Investor Type | Firm |
Industries | Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Material Science • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Investment Management • Life Science • Mobile • Consumer • Oil & Gas (& Mining) |
Stages | Early,Seed,Acquisition |
Investing | United States |
Investment Range | $700,000 - $120,000,000 |
Founded in 2000, General Catalyst is an active, value-added venture capital and private equity investment firm based in Cambridge, MA. General Catalyst invests $10-$50 million in both early and growth stage companies. General Catalyst seeks to partner with outstanding entrepreneurs, leaders, and management teams across all growth stages of company development, through a variety of transaction structures including: Minority and majority growth equity investments to fund growth or acquisitions; Leveraged recapitalizations to enable shareholder liquidity; Management-led buyouts; Take-privates of public companies; and Consolidations of industries undergoing 'sea-change' type transformations.
The firm also has a seed program, investing $50-$250k in companies at the earliest stages. General Catalyst has approximately $2.875 billion of committed capital under management across seven funds. General Catalyst Partners announced closing its seventh fund at $675 million (December 2013), two years after closing its sixth fund at $500 million.
The firm prioritizes investments in the Health and Wellness sector while strategically expanding its portfolio to encompass Consumer Products, Enterprise Solutions, Fintech, and Cryptocurrency, reflecting a multifaceted approach to innovation and market engagement.[1]