Christopher Kauffman
Principal @ General Catalyst
San Francisco, United States
Christopher Kauffman is a Series A investor at General Catalyst in San Francisco focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Christopher Kauffman is the Principal of General Catalyst. He previously worked at Ruggable as a Vice President Finance. Christopher Kauffman attended Indiana University Bloomington.
- Total investments:
- 12
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 33%
Last updated:
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Industries Christopher Kauffman invests in
Stages Christopher Kauffman invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 4 (33%)
- Artificial Intelligence 4 (33%)
- Generative AI 3 (25%)
- Machine Learning 3 (25%)
- Agentic AI 2 (17%)
Stage
- Series A 2 (17%)
- Series B 2 (17%)
- Series C 2 (17%)
- Series D 2 (17%)
- Series E 2 (17%)
Country
- United States 5 (42%)
- France 1 (8%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Mistral AI develops artificial intelligence models, applications, and infrastructure for organizations and developers. Its product portfolio includes Vibe for autonomous work and coding, Studio for building and deploying AI applications, Forge for training and customizing models, and Compute for AI training and inference infrastructure. The company also provides frontier models, APIs, model customization, document intelligence, speech solutions, and applied AI services for business and public-sector use cases. Its deployment options include self-hosted environments, Mistral-hosted services, and integrations through cloud providers. Mistral AI supports applications such as enterprise knowledge search, data analysis, document synthesis, coding, agent orchestration, model evaluation, and domain-specific AI development. | $3.5B / Series D / Sep 08, 2026 | ||
| Anthropic develops artificial intelligence tools and research initiatives focused on creating AI systems and models for business and research use. The company produces the Claude family of AI products, including conversational and coding assistants, integrations with productivity applications, and developer APIs that organizations can deploy for automation, information retrieval, and task workflows. It also engages in systematic research and analysis of AI behavior, safety methods, and policy issues to inform product design and external stakeholders. Beyond product development, Anthropic generates documented insights and collaborates with academic, civil society, and industry groups to explore implications of AI on economic and societal systems. These efforts aim to connect foundational research with practical AI applications in enterprise environments. | $30B / Series G / Feb 12, 2026 | ||
| Modular provides an AI infrastructure platform designed for GPU portability and unparalleled performance in AI workloads. The platform features serverless inference endpoints, fine-tuning services, and training clusters to simplify the journey from AI development to production. Modular offers solutions for high-speed LLM serving and cross-hardwarestack management for NVIDIA and AMD environments. | $250M / Series C / Sep 24, 2025 | ||
| Mistral AI develops artificial intelligence models, applications, and infrastructure for organizations and developers. Its product portfolio includes Vibe for autonomous work and coding, Studio for building and deploying AI applications, Forge for training and customizing models, and Compute for AI training and inference infrastructure. The company also provides frontier models, APIs, model customization, document intelligence, speech solutions, and applied AI services for business and public-sector use cases. Its deployment options include self-hosted environments, Mistral-hosted services, and integrations through cloud providers. Mistral AI supports applications such as enterprise knowledge search, data analysis, document synthesis, coding, agent orchestration, model evaluation, and domain-specific AI development. | $2B / Series C / Sep 09, 2025 | ||
| Anthropic develops artificial intelligence tools and research initiatives focused on creating AI systems and models for business and research use. The company produces the Claude family of AI products, including conversational and coding assistants, integrations with productivity applications, and developer APIs that organizations can deploy for automation, information retrieval, and task workflows. It also engages in systematic research and analysis of AI behavior, safety methods, and policy issues to inform product design and external stakeholders. Beyond product development, Anthropic generates documented insights and collaborates with academic, civil society, and industry groups to explore implications of AI on economic and societal systems. These efforts aim to connect foundational research with practical AI applications in enterprise environments. | $13B / Series F / Sep 02, 2025 | ||
| Anthropic develops artificial intelligence tools and research initiatives focused on creating AI systems and models for business and research use. The company produces the Claude family of AI products, including conversational and coding assistants, integrations with productivity applications, and developer APIs that organizations can deploy for automation, information retrieval, and task workflows. It also engages in systematic research and analysis of AI behavior, safety methods, and policy issues to inform product design and external stakeholders. Beyond product development, Anthropic generates documented insights and collaborates with academic, civil society, and industry groups to explore implications of AI on economic and societal systems. These efforts aim to connect foundational research with practical AI applications in enterprise environments. | $3.5B / Series E / Mar 03, 2025 | ||
| Verkada builds modern security solutions that help enterprises run safer, smarter buildings. Our mission: Modernize the world of enterprise building security.Verkada’s enterprise security solution combines easy to install security cameras, environmental sensors, alarms and access control with intelligent, cloud-based software—all in a scalable,user-friendly system. More than 7800 organizations, including 40 Fortune 500 companies, use Verkada to protect people and assets, secure facilities, and gain new insights that improve the efficiency of their operations. Verkada’s vision is to be the operating system that runs every building in the world.The company was founded by computer scientists and security experts from Stanford University, and Hans Robertson, the former co-founder and COO of Cisco Meraki. Verkada is headquartered in San Mateo, CA with offices in London and Sydney. | $200M / Series E / Feb 19, 2025 | ||
| Kandji is a next-generation Apple device management platform for macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS. The company builds a sophisticated zero-touch device management solution to help larger companies manage their fleet of Apple devices, including keeping them in compliance with a particular set of rules. The company was founded in 2018 and isheadquartered in San Diego, California. | $100M / Series D / Jul 17, 2024 | ||
| Mistral AI develops artificial intelligence models, applications, and infrastructure for organizations and developers. Its product portfolio includes Vibe for autonomous work and coding, Studio for building and deploying AI applications, Forge for training and customizing models, and Compute for AI training and inference infrastructure. The company also provides frontier models, APIs, model customization, document intelligence, speech solutions, and applied AI services for business and public-sector use cases. Its deployment options include self-hosted environments, Mistral-hosted services, and integrations through cloud providers. Mistral AI supports applications such as enterprise knowledge search, data analysis, document synthesis, coding, agent orchestration, model evaluation, and domain-specific AI development. | $502.6M / Series B / Jun 11, 2024 | ||
| Symbolica AI operates as a research-focused company. | $33M / Series A / Apr 09, 2024 | ||
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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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What does Christopher Kauffman invest in?
Christopher Kauffman invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The most recent investment recorded for Christopher Kauffman closed in Sep 2026. Shizune tracks 12 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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