#70 Hemant Taneja

Hemant Taneja on Forbes

“I like to operate with fundamental trust and friendship with the founders we invest in. It’s a true privilege to work with people who are doing well by doing good in the world.”

The latest Tweets from Hemant Taneja (@htaneja). MD @gcvp (portfolio: @stripe, @snapchat, @gusto, @livongo, @color, @tunein, @fundbox, @ClassDojo, @hellodigit, @airmapIO, @gridco); @aeenet, @khanacademy. Silicon Valley

general catalyst partners, hemant taneja, VC, new york stock exchange, nyse, venture capitalists, silicon valley, start up investments, start up investors

Hemant Taneja on Forbes

.GUEST MENTOR Hemant Taneja, managing director at General Catalyst Partners: Entrepreneurs today need to understand that they are not alone in facing such difficulties. The reality is, shortages are everywhere, and they are a healthy sign of a high-growth market. With each new era of technology, we build new sets of tools that have not been seen before.

Hemant Taneja, Managing Director of General Catalyst Partners & Co-Founder of Advanced Energy Economy, answers questions discusses how AEE can help the advanced energy industry and the growth he's seeing in advanced energy today. Based in Palo Alto, CA, General Catalyst is a venture capital firm focused on early stage and growth equity investments. Visit www.aee.net for more information about the Advanced Energy Economy.

Hemant Taneja is a managing director of General Catalyst, a venture capital firm with approximately $3.75 billion under management. He launched the Palo Alto office the firm in 2011. Hemant focuses on founders with an authentic mission to change entire industries. His investment thesis, known as “economies of unscale,” describes how small, tightly focused companies leverage data and services to successfully take on much larger competitors. Taneja’s current investment portfolio ranges across the fields of energy, education, media, medicine, and finance, and includes companies such as Stripe, Snapchat, Gusto, Livongo Health, TuneIn, ClassDojo, Fundbox, Digit, Fractyl, Gridco Systems, and Highfive. Taneja is also deeply interested in the intersection of technology and policy. He serves on the board of directors of Khan Academy and co-founded Advanced Energy Economy, a public policy advocacy group. He holds five degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Managing Director, General Catalyst