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September 29, 2022

General Catalyst’s investments in Europe: listed

General Catalyst hasn't been holding back with the Europe investments of late... here are the deals it's (publicly) signed so far


Amy Lewin

6 min read

Mark Crane, Chris Bischoff and Juliet Bailin — three of the General Catalyst team. Credit: Luke MacGregor

General Catalyst, one of those US VCs with names like Airbnb, Canva, Classpass, Instacart, Snap and Stripe in its portfolio, opened an office in London last December to up the ante on its European deals.

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Amy Lewin

Amy Lewin is Sifted’s editor and host of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow her on X, LinkedIn and Bluesky

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