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John Kim

Investor

Managing Director at General Catalyst

New York City Metropolitan Area

Writes $500K – $100M checks

About

John Kim is a Managing Director at General Catalyst. He was featured in a video interview series titled "The Top Quartile" discussing his work.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtech

Experience

  1. Lila SciencesChairman and Co-Presidentcurrent2025 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  2. General CatalystManaging Director2019 — 2025New York, New York
  3. Kelso & CompanyPartner2014 — 2019
  4. Court Square Capital PartnersPartner2004 — 2014New York City Metropolitan Area

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management1992 — 1994
  2. Brown UniversityBachelor's degree, Magna Cum Laude1984 — 1989

Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School1,812

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins

+ 1,806 more

Also attended Brown University302

Alexis AbramsPartner, General Counsel at Felicis VenturesAli Fisher SweetInvestor at Index VenturesMark GoldbergInvestor at Index VenturesKarim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Dylan FieldCo-founder and CEO of FigmaBrian Bustamante-NicholsonPartner at Greycroft

+ 296 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Lila Sciences9

Noubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship PioneeringRuss NashInvestment Committee at Suncoast VenturesScott RobertsonCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Dauntless VenturesSahir AliFounder, General Partner at Modi VenturesChristopher CanovaInvestor at E14 FundManvitha PonnapatiInvestor at E14 Fund

+ 3 more

Also worked at General Catalyst96

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Alexis AbramsPartner, General Counsel at Felicis VenturesAdam ValkinInvestment Team at General CatalystAlex TranInvestment Team at General Catalyst

+ 90 more

Also worked at Court Square Capital Partners2

Jordan BraunsteinInvestor at Silversmith Capital PartnersMichael LiPrincipal at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

Podcasts & interviews

featuring John Kim

The Top Quartile: In Conversation with John Kim, Managing Director at General Catalyst

Colleagues at General Catalyst

Adam Valkin
Investment Team at General Catalyst
Alex Tran
Investment Team at General Catalyst
Chris Bischoff
Investment Team at General Catalyst
David Fialkow
Investment Team at General Catalyst
Deep Nishar
Investment Team at General Catalyst
Elena Viboch
Managing Director at General Catalyst
Gabriella Giglio
HR & Executive Talent at General Catalyst
Hemant Taneja
CEO & Managing Director of General Catalyst