General Catalyst

General Catalyst Group Management, LLC is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2000 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with additional offices in North America and Europe. The firm specializes in early-stage and growth equity investments, focusing on a diverse range of sectors including technology, advanced materials, clean energy, cybersecurity, healthcare, and consumer services. General Catalyst seeks to invest in companies that demonstrate strong growth potential, typically targeting those with an EBITDA between $3 million and $30 million and minimum revenues of $10 million. The firm has managed eight venture capital funds with approximately $3.75 billion in capital commitments. It emphasizes building lasting relationships with entrepreneurs and provides mentorship to foster success, enabling companies to scale effectively. General Catalyst primarily invests in North America and Australia, with a preference for seed investments in Silicon Valley, New York, and Boston.

Mark Allen

CFO

Juliet Bailin

Partner

Natalie Bartlett

Associate

Samuel Beyer

Investor

Marc Bhargava

Managing Director

Christopher Bischoff

Managing Director

Larry Bohn

Managing Director

Quentin J. Clark

Managing Director

Clayton Cole

Principal

Mark Crane

Partner

Joel Cutler

Managing Director

Christopher Davis

Partner

Kyle Doherty

Managing Director

Nick van Eck

Partner

Bill Fitzgerald

Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer

Mary Gao

Investor

Molly Blaauw Gillis

Partner

Jeremy Goldstein

Partner

Philipp Handel

Partner

Stephen Herrod

Managing Director

Diana Hong

Investor

John Kim

Managing Director

Kevin King

Partner

Genevieve Kinney

Principal

Paul Kwan

Managing Director

Spencer Lazar

Partner

Olivia Lew

Senior Associate

Alexa Liautaud

Partner

Megan Maloney

Principal

Holly Maloney

Managing Director

Jeremy Navarro

Investor

Deep Nishar

Managing Director

Reva Nohria

Principal

Trevor Oelschig

Managing Director

David Orfao

Partner

Jon Rehagen

Vice President of Technology

Candace Richardson

Principal

Max Rimpel

Partner

Sam Rosen

Investor

Brian Ru

Principal

Paul Sagan

Investor

Ronda Scott

VP of Public Relations

Pranav Singhvi

Partner

James Swingos

Partner

Alex Tran

Partner

Adam Valkin

Managing Director

Elena Viboch

Partner

Alexis Weiss

Associate General Counsel

Sophia Xiao

Partner

Johnson Yang

Principal

Zeynep Yavuz

Partner

Past deals in Florida

Traba

Series A in 2022
Traba is a marketplace that connects light industrial workers with businesses to fill open shifts. Their focus is on opportunities in warehousing, distribution, and event staffing.

R2

Seed Round in 2022
R2 Capital provides flexible working capital to SMBs in Latin America by embedding onto payment processors, POS systems, and marketplace apps. The company was founded in 2020, and currently operates in Mexico, Colombia, and Ecuador.

OpenStore

Series B in 2021
OpenStore connects merchants and customers into a single unified shopping experience through access to data, information, and capital. The company aims to offer instant liquidity for eCommerce entrepreneurs.

Elemy

Series B in 2021
Sprout Therapy is a health and wellness company that specializes in the fields of information technology, medical, and treatments. Sprout is a tech-enabled platform for autism care that matches children with therapists who create customized treatment plans that can be administered both in-home and online. It was founded in 2019 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Traba

Seed Round in 2021
Traba is a marketplace that connects light industrial workers with businesses to fill open shifts. Their focus is on opportunities in warehousing, distribution, and event staffing.

OpenStore

Series A in 2021
OpenStore connects merchants and customers into a single unified shopping experience through access to data, information, and capital. The company aims to offer instant liquidity for eCommerce entrepreneurs.

Elemy

Series A in 2021
Sprout Therapy is a health and wellness company that specializes in the fields of information technology, medical, and treatments. Sprout is a tech-enabled platform for autism care that matches children with therapists who create customized treatment plans that can be administered both in-home and online. It was founded in 2019 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Elemy

Seed Round in 2020
Sprout Therapy is a health and wellness company that specializes in the fields of information technology, medical, and treatments. Sprout is a tech-enabled platform for autism care that matches children with therapists who create customized treatment plans that can be administered both in-home and online. It was founded in 2019 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.

ClearSky Technologies

Venture Round in 2014
For more than a decade, ClearSky Technologies has been a leader in providing hosted infrastructure to mobile operators. ClearSky’s powerful array of products and services includes hosted LTE services, traffic and policy management, small cell as a service, multi-generation SMS, MMS and mobile Internet access. Headquartered in Orlando, ClearSky currently provides mobile data services to more than 50 wireless operators across the Americas.

Highwinds

Debt Financing in 2013
Highwinds Network Group, Inc. is a prominent provider of content delivery network (CDN), storage, analytics, and cloud-based IP services. Founded in 2002 and based in Winter Park, Florida, the company offers a variety of solutions to enhance content delivery, including HTTP caching, secure delivery of digital assets, and a programmable CDN with custom logic. Highwinds also features specialized platforms such as a Game Delivery Network for online games and EveryStream for over-the-top video delivery. Their Highwinds Cloud Storage supports online storage needs, while Full Site Acceleration optimizes the delivery of multimedia content. The company serves diverse sectors, including media, gaming, advertising, and software, catering to both domestic and international clients. As of 2017, Highwinds operates as a subsidiary of StackPath, LLC.

Cash4Gold

Series A in 2008
Cash4Gold, aka Green Bullion Financial Services, LLC, launched in 2008 and offers to buy gold from individuals via the mail. In 2009 they purchased a SuperBowl television commercial featuring MC Hammer and Ed McMahon (see it [here](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRVzF9dBl7c)). Revenue from operations in their first full fiscal year are rumored to be $90 million. In 2009 the service expanded to the UK.

Grain Management

Venture Round in 2008
Grain Management is a Washington D.C.-headquartered private equity firm, with an office in Sarasota, Florida. The firm is specialised on investments in the communications sector across North America.

Highwinds

Venture Round in 2008
Highwinds Network Group, Inc. is a prominent provider of content delivery network (CDN), storage, analytics, and cloud-based IP services. Founded in 2002 and based in Winter Park, Florida, the company offers a variety of solutions to enhance content delivery, including HTTP caching, secure delivery of digital assets, and a programmable CDN with custom logic. Highwinds also features specialized platforms such as a Game Delivery Network for online games and EveryStream for over-the-top video delivery. Their Highwinds Cloud Storage supports online storage needs, while Full Site Acceleration optimizes the delivery of multimedia content. The company serves diverse sectors, including media, gaming, advertising, and software, catering to both domestic and international clients. As of 2017, Highwinds operates as a subsidiary of StackPath, LLC.

smartbargains.com

Venture Round in 2006
SmartBargains.com is an e-commerce platform that enables users to find and purchase products. The platform’s product categories include bedding and bath, home décor, watches, jewelry, eyewear, handbags, eyewear, and more. SmartBargains.com was launched by Michael Schreck and is based in Aventura, Florida.

smartbargains.com

Private Equity Round in 2005
SmartBargains.com is an e-commerce platform that enables users to find and purchase products. The platform’s product categories include bedding and bath, home décor, watches, jewelry, eyewear, handbags, eyewear, and more. SmartBargains.com was launched by Michael Schreck and is based in Aventura, Florida.