General Catalyst

General Catalyst
Company type	Private
Industry	Venture capital
Founded	2000
Founders	Joel Cutler; David Fialkow;
Headquarters	Cambridge, Massachusetts, US
Number of locations	San Francisco; New York; London; Berlin; Bangalore; Cambridge;
Area served	United States; Europe; India; Israel; LATAM;
Key people	Hemant Taneja (CEO & managing director); Ken Chenault (chairman & managing director);
Products	Investments
AUM	US$36B+ (December 2024)
Number of employees	250+
Website	generalcatalyst.com

General Catalyst (GC) is a global investment and transformation company that makes seed to growth stage investments and beyond. The firm has invested in 800+ businesses, including global companies such as Airbnb, Anduril Industries, Applied Intuition, Glean Technologies, Guild Education, HubSpot, Kayak, Datalogix, Datto, Livongo, Gusto, Zepto, Ramp, Deliveroo, Samsara, Stripe, Snap, Mistral, and Helsing.