Paul Kwan
InvestorManaging Director at General Catalyst
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $500K – $100M checks · typically $20M
About
Paul Kwan, with 22 years at Morgan Stanley, leads Global Resilience investing in defense and energy; he co-founded Valinor to fix defense‑tech procurement and champions startup–government collaboration and biodefense.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtech
Experience
- General CatalystManaging Directorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- ValinorCo-Founder and Investorcurrent2024 — present
- SubstrateInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- Anduril IndustriesBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
- HelsingInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- NominalBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- OnebriefBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- Collaborative RoboticsBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- Charm IndustrialBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- Saronic TechnologiesInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- PhysicsXInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- Vannevar LabsInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- Neko HealthInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- AwardcoBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- Athletes FirstBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- CorelightBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- AnomaliBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- Rakuten MedicalInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- Stanford UniversityAdjunct Lecturer - Silicon Valley and US Government; CEE 252, CEE 477current2023 — presentStanford, California, United States
- Lucille Packard Children’s HospitalVice Chair - Lucille Packard Foundation for Children's Healthcurrent2020 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
Education
- Stanford UniversityB.A.S, Computer Science and Economics1992 — 1996
Skills & more
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Start-upsInvestment BankingFinanceVenture CapitalBusiness StrategyPrivate EquityManagementValuationFrom Paul's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University1,578
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Shared employers
Also worked at Corelight4
Also worked at Anomali4
Also worked at Stanford University402
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Also worked at UBS Investment Bank528
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Deals · 5
ZeroRFIBoard seat
via General Catalyst · filed Mar 2026 · $13.8M raise
Good CounselBoard seat
via General Catalyst · filed Jul 2025 · $38.4M raise
OnebriefBoard seat
via General Catalyst · filed Jun 2025 · $23.6M raise
Nominal, Inc.Board seat
via General Catalyst · filed Jun 2025 · $50.9M raise
AwardcoBoard seat
via General Catalyst · filed Oct 2021 · $125.6M raise
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