General Catalyst looks to Accelerate its India Investments

General Catalyst, U.S. based Venture Capital Firm is planning to increase its investments in India. It plans to sign more deals across stages as it looks to bolster its presence in one of the biggest emerging markets around the globe. Genera Catalyst has backed firms like Stripe, Snap, and Airbnb. Former SoftBank investor, Deep Nishar and former Meta Executive Anand Chandrasekaran will be leading the company’s plans in India Company’s managing partner, Hemant Talreja informed that he is excited to venture into the Indian market and that the fund will make early-stage to late-stage investments from its recent haul of $4.6 billion across three funds. He said: "If you think about what technology did in 2010 in the US, I do believe the same is going to happen here in the next decade." While explaining General Catalyst’s Plans in India, Mr. Nishar commented: “The 12 investments happened over a period of roughly three years. Now, we are here this week to reignite our conversation with the ecosystem which includes other investors, startups, and our current portfolio firms. We will be a lot more frequent now in terms of engagement.”