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 Investment Banking

Flowcarbon

Series A in 2022
Flowcarbon, founded in 2021 and headquartered in New York, specializes in carbon token technology aimed at accelerating decarbonization through nature-based climate initiatives. The company provides token-backed carbon credits that are directly linked to premium renewable energy projects, ensuring benefits that prioritize climate mitigation, local and indigenous communities, and biodiversity protection. Flowcarbon's expertise in investment banking, project finance, and financial markets allows it to offer innovative capital solutions tailored for businesses in infrastructure and decarbonization sectors. By focusing on high-quality project development and credit portfolio services, Flowcarbon enables companies to effectively offset their carbon emissions and contribute to sustainable environmental practices.

Titan

Series B in 2021
Titan is an investment platform designed for ambitious individuals, founded in New York in 2018 by Clayton Gardner, Joe Percoco, and Max Bernardy. The company aims to empower everyday investors by providing access to actively managed investment strategies through its mobile-first platform. Titan offers a suite of tools that facilitate investment decisions, ensuring high returns while prioritizing user privacy through encryption of personal information. The platform has garnered support from notable investors and celebrities, enhancing its credibility and reach in the investment community.

Atom Finance

Series B in 2021
Atom Finance, Inc. is an online investment research platform that caters to individual investors by providing access to institutional-quality data, documents, news, and events related to companies. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, Atom Finance offers a user-friendly app and global enterprise software solutions, including APIs and embeddable user interfaces. The platform is tailored to accommodate investors at various skill levels, from novices to experts, and features unique insights, dynamic tools, and distinctive visualizations. This allows users to engage effectively with the investment process, facilitating informed decision-making from research through to trade execution.

Titan

Series A in 2021
Titan is an investment platform designed for ambitious individuals, founded in New York in 2018 by Clayton Gardner, Joe Percoco, and Max Bernardy. The company aims to empower everyday investors by providing access to actively managed investment strategies through its mobile-first platform. Titan offers a suite of tools that facilitate investment decisions, ensuring high returns while prioritizing user privacy through encryption of personal information. The platform has garnered support from notable investors and celebrities, enhancing its credibility and reach in the investment community.

Atom Finance

Series A in 2020
Atom Finance, Inc. is an online investment research platform that caters to individual investors by providing access to institutional-quality data, documents, news, and events related to companies. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, Atom Finance offers a user-friendly app and global enterprise software solutions, including APIs and embeddable user interfaces. The platform is tailored to accommodate investors at various skill levels, from novices to experts, and features unique insights, dynamic tools, and distinctive visualizations. This allows users to engage effectively with the investment process, facilitating informed decision-making from research through to trade execution.

Atom Finance

Series A in 2019
Atom Finance, Inc. is an online investment research platform that caters to individual investors by providing access to institutional-quality data, documents, news, and events related to companies. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, Atom Finance offers a user-friendly app and global enterprise software solutions, including APIs and embeddable user interfaces. The platform is tailored to accommodate investors at various skill levels, from novices to experts, and features unique insights, dynamic tools, and distinctive visualizations. This allows users to engage effectively with the investment process, facilitating informed decision-making from research through to trade execution.

Bitwise

Seed Round in 2017
Bitwise is a cryptocurrency-focused asset manager that provides investment solutions for individuals, investment managers, and institutions. The company offers a diverse range of 32 investment products, including yield and alpha strategies, multi-strategy solutions, separately managed accounts, onchain staking, and index funds. It aims to facilitate access to the cryptocurrency market by offering secure, liquid, and low-cost investment options. By employing modern security measures, Bitwise ensures the protection of clients' assets while delivering rules-based exposure to the crypto-asset space, thus helping clients achieve their financial objectives.

RealtyShares

Series C in 2017
RealtyShares is a real estate investment platform based in San Francisco, California, that provides investors with direct access to commercial and residential real estate investment opportunities. The platform connects individual and institutional investors with experienced real estate operators seeking capital to enhance properties. RealtyShares has facilitated over $840 million in funding across more than 1,100 investment opportunities in 41 states. The firm offers a range of financing options, including both debt and equity, to support various real estate projects. Supported by notable investors, RealtyShares aims to simplify the investment process and expand access to quality real estate investments.

Cadre

Series C in 2017
Cadre is an online marketplace that connects investors and operators of real estate. It enables investments and transactions, provides a sophisticated technology product for managing processes, and powers predictive analytics for its investors. Investors are able to sell their interest on the secondary marketplace thereby introducing liquidity into an antiquated industry. They are able to gain transparency, efficiency, and liquidity through the use of its proprietary technology, and are able to make better, more data-driven decisions. Founded by Ryan Williams, Cadre was launched in 2014.

RealtyShares

Series B in 2016
RealtyShares is a real estate investment platform based in San Francisco, California, that provides investors with direct access to commercial and residential real estate investment opportunities. The platform connects individual and institutional investors with experienced real estate operators seeking capital to enhance properties. RealtyShares has facilitated over $840 million in funding across more than 1,100 investment opportunities in 41 states. The firm offers a range of financing options, including both debt and equity, to support various real estate projects. Supported by notable investors, RealtyShares aims to simplify the investment process and expand access to quality real estate investments.

RealtyShares

Series A in 2015
RealtyShares is a real estate investment platform based in San Francisco, California, that provides investors with direct access to commercial and residential real estate investment opportunities. The platform connects individual and institutional investors with experienced real estate operators seeking capital to enhance properties. RealtyShares has facilitated over $840 million in funding across more than 1,100 investment opportunities in 41 states. The firm offers a range of financing options, including both debt and equity, to support various real estate projects. Supported by notable investors, RealtyShares aims to simplify the investment process and expand access to quality real estate investments.

RealtyShares

Venture Round in 2014
RealtyShares is a real estate investment platform based in San Francisco, California, that provides investors with direct access to commercial and residential real estate investment opportunities. The platform connects individual and institutional investors with experienced real estate operators seeking capital to enhance properties. RealtyShares has facilitated over $840 million in funding across more than 1,100 investment opportunities in 41 states. The firm offers a range of financing options, including both debt and equity, to support various real estate projects. Supported by notable investors, RealtyShares aims to simplify the investment process and expand access to quality real estate investments.

Kensho Technologies

Seed Round in 2014
Kensho Technologies, Inc. specializes in analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data visualization systems tailored for global banks and investment institutions. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with additional offices in New York, Virginia, and California, Kensho develops financial analytics software that enables scalable analytics solutions for commercial entities. Its offerings include Kensho Applied Mind, an AI software that enhances decision-making by addressing complex financial inquiries in natural language. The company also operates a national security division known as Koto. As of April 2018, Kensho operates as a subsidiary of S&P Global Inc.

DECA

Series B in 2009
Founded by Michael Wayne and Chris Kimbell, both formerly of Sony Pictures, DECA (Digital Entertainment Company of America) launches as a production house for mainstream digital entertainment. The company received $5 million from Mayfield, Atomico and General Catalyst Partners and will be putting the investment into finding and financing novel digital entertainment web properties. DECA, however, will not serve as a destination for these properties, but rather invest in them and distribute them through their partner's channels. There is little word on what properties they will focus their money on, but they will be announcing their first 3 projects in the fall of 2007. Web video shows are definitely in the cards, with non-video properties on the horizon as well.

DECA

Series A in 2007
Founded by Michael Wayne and Chris Kimbell, both formerly of Sony Pictures, DECA (Digital Entertainment Company of America) launches as a production house for mainstream digital entertainment. The company received $5 million from Mayfield, Atomico and General Catalyst Partners and will be putting the investment into finding and financing novel digital entertainment web properties. DECA, however, will not serve as a destination for these properties, but rather invest in them and distribute them through their partner's channels. There is little word on what properties they will focus their money on, but they will be announcing their first 3 projects in the fall of 2007. Web video shows are definitely in the cards, with non-video properties on the horizon as well.
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