Hemant Taneja
Managing Director · General Catalyst
Check $1M–$25M
SEED
SERIES A
SERIES B_PLUS
AI
Climate
Fintech
Healthtech
Investment thesis
Resilience investing: companies that can survive macro shocks and still ship during downturns. AI, climate, fintech, defense, bio.
Communication style
Long-term, structural thinker. Asks about durability of the business through cycles.
Red flags
- •Fragile unit economics dependent on cheap capital
- •Growth story that requires continuous fundraising
Signature questions
- 1.How does this business do in a 5-year flat funding environment?
- 2.What's your cash path to default alive?
- 3.Why is now the right moment for this shift?
Selected portfolio
Stripe
Snap
Airbnb
HubSpot
Gusto
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