General Atlantic

General Atlantic is a global growth equity firm founded in 1980 and based in New York. It specializes in growth capital investments for high-potential companies across sectors such as software and technology, consumer, financial services, and healthcare. The firm combines capital with strategic guidance and a long-term partnership approach, supporting management teams to scale and expand market reach. With a collaborative, globally integrated investment model, it provides sector expertise and a deep understanding of growth drivers to help entrepreneurs build enduring, market-leading businesses. General Atlantic maintains a worldwide footprint with offices in key centers including Stamford, Palo Alto, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Amsterdam, London, Munich, Jakarta, Mumbai, Singapore, Mexico City, and Sao Paulo.

Connor Antisdale

Principal, GA Credit

Christopher Apfel

Vice President

Max August

Investor

Ziyad Baeshen

Vice President

Kara Barnett

Managing Director

Alexa Bartlett

Principal

Anish Batlaw

Managing Director

Adam Berg

Operating Partner

Achim Berg

Operating Partner

Michael Bevan

Managing Director, BeyondNetZero Team

Sharad Bhojnagarwala

Principal

Izkandar Bloy

Vice President

Matthew Bonanno

Managing Director, GA Credit

Wilson Bowen

Managing Director

David Buckley

Managing Director and Head of Growth Acceleration Group

Whitney Cacase

Vice President, Human Capital

Jessie Cai

Principal

Gabriel Caillaux

Co-President, Managing Director, Head of Climate, Head of Business EMEA and Member of the Executive, Investment and Portfolio Committees

Frederico Carvalho

Operating Partner

Rodrigo Catunda

Managing Director and Co-Head of Brazil Office

Christopher Caulkin

Managing Director and Head of Technology for EMEA

Thomas Cefalu

Analyst

Luis Cervantes

Managing Director and Head of Mexico Office

Zeev Thepris Charaf

Vice President

Laura Chen

Vice President

Betty Chen

Senior Associate, BeyondNetZero Team

Anthony Costa

Vice President

Andrew Crawford

Managing Director, Chairman of the Portfolio Committee and Global Head of Consumer

Alex Crisses

Managing Director

Steven Denning

Chairman

Harrison DiGia

Vice President

Matthew Dorr

Principal

Michael Drittel

Vice President

Jonathan Durham

Managing Director and Global Head of Technology Buyouts

Mark Dzialga

Managing Director

Martin Escobari

Co-President, Managing Director, Head of Global Growth Equity, Chairman of the Investment Committee and Member of the Portfolio Committee

Oscar Fan

Principal

Andrew Ferrer

Managing Director

Christian Figge Ph.D

Managing Director

William Ford

Investor

Natasha Fowlie

Principal

Stas Futoransky

Principal, GA Credit

Roger Gao

Managing Director

Sofía Garrido

Vice President

Jon Gol

Principal, GA Credit

Aaron Goldman

Managing Director

Cornelia Gomez

Investor

Michael Gosk JD

Managing Director and CFO

William Grabe

Managing Director

Fletcher Gregory

Principal

Sascha Guenther

Managing Director

Rhea Hamilton

Managing Director

Asher Hecht

Principal

Robert Hedlund

Managing Director of CA Credit

David Hodgson

Investor

Tom Hussey

Principal

Alex Immerman

Associate

Jeffrey Kaczmarski

Senior Associate

Melis Kahya

Managing Director, Head of Consumer for EMEA

Justin Kotzin

Managing Director and Head of Capital Markets

John LaDien

Associate

Peter Lafer

Principal

Samuel Lerer

Vice President

Anton Levy

Managing Director

Victor Li Ph.D

Managing Director

Tony Li

Principal

Hilary Lindemann

Principal

Simon Liu

Principal

Preston McKenzie

Operating Partner

Alok Misra

Operating Partner and COO for India

Sandeep Naik

Managing Director, Member of the Management Committee and Head of Business, India and Southeast Asia

Raphael Osnoss

Managing Director

Raph Osnoss

Principal

Christian Osterland

Vice President

Seckin Ozdamar

Principal, Growth Acceleration Group

Armaan Pai

Vice President

Andrew Papadakos

Managing Director and CFO of Fund Finance

Annie Paydar

Managing Director, Member of the Executive Committee and Global Head of Human Capital

Gary Pesola

Investor

Jason Pitts Ph.D

Vice President

Nate Powell

Managing Director, GA Credit

Jordan Principe

Principal, GA Credit

Shantanu Rastogi

Managing Director and Head of India

Jon Reese

Principal

Kell Reilly

Managing Director

Gary Reiner

Operating Partner

Luiz Ribeiro

Managing Director and Co-Head of Brazil Office

Maria Ribeiro

Vice President

Graham Robertson

Principal

Pierre Samec Ph.D

Operating Partner

Shaw Joseph

Managing Director

Ben Sherman

Vice President

Paul Stamas

Managing Director

Lefei Sun

Managing Director and Head of Healthcare for China

Justin Sunshine

Managing Director

David Swift

Managing Director, Head of Climate and Sustainability Strategies

Tanzeen Syed

Managing Director and Head of Consumer Internet and Technology

Varun Talukdar

Principal

Victor Taslim

Vice President

Philipp Thun-Hohenstein

Principal

Graves Tompkins

Managing Director

John Toriello

Managing Director and Global Head of Portfolio Management and Due Diligence

Ben Tour

Vice President

Vinay Trivedi

Investor

Javier Valenzuela

Senior Associate

Anna Vershebeniuk

Senior Associate

Robbert Vorhoff

Managing Director

Joanne Wang

Associate

Ke Wei

Managing Director

Caroline Woodworth

Managing Director

Leo Wouters

Managing Director, Private Credit Strategy, GA Credit

Henri de Castries

Chairman, Europe

Ingrid van der Hoorn

Vice President, Finance

Past deals in Shopping

Eyewa

Series C in 2024
Eyewa is an online optical store that aims to simplify the eyewear shopping experience for consumers. The company offers a diverse range of products, including sunglasses, prescription glasses, blue-light reading glasses, and contact lenses. By focusing on convenience and affordability, Eyewa strives to provide customers with a fashion-forward selection of eyewear that meets their individual needs.

Eyewa

Private Equity Round in 2024
Eyewa is an online optical store that aims to simplify the eyewear shopping experience for consumers. The company offers a diverse range of products, including sunglasses, prescription glasses, blue-light reading glasses, and contact lenses. By focusing on convenience and affordability, Eyewa strives to provide customers with a fashion-forward selection of eyewear that meets their individual needs.

Shein

Venture Round in 2023
Founded in 2008, Shein is a global online marketplace specializing in women's fast fashion. It uses on-demand manufacturing technologies to connect suppliers with an agile supply chain, reducing inventory waste and offering affordable clothing, shoes, jewelry, and accessories to customers worldwide.

Shein

Series F in 2022
Founded in 2008, Shein is a global online marketplace specializing in women's fast fashion. It uses on-demand manufacturing technologies to connect suppliers with an agile supply chain, reducing inventory waste and offering affordable clothing, shoes, jewelry, and accessories to customers worldwide.

Trendyol

Private Equity Round in 2021
Founded in 2010, Trendyol is a leading Turkish e-commerce company offering a wide range of fashion products, including clothing, shoes, accessories, cosmetics, and home decorations. With over 2000 employees, it aims to provide customers with a seamless shopping experience driven by technology.

PatPat

Series C in 2021
PatPat is an online shopping platform specializing in baby and maternity products. It offers daily deals on a wide range of items at significantly discounted prices, often up to 90% off, through direct partnerships with manufacturers.

Dingdong Maicai

Series D in 2021
Dingdong Maicai is a leading Chinese community-based online retail platform specializing in fresh produce, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Shanghai. The company focuses on enhancing the fresh food consumption experience through its technologically driven service model, which includes direct procurement from producers, efficient pre-warehouse distribution, and rapid home delivery within 29 minutes. It offers a wide range of products, including fresh vegetables, meat, seafood, and other daily necessities, accessible via the Dingdong Fresh app and mini-programs. Operating in major cities like Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, and Suzhou, Dingdong Maicai is recognized as one of the fastest growing on-demand e-commerce companies in China, supported by an extensive self-operated fulfillment network.

Dingdong Maicai

Private Equity Round in 2020
Dingdong Maicai is a leading Chinese community-based online retail platform specializing in fresh produce, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Shanghai. The company focuses on enhancing the fresh food consumption experience through its technologically driven service model, which includes direct procurement from producers, efficient pre-warehouse distribution, and rapid home delivery within 29 minutes. It offers a wide range of products, including fresh vegetables, meat, seafood, and other daily necessities, accessible via the Dingdong Fresh app and mini-programs. Operating in major cities like Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, and Suzhou, Dingdong Maicai is recognized as one of the fastest growing on-demand e-commerce companies in China, supported by an extensive self-operated fulfillment network.

Wish

Series H in 2019
Founded in 2010 and based in San Francisco, Wish is an e-commerce platform that offers a wide range of affordable goods to consumers globally. The platform utilizes big data, machine learning, and search technologies to deliver a visually engaging and personalized shopping experience. Wish connects customers with a vast network of direct suppliers, enabling access to quality products through a mobile-friendly interface. It features a diverse product selection, including clothing, accessories, gaming equipment, cosmetics, and mobile covers. By 2018, Wish had attracted over 80 million monthly active users and collaborated with more than one million merchants, selling nearly one billion products each year. The company primarily generates revenue from Europe, while also maintaining a presence in North America, South America, and other regions.

Grupo Axo

Private Equity Round in 2017
Grupo Axo is a prominent multi-brand company in Mexico that specializes in apparel, footwear, beauty, accessories, and home furniture. With over 23 years of experience, the company serves as a strategic partner for global brands seeking to establish a presence in Latin America. Grupo Axo operates a diverse retail ecosystem that includes more than 3,100 points of sale in major department stores and over 500 retail locations in Mexico and Chile. Additionally, the company has developed robust e-commerce platforms that cater to both mono-brand and multi-brand markets. By integrating full-price and off-price retail formats, Grupo Axo provides customers with a comprehensive range of lifestyle products from internationally recognized brands.

Aroundhome

Private Equity Round in 2016
Aroundhome is an online platform that acts as a broker for household products and services and supports homeowners in planning and executing major renovation projects. It offers tailored guidance, detailed project information, and access to vetted specialists, enabling homeowners to complete renovations that enhance the long-term value and sustainability of their properties.

Flipp

Private Equity Round in 2016
Flipp develops a mobile application-based consumer marketplace designed to help users make better purchase decisions and save on their weekly grocery shopping. The platform aggregates digital circulars and coupons from various retailers, allowing users to plan their shopping trips and find relevant local deals.

Gilt Groupe

Series F in 2015
Gilt Groupe is an online retail platform based in New York City that specializes in luxury goods. It offers a wide selection of merchandise, including fashion for men, women, and children, as well as home decor and unique experiences in select cities. The company provides clothing, shoes, and accessories for men, and a diverse range of products for women, including handbags, jewelry, watches, health and beauty items, and maternity wear. For children, Gilt Groupe features clothing, toys, books, and home essentials, while its home category includes furniture, bedding, decor, and kitchen products. Founded in 2007 by Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, Alexis Maybank, and others, Gilt Groupe operates as a subsidiary of Hudson's Bay Company since February 2016, focusing on delivering an accessible and streamlined shopping experience for luxury lifestyle brands.

Acumen Holdings

Private Equity Round in 2013
Arkansas-based Acumen Brands operates a portfolio of ecommerce sites in a diverse array of industries, which include work apparel (toughweld.com), medical scrubs (scrubshopper.com) and country lifestyle apparel (countryoutfitter.com). Our proven business model generates online conversions through an intimate understanding of SEO, SEM, social media marketing and the right balance of price, assortment and availability. Our talented group of young minds continues to generate amazing growth by innovating, iterating and having a healthy dose of data fanaticism. We understand the art and science of insights based product merchandising.

Decolar.com

Venture Round in 2012
Decolar.com is an online travel agency that offers complete travel services, including tickets, tour packages, accommodation, and car rental. Since 1999, more than 2,000,000 people have bought their air tickets through this platform. Decolar.com is present in 21 countries, including Argentina, the U.S., and Spain. It has a partnership of more than 500 airlines and 150,000 hotels worldwide. When purchasing an airline ticket or travel package, Decolar.com’s customers also receive discounts at restaurants and shops in the chosen destination, plus 10% discount on purchases in Duty Free. Decolar.com was launched in 1999 and is based in Guarulhos, Sao Paulo.

Despegar

Venture Round in 2012
Despegar is an online travel agency that specializes in the Portuguese and Spanish-speaking markets, providing services for both leisure and corporate travelers. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Miami, Florida, the company enables users to research travel options, check flight availability, and make reservations for flights, hotels, and car rentals through its platform. Despegar also offers various travel-related services, including vacation packages and access to airlines and accommodation options. The company operates in several countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, Venezuela, Spain, and the United States, aiming to facilitate unique travel experiences for its customers.

Groupalia

Series D in 2011
Groupalia is an e-commerce platform established in May 2009 in Barcelona, Spain, specializing in discounted flash sales of leisure packages, services, food, and various products in Spain and Italy. The platform features daily deals on a wide range of leisure-related services, including restaurants, spas, gyms, events, and outdoor adventures. Customers purchase these deals in the form of coupons, which are delivered via email and can be printed for use at the time of service. By offering attractive discounts, Groupalia provides consumers with opportunities to access desirable services at lower prices while helping suppliers increase their customer volumes, occupancy rates, and brand visibility.

Gilt Groupe

Series E in 2011
Gilt Groupe is an online retail platform based in New York City that specializes in luxury goods. It offers a wide selection of merchandise, including fashion for men, women, and children, as well as home decor and unique experiences in select cities. The company provides clothing, shoes, and accessories for men, and a diverse range of products for women, including handbags, jewelry, watches, health and beauty items, and maternity wear. For children, Gilt Groupe features clothing, toys, books, and home essentials, while its home category includes furniture, bedding, decor, and kitchen products. Founded in 2007 by Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, Alexis Maybank, and others, Gilt Groupe operates as a subsidiary of Hudson's Bay Company since February 2016, focusing on delivering an accessible and streamlined shopping experience for luxury lifestyle brands.

Peixe Urbano

Series B in 2011
Peixe Urbano is an online platform based in Florianópolis, Brazil, that allows users to discover and book deals across various sectors, including restaurants, beauty services, entertainment, and travel. Established in 2010, the platform connects consumers with local businesses, enhancing visibility and generating demand for their offerings. Peixe Urbano has gained recognition in the tech industry, having been awarded "Best International Startup of the Year" at the Crunchies Awards. By catering to individual preferences and localities, Peixe Urbano facilitates a seamless experience for users seeking discounts and promotions in multiple consumer service categories.

Gilt Groupe

Series B in 2010
Gilt Groupe is an online retail platform based in New York City that specializes in luxury goods. It offers a wide selection of merchandise, including fashion for men, women, and children, as well as home decor and unique experiences in select cities. The company provides clothing, shoes, and accessories for men, and a diverse range of products for women, including handbags, jewelry, watches, health and beauty items, and maternity wear. For children, Gilt Groupe features clothing, toys, books, and home essentials, while its home category includes furniture, bedding, decor, and kitchen products. Founded in 2007 by Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, Alexis Maybank, and others, Gilt Groupe operates as a subsidiary of Hudson's Bay Company since February 2016, focusing on delivering an accessible and streamlined shopping experience for luxury lifestyle brands.

Gilt Groupe

Series B in 2009
Gilt Groupe is an online retail platform based in New York City that specializes in luxury goods. It offers a wide selection of merchandise, including fashion for men, women, and children, as well as home decor and unique experiences in select cities. The company provides clothing, shoes, and accessories for men, and a diverse range of products for women, including handbags, jewelry, watches, health and beauty items, and maternity wear. For children, Gilt Groupe features clothing, toys, books, and home essentials, while its home category includes furniture, bedding, decor, and kitchen products. Founded in 2007 by Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, Alexis Maybank, and others, Gilt Groupe operates as a subsidiary of Hudson's Bay Company since February 2016, focusing on delivering an accessible and streamlined shopping experience for luxury lifestyle brands.
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