Hemant Taneja

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Managing Director at General CatalystSan Francisco, United States

SeedSeries ASeries BHealthcareAI / MLClimate Tech

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Check Size

$5.0M — $40.0M

Activity Score

83/ 100

Reliability Score

🎯30% of deals in Consumer

📉Pace slowed from 3 to 1 deals (2021→2024)

💰Avg check: $42.7M

🏗️Primarily invests at Series B stage

Investment Thesis

Focus on responsible innovation in health, climate, and AI.

Investment Timeline

DoorDash

$33.5M

Oct 2024

Celsius NetworkDead 2022

$150.0M

Nov 2021

$36.2M

Jul 2021

GitLab

$14.8M

Mar 2021

Canva

$49.6M

Sep 2020

FTXDead 2022

$1.6M

Aug 2019

Navan

$10.0M

Apr 2019

Doppler LabsDead 2017

$12.0M

Mar 2016

BeepiDead 2017

$2.4M

Apr 2014

Better PlaceDead 2013

$116.7M

Jan 2010

Portfolio Breakdown

By Sector

Consumer3 deals · 30%

Marketplace2 deals · 20%

Web3 / Crypto2 deals · 20%

Dev Tools1 deal · 10%

SaaS1 deal · 10%

Climate Tech1 deal · 10%

By Stage

Series B4 deals · 40%

Seed3 deals · 30%

Series A3 deals · 30%

10 tracked deals6 sectors · 3 stages

Deal Velocity

Avg Deals / Year

0.7

Avg Deal Size

$42.7M

Largest Deal

Celsius Network

$150.0M

YoY Trend

Accelerating

Deals Per Year

10 total deals tracked2010–2024

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Current Fund Status

Fund Name

General Catalyst Fund 2

Reported Size

$4.3M

Deploy Progress (Est.)

88% Deployed

Co-Investors

No co-investment data available yet.