General Catalyst
About General Catalyst
The Lounge deals desk lists General Catalyst AI rounds from 2024 through October 2026. Recent entries include Cognition's Series E of $2B (September 2026, led by General Catalyst), Motive's $1.3B private equity round (September 2026, led), Together AI's Series C of $800M (July 2026) and Legora's Series E of $550M (October 2026). Earlier entries include Mistral AI's Series B of $640M (June 2024, led) and Series C of $2B (September 2025), Anthropic's Series F of $13B (September 2025), and Skild AI's Series A of $300M (July 2024). The desk also lists Chai Discovery's Series C of $400M (July 2026) and Lila Sciences' Seed of $200M (March 2025), which span AI for science and biotech.
The firm's focus tags on Lounge include Seed, Series A, Series B and Series C+. The deals desk also lists a pre-seed round, Thea's $4M round (June 2026, led). Seed is the most common stage on the desk. Seed round sizes listed there range from Omli's $1.5M (June 2026) to Lila Sciences' $200M (March 2025). General Catalyst's individual check sizes are not public, so none are listed here.
- Cognition: Series E, $2B, September 2026 (led); Series D, $1B, May 2026 (led)
- Motive: private equity, $1.3B, September 2026 (led)
- Together AI: Series C, $800M, July 2026
- Chai Discovery: Series C, $400M, July 2026
- Legora: Series E, $550M, October 2026
- Otter.ai: growth financing (non-dilutive), $320M, October 2026 (led)
- Heidi Health: equity and debt, $340M, September 2026
- Anthropic: Series F, $13B, September 2025
- Mistral AI: Series C, $2B, September 2025; Series B, $640M, June 2024 (led)
- Lila Sciences: Seed, $200M, March 2025
- Skild AI: Series A, $300M, July 2024
Investing activity
General Catalyst has made 1,840 investments according to Crunchbase across 1,031 portfolio companies, and has led 773 rounds and seen 278 exits, 39 of them by IPO.
General Catalyst appears in 50 AI deals tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $24.9B, and led 26 of them. The rounds are mostly Seed, Series C and Series A, with a median round size of $22M and the largest at $13B. The most recent are Serval (Series C, $150M, Oct 2026), Collective (Series B and growth facility, $100M, Oct 2026) and Hyperbolic (Series A-1, $30M, Oct 2026).
General Catalyst most often invests alongside SV Angel, Y Combinator, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Accel, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI, AI agents for enterprise support and AI financial operating system for solo businesses.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about General Catalyst
Does General Catalyst invest in AI startups?
Yes. The Lounge deals desk lists General Catalyst AI rounds from 2024 through October 2026, including Cognition, Mistral AI and Anthropic. Several of these rounds are marked as led by the firm.
What stages does General Catalyst invest in?
Lounge lists the firm's focus as Seed, Series A, Series B and Series C+. Its deal list also includes a pre-seed round, and seed rounds make up much of the list.
What is General Catalyst's AI portfolio?
Recent AI rounds on Lounge include Cognition, Together AI, Chai Discovery, Legora and Heidi Health. Earlier rounds include Mistral AI, Anthropic and Skild AI.
Where is General Catalyst headquartered?
General Catalyst is headquartered in San Francisco, US. Its website is generalcatalyst.com.
How can founders contact General Catalyst about a pitch?
Founders can use the firm's website at generalcatalyst.com or its LinkedIn company page. Lounge does not list a direct submission process.
What AI companies has General Catalyst invested in?
General Catalyst's AI investments include Serval, Hyperbolic, Tractian, Legora, Otter.ai, Modal, Graylark and Proximal. The 50 rounds on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is General Catalyst based?
General Catalyst is based in San Francisco, California, United States.
What stage does General Catalyst invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, General Catalyst has invested at Seed, Series C, Series A and Series D, with a median round of $22M. General Catalyst led 26 of those rounds.
Who does General Catalyst co-invest with?
General Catalyst's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are SV Angel (8 deals), Y Combinator (8 deals), Lightspeed Venture Partners (6 deals), Accel (5 deals) and Andreessen Horowitz (5 deals).
How can founders reach General Catalyst?
Founders on AI Lounge can see General Catalyst's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add General Catalyst to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.