# General Catalyst

> General Catalyst is a VC fund backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 2,083 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cambridge, United States
- Total investments: 2,083
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 46%
- Last fund: Oct 2024
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/general-catalyst-partners
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/gcvp
- Website: http://www.generalcatalyst.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/generalcatalyst

General Catalyst is a global 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, andconsumer technology.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.8M–$20M |
| Series A | $7M–$75M |
| Series B | $14M–$130M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 227 | 11% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 134 | 6% |
| Health Care | 125 | 6% |
| Information Technology | 94 | 5% |
| SaaS | 65 | 3% |

412 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 311 | 15% |
| Seed | 292 | 14% |
| Series B | 226 | 11% |
| Series C | 133 | 6% |
| Series D | 83 | 4% |

17 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 601 | 29% |
| United Kingdom | 33 | 2% |
| India | 29 | 1% |
| Germany | 13 | 1% |
| Canada | 9 | 0% |

26 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christopher Kauffman | Principal | 11 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christopher-kauffman-79f3 |
| Erin Schaefer | COO | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/erin-schaefer-d17c |
| Genevieve Kinney | Principal | 9 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/genevieve-kinney |
| Jeremy Goldstein | Partner | 10 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeremy-goldstein-a6ab |
| Jim Baum | General Catalyst | 11 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-baum |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aurelius Systems | Aurelius Systems is a defense technology company pioneering the future of defense with the development of edge-deployed, AI-powered laser systems designed to counter unmanned aerial systems (UAS) threats. | $40M | Series A | Aug 05, 2026 |  |
| Aurelius Systems | Aurelius Systems is a defense technology company pioneering the future of defense with the development of edge-deployed, AI-powered laser systems designed to counter unmanned aerial systems (UAS) threats. | $40M | Series A | Aug 05, 2026 |  |
| Moment | Africa is entering a transformative period of economic and technological growth driven by rapid digital adoption, expanding mobile connectivity, and a young, increasingly connected population. With approximately 1.5 billion people and one of the world’s fastest-growing youth demographics, the continent is experiencing a significant shift towardelectronic payments, mobile-first services, and broader digital transformation.Although widespread internet access and traditional banking infrastructure developed later in many African markets compared to other regions, this delayed adoption has accelerated innovation in mobile technology and financial services. Mobile money platforms, digital banking solutions, fintech ecosystems, and e-commerce adoption are reshaping how consumers and businesses interact across the continent.This youth-driven wave of innovation is creating substantial opportunities in sectors such as fintech, telecommunications, logistics, e-commerce, renewable energy, education technology, and digital services. Both global corporations and emerging local enterprises are actively investing in Africa’s rapidly evolving digital economy, competing to unlock new markets and address underserved populations.The continent’s ongoing transformation is expected to play a major role in global economic growth over the next two decades, positioning Africa as a significant center for innovation, entrepreneurship, and digital commerce. | $22M | Series A | Aug 04, 2026 |  |
| Endeavor Optical Networks | Endeavor Optical Networks is a space communications startup building laser-based satellite links to move large amounts of data between continents as an alternative to undersea fiber cables. It builds dedicated intercontinental data-transfer infrastructure using optical satellites, targeting AI labs, hyperscalers, and telecom operators. | $10.8M | Seed | Aug 04, 2026 |  |
| Function Health | Function Health is a health platform offering lab tests to help individuals monitor their health. | $450M | Debt Financing | Jul 30, 2026 |  |
| Intropy AI | Intropy AI offers AI tools that automate sales coaching, lead generation, pricing, and ERP tasks for parts businesses. | $11M | Seed | Jul 30, 2026 |  |
| Dwelly | Dwelly is a UK-based lettings & property management AI-first platform. The company grows by acquiring and partnering with traditional letting agencies to elevate it's level of service. Using AI, Dwelly streamlines the entire letting lifecycle—from tenant finding to rent collection—while enhancing the user experience | $95M | Series B | Jul 28, 2026 |  |
| Dwelly | Dwelly is a UK-based lettings & property management AI-first platform. The company grows by acquiring and partnering with traditional letting agencies to elevate it's level of service. Using AI, Dwelly streamlines the entire letting lifecycle—from tenant finding to rent collection—while enhancing the user experience | $95M | Series B | Jul 28, 2026 |  |
| Scape | Scape is a Y Combinator-backed AI workspace designed to streamline customer communication and relationship management for modern teams. The platform automatically syncs emails, records and summarizes meetings, extracts action items, and creates intelligent follow-up reminders, eliminating manual CRM updates. By consolidating customer conversations,tasks, and insights into a single, searchable workspace, Scape enables sales, customer success, and startup teams to stay organized, prepare for meetings faster, and focus on building customer relationships instead of administrative work. The platform is currently available in private beta. | $3.2M | Seed | Jul 24, 2026 |  |
| Inner Logic | Inner Logic serves as the development infrastructure for the next generation of procedural devices, including orthopedic implants, heart valves, and surgical robots. | $11.5M | Seed | Jul 22, 2026 |  |

10 of 2,083 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lightspeed-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 285 deals together
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 172 deals together
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreessen-horowitz) — VC Fund, 154 deals together
- [Khosla Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/khosla-ventures) — VC Fund, 116 deals together
- [Founders Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founders-fund) — VC Fund, 110 deals together
- [Accel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accel) — VC Fund, 98 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does General Catalyst invest in?

General Catalyst invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Health Care startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 2,083 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is General Catalyst's check size?

General Catalyst typically joins rounds of $1.8M–$20M at Seed, $7M–$75M at Series A and $14M–$130M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds General Catalyst participates in.

### How do I contact General Catalyst?

Public channels for General Catalyst include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at General Catalyst?

The team at General Catalyst includes Christopher Kauffman (Principal), Erin Schaefer (COO) and Genevieve Kinney (Principal), among 60 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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