About
General Catalyst is a venture capital firm that makes early-stage and growth equity investments. It invests in powerful, positive change that endures. For Seed-stage companies: it backs first-time and experience founders, as well as nascent teams, at the ideation phase of enterprise and consumer solutions with Seed stage investments from $500K to $2M. In addition, through its Early-stage practice (<$10M in revenue), it support companies at the Series A and Series B stages that are focused on new themes and industries ripe for change through innovation and digital transformation. Through its Hatch and XIR programs, it collaborates with world-class executives to create a new business or identify an existing growth-stage business to transform with them. Through these partnerships and active company building, it can accelerate the trajectory and improve the eventual outcome of a business. Through its growth-stage practice ($10M 100M in revenue), it partners with founders whose businesses are at an inflection point and show strong potential for meaningful scale. As a continuation of its venture expertise, through its Endurance practice ($100M+ in revenue), it partners with once-in-a-generation companies. The firm has offices in Cambridge, MA, Palo Alto, CA and New York City.
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Q&A
- What is General Catalyst's investment focus?
- General Catalyst is a venture capital firm that makes early-stage and growth equity investments, focusing on powerful, positive change that endures. They back first-time and experienced founders at the ideation phase with Seed investments, support Series A and B companies, and partner with growth-stage businesses at inflection points.
- What stages of investment does General Catalyst typically engage in?
- General Catalyst invests across Seed, Series A, Series B, and Series C rounds. They also have practices for growth-stage and endurance-stage companies.
- When was General Catalyst founded?
- General Catalyst was founded in 2000.
- Where are General Catalyst's main offices located?
- General Catalyst has offices in Cambridge, MA, Palo Alto, CA, and New York City.
- How does General Catalyst support early-stage companies?
- For Seed-stage companies, General Catalyst backs first-time and experienced founders, as well as nascent teams, at the ideation phase with investments from $500K to $2M. For early-stage companies with less than $10M in revenue, they support Series A and Series B rounds.
- Does General Catalyst engage in company building?
- Yes, through its Hatch and XIR programs, General Catalyst collaborates with world-class executives to create new businesses or transform existing growth-stage businesses, actively building companies to accelerate their trajectory.
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External links
| Website | generalcatalyst.com/ |
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| linkedin.com/company/28902 | |
| X / Twitter | twitter.com/gcvp |
| facebook.com/generalcatalyst | |
| Wikipedia | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Catalyst |
| Wikidata | wikidata.org/wiki/Q5531757 |
Identifiers & details
| Founded | 2000 |
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| Wikidata QID | Q5531757 |
Radar intelligence
Open jobs — greenhouse
| Total open | 4 |
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| Remote | 0 |
| By department | Wealth Management (1), Communications & Marketing (2), Finance & Portfolio Management (1) |
| By location | San Francisco, CA | Bellevue, WA (1), Washington D.C. (1), San Francisco (1), New York City (1) |
| Title | Location | Department |
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| Senior Analyst, Portfolio Manager - GC Wealth | San Francisco, CA | Bellevue, WA | Wealth Management |
| Events Specialist | Washington D.C. | Communications & Marketing |
| Events Specialist | San Francisco | Communications & Marketing |
| AP Lead | New York City | Finance & Portfolio Management |
Patents
| EPO | 2 |
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Web history (Wayback)
| Domain | generalcatalyst.com |
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Wikidata
| QID | Q5531757 |
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