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Hemant Taneja(33)

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

Connected to Aaref Hilaly (Bain Capital Ventures), Niko Bonatsos (General Catalyst), Chris Farmer (SignalFire), 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
176 CONNECTIONS
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Network
176 CONNECTIONS
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Network
176 CONNECTIONS
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Network
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Current Investing Position
General Catalyst Managing Director
Investment Range
$500K - $2.0M
Sweet Spot
$1.3M
Investments On Record
150
Current Fund Size
$1.1B

Hemant Taneja is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

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Hemant Taneja's Investments On Record (67)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Hippocratic AI
Series AMar 2024$53M
SeedMay 2023$50M
$100M
Co-investors: Justin Larkin (Andreessen Horowitz), Julie Yoo (Andreessen Horowitz)
Applied Intuition
Series EMar 2024$250M
$600M
Co-investors: Marc Andreessen (Andreessen Horowitz), Mike Maples (Floodgate), Reid Hoffman (Greylock), Mustafa Suleyman (Greylock), Bilal Zuberi (Lux Capital Management), Arjun Sethi (Tribe Capital), Lee Fixel (Addition), Semil Shah (Haystack), Jake Jolis (Matrix), Mary Meeker (Bond), Bradley Horowitz, Elad Gil, Henry Kravis, Nico Rosberg
Puzzle Financial
Series ANov 2023$30M
Series AFeb 2023$15M
$45M
Co-investors: Brian Dixon (Kapor Capital), Ross Fubini (XYZ Venture Capital), Wesley Chan (FPV Fund), Andy Harrison (Section 32), Gokul Rajaram, Ash Rust, Ayo Omojola
Nova Credit
Series COct 2023$45M
Series BFeb 2020$50M
Series AMay 2018$16M
$110M
Co-investors: Mark Goldberg (Index Ventures), Avichal Garg (Electric Capital), Jeffrey Reitman (Nyca Partners), Constance Freedman (Moderne Ventures), Theo Osborne (9Yards Capital), Alex Rodriguez (Vision/Capital/People (VCP)), Ilya Fushman (Kleiner Perkins), Peter Livingston (Unpopular Ventures), Louis Beryl
Nirvana Insurance
Series BOct 2023$57M
Series AFeb 2022$22M
SeedJan 2021$3M
$82M
Co-investors: Joel Cutler (General Catalyst), Raviraj Jain (Lightspeed Venture Partners), Ravi Mhatre (Lightspeed Venture Partners), Sam Hodges (Vouch Insurance), Elad Gil, Fidji Simo
Charm Industrial
Series BJun 2023$100M
$100M
Co-investors: Elad Gil
Stripe
Series IMar 2023$6.5B
Series GApr 2020$600M
Series GSep 2019$250M
Series DNov 2016$150M
Series CDec 2014$70M
Series BJul 2012$20M
$8.7B
Co-investors: Peter Thiel (Founders Fund), Chris Dixon (Andreessen Horowitz), Hao Huang (UpHonest Capital), Harshul Sanghi (American Express Ventures), Julia Hang (Company Capital), Ling Wong (Highbury Group), Laela Sturdy (CapitalG), Mood Rawghani (Bond), Mood Rowghani (Bond), Max Levchin (Scifi Vc), Lee Fixel (Addition), Henry Fertik (Strategic Beta), Ana Levine (E1 Ventures), Federico Carrasco (Graypes GmbH), Michael Moritz, Matt Mazzeo, Liam Casey, Elon Musk, Elad Gil, Jean-Sébastien Wallez, Fanny Surjana, Pratik Kapoor, Aaron Levie
Maribel Health
Series AMar 2023$25M
$25M

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“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

Co-Founder and Chairman Advanced Energy Economy2011 - Present
Managing Director General Catalyst2002 - Present
Founder & Co-Chairman New England Clean Energy Council2006 - 2012
SVP Operations JP Mobile2001 - 2002
Founder and CEO Isovia1999 - 2001

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