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General Catalyst

Logo: General Catalyst, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

American venture capital firm

General Catalyst (GC) is an American venture capital firm headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 2000, it invests across seed, venture, and growth stages and manages more than US$43 billion in assets as of December 2024.3 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

2000Founded1
  • Industryfinancial services, investment management, venture capital firm1
  • HeadquartersCambridge1
  • Websitewww.generalcatalyst.com
  • Incorporated inDE5
  • Business addressC/O General Catalyst Partners, 20 University Road, 4Th Floor, Cambridge, Ma 021385

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General Catalyst (GC) is an American venture capital firm headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 2000, it invests across seed, venture, and growth stages and manages more than US$43 billion in assets as of December 2024. The firm has invested in more than 800 companies. Its portfolio includes Airbnb, Anduril, Anthropic, Applied Intuition, Canva, Helsing, HubSpot, Legora, Mercor, Mistral, Ramp, Samsara, Stripe, and Zageno.3

How it started

History

General Catalyst was founded in 2000 in Massachusetts by Joel Cutler and David Fialkow.

In 2010, the company opened a Silicon Valley office. In 2021, the firm managed more than $8 billion in assets. In February 2022, it raised $4.6 billion for its 11th general fund. This brought the firm's total raised in its 20-year history to $14.75 billion.

In 2021, the firm opened a London office. By September 2022, General Catalyst had invested in 17 European startups. By April 2023, the company had invested in 25 Indian startups, including CRED, Uni, Spinny, Orange Health, FarMart, and Loop Health with investments ranging in all stages.

In March 2023, following regulators' closure of Silicon Valley Bank during a depositor run, General Catalyst organized a joint statement signed by more than 110 venture capital firms expressing support for the bank and its customers.

In June 2022, the company made an investment in Multiverse as part of a $220 million investment round.

From Wikipedia’s article on General Catalyst, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Leadership

Who has led General Catalyst, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Hemant Taneja2021–now
20052010201520202025

Timeline

  1. 2021New chief executive Hemant Taneja becomes CEO1
  2. 2000Founded Founded1

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