Draft:Hemant Taneja

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]

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  2. ^ "A Venture Capitalist's View of AI: Where the Money Is". The Wall Street Journal. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  3. ^ Torrence, Rebecca. "A top investor in global brands from Airbnb to Snap says we need swift 'guardrails' to get countries on the same page about AI". Business Insider. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  4. ^ "IAPD - Investment Adviser Public Disclosure - Homepage". adviserinfo.sec.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  5. ^ "Hemant Taneja". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
  6. ^ Adams, Katie (2024-01-18). "Is General Catalyst Buying Summa Health a Good Idea? Only Time Will Tell". MedCity News. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  7. ^ "General Catalyst announces new healthcare company, intent to purchase health system". MobiHealthNews. 2023-10-10. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  8. ^ Singh, Manish (2024-06-20). "General Catalyst merges with Venture Highway in India push". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-09-23.