Hemant Taneja Biography

Hemant Taneja is the CEO of General Catalyst, and a founder, investor, and author. Hemant’s vision for General Catalyst (GC) is to be the world’s foremost investment and transformation company, supporting global resilience through applied AI. He first laid out his AI thesis in his 2018 book, "Unscaled," which explored how the economy of the future will be won by upstarts leveraging AI for hyper-focused markets. He believes in investing in the critical systems that underpin modern democracies and their allies—GC’s global resilience thesis—and transforming every industry through innovative partnerships.

Taneja is an early investor in companies like Stripe, Samsara, Snap, Gitlab, Grammarly, Gusto, Applied Intuition, Anduril, Ro, and Canva. His recent focus as an investor has been on Applied AI and sustainability with focus on companies like Crescendo, Re:Build Manufacturing, and Charm Industrial. He holds five degrees from MIT: M.Eng. EECS, S.M. Operations Research, S.B. Biology, S.B. Mathematics, and S.B. EECS.

Additionally, Taneja is the co-founder and chairman of the non-profits Responsible Innovation Labs and Advanced Energy United, a trustee at Northeastern University and the Stanford School of Medicine Board of Fellows, and a founding board member of Khan Lab School, an innovative K-12 school

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 05/30/2025.

Hemant Taneja Videos

Hemant Taneja - 2024 Upfront Summit

Hemant Taneja - 2024 Upfront Summit

Can VC Truly Tackle Long-Term Problems?

Hemant Taneja - CNBC

Hemant Taneja - CNBC

Hemant Taneja joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss Big Tech's relationship with Washington, impact of AI on health care and more.

Hemant Taneja - Stanford Graduate School of Business

Hemant Taneja - Stanford Graduate School of Business

In this View From The Top interview Shantam Jain MBA '24 speaks with Hemant Taneja Managing Partner and CEO of General Catalyst.

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