General Catalyst
Investor profile
Investment firmVenture capital
General Catalyst has backed 100 European tech companies across 152 funding rounds between 2011 and 2026, joining rounds totalling €19B. Most active in Software and AI. Data as of Nov 2026.
Also recorded as: General Catalyst Partner · General Catalyst Partners
Deals
152
distinct rounds
Companies
100
backed
Active span
2011–2026
16 yrs
Total round €
€19B
sum of rounds joined
Deals by year
distinct rounds / yearGeneral Catalyst — deals by year — interactive chart.
Data table
| General Catalyst — deals by year | |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 21 |
| 2022 | 19 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2024 | 15 |
| 2025 | 28 |
| 2026 | 31 |
Top sectors
by dealsGeneral Catalyst — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| General Catalyst — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Software | 34 |
| AI | 22 |
| Fintech | 18 |
| Edtech | 14 |
| Healthtech | 13 |
| E-commerce | 12 |
| Cybersecurity | 10 |
| HRtech | 9 |
| Consumer | 6 |
| Legaltech | 5 |
Stages
by dealsGeneral Catalyst — stages — interactive chart.
Data table
| General Catalyst — stages | |
|---|---|
| Other | 43 |
| Series A | 28 |
| Series D+ | 24 |
| Series B | 21 |
| Seed | 16 |
| Series C | 10 |
| Pre-Seed | 5 |
| Early VC | 3 |
| Debt | 1 |
| Grant | 1 |
Countries
by dealsGeneral Catalyst — countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| General Catalyst — countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | 51 |
| Germany | 33 |
| Sweden | 11 |
| France | 10 |
| Spain | 10 |
| Israel | 7 |
| Finland | 4 |
| Netherlands | 4 |
| Denmark | 3 |
| Russia | 3 |
Co-investment network
shared roundsCo-investment network — interactive chart.
Hover a node for shared-deal counts; click a co-investor to open its profile.
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Frequent co-investors
shared rounds- Index Ventures14
- Accel13
- Lightspeed Venture Partners12
- Y Combinator9
- Atomico8
- EQT Ventures8
- Andreessen Horowitz7
- Northzone7
- DST Global6
- Benchmark5
- Bond5
- Latitude5
- LocalGlobe5
- Salesforce Ventures5
- Altimeter Capital4
- Bessemer Venture Partners4
- Bpifrance4
- Creandum4
- D1 Capital Partners4
- HV Capital4
- ICONIQ Capital4
- Insight Partners4
- Lakestar4
- Nvidia4
- Plural4
Portfolio
top 30 by total round €| Company | Country | Rounds | Total € |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral AI | France | 3 | €5.3B |
| Helsing | Germany | 3 | €2.2B |
| Legora | Sweden | 4 | €1.2B |
| Grammarly | Ukraine | 3 | €1.1B |
| Hopin | UK | 2 | €712M |
| Neko Health | Sweden | 2 | €674M |
| Deliveroo | UK | 2 | €576M |
| Multiverse | UK | 4 | €433M |
| Remote | United States | 3 | €411M |
| PhysicsX | UK | 3 | €407M |
| Parloa | Germany | 2 | €406M |
| SonarSource | Switzerland | 1 | €386M |
| Iceye | Finland | 2 | €350M |
| Factorial | Spain | 3 | €314M |
| Perk (formerly TravelPerk) | Spain | 2 | €293M |
| Rapyd | UK | 2 | €287M |
| Black Forest Labs | Germany | 2 | €286M |
| Cazoo | UK | 1 | €263M |
| Dwelly | UK | 2 | €229M |
| Shift technology | France | 2 | €206M |
| Finom | Netherlands | 2 | €165M |
| Sword Health | Portugal | 1 | €145M |
| inDriver | Russia | 1 | €127M |
| Hypersonica | Germany | 2 | €123M |
| Bloom & Wild | UK | 2 | €119M |
| LingoKids | Spain | 1 | €102M |
| Monzo | UK | 1 | €96M |
| Nord Security | Lithuania | 1 | €92M |
| Rossum | UK | 1 | €86M |
| Beauty Pie | UK | 1 | €84M |