General Catalyst

General Catalyst is a venture capital firm established in 2000 and based in San Francisco, California. The firm specializes in early-stage and growth equity investments across various sectors, including consumer, enterprise, fintech, cryptocurrency, and health assurance. By fostering an environment conducive to growth, General Catalyst aims to accelerate the development of innovative ideas and companies. The firm provides mentorship and connects clients with experienced professionals to enhance their potential for success. As a Registered Investment Adviser, General Catalyst has managed a total of eight venture capital funds, accumulating approximately $3.75 billion in capital commitments.

Adrian Abeijon

Investor

Mark Allen

CFO

Neeraj Arora

Managing Director, Investment Team

Juliet Bailin

Principal

Marc Bhargava

Managing Director

Larry Bohn

Managing Director

Niko Bonatsos

Managing Director

Teresa Carlson

President, General Catalyst Institute

Kenneth Chenault

Chairman and Managing Director

Mark Crane

Partner

Joel Cutler

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Christopher Davis

Partner

Kyle Doherty

Managing Director

Nick van Eck

Partner

David Fialkow

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Bill Fitzgerald

Managing Director and COO

Diana Hong

Investor

Mina Hsiang

Associate

Nmachi Jidenma

Partner

Christopher Kauffman

Principal

Zak Kukoff

Principal

Paul Kwan

Managing Director

Karanveer Mohan

Managing Director, Investment Team

Priya Mohan

Partner, Investment Team

Deep Nishar

Managing Director

Dipchand Nishar

Managing Director

Reva Nohria

Investor

Trevor Oelschig

Managing Director

Tyler Olkowski

Investor

David Orfao

Managing Director and Co-Founder

Pranay Orugunta

Healthcare Investor

Mo Punjwani

Associate, Investments

Candace Richardson

Principal

Max Rimpel

Partner

Sam Rosen

Growth Investor

Pranav Singhvi

Partner

Bill Skarinka

Associate

Hemant Taneja

CEO and Managing Director

Alex Tran

Managing Director

Catherine Tu

Partner, Investment Team

Adam Valkin

Managing Director

Elena Viboch

Partner

Andrea Wang

Principal, Early Stage Investment

Nathaniel Levy-Westhead

Partner, Investment Team

Deep Nishar

Managing Director and Member of the Management Committee

Roy Mabrey

Partner, Investment Team

Past deals in Illinois

Aura

Series G in 2025
Aura is an information technology company dedicated to creating a safer internet for everyone. People are doing more online than ever, but as our lives get more connected, it's hard to know what’s safe. Aura believes people should be able to live their digital lives with peace of mind. Its mission is to create a safer internet by making comprehensive digital security simple to understand and easy to use so everyone can stay safe online.

Aura

Series F in 2021
Aura is an information technology company dedicated to creating a safer internet for everyone. People are doing more online than ever, but as our lives get more connected, it's hard to know what’s safe. Aura believes people should be able to live their digital lives with peace of mind. Its mission is to create a safer internet by making comprehensive digital security simple to understand and easy to use so everyone can stay safe online.

Envoy Global

Private Equity Round in 2021
Envoy Global Inc. specializes in immigration services, providing solutions for work-based visas, green cards, and H-1B applications to enterprise clients across various industries. The company prepares applications for all work visa categories, including H, L-1, E, O, P, B-1, F-1, and TN, as well as major green card categories such as EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3. Envoy Global offers an Immigration Management Platform that serves as a centralized hub for attorney communication, document organization, form completion, and case tracking. Additionally, the company provides eligibility assessments, legal consultation, and support for requests for evidence (RFE) and notices of intent to deny (NOID). By combining advanced technology with legal expertise, Envoy facilitates the hiring and management of a global workforce, helping businesses navigate immigration challenges and comply with regulations. Founded in 1998 and based in Chicago, Illinois, Envoy Global was previously known as VISANOW.com, Inc.

Hallow

Series A in 2021
Hallow is a Catholic prayer and meditation app that hopes to help folks grow closer to God. It helps in finding peace, deepen the relationship with God, and sleeping soundly every night. It was founded in 2018 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Aura

Venture Round in 2019
Aura is an information technology company dedicated to creating a safer internet for everyone. People are doing more online than ever, but as our lives get more connected, it's hard to know what’s safe. Aura believes people should be able to live their digital lives with peace of mind. Its mission is to create a safer internet by making comprehensive digital security simple to understand and easy to use so everyone can stay safe online.

Truss

Series A in 2019
Truss is an online marketplace to help small and medium-sized business owners find, tour, and lease space. Its tech-enabled platform and its people help you find the right space for the best price in record time. Its technology enables business owners to find the right space confidently by comparing spaces in its marketplace. Truss also offers dedicated brokers who act as the point person throughout the seamless process. Plus, it is the only platform to offer price transparency for small business owners, which means that Truss is the only site to compare pricing on traditional office space and co-working space. Truss was established in 2016 and is based in Deerfield, Illinois.

Deliv

Series C in 2018
Deliv, Inc. is a crowdsourced same-day delivery service that caters to retailers and mall operators in the United States. Founded in 2012 and based in Menlo Park, California, Deliv enables retailers to offer customers the option of same-day delivery directly from their websites, mobile apps, or physical stores. By integrating a same-day delivery feature into the existing checkout process, Deliv allows retailers to maintain customer ownership and data while fulfilling orders from local brick-and-mortar stores, effectively transforming them into distribution centers. This model offers retailers a more efficient and cost-effective delivery solution compared to traditional eCommerce giants. Deliv has established partnerships with nearly 100 national and regional retailers, as well as major mall operators, and is currently operational in multiple locations across California and Illinois. The platform employs highly rated, experienced drivers and utilizes advanced technology for smart routing and real-time delivery tracking, enhancing the overall shopping experience for consumers.

Envoy Global

Series C in 2017
Envoy Global Inc. specializes in immigration services, providing solutions for work-based visas, green cards, and H-1B applications to enterprise clients across various industries. The company prepares applications for all work visa categories, including H, L-1, E, O, P, B-1, F-1, and TN, as well as major green card categories such as EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3. Envoy Global offers an Immigration Management Platform that serves as a centralized hub for attorney communication, document organization, form completion, and case tracking. Additionally, the company provides eligibility assessments, legal consultation, and support for requests for evidence (RFE) and notices of intent to deny (NOID). By combining advanced technology with legal expertise, Envoy facilitates the hiring and management of a global workforce, helping businesses navigate immigration challenges and comply with regulations. Founded in 1998 and based in Chicago, Illinois, Envoy Global was previously known as VISANOW.com, Inc.

Envoy Global

Venture Round in 2016
Envoy Global Inc. specializes in immigration services, providing solutions for work-based visas, green cards, and H-1B applications to enterprise clients across various industries. The company prepares applications for all work visa categories, including H, L-1, E, O, P, B-1, F-1, and TN, as well as major green card categories such as EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3. Envoy Global offers an Immigration Management Platform that serves as a centralized hub for attorney communication, document organization, form completion, and case tracking. Additionally, the company provides eligibility assessments, legal consultation, and support for requests for evidence (RFE) and notices of intent to deny (NOID). By combining advanced technology with legal expertise, Envoy facilitates the hiring and management of a global workforce, helping businesses navigate immigration challenges and comply with regulations. Founded in 1998 and based in Chicago, Illinois, Envoy Global was previously known as VISANOW.com, Inc.

Envoy Global

Series A in 2014
Envoy Global Inc. specializes in immigration services, providing solutions for work-based visas, green cards, and H-1B applications to enterprise clients across various industries. The company prepares applications for all work visa categories, including H, L-1, E, O, P, B-1, F-1, and TN, as well as major green card categories such as EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3. Envoy Global offers an Immigration Management Platform that serves as a centralized hub for attorney communication, document organization, form completion, and case tracking. Additionally, the company provides eligibility assessments, legal consultation, and support for requests for evidence (RFE) and notices of intent to deny (NOID). By combining advanced technology with legal expertise, Envoy facilitates the hiring and management of a global workforce, helping businesses navigate immigration challenges and comply with regulations. Founded in 1998 and based in Chicago, Illinois, Envoy Global was previously known as VISANOW.com, Inc.

Flite

Venture Round in 2014
Flite is a creative management platform that powers creatives and marketers from top-tier brands, agencies, and publishers. Its platform gives creative professionals the power to design visually stunning ads on live, interactive canvases, while giving marketers the ability to launch, manage, measure and optimize digital ad campaigns in real-time, at scale, all in one seamless experience. Founded in 2006, Flite builds innovative technology to power creativity. Flite is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York City and Chicago and is backed by Sequoia Capital, HWVP, General Catalyst Venture Partners, Conde Nast, Iris Capital, and Harrison Metal.

Deliv

Series A in 2013
Deliv, Inc. is a crowdsourced same-day delivery service that caters to retailers and mall operators in the United States. Founded in 2012 and based in Menlo Park, California, Deliv enables retailers to offer customers the option of same-day delivery directly from their websites, mobile apps, or physical stores. By integrating a same-day delivery feature into the existing checkout process, Deliv allows retailers to maintain customer ownership and data while fulfilling orders from local brick-and-mortar stores, effectively transforming them into distribution centers. This model offers retailers a more efficient and cost-effective delivery solution compared to traditional eCommerce giants. Deliv has established partnerships with nearly 100 national and regional retailers, as well as major mall operators, and is currently operational in multiple locations across California and Illinois. The platform employs highly rated, experienced drivers and utilizes advanced technology for smart routing and real-time delivery tracking, enhancing the overall shopping experience for consumers.

Deliv

Seed Round in 2013
Deliv, Inc. is a crowdsourced same-day delivery service that caters to retailers and mall operators in the United States. Founded in 2012 and based in Menlo Park, California, Deliv enables retailers to offer customers the option of same-day delivery directly from their websites, mobile apps, or physical stores. By integrating a same-day delivery feature into the existing checkout process, Deliv allows retailers to maintain customer ownership and data while fulfilling orders from local brick-and-mortar stores, effectively transforming them into distribution centers. This model offers retailers a more efficient and cost-effective delivery solution compared to traditional eCommerce giants. Deliv has established partnerships with nearly 100 national and regional retailers, as well as major mall operators, and is currently operational in multiple locations across California and Illinois. The platform employs highly rated, experienced drivers and utilizes advanced technology for smart routing and real-time delivery tracking, enhancing the overall shopping experience for consumers.

Flite

Series C in 2011
Flite is a creative management platform that powers creatives and marketers from top-tier brands, agencies, and publishers. Its platform gives creative professionals the power to design visually stunning ads on live, interactive canvases, while giving marketers the ability to launch, manage, measure and optimize digital ad campaigns in real-time, at scale, all in one seamless experience. Founded in 2006, Flite builds innovative technology to power creativity. Flite is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York City and Chicago and is backed by Sequoia Capital, HWVP, General Catalyst Venture Partners, Conde Nast, Iris Capital, and Harrison Metal.

BridgePort Networks

Series C in 2006
BridgePort Networks, Inc. specializes in developing fixed-mobile convergence applications and provides MobileVoIP solutions tailored for telecommunications service providers. The company offers infrastructure software that integrates mobile and voice over IP (VoIP) services under a single phone number. Its key products include MobileIGNITE, which facilitates mobile to VoIP roaming, and the NomadicONE Network Convergence Gateway, which extends identity phone number services across various access networks such as mobile, cable, DSL, Wi-Fi, and other broadband connections. Additionally, BridgePort Networks delivers applications such as Dual-mode Handover, Mobile Business, Mobile IP-Centrex, and Mobile IP-PBX, designed for seamless integration with existing communication systems. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the company serves a diverse range of clients, including mobile, integrated, broadband, and MVNO providers. As of 2008, BridgePort Networks operates as a subsidiary of CounterPath Corporation.

BridgePort Networks

Series B in 2004
BridgePort Networks, Inc. specializes in developing fixed-mobile convergence applications and provides MobileVoIP solutions tailored for telecommunications service providers. The company offers infrastructure software that integrates mobile and voice over IP (VoIP) services under a single phone number. Its key products include MobileIGNITE, which facilitates mobile to VoIP roaming, and the NomadicONE Network Convergence Gateway, which extends identity phone number services across various access networks such as mobile, cable, DSL, Wi-Fi, and other broadband connections. Additionally, BridgePort Networks delivers applications such as Dual-mode Handover, Mobile Business, Mobile IP-Centrex, and Mobile IP-PBX, designed for seamless integration with existing communication systems. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the company serves a diverse range of clients, including mobile, integrated, broadband, and MVNO providers. As of 2008, BridgePort Networks operates as a subsidiary of CounterPath Corporation.

BridgePort Networks

Series A in 2004
BridgePort Networks, Inc. specializes in developing fixed-mobile convergence applications and provides MobileVoIP solutions tailored for telecommunications service providers. The company offers infrastructure software that integrates mobile and voice over IP (VoIP) services under a single phone number. Its key products include MobileIGNITE, which facilitates mobile to VoIP roaming, and the NomadicONE Network Convergence Gateway, which extends identity phone number services across various access networks such as mobile, cable, DSL, Wi-Fi, and other broadband connections. Additionally, BridgePort Networks delivers applications such as Dual-mode Handover, Mobile Business, Mobile IP-Centrex, and Mobile IP-PBX, designed for seamless integration with existing communication systems. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the company serves a diverse range of clients, including mobile, integrated, broadband, and MVNO providers. As of 2008, BridgePort Networks operates as a subsidiary of CounterPath Corporation.
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