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General Catalyst

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Company overview

We partner with the world’s most ambitious entrepreneurs to drive resilience and applied AI. We support founders with a long-term view who challenge the status quo, partnering with them from seed to growth stage and beyond. With offices in the US, Europe, and India, we have supported the growth of 800+ businesses, including Airbnb, Anduril, Anthropic, Applied Intuition, Commure, Glean, Gusto, Helsing, Hubspot, Kayak, Livongo, Mistral, Ramp, Samsara, Snap, Stripe, Sword, and Zepto. For more information, visit: www.generalcatalyst.com.
Founded in 2000
San Francisco, California, USA
400 employees (11 in marketing)
93% recommend to a friend
93% positive business outlook

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People

Headcount trend

Company growth over the last 12 months

Headcount +9.9% year over year

Funding

Total funding

$16.6B

Last raise

$8B

, 2 years ago

Funding history

Oct 2024

General Catalyst Fund XII · $8B

Apr 2021

General Catalyst Health Assurance Fund · $600M

Mar 2020

General Catalyst Early Stage Fund · $600M

Mar 2020

General Catalyst Growth Fund · $1B

Mar 2020

General Catalyst Endurance Fund · $700M

Mar 2018

General Catalyst Group IX · $1.4B

Audience

Monthly website visitors
148.9K
Month over month+3.1%
Quarter over quarter+8.5%
Top sourceDirect (50.2%)
Ad budget per month$0.0
Average search rank57.5
Traffic source mix
Direct
50.2%
Search
40.4%
Referral
6.5%
Social
2.1%
Paid referral
0.7%

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Total followers

161.8K

12-mo growth

+32.1%

Monthly growth

+3.1%

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