Anand Chandrasekaran
Partner and Venture Advisor @ General Catalyst
Gurgaon, India
Anand Chandrasekaran is a seed investor at General Catalyst in Gurgaon focused on Software and E-Commerce. Anand Chandrasekaran is based out of San Francisco, California and is the President of Crescendo. Anand previously worked at General Catalyst as Partner and Venture Advisor. Anand Chandrasekaran attended the Stanford University and PSG College of Technology, India. Anand Chandrasekaran has been awarded Young Global Leader by the World EconomicForum and was recognized as the #1 seed investor focused on the India – U.S. corridor by the HURUN India Report in their career.
- Total investments:
- 72
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 18%
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Industries Anand Chandrasekaran invests in
Stages Anand Chandrasekaran invests in
Countries Anand Chandrasekaran invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $300k–$7M
- Series A
- $1.6M–$25M
- Series B
- $25M–$42M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 15 (21%)
- E-Commerce 11 (15%)
- SaaS 10 (14%)
- Information Technology 9 (13%)
- Artificial Intelligence 8 (11%)
Stage
- Seed 41 (57%)
- Series A 10 (14%)
- Series B 5 (7%)
- Angel 4 (6%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 3 (4%)
Country
- India 41 (57%)
- United States 12 (17%)
- Singapore 4 (6%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| HiOctave AI solution helps small and mid' sized businesses (SMBs) automate and personalize customer experiences. | $15M / Seed / Oct 08, 2025 | ||
| JEH Aerospace offers manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain management solutions to the global aerospace & defense industry. | $11M / Series A / Aug 04, 2025 | ||
| Stance Health, a healthtech startup focusing on musculoskeletal (MSK) care. | $1M / Pre-Seed / Apr 02, 2025 | ||
| Orange Health is a health tech startup that allows doctors to deliver diagnostic lab services to patients remotely. Its vision is to make healthcare seamless for consumers in their homes by enabling doctors to treat their patients in real time. | $12M / Dec 06, 2024 | ||
| Crescendo developed the world’s first augmented-AI customer experience (CX) platform that combines advanced AI with a global service team to deliver outcome-driven results for fast-moving, digitally-native enterprises growing quickly. With its unique approach, Crescendo offers scalable solutions that optimize both frontline and back officeoperations, helping companies create meaningful, personalized customer experiences. | $50M / Series C / Oct 02, 2024 | ||
| Stan has built a platform that allows esports fans to collect, play and trade digital collectibles such as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) of their favorite esports players and content creators, through which they can win physical and virtual world perks and rewards such as getting a chance to meet their favorite players. | $2.7M / Seed / Jan 23, 2024 | ||
| JEH Aerospace offers manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain management solutions to the global aerospace & defense industry. | $2.5M / Seed / Jan 18, 2024 | ||
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QuriousBit is a gaming studio that develops casual puzzle games for mobile platforms. | $2M / Seed / Sep 27, 2023 | |
| Magma platform partners with factories and raw materials suppliers to offer supply chain services from the supplier to the customer. | $2.8M / Seed / Feb 07, 2023 | ||
| GetSupp is an AI-based marketplace that allows users to learn, discover and buy nutrition supplements. | $1.2M / Seed / Jul 28, 2022 | ||
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Co-Investors
About General Catalyst
General Catalyst is an investment firm that supports businesses at every stage, from seed to growth. It focuses on fostering resilience and advancing applied AI through its investments. The firm collaborates with entrepreneurs to provide capital and strategic guidance, enabling innovation across industries such as healthcare, fintech, and consumer technology.
General Catalyst Contacts
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Christopher Kauffman
Principal
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Erin Schaefer
COO
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Genevieve Kinney
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James Baum
General Catalyst
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Jeremy Goldstein
Partner
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FAQ
What does Anand Chandrasekaran invest in?
Anand Chandrasekaran invests primarily in Software, E-Commerce and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 72 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Anand Chandrasekaran invest in?
Anand Chandrasekaran typically joins rounds of $300k–$7M at Seed, $1.6M–$25M at Series A and $25M–$42M at Series B. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Anand Chandrasekaran's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Anand Chandrasekaran took part in.
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When did Anand Chandrasekaran last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Anand Chandrasekaran closed in Oct 2025. Shizune tracks 72 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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