Hemant Taneja
@htaneja
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CEO @generalcatalyst
Silicon Valley
Joined March 2009
The Transformation Principles, my new book, will be available in the US on September 23. I am keen to share this book as a response to the moment we’re in – an era defined by compounding megatrends: - The acceleration of the digital transformation that’s unfolded over the past
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We believe access to cutting-edge semiconductors is essential for national resilience. @substrate is bringing advanced semiconductor manufacturing capacity back to America—a mission that led us to back its seed round. With its innovative design offering a faster, better, and less
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Rebooting semiconductor supply chains is a moonshot silicon valley needed to take on for US resilience. GC backed Substrate 3+ years ago. Stoked to see this unveiled today. America invented semiconductors. We will lead again.
Substrate is building a next-generation foundry to return America to dominance in semiconductor production. To achieve this, we will use our technology—a new form of advanced X-ray lithography—to power them. America invented semiconductors. We will lead again.
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AI has its PhD and now it’s on the job market. Introducing the AI Productivity Index (APEX), a benchmark that measures how well we’ve automated the most valuable industries in the world. Most benchmarks study abstract capabilities. APEX evaluates model performance on real
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Enterprise AI today is $$$ wasted on stalled pilots + decks. Percepta is GC’s new arm to actually operationalize: frontier research (LLMs + RLHF + optimization), data readiness, workflow redesign, and CEO-level buy-in. Already live across F500, gov, healthcare.
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You might hate what I have to say, that doesn’t make it wrong. Venture equity dollars are allocated on a relative basis. 3/3/2/2 are not the fastest growth assets today. That’s just the truth. That doesn’t mean 3/3/2/2 are bad companies, they’re just not venture equity relevant
"Triple, triple, double, double is dead. Going from $1M to $3M to $9M is not interesting. You have to go $1M to $15M to $100M." @chetanp @honam @rabois @jasonlk @bdeeter @ttunguz is triple triple double double dead? Have our growth expectations changed forever?
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"I think the US is very well positioned, we have energy, we have AI, we have the largest market. The thing I worry about is what is the sentiment in the appetite of the world to embrace US companies." Love to hear your thoughts on this @garrytan @rabois @chrija @shaunmmaguire
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Thrilled to welcome Madhu Namburi (@MadhuN53604) to @generalcatalyst as Managing Director. He will co-lead our Creation strategy with @marcbhargava, building and transforming businesses with applied AI at their core. As one of the most creative investment bankers in the
Veteran JPMorgan Chase technology banker Madhu Namburi is leaving the Wall Street bank after 25 years to join a venture capital firm
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Our @generalcatalyst portfolio company @slateauto revealed their new customizable EV, made in the USA, for under $20K after incentives. A massive, impressive undertaking for a mission-driven team building American resilience. Congrats to Slate + the Re:build Manufacturing team.
The people spoke. We built. Meet the radically simple, radically affordable Slate. Reserve yours at https://t.co/Y5RkOIFCRo
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Today, I am really excited to announce that Yuri Sagalov (@yuris) is joining @generalcatalyst as a Managing Director to lead our seed efforts in the US. I have often said that our core at GC is early stage investing. Partnering with the most ambitious founders at seed enables
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It was a pleasure to meet with British Prime Minister @Keir_Starmer in London at @10DowningStreet this week to discuss the transformation of the UK into an even more dynamic, innovative nation. We focused on Healthcare + Defense as two critical areas where the UK is investing
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Big news from @moonvalley: they’re launching Marey 1.0, the first clean AI model for videography built off fully owned/licensed content, respecting creatives' work. Part of @generalcatalyst Applied AI thesis, building industry-specific models, backed by our Creation strategy.
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Excited to announce our investment in @EudiaHQ, led by @OmarAHaroun, w/ @generalcatalyst leading their Series A funding up to $105M to revolutionize how Fortune 500 legal teams operate with Augmented Intelligence. This is Applied AI in action. More here: https://t.co/fYFFgiLU6G
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@generalcatalyst Very proud of this team and excited to see the European ecosystem come together to accelerate innovation in AI.
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As part of this initiative, @generalcatalyst is also publishing an industry report, An Ambitious Agenda for European AI, which highlights the power of collaboration through European case studies and recommendations for a comprehensive European strategy ->
aichampions.eu
Unlock Europe’s Full Potential in AI
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At the Paris AI Summit @jcfurstenberg is unveiling the EU AI Champions Initiative (#EUAICI): -60+ of Europe’s largest companies advancing AI -20+ firms investing €150Bn towards AI -Govt engaging on policy to accelerate More here: https://t.co/oZ01Kkvh6M
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Three months of confusion. One revelation: God was listening the whole time. Get the rest of the story on my page.
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