At General Catalyst, seed is where we put our deepest conviction to work. Our team has backed companies like @anduriltech, @AppliedInt, @HelsingAI, @WeAreLegora, @mercor_ai, @stripe, and @ZeptoNow from the first days, long before their ideas looked obvious. To us, the best seed

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Our CEO @htaneja joined @mariogabriele on @thegeneralistco Podcast to discuss how General Catalyst has evolved beyond traditional venture capital into a strategic conglomerate with venture capital at its core. This expansive conversation covers how we seek to create enduring

RT @neerajarora: At the seed stage you're making decisions with incomplete data, betting on instincts, wondering if you're heading in the r….

.@paradigmai is reimagining spreadsheets from the ground up, building around intelligent agents that can research, analyze, and execute complex workflows at scale. What once took hours of manual data work now takes seconds through automated intelligence. That’s why we’re proud

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Congratulations to our portfolio companies @Nominal_io and @rox__ai for their recognition on this year’s @Forbes Next Billion-Dollar Startups list. We're honored to partner with @CameronLMcCord, @ishanmkh, and their teams as they accelerate transformation and build a more

Why we invested by @marcbhargava and Kate ↓

We believe that applied AI can resolve high-impact pressure points in critical sectors like IT services. But real productivity transformation requires technologies to be embedded at the core of businesses, not just layered on top of existing systems. That's where our AI-enabled

Seeding the Future with Pronto by @neerajarora, Rahul Garg, and Rahul Humayun ↓

Domestic services, like cleaning, cooking, and laundry, must evolve from daily uncertainty to reliable infrastructure that serves both workers and families. That's why we're co-leading Pronto's seed round as they build India's 10-minute home services platform. Founder Anjali

RT @yuris: Seed investing comes down to one thing: showing up when it matters. The real stuff happens in the 2am debugging sessions, the p….

Why we invested by @quentinclark and @ktempestkeller ↓

We believe the next frontier in enterprise data will be about applied AI in action, not more tools, dashboards, and manual oversight. That's why we're leading Pantomath's $30M Series B round as they enable data teams to focus less on debugging and more on data-driven decision

RT @htaneja: The Transformation Principles, my new book, will be available in the US on September 23. I am keen to share this book as a re….

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Every seed founder knows the 3am struggle. So do we. We roll up our sleeves from day one and stand by you through the messy early innings. That’s what our team has done with @anduriltech, @stripe, @mercor_ai, and more. Led by former builders @jcfurstenberg, @neerajarora, and

Why we're doubling down by @chriswbischoff and @AlexandreMomeni ↓

As demand for healthcare overwhelms available clinical talent, new infrastructure that can deliver clinical intelligence at scale is becoming essential. That's why we are doubling down on our partnership with @aidocmed by co-leading their $150M round. We believe the future of

Software for hardware is an emerging category of purpose-built tools designed for the complexity of the physical world. Rather than adding digital layers to existing systems, these platforms are redefining how we build, test, and operate in real-world environments. We believe

At GC, seed is our most powerful lens into the future. It's how we see the world not as it is, but as it could be, through the eyes of founders bold enough to shape it. We don’t just invest in companies. First and foremost, we invest in founders. Why? Because the best founders