Hemant Taneja | |
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Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Occupation | CEO of General Catalyst |
Hemant Taneja is the CEO and managing director of General Catalyst, a venture capital firm with investments in Stripe, Snap, and Mistral, among others.[1][2][3] Taneja has been CEO and managing director since 2021.[1] Under his leadership, General Catalyst has Assets Under Management (AUM) of over $27.3 billion;[4][5] raised almost $8 billion in 2024 to invest in technology start-ups across industries including defense, space, climate, fintech, and healthcare;[1] bought a hospital and partnered with others to trial new models of care under the Health Assurance Transformation Corporation (HATCo);[6][1][7] and expanded internationally, merging with European investor La Famiglia and Indian investor Venture Highway.[1][8]