General Catalyst

Founded in 2000, General Catalyst is a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage and growth equity investments. It focuses on accelerating ideas, careers, and companies towards success by providing ongoing momentum and mentorship based on deep experience.

Adrian Abeijon

Investor

Mark Allen

CFO

Juliet Bailin

Partner

Samuel Beyer

Investor

Marc Bhargava

Managing Director

Chris Bischoff

Managing Director

Larry Bohn

Managing Director

Niko Bonatsos

Managing Director

Kristen Camarota

Investor

Teresa Carlson

President, General Catalyst Institute

Kenneth Chenault

Managing Director

Quentin Clark

Managing Director

Mark Crane

Partner

Joel Cutler

Managing Director

Judith Dada

Partner

Christopher Davis

Partner

Kyle Doherty

Managing Director

David Fialkow

Managing Director

Jeannette zu Fürstenberg

Managing Director

Molly Blaauw Gillis

Partner

Julia Goodman

Investor

Drew Gordon

Investor

Philipp Handel

Partner

Steve Herrod

Managing Director

Tony Ho

Investor

Diana Hong

Investor

Mina Hsiang

Associate

Nmachi Jidenma

Partner

Christopher Kauffman

Principal and Member of the Investment Team

Genevieve Kinney

Investor

Zak Kukoff

Principal

Paul Kwan

Managing Director

Nathaniel Levy-Westhead

Partner, Investment Team

Roy Mabrey

Partner, Investment Team

Holly Maloney McConnell

Managing Director

Karanveer Mohan

Managing Director

Alexandre Momeni

Partner

Dipchand Nishar

Managing Director

Deep Nishar

Managing Director

Reva Nohria

Principal

Trevor Oelschig

Managing Director

Tyler Olkowski

Investor

Pranay Orugunta

Healthcare Investor

Mo Punjwani

Associate, Investments

Candace Richardson

Principal

Max Rimpel

Partner

Brian Ru

Principal

Paul Sagan

Investor

Pranav Singhvi

Partner

Bill Skarinka

Associate

Vedant Suri

Investor

Hemant Taneja

Managing Director

Alexander Tran

Managing Director

Catherine Tu

Partner

Adam Valkin

Managing Director

Elena Viboch

Partner

Andrea Wang

Partner

Zeynep Yavuz

Partner

Vincent Zhu

Investor

Past deals in Payments

Clara

Debt Financing in 2025
Clara is a Latin American fintech company specializing in corporate spending management. It offers locally-issued corporate cards, bill pay services, financing solutions, and a software platform designed to streamline expense reporting and provide real-time insights into spending.

Tabs

Series A in 2024
Tabs is an AI-powered platform that automates revenue processes for businesses. It structures contracts like MSAs, order forms, and emails to automate invoice computation through cash application. Founded in 2023, Tabs is headquartered in New York.

Melio

Series E in 2024
Melio is a fintech company that specializes in providing small businesses with digital tools to manage their business-to-business payments and receivables. Its platform offers a streamlined accounts payable and receivable dashboard, allowing businesses to transfer and receive payments efficiently. By simplifying the payment workflow, Melio enables small businesses to improve their cash flow and reduce or eliminate late payment costs. This approach enhances oversight and control over finances, allowing businesses to focus more on customer engagement rather than back-office operations. Overall, Melio aims to empower small businesses by minimizing time and costs associated with payment processes.

Neon

Venture Round in 2024
Founded in Brazil in 2016, Neon is a leading fintech offering digital banking services. It provides debit and credit cards with no annual fees, personal loans, payroll loans, investments, cashback on debit transactions, and various payment methods. Neon also supports micro-entrepreneurs through MEI Fácil. With over 15 million customers and 1600 employees, Neon has seen significant revenue growth.

Clara

Venture Round in 2024
Clara is a Latin American fintech company specializing in corporate spending management. It offers locally-issued corporate cards, bill pay services, financing solutions, and a software platform designed to streamline expense reporting and provide real-time insights into spending.

Bilt Rewards

Venture Round in 2024
Bilt Rewards offers a rewards program that allows renters to earn points on rent and create a path towards homeownership. With an alliance of the U.S.' largest real estate owners, Bilt Rewards will enable renters in more than two million units across the country to earn points just by paying rent. Launched in June 2021, Bilt Rewards boasts one of the highest value rewards programs on the market today, including one-to-one point transfers for travel across over 100 major airlines and hotel partners; fitness classes at the country’s top boutique studios; limited-edition and exclusive collections of art and home decorations through the Bilt Collection, and the ability to use points for rent credits or towards a future down payment. Bilt has also partnered with Mastercard and Wells Fargo to create the Bilt Mastercard - the first and only credit card that can be used to pay rent with no fees. In October 2022, Bilt announced a valuation of $1.5 billion following a $150 million growth round to advance its loyalty program and credit card for renters.

Parallax

Seed Round in 2023
Parallax operates a cryptocurrency platform that facilitates seamless transactions between businesses using both crypto and traditional cash methods. The company aims to simplify business payments by developing infrastructure that makes crypto a widely used form of money movement.

Payrails

Seed Round in 2023
Payrails is a cloud‑native payment operating system that enables global enterprises to manage all aspects of payment operations through a single API. The platform connects merchants to a broad network of payment providers, fraud solutions, and alternative payment methods, and offers ledger‑based reconciliation, on‑demand payouts, and instant refunds. By eliminating the need for costly in‑house infrastructure, Payrails allows companies to build, operate, and scale payment acceptance and embed financial services efficiently.

XFlow

Seed Round in 2023
XFlow is a software company specializing in payments infrastructure designed to facilitate cross-border transactions for businesses. The company develops a platform that streamlines inward payment flows, addressing challenges such as regulatory complexity, lack of transparency, and high transaction costs. XFlow's solutions include performing compliance checks, determining the purpose of transfers, completing required documentation, and generating electronic foreign inward remittance advice. By simplifying the payment process, XFlow enables clients to efficiently send and receive money across global markets.

Clara

Series B in 2023
Clara is a Latin American fintech company specializing in corporate spending management. It offers locally-issued corporate cards, bill pay services, financing solutions, and a software platform designed to streamline expense reporting and provide real-time insights into spending.

Stripe

Series I in 2023
Stripe develops APIs and tools for businesses to accept and manage online payments securely. It supports various international debit/credit cards, serving e-commerce platforms, SaaS companies, marketplaces, and non-profits globally.

C14

Seed Round in 2023
C14 develops a payment platform that facilitates seamless transactions between cryptocurrencies and fiat currencies. Its widget can be integrated into websites and decentralized applications (dApps) across various blockchain networks, providing users with secure access to non-fungible tokens (NFTs), blockchains, web projects, and crypto wallets.

Rapyd

Secondary Market in 2022
Rapyd is a payments platform that integrates fintech services into applications, streamlining access to a variety of local payment methods. It empowers e-commerce merchants, gig platforms, challenger wallets, remittance services, online lenders, and traditional banks to overcome the constraints of outdated infrastructure. By facilitating the creation of innovative, mobile-friendly payment solutions, Rapyd enhances the financial capabilities of its users, allowing them to adapt to the evolving demands of the digital economy.

Ponto

Seed Round in 2022
Ponto provides regulated payment services for global enterprises to offer financial services to their customers. The company manages and eliminates the risks involved with offering financial services worldwide. This way, new products can deliver on the promise of improving and democratizing access to the economy for everyone.

Uni Cards

Series A in 2021
Uni Cards is a fintech company based in Bangalore, India, offering a digital pay-later card that lets users split purchases into installments over multiple months with no interest if paid on time. The Uni app enables access to the card and associated installment options, with cashback awarded for full payment. Founded in October 2020 by Nitin Gupta, Uni Cards aims to change how consumers manage credit by providing flexible, transparent repayment options.

Pento

Series B in 2021
Pento ApS is a Danish company that operates a platform delivering HR and payroll services tailored for European businesses. Founded in 2016 and based in Aarhus, Pento provides a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution that simplifies payroll processing, enabling companies to efficiently manage salary calculations, tax reporting, and compliance. Key features of the platform include Pento Autopilot, which assists with the collection of various employee data such as holiday records and expense claims, and Pento Payroll, a traditional payroll system designed for modern organizational needs. Pento serves a diverse range of clients, including bookkeepers, audit firms, and outsourcing agencies, and has expanded its operations to the UK since 2020, adopting a remote-first work model. The platform is designed to enhance user experience by automating payroll tasks and providing employees with easy access to their pay-related information.

Clara

Series B in 2021
Clara is a Latin American fintech company specializing in corporate spending management. It offers locally-issued corporate cards, bill pay services, financing solutions, and a software platform designed to streamline expense reporting and provide real-time insights into spending.

XFlow

Seed Round in 2021
XFlow is a software company specializing in payments infrastructure designed to facilitate cross-border transactions for businesses. The company develops a platform that streamlines inward payment flows, addressing challenges such as regulatory complexity, lack of transparency, and high transaction costs. XFlow's solutions include performing compliance checks, determining the purpose of transfers, completing required documentation, and generating electronic foreign inward remittance advice. By simplifying the payment process, XFlow enables clients to efficiently send and receive money across global markets.

Melio

Series D in 2021
Melio is a fintech company that specializes in providing small businesses with digital tools to manage their business-to-business payments and receivables. Its platform offers a streamlined accounts payable and receivable dashboard, allowing businesses to transfer and receive payments efficiently. By simplifying the payment workflow, Melio enables small businesses to improve their cash flow and reduce or eliminate late payment costs. This approach enhances oversight and control over finances, allowing businesses to focus more on customer engagement rather than back-office operations. Overall, Melio aims to empower small businesses by minimizing time and costs associated with payment processes.

FamPay

Series A in 2021
FamPay Solutions Private Limited is a Bengaluru-based company that provides a digital payment application specifically designed for teenagers and their families. Incorporated in 2019, FamPay enables minors to conduct various payment activities, including UPI, peer-to-peer (P2P) transactions, and card payments, without requiring a traditional bank account. The application allows parents to send money to their children, who can then spend it securely at online and in-store merchants under parental supervision. By focusing on the unique needs of younger users, FamPay aims to create a seamless and enjoyable payment experience for teenagers while ensuring financial safety and accountability.

Clara

Series A in 2021
Clara is a Latin American fintech company specializing in corporate spending management. It offers locally-issued corporate cards, bill pay services, financing solutions, and a software platform designed to streamline expense reporting and provide real-time insights into spending.

Pento

Series A in 2021
Pento ApS is a Danish company that operates a platform delivering HR and payroll services tailored for European businesses. Founded in 2016 and based in Aarhus, Pento provides a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution that simplifies payroll processing, enabling companies to efficiently manage salary calculations, tax reporting, and compliance. Key features of the platform include Pento Autopilot, which assists with the collection of various employee data such as holiday records and expense claims, and Pento Payroll, a traditional payroll system designed for modern organizational needs. Pento serves a diverse range of clients, including bookkeepers, audit firms, and outsourcing agencies, and has expanded its operations to the UK since 2020, adopting a remote-first work model. The platform is designed to enhance user experience by automating payroll tasks and providing employees with easy access to their pay-related information.

Rapyd

Series E in 2021
Rapyd is a payments platform that integrates fintech services into applications, streamlining access to a variety of local payment methods. It empowers e-commerce merchants, gig platforms, challenger wallets, remittance services, online lenders, and traditional banks to overcome the constraints of outdated infrastructure. By facilitating the creation of innovative, mobile-friendly payment solutions, Rapyd enhances the financial capabilities of its users, allowing them to adapt to the evolving demands of the digital economy.

Clara

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Clara is a Latin American fintech company specializing in corporate spending management. It offers locally-issued corporate cards, bill pay services, financing solutions, and a software platform designed to streamline expense reporting and provide real-time insights into spending.

MobileCoin

Series A in 2021
MobileCoin, established in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, specializes in developing a cryptocurrency focused on privacy and security for peer-to-peer transactions. Its blockchain-based product aims to facilitate seamless mobile payments by enabling integration with popular messaging platforms like WhatsApp or Signal.

Monzo Bank

Series G in 2021
Monzo Bank is a London-based commercial bank, established in 2015. It provides personal banking services including current, joint and savings accounts, plus business banking with invoicing, overdrafts and loans, and offers internet and mobile app-based banking in the United Kingdom and the United States. The bank emphasizes a mobile-first approach with real-time spending updates, transaction categorization, budgeting tools, and instant notifications. Its app features Pots sub-accounts to set aside funds for specific goals and includes a premium tier, Monzo Plus, with additional features such as enhanced card designs and travel insurance. Monzo aims to replace traditional branches with a fully digital experience, serving customers who prefer managing finances via smartphone.

Melio

Series C in 2021
Melio is a fintech company that specializes in providing small businesses with digital tools to manage their business-to-business payments and receivables. Its platform offers a streamlined accounts payable and receivable dashboard, allowing businesses to transfer and receive payments efficiently. By simplifying the payment workflow, Melio enables small businesses to improve their cash flow and reduce or eliminate late payment costs. This approach enhances oversight and control over finances, allowing businesses to focus more on customer engagement rather than back-office operations. Overall, Melio aims to empower small businesses by minimizing time and costs associated with payment processes.

Rapyd

Series D in 2021
Rapyd is a payments platform that integrates fintech services into applications, streamlining access to a variety of local payment methods. It empowers e-commerce merchants, gig platforms, challenger wallets, remittance services, online lenders, and traditional banks to overcome the constraints of outdated infrastructure. By facilitating the creation of innovative, mobile-friendly payment solutions, Rapyd enhances the financial capabilities of its users, allowing them to adapt to the evolving demands of the digital economy.

Melio

Series C in 2020
Melio is a fintech company that specializes in providing small businesses with digital tools to manage their business-to-business payments and receivables. Its platform offers a streamlined accounts payable and receivable dashboard, allowing businesses to transfer and receive payments efficiently. By simplifying the payment workflow, Melio enables small businesses to improve their cash flow and reduce or eliminate late payment costs. This approach enhances oversight and control over finances, allowing businesses to focus more on customer engagement rather than back-office operations. Overall, Melio aims to empower small businesses by minimizing time and costs associated with payment processes.

Monzo Bank

Series G in 2020
Monzo Bank is a London-based commercial bank, established in 2015. It provides personal banking services including current, joint and savings accounts, plus business banking with invoicing, overdrafts and loans, and offers internet and mobile app-based banking in the United Kingdom and the United States. The bank emphasizes a mobile-first approach with real-time spending updates, transaction categorization, budgeting tools, and instant notifications. Its app features Pots sub-accounts to set aside funds for specific goals and includes a premium tier, Monzo Plus, with additional features such as enhanced card designs and travel insurance. Monzo aims to replace traditional branches with a fully digital experience, serving customers who prefer managing finances via smartphone.

Stripe

Series G in 2020
Stripe develops APIs and tools for businesses to accept and manage online payments securely. It supports various international debit/credit cards, serving e-commerce platforms, SaaS companies, marketplaces, and non-profits globally.

Rapyd

Series C in 2019
Rapyd is a payments platform that integrates fintech services into applications, streamlining access to a variety of local payment methods. It empowers e-commerce merchants, gig platforms, challenger wallets, remittance services, online lenders, and traditional banks to overcome the constraints of outdated infrastructure. By facilitating the creation of innovative, mobile-friendly payment solutions, Rapyd enhances the financial capabilities of its users, allowing them to adapt to the evolving demands of the digital economy.

Stripe

Series G in 2019
Stripe develops APIs and tools for businesses to accept and manage online payments securely. It supports various international debit/credit cards, serving e-commerce platforms, SaaS companies, marketplaces, and non-profits globally.

Monzo Bank

Series F in 2019
Monzo Bank is a London-based commercial bank, established in 2015. It provides personal banking services including current, joint and savings accounts, plus business banking with invoicing, overdrafts and loans, and offers internet and mobile app-based banking in the United Kingdom and the United States. The bank emphasizes a mobile-first approach with real-time spending updates, transaction categorization, budgeting tools, and instant notifications. Its app features Pots sub-accounts to set aside funds for specific goals and includes a premium tier, Monzo Plus, with additional features such as enhanced card designs and travel insurance. Monzo aims to replace traditional branches with a fully digital experience, serving customers who prefer managing finances via smartphone.

Rapyd

Series B in 2019
Rapyd is a payments platform that integrates fintech services into applications, streamlining access to a variety of local payment methods. It empowers e-commerce merchants, gig platforms, challenger wallets, remittance services, online lenders, and traditional banks to overcome the constraints of outdated infrastructure. By facilitating the creation of innovative, mobile-friendly payment solutions, Rapyd enhances the financial capabilities of its users, allowing them to adapt to the evolving demands of the digital economy.

Monzo Bank

Series E in 2018
Monzo Bank is a London-based commercial bank, established in 2015. It provides personal banking services including current, joint and savings accounts, plus business banking with invoicing, overdrafts and loans, and offers internet and mobile app-based banking in the United Kingdom and the United States. The bank emphasizes a mobile-first approach with real-time spending updates, transaction categorization, budgeting tools, and instant notifications. Its app features Pots sub-accounts to set aside funds for specific goals and includes a premium tier, Monzo Plus, with additional features such as enhanced card designs and travel insurance. Monzo aims to replace traditional branches with a fully digital experience, serving customers who prefer managing finances via smartphone.

Stripe

Series E in 2018
Stripe develops APIs and tools for businesses to accept and manage online payments securely. It supports various international debit/credit cards, serving e-commerce platforms, SaaS companies, marketplaces, and non-profits globally.

Circle

Series E in 2018
Circle is a Boston-based fintech company founded in 2013 by Jeremy Allaire and Sean Neville. It specializes in utilizing stablecoins for payments, e-commerce, and investment products. Circle's services include Circle Pay for easy money transfers, Circle Invest for crypto asset trading, and Circle Trade for over-the-counter transactions. The company is backed by prominent investors such as Jim Breyer, Goldman Sachs, IDG Capital, General Catalyst, and Accel Partners.

Ualá

Convertible Note in 2017
Ualá is a fintech company offering a wide range of financial services. It provides users with a prepaid Mastercard for payments, savings accounts, and investment options, aiming to increase financial inclusion in Latin America.

Stripe

Series D in 2016
Stripe develops APIs and tools for businesses to accept and manage online payments securely. It supports various international debit/credit cards, serving e-commerce platforms, SaaS companies, marketplaces, and non-profits globally.

Circle

Series D in 2016
Circle is a Boston-based fintech company founded in 2013 by Jeremy Allaire and Sean Neville. It specializes in utilizing stablecoins for payments, e-commerce, and investment products. Circle's services include Circle Pay for easy money transfers, Circle Invest for crypto asset trading, and Circle Trade for over-the-counter transactions. The company is backed by prominent investors such as Jim Breyer, Goldman Sachs, IDG Capital, General Catalyst, and Accel Partners.

Payable

Venture Round in 2015
Payable helps thousands of contractors get paid faster and more efficiently. Much more than payments, we're on a mission to strengthen the 1099 workforce by making invoicing, work-tracking, onboarding, and calculating earnings and taxes as simple as possible for both contractors and the companies they work with. Apps are available for iOS, Android, and Web.

Payable

Seed Round in 2015
Payable helps thousands of contractors get paid faster and more efficiently. Much more than payments, we're on a mission to strengthen the 1099 workforce by making invoicing, work-tracking, onboarding, and calculating earnings and taxes as simple as possible for both contractors and the companies they work with. Apps are available for iOS, Android, and Web.

Circle

Series C in 2015
Circle is a Boston-based fintech company founded in 2013 by Jeremy Allaire and Sean Neville. It specializes in utilizing stablecoins for payments, e-commerce, and investment products. Circle's services include Circle Pay for easy money transfers, Circle Invest for crypto asset trading, and Circle Trade for over-the-counter transactions. The company is backed by prominent investors such as Jim Breyer, Goldman Sachs, IDG Capital, General Catalyst, and Accel Partners.

Stripe

Series C in 2014
Stripe develops APIs and tools for businesses to accept and manage online payments securely. It supports various international debit/credit cards, serving e-commerce platforms, SaaS companies, marketplaces, and non-profits globally.

Circle

Series B in 2014
Circle is a Boston-based fintech company founded in 2013 by Jeremy Allaire and Sean Neville. It specializes in utilizing stablecoins for payments, e-commerce, and investment products. Circle's services include Circle Pay for easy money transfers, Circle Invest for crypto asset trading, and Circle Trade for over-the-counter transactions. The company is backed by prominent investors such as Jim Breyer, Goldman Sachs, IDG Capital, General Catalyst, and Accel Partners.

Circle

Series A in 2013
Circle is a Boston-based fintech company founded in 2013 by Jeremy Allaire and Sean Neville. It specializes in utilizing stablecoins for payments, e-commerce, and investment products. Circle's services include Circle Pay for easy money transfers, Circle Invest for crypto asset trading, and Circle Trade for over-the-counter transactions. The company is backed by prominent investors such as Jim Breyer, Goldman Sachs, IDG Capital, General Catalyst, and Accel Partners.

Paydiant

Series C in 2013
Paydiant, Inc. is a provider of a cloud-based white label mobile wallet platform designed for merchants, banks, and partners to integrate mobile payments, loyalty programs, offers, and ATM cash access into their own branded applications. Established in 2010 and headquartered in Auburndale, Massachusetts, the company enables its clients to deploy secure mobile wallet solutions tailored to their brands. Paydiant's patented technology facilitates the development of contactless mobile payment systems and related commerce services, allowing businesses to offer customized digital payment experiences without the need for additional intermediaries. As of April 2015, Paydiant operates as a subsidiary of PayPal Holdings, Inc.

Paydiant

Series B in 2012
Paydiant, Inc. is a provider of a cloud-based white label mobile wallet platform designed for merchants, banks, and partners to integrate mobile payments, loyalty programs, offers, and ATM cash access into their own branded applications. Established in 2010 and headquartered in Auburndale, Massachusetts, the company enables its clients to deploy secure mobile wallet solutions tailored to their brands. Paydiant's patented technology facilitates the development of contactless mobile payment systems and related commerce services, allowing businesses to offer customized digital payment experiences without the need for additional intermediaries. As of April 2015, Paydiant operates as a subsidiary of PayPal Holdings, Inc.

Stripe

Series B in 2012
Stripe develops APIs and tools for businesses to accept and manage online payments securely. It supports various international debit/credit cards, serving e-commerce platforms, SaaS companies, marketplaces, and non-profits globally.

Paydiant

Series A in 2011
Paydiant, Inc. is a provider of a cloud-based white label mobile wallet platform designed for merchants, banks, and partners to integrate mobile payments, loyalty programs, offers, and ATM cash access into their own branded applications. Established in 2010 and headquartered in Auburndale, Massachusetts, the company enables its clients to deploy secure mobile wallet solutions tailored to their brands. Paydiant's patented technology facilitates the development of contactless mobile payment systems and related commerce services, allowing businesses to offer customized digital payment experiences without the need for additional intermediaries. As of April 2015, Paydiant operates as a subsidiary of PayPal Holdings, Inc.
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