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Marc Bhargava
InvestorFounderManaging Director at General Catalyst · Board director at Accrual · Founder at Tagomi
San Francisco
Writes $500K – $2M checks · typically $1M
FoundedTagomi
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About
Marc Bhargava is a Managing Director at General Catalyst, where he leads the Creation Fund focused on incubating and acquiring businesses, and invests in early-stage companies in crypto, fintech, and applied AI. He is the co-founder of Tagomi, which was acquired by Coinbase and became Coinbase Prime. At General Catalyst, he has led investments in numerous companies across software, financial services, and AI, and maintains an individual angel portfolio spanning fintech, AI, and infrastructure ventures.
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Experience
- General CatalystManaging Directorcurrent2023 — present
- CoinbaseBusiness Operations and Strategy2020 — 2023Miami, Florida, United States
- AngelAngel Investor2020 — 2022Miami, Florida, United States
- Tagomi (Acquired by Coinbase, now CB Prime)Co-Founder, President2018 — 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
- Brainchild HoldingsDirector of Investing2016 — 2018New York City Metropolitan Area
- AirbnbBusiness Development2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Castanea PartnersPrivate Equity Associate2010 — 2012Greater Boston
- McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst2008 — 2010Greater Houston
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Cicero TechnologiesBoard seat
via General Catalyst · filed Mar 2025 · $63M raise
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Marc Bhargava?
- Marc Bhargava is a Managing Director at General Catalyst, where he leads the Creation Fund focused on incubating and acquiring businesses, and invests in early-stage companies in crypto, fintech, and applied AI. He is the co-founder of Tagomi, which was acquired by Coinbase and became Coinbase Prime. At General Catalyst, he has led investments in numerous companies across software, financial services, and AI, and maintains an individual angel portfolio spanning fintech, AI, and infrastructure ventures.
- Where does Marc Bhargava work?
- Marc Bhargava is Founder of Tagomi and Managing Director at General Catalyst and Board director at Accrual.
- What check size does Marc Bhargava write?
- Marc Bhargava typically writes checks of $500K – $2M.
- What companies did Marc Bhargava found?
- Marc Bhargava founded Tagomi.
- What boards does Marc Bhargava sit on?
- Marc Bhargava holds tracked board seats at Cicero Technologies.
- What companies has Marc Bhargava invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Aaru, Accrual, Aer, AiPrise, Aqua, ARQ, Ascend, Atomic, Avenue, Balance, Ballerine, Beacon Software, and 56 more.
- Where did Marc Bhargava go to school?
- Marc Bhargava studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)); Harvard University.
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