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General Catalyst
Global VC with dedicated defense and national security practice.
General Catalyst is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 with $45.5 billion in regulatory AUM. The firm operates a dedicated 'Global Resilience' practice focused on modern defense, intelligence, and national security. GC has backed Anduril, Helsing, Saronic, and Vannevar Labs, and formed a Responsible Defense and Risk Committee led by former military and CIA leaders.
Overview
- Firm
- General Catalyst
- Headquarters
- Cambridge, MA
- Founded
- 2000
- AUM
- $45.5B
- Stages
- Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth
- Thesis
- Building globally resilient systems through investment in modern defense, intelligence, healthcare, fintech, and enterprise software.
- X / Twitter
- x.com/generalcatalyst
- Website
- www.generalcatalyst.com/
Portfolio companies14
- CompanySaronic TechnologiesAutonomous surface vessels for maritime defense and security missions.
- CompanyVannevar LabsAI-driven defense technology for non-kinetic and intelligence missions.
- CompanyAnduril IndustriesAutonomy-first defense products company building hardware and the Lattice software platform.
- CompanyHelsingEuropean AI defense software and autonomous systems company.
- CompanyOnebriefSoftware for military operational planning and staff collaboration, integrating fragmented staff processes into one workspace with AI co-planning and AI-driven wargaming; deployed across US military headquarters.
- CompanyOnodrimAmsterdam-based defense industrial platform helping established European defense/industrial producers scale manufacturing capacity, multi-domain sensing, and networked systems.
- CompanyPhysicsXLondon-based AI-native engineering software company building physics-simulation/AI models for industrial design, manufacturing, and product engineering.
- CompanyNominalSoftware platform for testing, validating, and monitoring complex hardware systems used in aerospace and defense.
- CompanyHypersonicaGerman-British startup building Europe's first privately-funded sovereign hypersonic strike capability.
- CompanyValinor EnterprisesUS defense holding company centralizing back-office infrastructure for decentralized product companies.
- CompanyAlpine EagleEuropean air defense and counter-UAS systems developer.
- CompanyApplied IntuitionVehicle intelligence and simulation software company expanding into defense with autonomy products for DoD programs.
- CompanyICEYEFinnish synthetic aperture radar satellite constellation for persistent intelligence and surveillance.
- CompanyVarda Space IndustriesManufactures pharmaceuticals in microgravity aboard reentry-capable spacecraft.
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Frequently asked
- What is General Catalyst?
- Building globally resilient systems through investment in modern defense, intelligence, healthcare, fintech, and enterprise software.
- How much does General Catalyst manage?
- General Catalyst manages $45.5B in assets, and was founded in 2000.
- What stages does General Catalyst invest at?
- General Catalyst invests at Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth.
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