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General Catalyst — 2015 Investments

14 investments dated 2015 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Classpassclasspass.cominJan 2015Acquired

ClassPass, based in New York City, runs a subscription service that gives members access to fitness classes and wellness appointments across many independent studios and gyms.

Wellness & FitnessNew York City, US

Payal Kadakia(Founder)inMary Biggins(Founder)inPayal Kadakia Pujji(Founder)inRichard Lanman(Executive Officer, Director)Zach Apter(Executive Officer)inTom Aveston(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Alpaca VCApax DigitalBAM VenturesBoxGroupCorigin Ventures+23 more

Discorddiscord.comin𝕏May 2015

Discord is a communications platform for voice, video, and text chat designed primarily for gaming communities and players.

ConsumerCreator EconomyGamingSocialSan Francisco, US

Jason Citron(Founder)inStanislav Vishnevskiy(CTO)inClint Smith(Executive Officer)inHumam Sakhnini(Chief Executive Officer)Tomasz Marcinkowski(Chief Financial Officer)inBen Shanken(VP of Product)in

Co-investors1024 Venture1435 Capital1802 VenturesAccelAccess IndustriesAccess Technology Ventures+46 more

Eligibleeligible.comSeed · Jan 2015

Eligible provides APIs that healthcare businesses use to manage insurance billing and claims processing.

Developer ToolsHealthtechNew York City, US

Katelyn Gleason(CEO)James Schuler(CTO)inPatrice Krakow

Co-investorsJames Beshara FundY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzAnvil CapitalAthena AdvisorsDeerfield Management Company+3 more

FlightCarflightcar.comSep 2015 · $5.5MDefunct

FlightCar operates a peer-to-peer car rental marketplace connecting arriving travelers with local vehicle owners at major airports.

ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US

Rujul Zaparde(CEO)inShri Ganeshram(CTO)inKevin Petrovic(President)

BoardHans Tung(Director)inGreg Johnson(Director)

Co-investorsY Combinator8capitaAlexis OhanianAndreessen HorowitzComcast VenturesEmmett Shear+18 more

Fliteflite.comJul 2015 · $12M

San Francisco, US

Caitlin Haberberger(Executive Officer)Giles Goodwin(Executive Officer, Director)Ali Diab(Director)

BoardWilliam Price(Director)Neil Sequeira(Director)Mitchell Kertzman(Director)in

Co-investorsAdvance Venture PartnersHummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)Sequoia Capital

Giphygiphy.comJan 2015

GIPHY is a platform for discovering, creating, and sharing animated GIFs and stickers.

ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentNew York, US

Alex Chung(Founder)Brad Zeff(Executive Officer)Joshua Auerbach(Executive Officer)Jonathan Chin(Executive Officer)Adam Leibsohn(Founder)Jace Cooke(Founder)

Co-investorsBetaworksGlynn Capital ManagementGV (Google Ventures)IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Lerer HippeauLightspeed Venture Partners+6 more

Owners Circleownerscircle.cominMar 2015Defunct

Owners Circle provides a platform for aircraft owners to track flights, manage maintenance, and organize records.

FintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Matthew Christen(Founder)inBroderick McClinton(Founder)inEric Sonnier(Founder)inRobert Solomon(Director)

Co-investorsY CombinatorAccelDorm RoomVenture Investment Associates

Pushbulletpushbullet.com𝕏Jan 2015

Pushbullet is a service that enables users to share files, messages, and other content across multiple devices like phones, tablets, and computers with minimal manual effort.

ConsumerSan Francisco, US

Ryan Oldenburg(CEO)inChristopher Hesse(Founder)inAndre von Houck(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorAlexis OhanianCaffeinated CapitalGarry TanInitialized CapitalLiquid Ventures+1 more

Semantic Machinessemanticmachines.cominDec 2015Acquired

Conversational AI startup, founded 2014, whose dialogue technology was acquired by Microsoft in May 2018.

Newton, US

Daniel L. Roth(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Damon Pender(Mr. Pender is the Chief Financial Officer of the Issuer.)in

BoardScott Friend(Director)inLarry Bohn(Director)in

Co-investorsBain Capital Ventures

Yarnyarn.soin𝕏Seed · Mar 2015

Yarn is an AI-powered video creation platform that helps startup teams produce content at scale using generative talking heads, product demo automation, and AI-assisted editing.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US

Jasper Story(CEO)inNicole Atack(CTO)inVarun Anand(Cofounder)Jacob James Blackett(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsEight CapitalLeonis CapitalPioneerY CombinatorGlobal BrainHat-Trick Capital+3 more

ZenPayrollzenpayroll.com𝕏Mar 2015 · $20M

Gusto (formerly ZenPayroll) is an all-in-one payroll and HR platform that automates payroll processing, tax filing, and compliance, and offers hiring, onboarding, time tracking, and employee benefits administration.

FintechHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Joshua Reeves(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Edward Kim(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inBrett Willms(Executive Officer)inMark London(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

BoardHemant Taneja(Director)in

Co-investorsPeterson VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Emergence Capital PartnersGV (Google Ventures)Kleiner PerkinsRibbit Capital+2 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Erecruit HoldingsBrit MediaCampus Job

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.