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General Catalyst (GC)

Global investment and transformation firm

generalcatalyst.com

Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded year: 2000
Company type: Partnership
Number of employees: 50–450
Industry: Investment Management & Fund Operators

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Latest news about General Catalyst (GC)

In short: General Catalyst aggressively expanded its global footprint, committing $5 billion to India and raising $10 billion for new investment funds.

Company announcements

July 14 GC

GC congratulates Chai Discovery on $400M Series C

GC co-led the Series B and continues backing the team, with Eli Lilly, Pfizer, and Novartis using Chai's generative design suite

June 25 GC

GC leads Arca's $49 million Series A

The platform uses AI to assist human advisors, aiming to make personalized wealth advice accessible to more people.

June 9 GC

GC co-leads Beacon's $225M Series C

Beacon builds an AI-native operating system for the everyday economy, acquiring essential software businesses.

May 21 GC

GC announces investment in Modal, a serverless GPU execution platform

Erik Bernhardsson and Akshat Bubna founded Modal to simplify AI infrastructure, handling GPU workloads across multiple clouds.

Media coverage

June 18 Business Wire

Janus Henderson Announces Receipt of Required Regulatory Approvals and Client Consents Following Resounding Shareholder Approval of the Trian and General Catalyst Take-Private Transaction

Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE: JHG; “Janus Henderson”, or the “Company”) today announced that it has secured the regulatory approvals and client consents r...

May 15 Techmeme

Sources: xAI co-founder Igor Babuschkin plans to raise up to $1B at an up to $5B valuation for a new AI research startup, with General Catalyst possibly leading

Forbes: Sources: xAI co-founder Igor Babuschkin plans to raise up to $1B at an up to $5B valuation for a new AI research startup, with...

May 4 Skift

Amex GBT to Be Acquired by General Catalyst-Backed Long Lake for $6.3 Billion

Long Lake Management agreed to acquire American Express Global Business Travel for $6.3 billion in cash with General Catalyst backing.

May 1 TechCrunch

Musely secures $360M from General Catalyst without giving up equity

The DTC skin, hair, and and menopause care brand will use the non-dilutive capital to super-charge customer acquisition.

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