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General Catalyst

North America, Massachusetts, United States, Cambridge

Description

General Catalyst is a venture capital firm that provides early-stage and growth equity investments.

Investor Profile

General Catalyst has made 1,403 investments, with 148 in the past 12 months and 41% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Series A (25%)
  • Seed (24%)
  • Series B (18%)
  • Series C (11%)
  • Series Unknown (7%)
  • Series D (6%)
  • Series E (3%)
  • Pre Seed (2%)
  • Series F (1%)
  • Series G (1%)

Country Focus

  • United States (85%)
  • United Kingdom (4%)
  • India (3%)
  • Germany (1%)
  • Brazil (1%)
  • Canada (1%)
  • The Netherlands (1%)
  • France (1%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Health Care
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Saas
  • Information Technology
  • E-commerce
  • Financial Services
  • Fintech
  • Enterprise Software
  • Internet
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does General Catalyst frequently co-invest with?

Sequoia Capital
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 44
Google Ventures
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Co-Investments: 51
Y Combinator
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Co-Investments: 85
SV Angel
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 60
Accel
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 64
Bessemer Venture Partners
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 43
Andreessen Horowitz
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 87
Lightspeed Venture Partners
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 68
Founders Fund
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 59
Khosla Ventures
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 75

Which angels does General Catalyst often collaborate with?

PS
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Shared Deals: 10
WC
North America, New York, United States, Manhattan
Shared Deals: 9
NB
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 8
GR
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 10
LG
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 10
PB
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Shared Deals: 8
AL
North America, California, United States
Shared Deals: 9
KH
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 9
NR
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 13
EG
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 32

What are some of recent deals done by General Catalyst?

Prepared

New York, New York, United States

Prepared offers an AI-powered platform designed to enhance emergency response operations.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Enterprise SoftwarePublic Safety
Series CMay 30, 2025
Amount Raised: $80,000,000
Grammarly

San Francisco, California, United States

Grammarly is an AI-powered writing assistant that provides grammar checking, plagiarism detection, and generative text suggestions.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)CopywritingGenerative AIMachine LearningSaaSVirtual Assistant
Series UnknownMay 29, 2025
Amount Raised: $1,000,000,000
Empathy

New York, New York, United States

Empathy is a support system mobile application that guides and supports families along the journey of loss.

AppsHealth CareInformation TechnologySoftware
Series CMay 29, 2025
Amount Raised: $72,000,000
Chalk

San Francisco, California, United States

Chalk is a data platform for AI inference that provides the infrastructure needed to operationalize machine learning and AI.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Big DataMachine LearningProductivity ToolsSoftware
Series AMay 28, 2025
Amount Raised: $50,000,000
Context

Palo Alto, California, United States

Context frees up teams to focus on higher-value strategies by drafting, analyzing, visualizing, and distributing work.

Information Technology
SeedMay 28, 2025
Amount Raised: $11,000,000
Pallet

San Francisco, California, United States

Pallet offers AI-powered tools to automate logistics workflows, boosting efficiency for carriers, 3PLs, brokers, and shippers.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Business IntelligenceFleet ManagementLogisticsSaaSSupply Chain ManagementWarehousing
Series BMay 27, 2025
Amount Raised: $27,000,000
Legora

Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden

Legora is a collaborative AI that empowers lawyers by enabling them to review documents, conduct research, and draft legal materials.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)LegalLegal TechSoftware
Series BMay 21, 2025
Amount Raised: $80,000,000
Awardco

Lindon, Utah, United States

Awardco is a human resources technology company that specializes in employee recognition and rewards solutions.

B2BEmployee BenefitsHuman ResourcesSaaS
Series BMay 20, 2025
Amount Raised: $165,000,000
Sprinter Health

San Francisco, California, United States

Sprinter Health is a healthcare provider that combines technology with a medical practice to deliver personalized care to patients' homes.

Health CareMedicalmHealthPersonal Health
Series BMay 15, 2025
Amount Raised: $55,000,000
TaleMonster Games

Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey

TaleMonster is a multinational mobile game firm that genuinely wants to provide millions of gamers experiences they won't soon forget.

GamingMobile Apps
SeedMay 14, 2025
Amount Raised: $7,000,000