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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. 1.How does this business do in a 5-year flat funding environment?
  2. 2.What's your cash path to default alive?
  3. 3.Why is now the right moment for this shift?

Selected portfolio

Stripe
Snap
Airbnb
HubSpot
Gusto

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