Private fund adviser · Cambridge, MA
General Catalyst
General Catalyst Group Management, LLC · SEC-registered investment adviser · CRD 162548 · SEC 801-115155
At a glance
General Catalyst is an SEC-registered investment adviser based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with $45.5 billion in regulatory assets under management as of its Form ADV filed July 21, 2026. Its largest client group by assets is pooled investment vehicles. By Form ADV it is a private fund adviser, ranked 174th of 4,686 private fund advisers and 468th of 17,210 SEC-registered advisers by assets.
Main office 617-234-7000generalcatalyst.comLinkedInAs filed on Form ADV
- Regulatory AUM
- $46B
- Rank among private fund advisers
- #174 of 4,686
- Rank among all SEC RIAs
- #468 of 17,210
- Rank in Massachusetts
- #45 of 627
- Clients
- 49
- Accounts
- 49
- Discretionary
- 100% of AUM
- Employees
- 211
- Advisory staff
- 68
- Offices
- 6
Owners and executives on its Form ADV
- Christopher L. McCainChief Legal Officer
- Hemant N. TanejaManaging Director
- David P. FialkowManaging Director
- Mark J. AllenHead of Fund Operations
- Kenneth I. ChenaultManaging Director
- Anthony S. DellChief Compliance Officer
- Paul S. FieldingChief Financial Officer
- Erin T. SchaeferChief Operating Officer
Custody and brokerage
Custodian
General Catalyst’s Form ADV lists no custodian for separately managed accounts. Firms report one only when they manage $10 million or more in those accounts.
Who it serves
| Client type | Clients | Regulatory AUM | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pooled investment vehicles | 49 | $46B | 100% |
Private funds
General Catalyst reports 49 private funds with $49B in gross assets: venture capital funds, other private funds (Form ADV Item 7.B).
Disciplinary disclosures
General Catalyst reports no disciplinary disclosures in Item 11 of Form ADV. Read the details on the SEC’s adviser search ↗
Services
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles
How it’s paid
- A percentage of assets under management
- Other
Form ADV and brochures on the SEC’s adviser search ↗generalcatalyst.com ↗
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Background
Questions
How much does General Catalyst manage?
General Catalyst reports $45.5 billion in regulatory assets under management across 49 accounts, 100% of it on a discretionary basis, on its Form ADV filed July 21, 2026.
What kind of firm is General Catalyst?
General Catalyst is a private fund adviser by its Form ADV answers. Private funds are at least half of its business by assets.
Who are General Catalyst’s clients?
By assets, its largest client types are pooled investment vehicles ($45.5 billion, 49 clients).
Does General Catalyst manage private funds?
Yes. It reports 49 private funds with $49.1 billion in gross assets, including venture capital funds, other private funds.
Does General Catalyst have any disciplinary history?
General Catalyst reports no disciplinary disclosures in Item 11 of its Form ADV. Check the SEC’s adviser search for the latest record.
Where these numbers come from
Every figure is General Catalyst’s own answer on its latest Form ADV, from the SEC’s registered-adviser list as of October 1, 2026: regulatory assets and accounts (Item 5.F), clients by type (5.D), employees (5.A and 5.B), compensation (5.E) and services (5.G). Custodians come from Schedule D 5.K(3) of its latest filing (2026-07-21), which lists those holding 10% or more of separately managed account assets and the amount at each. “Hybrid” means some employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer (Item 5.B(2)); affiliated broker-dealers are the related persons it lists in Item 7.A and Schedule D. Firm type comes from its own answers: broker-dealer firms are registered broker-dealers themselves (Item 6.A); private fund advisers manage mostly private funds (Item 7.B, 5.D); wealth managers manage at least half their assets for individuals (5.D). Ranks compare it by regulatory assets with every SEC-registered adviser and with firms of its type. Figures are as of the firm’s last annual update, so they can lag recent deals and market moves. Regulatory AUM counts assets the firm continuously supervises and can differ from what a firm markets.
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