Investing Profile

Hemant Taneja(34)

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CEO at General Catalyst
generalcatalyst.com/team/hema...Palo Alto, California
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7 Investors

Connected to Aaref Hilaly (Bain Capital Ventures), Chris Farmer (SignalFire), Niko Bonatsos (General Catalyst), and 4 other investors on Signal.

Networks Hemant is a member of
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Network
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Network
196 CONNECTIONS
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Network
196 CONNECTIONS
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Network
196 CONNECTIONS
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Network
196 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
General Catalyst Investor
Investment Range
$500K - $2.0M
Sweet Spot
$1.3M
Investments On Record
2
Current Fund Size
$1.1B

Hemant Taneja is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Hemant Taneja's Investments On Record (2)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Common Networks
Series BAug 2018$25M
$32M
Co-investors: Kyle Doherty (General Catalyst), Justin Butler (Eclipse Ventures), Renata Quintini (Renegade Partners), Lior Susan (Eclipse Ventures)
Gusto
Series CJul 2018$140M
$150M
Co-investors: Kenneth Chenault (General Catalyst), Ken Chenault Jr. (Benchstrength), Jeff Abbott (Blitzscaling Ventures), Anu Hariharan (Y Combinator), Laela Sturdy (CapitalG), Christian Jensen (Dragoneer Investment Group), Louis Beryl, Hiten Shah

most interested in

“Economies of unscale” -- exploring how 21st-century founders leverage AI-based mass personalization techniques to innovate and build platforms across all sectors of the economy.

Hemant Taneja's Experience

Board Member Together AI2025 - Present
Board Member Moonvalley2024 - Present
Founder and Executive Chairman Percepta2024 - Present
Board Member Pacific Fusion2024 - Present
Board Member Crescendo2024 - Present
Founder and Executive Chairman Health Assurance Transformation Company (HATCo)2023 - Present
Board Member Hippocratic AI2023 - Present
Board Member Homeward2022 - Present
Board Member Transcarent2021 - Present
CEO General Catalyst2021 - Present
Board Member Cadence2021 - Present
Board Member Ro2020 - Present
Board Member Tendo2020 - Present
Board Member Applied Intuition2019 - Present
Author The Transformation Principles, Intended Consequences, UnHealthcare, Unscaled2018 - Present
Board Member Grammarly2017 - Present
Founder and Executive Chairman Commure2017 - Present
Board Member Gusto2014 - Present
Board Member ClassDojo2013 - Present
Investor (former Board Member) Stripe2011 - Present
Co-Founder and Chairman Advanced Energy Economy2011 - Present
Board Member Redesign Health2021 - 2025
Board Member Puzzle2023 - 2025
Board Member Charm Industrial2023 - 2025
Board Member Vial2021 - 2025
Board Member Samsara, Inc2017 - 2024
Board Member Color2016 - 2023
Board Member Digit2015 - 2021
Board Member Anduril Industries2019 - 2021
Board Member Fundbox2015 - 2021
Board Member Coda2014 - 2021
Managing Director General Catalyst2002 - 2021
Board Member Livongo2014 - 2020
Board Member Khan Lab School2014 - 2020
Board Member Nova Credit2018 - 2020

Hemant Taneja's Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology M.Eng. EECS
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of Management S.M. Operations Research
Massachusetts Institute of Technology S.B. EECS
Massachusetts Institute of Technology S.B. Mathematics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology S.B. Biology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Minor Biomedical/Medical Engineering