Marc Bhargava
InvestorFounderManaging Director at General Catalyst · Board director at Accrual · Founder at Tagomi
San Francisco, California
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.
Board director at Accrual
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Accrual's investors · 2
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Co-founders at Accrual
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Cosmin NicolaescuExecutive Officer, Director
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Dan YuFounder
Founder at Tagomi
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Greg TusarDirector
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Jennifer CampbellDirector
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
Skills & more
Private Equity25Entrepreneurship27Venture Capital17Investments16Strategy19Start-ups15Financial Modeling15Valuation12Business Strategy14Management Consulting7Product Design6Mergers & Acquisitions5
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Cicero TechnologiesBoard seat
via General Catalyst · filed Mar 2025 · $63M raise
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Colleagues at General Catalyst
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Adam Valkin
Investment Team at General Catalyst
Alex Mackenzie
Partner at Tapestry VC
Alex Tran
Investment Team at General Catalyst
Ashley Paston
Partner at Meritech Capital Partners
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Chris Bischoff
Investment Team at General Catalyst
Chris McCain
Legal & Compliance at General Catalyst
David Fialkow
Venture capitalist and Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker who co-founded General Catalyst
Deep Nishar
Investment Team at General Catalyst
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Alex TranScout
Investment Team at General Catalyst
Ammar AmdaniScout
Managing Partner at Adapt Ventures
Brandon ReevesScout
Partner at Lux Capital
Chauncey HamiltonScout
Partner at XYZ Venture Capital
Chris BischoffScout
Investment Team at General Catalyst
Dave MunichielloScout
Investor at GV (Google Ventures)
David FialkowScout
Venture capitalist and Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker who co-founded General Catalyst
Elena VibochScout
Managing Director at General Catalyst
Evan ChengScout
Investor at Mysten Labs
Frank ChangScout
Managing Partner at Flying Fish Ventures
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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.
- 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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