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 Ride Sharing

inDrive

Debt Financing in 2024
inDrive is a global mobility and urban services platform that operates in 888 cities across 48 countries. The inDrive app has been downloaded over 240 million times, becoming the second most downloaded mobility app in 2022 and 2023. The company offers a range of services, including ride-hailing, intercity transportation, freight delivery, task assistance, and courier services. Unique to inDrive is its bid-style pricing model, allowing passengers to propose fares that drivers can accept, promoting a fair and flexible transaction process. Beyond its core business, inDrive is dedicated to social impact, aiming to positively influence the lives of one billion people by 2030 through its fair pricing strategy and community programs managed by its non-profit arm, inVision. These initiatives focus on education, gender equality, and other essential social causes.

inDrive

Debt Financing in 2023
inDrive is a global mobility and urban services platform that operates in 888 cities across 48 countries. The inDrive app has been downloaded over 240 million times, becoming the second most downloaded mobility app in 2022 and 2023. The company offers a range of services, including ride-hailing, intercity transportation, freight delivery, task assistance, and courier services. Unique to inDrive is its bid-style pricing model, allowing passengers to propose fares that drivers can accept, promoting a fair and flexible transaction process. Beyond its core business, inDrive is dedicated to social impact, aiming to positively influence the lives of one billion people by 2030 through its fair pricing strategy and community programs managed by its non-profit arm, inVision. These initiatives focus on education, gender equality, and other essential social causes.

Joy

Series B in 2022
Joy is a wedding company that gives couples a smarter way to plan their big day. Using Joy, couples can create a beautifully-designed wedding website and mobile app, build their All-in-One Registry, manage guest lists and RSVPs, send online or printed Save the Dates, invitations, and eCards, provide travel and accommodations options for guests, host virtual wedding events, create a shared virtual wedding album and virtual guest book, and more. Wedding guests can purchase registry gifts, book travel plans and accommodations, get directions to wedding events via a Google Maps integration, order a ride to wedding events via ride-sharing integrations, add wedding events to their calendars with a click, and more. Based in San Francisco, Joy launched in 2016 through Y Combinator.

inDrive

Series C in 2021
inDrive is a global mobility and urban services platform that operates in 888 cities across 48 countries. The inDrive app has been downloaded over 240 million times, becoming the second most downloaded mobility app in 2022 and 2023. The company offers a range of services, including ride-hailing, intercity transportation, freight delivery, task assistance, and courier services. Unique to inDrive is its bid-style pricing model, allowing passengers to propose fares that drivers can accept, promoting a fair and flexible transaction process. Beyond its core business, inDrive is dedicated to social impact, aiming to positively influence the lives of one billion people by 2030 through its fair pricing strategy and community programs managed by its non-profit arm, inVision. These initiatives focus on education, gender equality, and other essential social causes.

Joy

Series A in 2018
Joy is a wedding company that gives couples a smarter way to plan their big day. Using Joy, couples can create a beautifully-designed wedding website and mobile app, build their All-in-One Registry, manage guest lists and RSVPs, send online or printed Save the Dates, invitations, and eCards, provide travel and accommodations options for guests, host virtual wedding events, create a shared virtual wedding album and virtual guest book, and more. Wedding guests can purchase registry gifts, book travel plans and accommodations, get directions to wedding events via a Google Maps integration, order a ride to wedding events via ride-sharing integrations, add wedding events to their calendars with a click, and more. Based in San Francisco, Joy launched in 2016 through Y Combinator.

Ridecell

Seed Round in 2012
Ridecell, Inc. specializes in fleet automation and management software solutions aimed at transforming fleet-driven businesses. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in Europe and Asia, Ridecell offers a range of products including Demand-Response software for automating dispatch and scheduling, and Fixed Route services that provide real-time tracking and notifications for public transit users. The Ridecell platform streamlines the management of ridesharing and car-sharing operations, covering aspects such as rider onboarding, driver-rider matching, dynamic pricing, and payment processing. The company serves a diverse clientele, including public and private transportation providers, universities, and logistics fleets, facilitating significant efficiency improvements and operational control in mobility services. Ridecell is recognized for powering successful fleet operations across North America and Europe.

Summon

Seed Round in 2012
Summon (formerly InstantCab) gets you a ride instantly. Currently the service operates in San Francisco. Summon operates with both taxis and vetted drivers. When you install the Summon app, you enter in credit or debit card information, and all of the fares and tips are paid off of this card. Summon only charges you for a ride after you have been dropped off at your final destination. The idea for Summon was born while Aarjav waited, with growing desperation, at this bus stop; first for a bus, and soon for a cab. Both were eventually over an hour late. He missed his international flight but found the motivation to start a company!
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