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“If we’re going to bend the cost curve in healthcare and change the way people access care, we need to reimagine things from first principles. That’s what got us to where we are today: we’re an operating system for health plans.” We are leading @YuzuHealthInc's $35M Series A to help catalyze more innovation in health insurance. Congrats to @maxkauderer, @up_to_nonsense, @EryDayImRusslen and the team. Watch GC's Alex Tran in conversation with Max and Ryan.

1/4 LLMs solve research grade math problems but struggle with basic calculations. We bridge this gap by turning them to computers. We built a computer INSIDE a transformer that can run programs for millions of steps in seconds solving even the hardest Sudokus with 100% accuracy

Navy submarine officer turned founder @CameronLMcCord: "When you're 484 days underwater, you need to feel motivated and understand how what you're doing plays into a bigger picture. That's something I always try to do at @Nominal_io." The bigger picture is global resilience. Nominal is the infrastructure for the teams building for the physical world. We led Nominal's Series A and are doubling down on their $80M round led by @foundersfund at a $1B valuation. All systems Nominal. Watch GC's Paul Kwan in conversation with Cameron.

This is not politics as usual. As investors, innovators, leaders, and citizens, we need to come together to preserve our democracy, the rights set forth in our country's Constitution, and our shared humanity. All of these serve as the foundation for our modern society, human progress, and innovation. What we are seeing in Minnesota is a threat to those core tenets and to the promise of America. Without confidence in the fundamentals -- human rights, the legal process, and the privilege and responsibility of our government and its leaders to protect all people -- the future is at stake. That impacts all of us here in the U.S., and globally.

.@maitreya_wagh and @xan_ps watched voice AI demos work perfectly in labs, then break in Mumbai call centers: customers code-switching mid-sentence, connections dropping, reality exposing every edge case. They'd seen this pattern before—Maitreya shipping products at Datamuni and Bain, and Prateek scaling infrastructure at Zomato and Atlassian. So they built @bolna_dev to work in the complexity of enterprise environments. India runs on a billion business calls daily. Most are still manual, expensive, fragile. Bolna built an orchestration layer that lets enterprises deploy multilingual voice agents at scale, without vendor lock-in or brittle systems. Their platform already handles thousands of concurrent calls. Customer service reps now manage escalations while Bolna handles routine queries in Hindi, English, and Hinglish without dropping connections. We're backing Maitreya, Prateek, and the Bolna team from day one. More from @neerajarora, @yuris, @AkarshS27, and @SiddhantD06: bit.ly/49wrpnj

When we led @StillaAI’s seed round, we backed founders who’ve been building together for over a decade and know what it means to ship products at hyperscale. @siavashg and @kajdro scaled Shop and Shop Pay at Shopify to hundreds of millions of users. They learned that velocity is the definitive competitive advantage and that the biggest constraint isn’t individual productivity but team coordination. When your Cursor context, their Claude projects, and someone else’s Figma AI don’t talk to each other, speed doesn’t translate to progress. Stilla is the fix: a multiplayer AI agent that acts as a shared brain across the tools that product teams actually use, capturing context and maintaining a single source of truth so teams can ship at pace. This is foundational infrastructure for the AI era of work. Category-leading teams at @tryramp, @Lovable, and @wearelegora are already using Stilla to stay aligned as they scale. We’re proud to partner with Siavash and Kaj from day one as they build what modern product organizations will run on. More from @jcfurstenberg and @alexandremomeni: bit.ly/4jUCbaC

Healthcare's AI transformation is accelerating, and JPM 2026 made that clear. We kicked off the week with our second annual Healthcare CEO Dinner, co-hosted by our CEO @htaneja alongside Matt Garman, CEO of @awscloud, bringing together the founders, investors, and executives leading enterprise transformation at @SummaHealth, @WellSpan, HATCo, and beyond. Throughout the week, conversations centered on a vision we're a decade into building: health assurance. That means proactive, accessible, and affordable care that shifts from treating sickness to sustaining wellness. We've assembled a portfolio of companies—@CommureOS, @Hippocraticai, @transcarent, Capital Rx, @ro, @HealthEx_io, @aidocmed, and others—architecting this future together. Applied AI is the engine of healthcare abundance. It creates capacity where there was constraint, access where there were barriers, and affordability where costs once spiraled. The scarcity that has defined healthcare for generations can finally give way to a system designed for everyone. The capital and innovation are here. What matters now is the conviction to execute and the commitment to partner in building a system that doesn't wait for people to get sick, but works tirelessly to keep them well.

.@maltekosub started building conversational interfaces in 2016 when the market was full of chatbots that looked great in demos but broke in production. He saw something others didn't: voice—not chat—would be where enterprises needed AI most. He teamed up with @o_stefan to make a bet that required playing the long game. While others chased quick wins, Malte and Stefan built @parloa_ai for the largest enterprises in the world, including highly regulated industries where latency, compliance, and reliability are non-negotiable. They built Parloa to be transparent about capabilities, accountable for outcomes, and empathetic to what's at stake when customer conversations are on the line. This is European AI competing on the global stage, in dozens of languages, and complex regulatory frameworks. Major enterprises like Booking.com trust Parloa with millions of conversations every day. We've known Malte and Stefan from the early days, co-led their Series C, and General Catalyst is proud to lead their $350M Series D. More from @jcfurstenberg and @max_rimpel: generalcatalyst.com/stories/doubli…

.@SaketRKumar is a builder at heart and @rishabhjain1198 engineered Grok at xAI. They met in March 2025 and launched @PrimeMeridianAI four months later—100% on TaxCalcBench, live for tax season. We've known Saket since 2017, when he was at La Famiglia, which became part of General Catalyst's European team in 2024. When he told us about Prime Meridian, backing them from day one was obvious. 150 million Americans overpay their taxes every year. Traditional software uses rigid rules, and CPAs routinely miss credits. Prime Meridian built AI that treats the tax code like a codebase, finding an extra $500-$1,000+ per return. They're offering free filing, and using tax season as their entry point to rebuild consumer finance with AI at the core. More from @jcfurstenberg, @yuris, and @utkbajpai: generalcatalyst.com/stories/seedin… Source: Forbes

When we led TaleMonster Games' seed round, we backed a team determined to bring real depth back to casual gaming. Co-founders @IrmSumer, Simay Kahraman, Berk Yaşar, Emre Yanık, and Eren Sariçiçek saw that casual players are far more experienced than they used to be, and they're ready for more than the same repetitive patterns. Now their $30M Series A proves the market agrees. In a billion-player market where most titles follow the same playbook, TaleMonsters is building games that surprise, challenge, and evolve with players. Proud to continue supporting this team as they set new standards for what casual games can be. More here: businessinsider.com/talemonster-ga…

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I’m incredibly energized to announce that I’ve joined @generalcatalyst as their Creative Director It’s an honor to be trusted to hold this position by @htaneja, @jcfurstenberg, and the entire GC Famiglia I had the opportunity to spend a lot of time with incredible folks across our industry during my break. But the ambition that General Catalyst has to tackle huge problems, is simply unnatural. There’s so much work to do to show the story of the immense world being built here. But I couldn’t imagine doing anything else right now. It would be absolutely foolish to not thank the many people that spent time supporting me during this time. So here’s a list of thank yous: @gaby_goldberg @seanxthielen @menemazarakis @thecpe @tamarawinter @marannelson @pythianism @janehk @cokiehasiotis @jacksondahl @nabeelqu @EmilyHerrera @DevinLewtan @bryce @soleio and I’m sure there’s others I’m forgetting who had a huge impact on me during this time And most importantly, my very offline Wife whom I’m nothing without 💕 *bonus first day of work fit yesterday

"You ask what was the supercharge over the last couple of years, well it was @GeneralCatalyst that changed the game for us, and their Customer Value Fund. We realized the capital markets aren't funding CAC ... and General Catalyst solved that." (at 51m) youtube.com/watch?v=DcLy_V…

.@valinortech is a company of companies building what our government needs, faster. Today, Valinor announces its $54M Series A. GC Managing Director and Valinor co-founder Paul Kwan sat down with Valinor’s CEO @Julie_Bush_, to discuss Harbor, Valinor’s forward-deployed medical infrastructure that went from concept to saving lives in six months. Speed is everything when it comes to saving lives downrange. This is what's possible when you remove the barriers to innovation.

India's AI ambition is at a defining moment. Alongside @ActivateSignal, we brought together the founders, industry leaders, and policymakers leading this transformation in Bangalore as the prelude to the AI Impact Summit in India. With founders of AI-first companies, executives driving change at scale, and pioneers who built India's services industry in the room, the focus was clear: amplify India's productivity advantage through AI and seize this moment to lead. India has the talent and the ambition. The work ahead is building the infrastructure and capabilities to match it. Thanks to Activate and @OfficialINDIAai for partnering to convene this community.

Our Famiglia gathering in Bangalore brought our founders together in India. @htaneja, @neerajarora, and @FareedZakaria kicked off the evening with a conversation on India’s growth trajectory and evolving geopolitical role, setting the stage for the opportunity ahead. As India sits at the center of a global shift driven by technology, entrepreneurship, and geopolitics, the evening focused on how innovation can future-proof the country’s growth. We explored India’s rapidly evolving business ecosystem, its rising global influence, and the opportunities emerging from this moment of change. The discussions that followed dove into the real work of building and scaling in one of the world’s most dynamic markets. With founders behind India-defining companies in the room, the energy was a powerful reminder of why we’re deeply bullish on India.

.@chaidiscovery raised a Series B just three months after their Series A, and we co-led it. GC's Elena Viboch recently joined @Bloomberg's @CarolineHydeTV alongside Chai Discovery co-founder @joshim5 to discuss our life sciences investment strategy and the breakthrough technology behind Chai Discovery. We believe 2026 will be the year of deployment for AI in pharma. Chai Discovery’s latest model, Chai-2, has achieved an 85% success rate in computationally designing molecules that meet drug-like properties. In our view, pharmaceutical companies that adopt this technology will leapfrog those who do not. We partner with companies like Chai Discovery to turn known biology and impossible chemistry into lifesaving treatments. Why we invested → generalcatalyst.com/stories/our-in… More on our life sciences thesis → generalcatalyst.com/stories/the-fu…

.@mateomarietti left his family's farm in Argentina to chase the startup life. But in the city, he found himself eating the same uninspired meals as everyone around him. He cared about food, but he had no time to cook it. He realized the problem was universal. Millions want to eat well but can't afford the time or the restaurant prices. Meanwhile, talented chefs are stuck behind restaurant walls, unable to scale their craft. So he co-founded @Cookunity with Clara Quiroga to solve both. Chef-crafted meals delivered to your door, giving chefs reach and customers quality food. We're investing $250 million to fuel their growth from our Customer Value Fund (CVF). The capital will accelerate growth even further as CookUnity continues to double down on product innovation.

A new generation of Indian founders is building the path to defense and manufacturing sovereignty. This is critical, as India still imports 30% of its supply chain in automotive, electronics, pharma, and chemicals from China. GC-backed founders @Vikashmphysics and Vivek Mishra at @Raphe_mPhibr built a 650,000 square foot facility to produce autonomous systems for India's extreme conditions—high altitude, heat, and dust. @vishalsanghavi and Venkatesh Mudragalla at @jehaero pioneered a new manufacturing model that delivers high-precision components to U.S. clients faster than incumbents. India transformed from fiscal crisis to economic powerhouse in three decades, building 28% of the world's STEM workforce and the third-largest startup ecosystem globally. The talent, scale, and policy are there. What's been missing is an innovation ecosystem that rewards founders tackling defense modernization and next-generation manufacturing. In their latest piece, @neerajarora, Paul Kwan, @AkarshS27, Siddhi Kasliwal, and Abishek Chopra explain why resilience is India’s defining investment opportunity today → generalcatalyst.com/stories/buildi… Sources: IBEF, PIB

.@VitalLyfe is tackling the clean water crisis. Half the world's population experiences severe water scarcity, but traditional solutions cost billions and require infrastructure that doesn't exist where it's needed most. That’s why we’re co-leading their seed round. Co-founders @jcriss_1 and Andrew Harner are bringing their SpaceX experience in solving seemingly impossible problems with elegant engineering to reimagine access to one of humanity's most fundamental needs: clean water. Vital Lyfe's first product is battery-powered, uses a modular membrane system, and fits in a form factor anyone can use. No infrastructure required. Their vision extends beyond a single device to build a decentralized ecosystem of water systems that gives individuals and communities true water autonomy. More from @AlexaLiautaud, Paul, and @neerajarora → generalcatalyst.com/stories/seedin…

.@lucis_life is bridging the healthspan gap by making prevention as routine as brushing your teeth. We're proud to lead their seed round as they build the infrastructure for Europe's proactive health future. Co-founders @Iam_maxb, @baptistedebever, and @gm_maxg met through longevity communities in Paris, all frustrated by the same reality. Even with universal healthcare, getting a complete view of your health meant navigating fragmented systems or paying thousands at private clinics. Lucis's approach is radically different. Their platform transforms comprehensive blood testing into actionable intelligence, turning complex biomarkers into clear health scores and personalized protocols. More from Reva and @AlexandreMomeni → generalcatalyst.com/stories/seedin…