Wikidata; Wikipedia/Wikidata prioritized.

• Investment Stages

  Seed, Series A, Growth, and beyond

Timeline

• General Catalyst is founded in Massachusetts by Joel Cutler and David Fialkow. (Source: Wikidata)

  2000-01-01

• General Catalyst is ranked as one of America's largest venture capital firms. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2020-12-31

• The firm invests in Multiverse as part of a $220 million investment round. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2022-06-01

• General Catalyst organizes a joint statement of support signed by over 110 VC firms following the shutdown of Silicon Valley Bank. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2023-03-01

• The firm launches a $670 million healthcare-focused fund. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2023-06-05

• Goldman Sachs announces plans to buy a $200 million stake in General Catalyst. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2023-07-17

• CEO Hemant Taneja participates in a CES 2026 panel, detailing the firm's new strategy of acquiring incumbent businesses to serve as AI testbeds. (Source: Document c08935b9-87d2-439d-a5ee-c1b4d7dc4dcf)

  2026-01-01

General Catalyst

General Catalyst (GC) is a global venture capital firm that makes seed to growth stage investments and more. The firm has invested in 800+ businesses, including global companies such as Airbnb, Anduril Industries, Canva, Glean Technologies, Guild Education, HubSpot, Kayak, Datalogix, Datto, Livongo, Gusto, Zepto, Ramp, Deliveroo, Samsara, Stripe, Snap, Circle, Mistral, and Helsing.

Web Search Results

• General Catalyst - Investor Profile and Portfolio - Tracxn

  General Catalyst is a venture capital firm founded in 1999. It is primarily based out of Cambridge, United States. As of Dec 2025, General Catalyst is an active investor, having invested in 863 companies, with 109 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $\\\\\ Series D round of Nirvana Overall, General Catalyst portfolio has seen 90 unicorns, 27 IPOs and 202 acquisitions including key companies like Circle, HubSpot and Figma. A lot of funds co-invest with General Catalyst, with names like Andreessen Horowitz sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. General [...] ## General Catalyst's List of Top Investments General Catalyst has a portfolio of 863 companies, including 90 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Paribus and Carbon.Their portfolio spans across United States, India, United Kingdom and 29 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer and 36 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 11 more. Here is the list of top investments by General Catalyst: ### 1. Circle Cross-border payment solution for businesses focusing on cryptocurrency. It offers a payments API for payment processing, a payouts API for global payouts solutions, and more. The mobile application is available for Android users. ### Key facts about Circle [...] Invested before General Catalyst: Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital and 1677 others have invested in rounds before General Catalyst. There are 94 companies where Y Combinator has invested before General Catalyst and 22 companies where Sequoia Capital has invested before General Catalyst. Top Co-investors of General Catalyst: 1779investors entered a company along with General Catalyst. These include investors like Andreessen Horowitz (38 companies). Invested after General Catalyst: A total of 1615investors have invested in General Catalyst'sportfolio after their investments. Top Investors includeTiger Global Management (19 companies), Fidelity Investments (18 companies) and Google Ventures (16 companies). View the list of Co-Investors of General Catalyst

• General Catalyst - Wikipedia

  General Catalyst (GC) is a global venture capital firm that makes seed to growth stage investments and more. The firm has invested in 800+ businesses, including global companies such as Airbnb, Anduril Industries, Canva, Glean Technologies, Guild Education, HubSpot, Kayak "Kayak (company)"), Datalogix, Datto "Datto (company)"), Livongo, Gusto "Gusto (company)"), Zepto "Zepto (company)"), Ramp "Ramp (company)"), Deliveroo, Samsara "Samsara (company)"), Stripe, Snap, Circle, Mistral, and Helsing "Helsing (company)"). ## History [edit] General Catalyst was founded in 2000 in Massachusetts by Joel Cutler and David Fialkow. [...] In March 2023, General Catalyst was a supporter of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), after U.S. regulators shut it down after a significant number of the bank's customers sought to withdraw funds after dropping stock prices. General Catalyst, which was a SVB customer, organized a joint statement of support signed by more than 110 venture capital firms. As of 2020, it was ranked as one of America's largest venture capital firms. In June 2022, the company made an investment in Multiverse "Multiverse (company)") as part of a $220 million investment round. [...] 1. ^ "General Catalyst". Retrieved December 2, 2025. 2. ^ Jennings, Katie. "Defying Pullback In Investments, General Catalyst Launches $670 Million Healthcare Fund". Forbes. Retrieved June 5, 2023. 3. ^ Chernova, Yuliya (July 12, 2023). "Venture Firm General Catalyst Seeks Bigger Funds Despite Market Downturn". Wall Street Journal. ISSN "ISSN (identifier)") 0099-9660. Retrieved October 23, 2023. 4. ^ a b "VC General Catalyst to boost India investments". The Times of India. April 25, 2023. ISSN "ISSN (identifier)") 0971-8257. Retrieved June 5, 2023. 5. ^ Chernova, Yuliya. "Goldman Sachs to Buy $200 Million Stake in General Catalyst". WSJ. Retrieved July 17, 2023.

• General Catalyst - Investor Profile & Information - OurCrowd

  Consumer Software Enterprise Software FinTech ## About ## Location 20 University Road Fourth Floor Cambridge, MA 02138 ## Partnering with committed founders to solve problems for a better future General Catalyst (GC) is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage and growth-stage startups across various industries, including technology, healthcare, and consumer. The firm was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with additional offices in New York City, Palo Alto, San Francisco, and London. [...] Invest Opportunities Alternative Assets Investment Themes Corporate Investing How to Invest Learn Portfolio Funded Portfolio Exits Incubators Startup Application About Us About OurCrowd Our Team Our Partners Startup News Our Co-Investors FAQ Social Impact Contact Us OurCrowd Jobs Events OurCrowd Global Investor Summit OurCrowd Virtual Events OurCrowd Events Share # General Catalyst Investing in powerful, positive change that endures 2000 Founded Year 316 Exits Series A Stage 1286 Investments United States Country ## Leadership Team David Fialkow Co-Founder & Managing Director Hemant Taneja CEO & Managing Director Ken Chenault Chairman & Managing Director ## Notable Investments ## Sectors Consumer Software Enterprise Software FinTech ## About [...] The company has invested in more than 1,000 companies, many of them highly successful, including Airbnb, Stripe, Warby Parker, and Snapchat. It has a strong focus on supporting entrepreneurs and helping them to build innovative and disruptive companies that can positively impact on the world. In addition to providing financial support, General Catalyst VC also provides strategic guidance and operational support to its portfolio companies. The firm has a team of experienced professionals with expertise in areas such as marketing, sales, engineering, and product development. ## Invested Companies Lemonade NYSE: LMND FinTech Lemonade is a New York-based startup that leverages artificial intelligence and behavioral economics to disrupt the insurance business model.

• General Catalyst | LinkedIn

  Explore the comments for more on our life sciences thesis and investment in Chai Discovery. [...] Our ambition at General Catalyst is to transform the world’s critical industries by partnering with the most talented people. Anyone who has had the pleasure of working with Jeannette knows her uncompromising excellence and boundless spirit and energy. This new role -- our inaugural President -- is about making sure GC is the best global institution for the ambition of the people we back. I’m deeply grateful for Jeannette’s leadership and partnership and excited for this new chapter. Please join me in congratulating her. And bonus: When you’re late for a meeting in Paris, she will force you to get out of the car and hop on a moped to make it in time! [...] General Catalyst’s cover photo General Catalyst # General Catalyst ## Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals ### San Francisco, California 148,838 followers #### Let's Venture Beyond. View all 380 employees ## About us We partner with the world’s most ambitious entrepreneurs to drive resilience and applied AI. We support founders with a long-term view who challenge the status quo, partnering with them from seed to growth stage and beyond. With offices in the US, Europe, and India, we have supported the growth of 800+ businesses, including Airbnb, Anduril, Anthropic, Applied Intuition, Commure, Glean, Gusto, Helsing, Hubspot, Kayak, Livongo, Mistral, Ramp, Samsara, Snap, Stripe, Sword, and Zepto. For more information, visit: www.generalcatalyst.com.

• General Catalyst Partners | Institution Profile

  Sign in or Register # General Catalyst Partners News, insights, analysis and data ## General Catalyst Partners overview ## General Catalyst Partners related stories ### Texas TRS commits $355m to private equity The Austin-based pension fund commits to six private equity funds. ### General Catalyst Targets $4.6bn General Catalyst Group XI begins raising capital. ### TCRS approves $345m in commitments The US public pension has backed several venture capital and private equity funds. ### General Catalyst raises almost $1.4bn The Boston-based VC closes its first billion-dollar fund. ### UMich approves $195m in commitment The Endowment has backed three North America focused funds. Get access to all General Catalyst Partners news and analysis > [...] ## General Catalyst Partners contact information ### Offices 20 University Road, 4th Floor, Cambridge, 02138, United States Showing 1 of 6 General Catalyst Partners offices ### Contacts | Name | Job title | Location | Email | --- --- | | Mr. Adit Swarup | Job titlePartner, Investments | LocationSan Francisco, United States | Email----------- | | Ms. Amrita Mainthia | Job titlePartner | LocationSan Francisco, United States | Email---------- | | Ms. Ashley Paston | Job titlePartner | LocationNew York, United States | Email----------- | | Mr. Chris McCain | Job titleChief Legal Officer | LocationCambridge, United States | Email------ | | Showing 4 of 29 General Catalyst Partners contacts | Get access to all General Catalyst Partners contact information > [...] ## General Catalyst Partners fund commitments ### Known fund commitments : 4 | Fund | Manager | Commitment date | Commitment size | --- --- | | Benchstrength Partners | Manager------ | Commitment date- | Commitment size- | Manager----------- | Commitment dateDec 2023 | Commitment size------ | Manager----------- | Commitment date- | Commitment size------- | | Showing 3 of 4 General Catalyst Partners fund commitments | Get access to all General Catalyst Partners known fund commitments > ## General Catalyst Partners funds managed ### Funds in market: 10

• Country

  United States

• Employees

  200

• Instance Of

  Q3487908

• Headquarters

  Cambridge

• Inception Date

  1/1/2000