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Paul Kwan

Investor

Managing 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

  1. General CatalystManaging Directorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. ValinorCo-Founder and Investorcurrent2024 — present
  3. SubstrateInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  4. Anduril IndustriesBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
  5. HelsingInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  6. NominalBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  7. OnebriefBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  8. Collaborative RoboticsBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  9. Charm IndustrialBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  10. Saronic TechnologiesInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  11. PhysicsXInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  12. Vannevar LabsInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  13. Neko HealthInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  14. AwardcoBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  15. Athletes FirstBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  16. CorelightBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  17. AnomaliBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  18. Rakuten MedicalInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  19. Stanford UniversityAdjunct Lecturer - Silicon Valley and US Government; CEE 252, CEE 477current2023 — presentStanford, California, United States
  20. Lucille Packard Children’s HospitalVice Chair - Lucille Packard Foundation for Children's Healthcurrent2020 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States

Education

  1. Stanford UniversityB.A.S, Computer Science and Economics1992 — 1996

Skills & more

Online Advertising10SaaS23Mergers4IPO14E-commerce8Software3AcquisitionsInternetEntrepreneurship3Mergers & Acquisitions22Strategy13LBO2
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Shared employers

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

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at General Catalyst