General Catalyst Partners Address: 20 University Road, 4th Floor, Cambridge, MA, 02138, US Contact: Tel: +1 617 234 7000 Fax: +1 617 234 7040
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vCard Name Job Title Contact George Bell Partner & Executive-In- +1 617 234 7000
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Founder [email protected] David Fialkow Managing Director & Co- +1 617 234 7000
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Michelle Daubar Vice President - Investor +1 6172347028
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Residence Donald Fischer Venture Partner +1 617 234 7000
[email protected] Bill Fitzgerald Managing Director, Chief +1 617 234 7000
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Residence [email protected] Stephen Herrold Managing Director +1 650 618 5900
[email protected] Terry Jones Special Venture Partner +1 617 234 7000
Matt Klitus Principal +1 617 234 7000
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Adam Valkin Managing Director +1 617 234 7000
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Background: Founded in 2000, General Catalyst Partners is an active, value-added venture capital and private equity investment firm. It invests in both early and growth stage companies and partners with exceptional entrepreneurs who are building innovative companies. General Catalyst invests primarily in the clean energy, communications and wireless, internet and new media, software, systems, and technology enabled sectors.
Established: 2000 Total No of Employees: 31 Management Team: 11 Firm Status: Currently Investing Sources of Private Equity Funds Captial: Fundraising Total Funds Raised Last 10 Yrs (mn) Est. Dry Powder (mn) Statistics: 2564.2 USD 888 USD
Total Number of Portfolio 101-500 Companies: Strategies: Early Stage, Early Stage: Seed, Expansion / Late Stage, Management Buyout, Recapitalisation Send http://www.generalcatalyst.com/plan_form.html Business Plan to:
Preferences and Investment Activity
Geographic Preferences and Activity
Region Fund Manager Preference Buyout Activity Venture Activity
3 356 North America
- 9 Europe
- 5 Asia and Rest of World Region Fund Manager Preference Buyout Activity Venture Activity
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Industry Preferences and Activity
Industry Fund Manager Preference Buyout Activity Venture Activity Business Services 4
Business Services 3
Insurance 1
Clean Technology 15
Clean Technology 11
Solar Thermal
Solid State Lighting (SSL)
Environmental Services 2
Renewable Energy 2
Consumer Discretionary 8
Consumer Products 1
Consumer Services 3
Education / Training 3
Publishing 1
Food and Agriculture 4
Food 4
Health Care 1 14
Healthcare 1 1
Healthcare IT 3
Life Sciences 1
Medical Devices 9
Industrials 8
Industrial 1
Manufacturing 4
Transportation 3
Information Technology 2 274
Computer Services
Electronics 5
Gaming 11
Internet 140
IT 1 24
IT Infrastructure 2
IT Security 2
Software 1 65
Technology 22
Wireless 3
Real Estate 1
Property 1
Telecoms, Media and Communications 42
Advertising 2
Communications 4
Marketing 5
Media 4
Telecom Media 2
Telecoms 25
Investment Preferences
Early Stage, Early Stage: Seed Company Size: Small Company Situation: Innovative Company Equity Investment Size (mn): USD 0.1 - 0.3 Investment Stage: Initial Round Shareholding: No Preference Main Applied Strategies: Hands-on
Main Expertise Provided: Industry Knowledge Operational Advice Technical Expertise
Expansion / Late Stage, Management Buyout, Recapitalisation Annual Revenue (mn): At Least USD 10.0 EBITDA Range (mn): USD 3.0 - 30.0 Company Size: Growing Company Situation: Innovative Company Equity Investment Size (mn): USD 10.0 - 50.0 Ownership Required (%): 10.0 - 90.0 Investment Securities: Mezzanine Shareholding: No Preference Main Applied Strategies: Hands-on Merger & Acquisition Organic Growth Shareholder Liquidity
Main Expertise Provided: Industry Knowledge Operational Advice Technical Expertise
Exit Strategy: Sale to Management Funds
Funds Closed
Target Size Closed Size Fund Vintage Type Status (mn) (mn) Venture General Catalyst Group VII 2013 Closed 600 USD 675 USD (General) Venture General Catalyst Group VI 2012 Closed 450 USD 500 USD (General) General Catalyst Group V Venture 2007 Closed 200 USD 220 USD Supplemental (General) Venture General Catalyst Group V 2007 Closed 400 USD 495 USD (General) Venture General Catalyst Group IV 2005 Closed 375 USD 375 USD (General) Venture General Catalyst Group III 2003 Closed - 300 USD (General) General Catalyst Group II 2001 Early Stage Closed - 225 USD General Catalyst Group I 2000 Balanced Closed - 75 USD
Known Lawyers (Fund Formation)
Name Location No. of Funds (Click to View) Fish & Richardson US 1 Fund Fund Vintage Fund Type General Catalyst Group IV 2005 Venture (General)
K&L Gates US 1
Fund Fund Vintage Fund Type General Catalyst Group III 2003 Venture (General)
Known Placement Agents
Name Location No. of Funds (Click to View) Greenhill & Co. US 1 Fund Fund Vintage Fund Type General Catalyst Group VII 2013 Venture (General)
Performance
View Full Profile on Performance Analyst Called DPI RVPI Multiple IRR Diff Fund Vintage Bench Quartile As at: (%) (%) (%) (X) (%) (%) 30- General Catalyst Group I 2000 97.5 103.4 0.0 1.03 0.6 8.7 -8.1 3rd Jun- 13 30- General Catalyst Group II 2001 93.5 166.6 50.0 2.17 11.3 -1.1 12.4 1st Sep- 13 30- General Catalyst Group III 2003 100.0 117.0 49.7 1.67 n/a 3.9 n/a 1st Jun- 13 31- General Catalyst Group VI 2012 50.5 0.0 100.5 1.01 n/m n/m n/m - Dec- 13
Buyout Deals
Number of Buyout Investments by Year
Year: 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 YTD No of Deals: 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 Aggregate Deal Value ($mn): 100 ------41 -
Buyout Transaction Financials (At time of Deal)
Min Average Max Company Revenue (USD mn) - - - Deal Size (USD mn) 41 71 100 EBITDA (USD mn) - - -
Funds and Deals Fund Vintage Industries Regions No. of Deals General Catalyst Group I 2000 IT, Software North America 2
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Buyout Investment Activity
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Company Name Inv. Year Type Deal Size (mn) Inv. Status Industry Country Oceans Healthcare 2013 Recapitalisation 41.00 USD Completed Healthcare US BandCon 2010 Add-on - Completed IT US ITA Software 2006 Growth Capital 100.00 USD Completed Software US
Co-Investors
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Showing All Show Top 20 Firm No. of Investments Aggregate Deal Value (USD mn) Portfolio Companies Alta Communications 1 - BandCon Battery Ventures 1 100 ITA Software Highwinds 1 - BandCon MCG Credit Corporation 1 41 Oceans Healthcare Par Equity 1 100 ITA Software Sequoia Capital 1 100 ITA Software Spectrum Equity 1 100 ITA Software
Venture Deals
Number of Venture Investments by Year
Year: 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 YTD No of Deals: 31 36 26 25 54 56 55 19 Aggregate Deal Value ($USD mn): 696.19 576.70 201.26 286.05 653.58 526.35 896.92 211.20
Funds and Deals
No. of Fund Vintage Industries Regions Deals General Catalyst 2001 Communications, Software, Technology, Telecoms North America 13 Group II General Business Services, Electronics, Internet, IT, Software, Catalyst 2003 North America 31 Technology, Telecoms Group III General Education / Training, Gaming, Internet, IT, Property, Greater China, Catalyst 2005 Renewable Energy, Software, Technology, Telecoms, North America, 52 Group IV Wireless West Europe Advertising, Clean Technology, Communications, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Electronics, Central and East General Environmental Services, Gaming, Healthcare IT, Internet, Europe, Nordic, Catalyst 2007 147 IT, Manufacturing, Marketing, Media, Medical Devices, North America, Group V Publishing, Software, Technology, Telecom Media, South America Telecoms, Transportation General Education / Training, Food, Gaming, Healthcare, Internet, Greater China, Catalyst 2012 IT, Life Sciences, Marketing, Media, Software, Technology, 46 North America Group VI Telecoms, Transportation General Communications, Food, Gaming, Healthcare IT, Insurance, North America, Catalyst 2013 Internet, IT, IT Infrastructure, IT Security, Software, 39 West Europe Group VII Technology, Telecom Media, Telecoms, Transportation
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Venture Investment Activity
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Showing 30 most recent deals Show All Inv. Deal Size Company Name Stage Industry Country Year (mn) Heyday 2014 Series A/Round 1 3.50 USD Telecoms US Unicorn Media 2014 Add-on 49.00 USD Telecoms US Oscar Health Insurance 2014 Unspecified Round 30.00 USD Insurance US Co. Consumer Exec 2014 Add-on US Services ClearSky Technologies, 2014 Unspecified Round 12.00 USD Software US Inc. Kensho Technologies 2014 Seed 10.00 USD IT US ZenPayroll, Inc 2014 Series A/Round 1 20.00 USD Software US Education / ClassDojo 2014 Unspecified Round 8.50 USD US Training Growth L2 Think Tank 2014 16.50 USD Software US Capital/Expansion ownCloud Inc. 2014 Series A/Round 1 6.30 USD Software US accells technologies 2014 Add-on IT Security US Circle Internet Financial 2014 Series B/Round 2 17.00 USD Internet US TrueVault 2014 Seed 2.50 USD Healthcare IT US Market Metrix 2014 Add-on Software US SpoonRocket, Inc. 2014 Series A/Round 1 10.00 USD Food US Runscope Inc. 2014 Series A/Round 1 6.00 USD Software US NatureBox 2014 Series B/Round 2 18.00 USD Food US RealtyShares 2014 Seed 1.90 USD Internet US OG Systems 2014 Unspecified Round Software US Room 77, Inc. 2013 Series C/Round 3 30.30 USD Internet US Segment.io 2013 Seed 0.60 USD Software US DataGravity 2013 Series B/Round 2 30.00 USD Technology US Virool, Inc. 2013 Seed 6.62 USD Software US GoodData Corporation 2013 Series D/Round 4 22.00 USD Software US Flite, Inc. 2013 Unspecified Round 9.00 USD Internet US Spotivate 2013 Add-on Internet US Snapchat, Inc. 2013 Series B/Round 2 60.00 USD Telecoms US Yottaa, Inc. 2013 Series C/Round 3 16.00 USD IT US Mark43 2013 Seed 1.95 USD Software US TwentyFeet GmbH 2013 Add-on Internet Germany
Service Providers
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Financial Advisor No. of Investments Aggregate Deal Size (USD mn) Allen & Company 1 China Renaissance Partners 1 Credit Suisse Securities 1 Goldman Sachs 1 Morgan Stanley 1
Legal Advisor No. of Investments Aggregate Deal Size (USD mn) Conyers Dill & Pearman 1 FangDa Partners 1 Kirkland & Ellis 1 Maples and Calder 1 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & 1 Flom Taylor Wessing 1 12.00 Weil, Gotshal & Manges 1
Co-Investors
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Showing top 20 ... Show All Aggregate No. of PE Firm Deal Size Portfolio Companies Investments (USD mn) Airbnb, Artillery Games, Inc., Asseta, Crashpadder.com, DataGravity, FlightCar, Inc., FundersClub, GoodData Andreessen 27 297.82 Corporation, Highfive, Illumio, Inc., InstantCab, Localmind, Horowitz MinoMonsters Inc., RealCrowd, Red Hot Labs, StyleSaint, Inc., Talkray, TiKL, TrueVault, Vastrm, Virool, Inc. Bolt, Beranek & Newman, Brightcove, Circle Internet Financial, Kayak Software Corporation, Kensho Accel Partners 23 694.45 Technologies, Maven Networks, MetaStories, Inc., Ostrovok, Phoenix Guild, RAMP Holdings, SideStep, Inc., swoodoo GmbH, Unicorn Media, Vostu, Zencoder Chime, Crashpadder.com, Eons, Flite, Inc., HubSpot, Inc., Sequoia Kayak Software Corporation, Kickoff, Localmind, Offline 21 557.50 Capital Labs, Inc., OneForty Inc., Performable, PrepWork, Inc., SideStep, Inc., Stripe, Inc., swoodoo GmbH, TuneIn ClassDojo, Crashpadder.com, FundersClub, Game Closure, GroupMe Inc., Heyday, Hunch Inc., Localmind, SV Angel 21 113.52 Locu Inc, Mark43, MinoMonsters Inc., Nodejitsu, Red Hot Labs, Sensobi, Snapchat, Inc., Talkray, TiKL, Vastrm, Virool, Inc. GroupMe Inc., Hunch Inc., InstantCab, Mascoma, Khosla 18 415.80 Neverware, Oscar Health Insurance Co., Sand 9, Inc., Ventures Sensobi, Stion Corporation, TrueVault Fidelity Growth accells technologies, Black Duck Software, GoodData Partners 18 131.80 Corporation, Koders, Ohloh, Olliance Group, Ping Identity Europe Corporation, QUMAS, SpikeSource, Sxip Access accells technologies, Black Duck Software, IdentiPHI, Inc., Imprivata, Koders, Ohloh, Olliance Group, Ping Identity SAP Ventures 17 171.00 Corporation, SpikeSource, Sxip Access, Tremor Media, TubeMogul North Bridge Demandware, Inc., Humedica, n2N Commerce, Inc, Venture 16 170.60 Paydiant, Inc., rPath, Inc., SynapDx Corp Partners Highland BetterLesson, Bullhorn, Inc., Cash4Gold, ClearSky Capital 16 154.21 Technologies, Inc., Exec, FanSnap, Game Closure, Going, Partners Handybook, IdentiPHI, Inc., Imprivata, SmartBargains Artillery Games, Inc., Backupify, Chloe + Isabel, FlightCar, First Round 15 116.65 Inc., FundersClub, GroupMe Inc., Nodejitsu, ScanScout, Capital Sensobi, TweetBackup, Warby Parker Black Duck Software, Eons, FundersClub, Koders, Ohloh, Intel Capital 15 150.00 Olliance Group, Sand 9, Inc., SpikeSource, Vostu, Yottaa, Inc. Google Chime, Collaborate.com, Heyday, Highfive, HubSpot, Inc., 14 148.40 Ventures Kensho Technologies, Kibits, OneForty Inc., Performable, PrepWork, Inc., SynapDx Corp, TuneIn Chime, DataGravity, Drchrono, Eons, Game Closure, Charles River 14 194.68 HubSpot, Inc., Kibits, Optaros, PrepWork, Inc., Upromise, Ventures Venetica accells technologies, Hands-On Mobile, Ping Identity Draper Fisher 13 165.80 Corporation, Sxip Access, Thumb, Thumbspeed Inc., Jurvetson Tremor Media, TubeMogul BridgePort Networks, Inc., IdentiPHI, Inc., Imprivata, Polaris 13 144.76 Offline Labs, Inc., PhyFlex Networks, SustainX, Wadonda Partners Technologies, Wakonda Technologies Flagship Advanced Electron Beams, Black Duck Software, Koders, 12 151.20 Ventures Mascoma, Ohloh, Olliance Group, SpikeSource GameLayers Inc., GameLogic, Inc., Humedica, m-Qube, Bain Capital 11 155.50 Inc., ProfitLogic, SynapDx Corp, Taleo Corporation Redpoint Deliv, Getaround, InstantCab, Jumptap, Inc., NatureBox, 11 137.90 Ventures Offline Labs, Inc., Stripe, Inc., ViajaNet Matrix Chime, HubSpot, Inc., OneForty Inc., Performable, 10 96.50 Partners PrepWork, Inc., SumAll Inc., TwentyFeet GmbH Chatterfly, DoodleDeals Inc., GamesThatGive, Plum Comcast 10 65.80 District, RAMP Holdings, Spotivate, UGENmedia, Vitrue, Ventures Inc.
Investors
View All Known Investors in General Catalyst Partners Fund Vintage Type Status Known Investors (Click to view) General Catalyst Group VII 2013 Venture (General) Closed 3 Investor Type Commitment (mn) Location New York State Teachers' Public Pension Fund 25.0 USD US Retirement System State Teachers' Retirement Public Pension Fund - US System of Ohio Tennessee Consolidated Public Pension Fund 30.0 USD US Retirement System
General Catalyst Group VI 2012 Venture (General) Closed 6 Investor Type Commitment (mn) Location Alameda County Employees' Public Pension Fund 10.0 USD US Retirement Association New Jersey State Investment Public Pension Fund 15.0 USD US Council San Mateo County Employees' Public Pension Fund 10.0 USD US Retirement Association State Teachers' Retirement Public Pension Fund 20.0 USD US System of Ohio Tennessee Consolidated Public Pension Fund 25.0 USD US Retirement System Private Equity Fund of Funds TIFF - US Manager
General Catalyst Group V Supplemental 2007 Venture (General) Closed 6 Investor Type Commitment (mn) Location Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Foundation - US Duke Faculty & Staff Retirement Private Sector Pension Fund - US Plan Hall Family Foundation Foundation - US Heinz Endowments Foundation - US MIT Basic Retirement Plan Private Sector Pension Fund - US Rockefeller Foundation Foundation - US
General Catalyst Group V 2007 Venture (General) Closed 11 Investor Type Commitment (mn) Location Private Equity Fund of Funds Accolade Partners - US Manager Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Foundation - US Duke Faculty & Staff Retirement Private Sector Pension Fund - US Plan Hall Family Foundation Foundation - US Heinz Endowments Foundation - US MIT Basic Retirement Plan Private Sector Pension Fund - US Partners Healthcare System Private Sector Pension Fund - US Pension Plan Rockefeller Foundation Foundation - US Sherman Fairchild Foundation Foundation - US Private Equity Fund of Funds TIFF - US Manager University of Washington Endowment Plan 4.5 USD US Endowment
General Catalyst Group IV 2005 Venture (General) Closed 11 Investor Type Commitment (mn) Location Private Equity Fund of Funds Accolade Partners - US Manager Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Foundation - US Carnegie Corporation of New Foundation - US York Duke Endowment Foundation - US Duke Faculty & Staff Retirement Private Sector Pension Fund - US Plan Private Equity Fund of Funds Hall Capital Partners 1.0 USD US Manager Hall Family Foundation Foundation - US Heinz Endowments Foundation - US Rockefeller Foundation Foundation - US Sherman Fairchild Foundation Foundation - US University of Washington Endowment Plan 4.5 USD US Endowment
General Catalyst Group III 2003 Venture (General) Closed 10 Investor Type Commitment (mn) Location Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Foundation - US Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Foundation - US Carnegie Corporation of New Foundation - US York Duke Endowment Foundation - US Duke Faculty & Staff Retirement Private Sector Pension Fund - US Plan Private Equity Fund of Funds Hall Capital Partners 1.0 USD US Manager Heinz Endowments Foundation - US Rockefeller Foundation Foundation - US State Teachers' Retirement Public Pension Fund 12.0 USD US System of Ohio University of Washington Endowment Plan 4.0 USD US Endowment
General Catalyst Group II 2001 Early Stage Closed 5 Investor Type Commitment (mn) Location California Public Employees' Public Pension Fund 25.0 USD US Retirement System (CalPERS) Duke Endowment Foundation - US Duke Faculty & Staff Retirement Private Sector Pension Fund - US Plan Private Equity Fund of Funds Henderson Equity Partners - UK Manager State Teachers' Retirement Public Pension Fund 10.0 USD US System of Ohio
General Catalyst Group I 2000 Balanced Closed 1 Investor Type Commitment (mn) Location California Public Employees' Public Pension Fund 4.0 USD US Retirement System (CalPERS)