About General Catalyst
General Catalyst is a venture capital firm founded in 2000. It is primarily based out of Cambridge, United States. As of Apr 2026, General Catalyst is an active investor, having invested in 910 companies, with 113 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series E round of AIdoc Overall, General Catalyst portfolio has seen 93 unicorns, 29 IPOs and 212 acquisitions including key companies like Circle, HubSpot and Instacart. A lot of funds co-invest with General Catalyst, with names like Andreessen Horowitz sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. General Catalyst has team of 157 people including 61 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 11 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
General Catalyst's List of Top Investments
General Catalyst has a portfolio of 910 companies, including 93 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in SHEIN and Ro.Their portfolio spans across United States, India, United Kingdom and 30 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer and 36 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 11 more. Here is the list of top investments by General Catalyst:1. Circle
Cross-border payment solution for businesses focusing on cryptocurrency. It offers a payments API for payment processing, a payouts API for global payouts solutions, and more. The mobile application is available for Android users.
Key facts about Circle
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Boston (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $1.5B
- Employee Count: 1,402 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Fidelity Investments, 2020 Ventures and 50 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Aug 22, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. HubSpot
Provider of a platform offering marketing, sales, and customer service software. The platform provides tools for marketing automation, sales management, and customer support. It offers an CRM as its core, integrating various hubs such as Marketing Hub, Sales Hub, Service Hub, CMS Hub, Operations Hub, and Commerce Hub, each providing specialized tools to enhance different aspects of customer management and business operations. Key features include a robust CRM supporting contact and deal management, email tracking, marketing email creation, and meeting scheduling.
Key facts about HubSpot
- Founded Year: 2005
- Location: Cambridge (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $3.13B as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $101M
- Employee Count: 11,991 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Cross Creek, Fidelity Investments and 22 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jun 02, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Public
3. Canva
Cloud-based collaborative design platform. It enables users to create various digital content, including social media posts, presentations, and videos, through its drag-and-drop editor. The platform provides access to thousands of templates, photos, and fonts, and offers AI-powered tools for users to enhance design abilities. It allows users to edit images for presentations, invitations, posters, flyers, business cards, and more. The platform offers pre-designed templates and effects. It also provides a stock library of photographs, illustrations, and images.
Key facts about Canva
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Surry Hills (Australia)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $589M
- Employee Count: 14,588 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Next Round Capital, Dragoneer Investment Group and 53 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, May 01, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Stripe
Provider of financial infrastructure solutions for revenue growth and payment processing. It offers tools designed for individual or combined use to grow businesses. These tools enable payment acceptance and optimisation globally, both online and in person. The company facilitates various billing models and provides access to borderless money movement. It also offers resources for startups and platforms to build and scale their operations.
Key facts about Stripe
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series I
- Total Funding till date: $9.81B
- Employee Count: 14,632 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: TrueBridge, Glynn Capital and 121 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series I, Apr 08, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Instacart
Operator of an online marketplace providing grocery and delivery services. The platform connects customers with personal shoppers who fulfill orders from various retailers. Customers can select items, chat with shoppers, and schedule delivery or pickup. The marketplace offers a range of grocery, household, and other retail products. It also provides options for membership and business accounts.
Key facts about Instacart
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $3.74B as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $2.93B
- Employee Count: 24,361 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Kaplan Group Investments, TCV and 82 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Oct 15, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Public
General Catalyst's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
General Catalyst has invested in 914 companies over the last 27 years, with an average of 61 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 187 investments, while as of Apr 2026, it has made 56 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Avoca and most recent follow-on round was in AIdoc.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 35 | 21 | 56 |
2025 | 119 | 68 | 187 |
2024 | 81 | 46 | 127 |
2023 | 51 | 29 | 80 |
2022 | 81 | 40 | 121 |
2021 | 103 | 75 | 178 |
2020 | 45 | 44 | 89 |
2019 | 30 | 28 | 58 |
2018 | 27 | 27 | 54 |
2017 | 23 | 30 | 53 |
General Catalyst's Investments by Stage
General Catalyst has made 308 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $7.76M, 277 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $28.1M and 143 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $62.1M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 308 |
Series A | 277 |
Series B | 143 |
Series C | 54 |
Series D | 30 |
Others | 31 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
General Catalyst's Investments by Sector
General Catalyst has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, High Tech, HealthTech and FinTech. Notably, it has invested in 803 Tech companies, 597 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 523 Software companies and at least 320 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 421 |
Consumer | 163 |
High Tech | 138 |
HealthTech | 127 |
FinTech | 120 |
Others | 891 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
General Catalyst's Investments by Geography
General Catalyst has made most investments in United States (684), followed by India where it has made 38 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 684 |
India | 38 |
United Kingdom | 32 |
Germany | 16 |
Canada | 7 |
Others | 69 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
General Catalyst's recent investments
General Catalyst has made 56 investments in 2026 so far. AIdoc and Avoca are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by General Catalyst:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Apr 29, 2026 | United States | Series E | 6455 | [+2] | |
Apr 27, 2026 | United States | Series B | 9154 | ||
Apr 23, 2026 | Singapore | Series A | 8558 | [+3] | |
Apr 23, 2026 | United States | Series B | 2812 | [+4] | |
Apr 23, 2026 | United States | Seed | 1228 | [+1] |
Unicorns in General Catalyst's Portfolio
General Catalyst has 93 unicorns in its portfolio - Rox, Nominal, Eight Sleep and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Rox. It became a unicorn in 2026, 1 years after General Catalyst first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in General Catalyst's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
62 | AI powered virtual sales assistant | 2024 | San Francisco | Series A | ujouimg | ||
63 | Provider of a unified industrial data stack for hardware engineering | 2017 | Los Angeles | Series B | zzvjfxu | ||
81 | Provider of AI-based internet-first brand of mattress and smart mattress covers | 2014 | New York City | Series D | robdpwq | ||
64 | AI-based insurance risk management and pricing solutions for the fleet insurance industry | 2020 | San Francisco | Series D | upwjxcv | ||
63 | Developer of artificial intelligence agents for automated information technology workflows | 2024 | San Francisco | Series B | zuoif{a |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in General Catalyst's Portfolio
29 of General Catalyst's portfolio companies have become public. Eikon got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Feb 2026 at marketcap of $908M and Ethos got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) at marketcap of $1.1B.Here are General Catalyst's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 05, 2026 | Jan 06, 2022 | Series B | 2252 | |
Jan 29, 2026 | May 11, 2021 | Series D | 9099 | |
Nov 05, 2025 | May 12, 2022 | Series A | 1486 | |
Jul 31, 2025 | May 15, 2024 | Series F | 7837 | |
Jun 05, 2025 | - | - | 2013 |
Acquired companies in General Catalyst's Portfolio
212 companies from General Catalyst's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were Literati in Apr 2026 by Trustbridge Partners.Here are General Catalyst's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 23, 2026 | Jan 27, 2021 | Series B | 7224 | |
Apr 13, 2026 | - | - | 4709 | |
Mar 13, 2026 | Jun 16, 2022 | Series C | 6734 | |
Mar 11, 2026 | Jun 03, 2021 | Series A | 8960 | |
Mar 06, 2026 | Nov 12, 2024 | Seed | 3779 |
Team profile of General Catalyst
General Catalyst has a team of 157 members including 61 Partners, 3 Venture Partners and 39 Principals located in United States, India and 2 more locations. General Catalyst's team sits on the board of 26 companies.Here is a list of top team members in General Catalyst:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Palo Alto | Grammarly, Transcarent and 7 more | ||
Partner | Cambridge | Multiverse and Zego | ||
Partner | Concord | - | ||
Partner | Bengaluru | |||
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | Cambridge | - | - | |
Partner | Cambridge | - | ||
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | Cambridge | - | ||
Partner | United Kingdom | Betterment and Cityblock |
Co-investors of General Catalyst
Over the past 27 years, 5358 investors have co-invested in General Catalyst's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before General Catalyst: Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital and 1717 others have invested in rounds before General Catalyst. There are 99 companies where Y Combinator has invested before General Catalyst and 24 companies where Sequoia Capital has invested before General Catalyst.
- Top Co-investors of General Catalyst: 1919 investors entered a company along with General Catalyst. These include investors like Andreessen Horowitz (38 companies).
- Invested after General Catalyst: A total of 1720 investors have invested in General Catalyst's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Fidelity Investments (19 companies), Tiger Global Management (19 companies) and Google Ventures (18 companies).
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