Hemant Taneja
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CEO and MD @generalcatalyst. Early investor in companies like Stripe, Samsara, Snap, Gitlab, Grammarly, Gusto, Applied Intuition, Canva, Ro, and Anduril.
Silicon Valley
Joined March 2009
Several VC leaders met today to discuss the aftermath of SVB’s downfall. This is a joint statement from all of us. @Accel @altcap @BCapitalGroup @generalcatalyst @eladgil @GreylockVC @khoslaventures @kleinerperkins @lightspeedvp @MayfieldFund @Redpoint @RibbitCapital @upfrontvc
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.@GeneralCatalyst has raised ~$8Bn of new capital, across core VC, Creation strategy, and SMAs, to invest in the most ambitious entrepreneurs driving transformation and resilience in AI, Defense, Climate & Energy, Industrials, Healthcare, and FinTech:
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Relieved that FDIC has protected deposits. Continuity for thousands of companies & paychecks for millions, at 0 taxpayer cost. Must figure out how the critical services SVB provided for tech/vc thrive in SVB/successor. Proud of industry collaboration to catalyze this outcome.
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Today, 35+ VC firms, with another 15+ companies, representing hundreds of billions in capital have signed the voluntary Responsible AI commitments from @ResponsibleLabs (RIL), the non-profit I co-founded. As Chairman of RIL, I’m proud to unveil this today with tech leaders and.
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At @generalcatalyst we are continuing to work actively with Silicon Valley Bank as are a number of other venture firms: @BessemerVP @GreylockVC @lightspeedvp @Lux_Capital @MayfieldFund @Redpoint @svangel @upfrontvc. We ask the rest of the global VC community to join us.
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(1/5) Today, @generalcatalyst is excited to tell you its Customer Value strategy, an innovative financial solution to help solve growth companies' biggest challenge: scaling sales & marketing and customer acq. without negatively impacting balance sheets
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Great to see VC firms step up to help portfolio companies make payroll w/ very low interest loans. In addition to us at @generalcatalyst,@khoslaventures, @GreylockVC,@MayfieldFund,@kleinerperkins,@upfrontvc,@RibbitCapital, @Redpoint,@lightspeedvp, @altcap all doing same. Others?.
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While there are many conversations underway, we are opening our statement to the broader VC Community to signal our collective need for a strong banking partner for our community. To add your firm, email VCCommunity@generalcatalyst.com. #SVB.
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(1/7) @GeneralCatalyst is joining forces with @lafamigliavc, one of Europe's most successful seed funds, combining our teams to bring a lot more intentionality to our collective work in Europe.
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We’ve helped architect and lead a $900M+ Series A for Pacific Fusion, led by @eric_lander, Will Regan, and Keith LeChien, taking a big leap towards nuclear fusion through an innovative pulsed magnetic approach:
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(1/7) Today we at @generalcatalyst are excited to announce a $50M investment with our good friends at @a16z for Hippocratic AI, the first LLM build specifically for the Healthcare industry, from our Creation Strategy.
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Sunday: In last 36 hrs, 400+ VC firms w/ trillions in AUM signed on to support @SVB_Financial. Role in global ecosystem is critical for our industry/world to continue responsible innovation & supporting vibrant economy. More tk; support not stopping here
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It’s a privilege to announce that @SummaHealth has signed a Letter of Intent to be acquired by @GeneralCatalyst’s Health Assurance Transformation Company (HATCo):
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AI, in our view, creates a new startup advantage. But it requires a new mindset as well. In my latest @HarvardBiz piece with @FareedZakaria we explain how startups can thrive in this new age of AI:
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The Health Assurance Transformation Company (HATCo), announced today at @HLTHEVENT as a new company owned by @GeneralCatalyst, is our next evolution in bringing proactive, affordable care to all and transforming the healthcare industry. HATCo, led by CEO @MarcHarrisonMD with.
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The U.S.-India relationship is one of the most important in the world. In our latest @HarvardBiz piece with @FareedZakaria , we discuss how the technology and investing ecosystems in both countries must evolve for re-globalization: @generalcatalyst.
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Welcome to the team, @anandc! The entire @generalcatalyst team is excited to bring its perspective and expertise to support your passion for the Indian ecosystem!.
Thrilled to share that I am joining @generalcatalyst as a Partner and Investor, the first to be dedicated to focusing on 🇮🇳/🇺🇸 opportunities. Really grateful to @htaneja for the opportunity and to my Partners and colleagues at GC for your trust.
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(1/4) Today, @generalcatalyst is excited to announce we’ve led @CharmIndustrial’s $100M Series B to make a decarbonized and globally resilient future possible.
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“The era of American hegemony is ending…we need to develop a new approach to company building, one that transcends, and ultimately redefines, venture capital.” A few thoughts on my latest @HarvardBiz piece with @FareedZakaria
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SVB crisis is what happens when our community fails to collaborate. We must commit to a new VC model: collaboration, responsible innovation, & appreciation of unintended consequences. We have a lot of work to do--together. My thoughts @theinformation:
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Today @commurehealth and @Athelas have agreed to combine, and in doing so have created a platform that can help achieve my vision for an ecosystem of Health Assurance companies that together transform health systems. The combined Commure is aligned in its purpose to radically.
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Excited to share my new book, UnHealthcare: A Manifesto for Health Assurance. @sklasko and I lay out our vision for how tech and healthcare leadership can partner to create a resilient health system that provides digital and physical services, focusing on consumer experiences.
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Today, my new book, 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨, is officially being released. Since the mid-90's the tech industry has been perfecting a playbook for maximizing growth. As leaders, we must create a new playbook for maximizing societal good.
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Founders: Now is the time to diversify not panic. SVB is a huge loss for our community. If everyone had moved 3-6 mo. cash out of SVB vs. taking all out, SVB might still be standing. Now this is the move-don't repeat yesterday. Not helpful to keep speculating & create more panic.
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Excited to welcome @teresacarlson, President of Flexport, & Lt. Gen. Scott Howell to @generalcatalyst to advance our Global Resilience thesis! Another proof point to our radical collaboration belief across sectors and the public + private spheres.
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Open-source AI has a critical role in our technological future, and we believe @MistralAI is quickly becoming a world leader. That's why @generalcatalyst has tripled down to co-lead their €600Mn Series B. More here:
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Right now is one of the most exciting times in innovation in history, but we can’t repeat the same mistakes of our past. As @darrenwalker of the @FordFoundation & I outline today in the @washingtonpost , with great AI promise comes great responsibility.
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I’m happy to announce UNSCALED, available 3/27/18. The book reflects on the impact of innovating w AI and the responsibility it brings
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Incredibly proud of my partner and mentor Ken Chenault on his appointment to the board of this storied organization.
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Really glad that @firstcitizens has entered into an agreement to purchase #SVB. We believe it is important that FC's leadership carries on the bespoke nature of SVB in the innovation ecosystem, and are excited to continue to invest in our relationship.
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.@hippocraticai, led by @munjalshah, is addressing the healthcare worker shortage around the world, and we're expanding that mission today through a $53Mn Series A co-led by @generalcatalyst. Hippocratic's AI Agents have shown expertise + empathy. More:
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Thrilled Ken Frazier is joining @gcvp as the Chairman of our Health Assurance Initiatives. Ken's experience in pharma and passion to work for a fairer and more equitable society will be invaluable to our firm. #healthassurance.
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We’re entering a Digital Cold War between the U.S.-led technology world and China. In my latest @HarvardBiz piece with @FareedZakaria, we study how artificial intelligence has made this more clear and more important than ever: @generalcatalyst.
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We at @GeneralCatalyst are proud to lead @HelsingAI's €209 million Series B, building the future of European Resilience in defense and artificial intelligence. More here:
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Discussing the RIL Responsible AI Commitments with Secretary Raimondo yesterday, various members of our group of VCs advocated for:.1. Importance of preserving open source, its pivotal role in establishing AI competitiveness, reframing political fear into opportunity, and its.
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Our focus on Civic technologies is an important part of the Responsible Innovation work that we, @gcvp, are focused on. Thanks, @KTmBoyle, for your leadership on this!.
🚨Some BIG news 🚨: Proud to announce that General Catalyst is launching the Civic Vertical, our commitment to fund technology companies that touch government and important civic missions. Here’s more about our Civic Investment Thesis in @FortuneMagazine.
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(1/6): We are entering the Age of Global Resilience. And today with my partner and @generalcatalyst MD Paul Kwan, we’re publishing our thesis on what this is and why we’re all-in:
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On Turpentine VC this week, @htaneja of General Catalyst joins @eriktorenberg talk about:. Hemant’s approach to being the CEO of the firm. Why General Catalyst decided to operate like a true company. @generalcatalyst's unfair advantage in healthcare. and more! Links to the
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(1/5) Today at @HLTHEVENT, @generalcatalyst announced our Health Assurance Ecosystem with 15 strategic health partners. This is the first ecosystem of its kind, connecting innovative systems with our portfolio & opening up new possibilities for innovators:
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Together with @MarcHarrisonMD and @DanForUtah, we are excited to share a strategic collaboration between @generalcatalyst and @Intermountain - bringing together our shared values and the vision to achieve #HealthAssurance.
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Thrilled to announce the partnership with @HCAhealthcare & @gcvp - focused on building transformational opportunities at the intersection of healthcare and technology. Read why we are excited to work with CEO #SamHazen and the entire @HCAhealthcare team:
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Very excited to finally be working with our pal @apoorva_mehta and the team at @Instacart. See @kydoh's thesis on why we invested out of our Endurance fund.
Consumers expect a frictionless digital experience that rivals the best apps, the convenience & personal recognition of the corner store, & quality that beats the farmers market. That's @Instacart and we're thrilled to welcome them to the GC family.
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It's not frequent that you meet a team who natively understands the importance of building for longevity from day one like @GustoHQ does. Congrats to @joshuareeves & team on today's news! .
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"Any attempts to limit our freedoms to think and speak our minds contradict the values that bind us together." Important piece by my @generalcatalyst partners @chenaultken + Ken Frazier going into Memorial Day weekend:
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Unintended consequences of our work are very top of mind for all of us today. In this paper, Dean Nitin Nohria and I present a framework of company building for all stakeholders to think about these issues from the outset.
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Thank you for having me on @goldmansachs ! Really enjoyed having this reflective dialogue with my pal Mike Brandmeyer.
General Catalyst CEO Hemant Taneja believes we're in a “golden age” for venture capital investors. #GSExchanges
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Encouraged by President Biden's call for Responsible Innovation in AI after today's PCAST meeting. Echoes points @darrenwalker and I made in @washingtonpost last week. AI has amazing promise—we have to get it right w/ public + private sector collaboration
When it comes to AI, we must both support responsible innovation and ensure appropriate guardrails to protect folks’ rights and safety. Our Administration is committed to that balance, from addressing bias in algorithms – to protecting privacy and combating disinformation.
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Unscaled is now available! Thanks to all the founders who inspired this book. It’s been a challenging but worthwhile journey.
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AI has the potential to transform our world for the better, from cancer detection to individualized learning, drug development, & the way we work. But how do we get there? Our latest 20min @generalcatalyst documentary AI: A Fork in the Road explores this:
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Our VC Community wants Founders to be protected and prepared for anything. This Founder Considerations for Cash Management guide is critical: @BCapitalGroup @GGVCapital @GreylockVC @kleinerperkins @MayfieldFund @generalcatalyst.
Founders, after this stressful week it's important to get cash management right. Together with @BCapitalGroup @GGVCapital @GreylockVC @kleinerperkins and @MayfieldFund, we at @generalcatalyst have put together Founder Considerations for a Cash Management
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To our Ukrainian founders and CEOs, limited partners, 2000+ portfolio company colleagues, and the people of Ukraine, we stand with you in solidarity. #standwithukraine.
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(5/5) We’re excited for this to serve a potential massive unlock for companies like @fivetran, @kandjimdm, SuperPlay, @Ro, @TravelPerk & more. We believe this is an important innovation and we're lucky to have a team thinking through every possibility to make founders successful.
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Much has been accomplished from the day @GlenTullman began building the @Livongo team in our office five years ago to today with the company helping thousands live healthier lives. Thanks & appreciation goes out to everyone at Livongo! It's an honor and a privilege.
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Kenneth I. Chenault and I penned this piece to given the importance of responsible innovation in our future work at @gcvp and hopefully, by our industry at large. We have a lot to learn together in this regard and welcome any thoughts. #responsibleinnovation.
In @barronsonline, @ChenaultKen and @htaneja share how tech innovators can be better global citizens. @gcvp .invites fellow investors, founders, executives, and leaders to work with us to develop responsible innovation standards of leadership:
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We've been very focused on enabling open innovation in healthcare. If you'd like to join us in working on these problems, dm me so we can chat.
Healthcare tech has lagged behind other industries in part because it faces several unique challenges. Founder/investor @htaneja set out to change that today with the introduction of @CommureHealth, an important step forward for innovation.
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We've had a lot of progress in our health assurance movement, bringing proactive, accessible, affordable care to all. I wanted to recap it all as we head into our biggest year yet @generalcatalyst
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Last week's IPO was a clear milestone for @Samsara. @generalcatalyst believes @Samsara is a market-leading company that will continue to serve its stakeholders and have an enduring impact. Congratulations to Sanjit, John and the entire team #samsaraipo.
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I'm looking forward to doing my first Reddit AMA tomorrow. I will tackle questions on my new book UNSCALED, venture trends, entrepreneurship, and the timely topic of responsible innovation. I'll be "on air" starting at 10 am PT Friday, March 30th.
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Wonderful new series from @ClassDojo & @micheleborba to help kids develop the “kindness habit” over the summer. 9 weeks of fun activities families can do together. If you have kids, definitely check it out! #SummerKindnessSeries #Kindness.
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We are excited to partner with another mission driven #healthassurance company that should operate as a public company in its next phase. All ideas welcome - we have the team, aligned capital and ambition to be difference makers!.
Health Assurance Acquisition Corp., a Stakeholder Aligned Initial Listing company, is now #NasdaqListed. Congratulations to HAAC's management team including @htaneja, Evan Sotiriou, @sklasko, @AnitaPramoda, @DrJSchneider, & @GlenTullman. Welcome to GC!
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I wrote this piece on algorithmic accountability . comments/insights welcome!
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"If we don't hustle and figure out the real potential of these technologies, the world will be put in a challenging position" - @nanransohoff .
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Today is also an important step in GC’s journey to transcend venture capital. We ambitiously want to solve the world’s hardest problems, however that should be done. Thank you to the many teams who have worked hard to make this agreement a reality.
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2017 has been a year of great excitement and anxiety for me when it comes to technology investing. Some reflections in the article below.
The tech industry needs to move towards responsible innovation in 2018 by @htaneja.
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We want to hear from all the great founders who are focused on transforming healthcare for the better and how you can help Summa and HATCo. We’re of course honored to already work with great founders who are actively part of this health assurance mission and believe in HATCo.
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(4/4) As a global investment and transformation company, we seek outsized impact using applied AI and global resilience to address the world’s greatest challenges. We believe this has to include venture capital as well as many other solutions. We’re heartened to have a global.
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(4/5) GC pre-funds a company's S&M budget & is only paid back from the customer value created from that spend, up to cap. All upside beyond goes to the company. The strategy is designed for GC to own downside risk w/o the company coming out of pocket if the S&M does not perform.
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Excited to announce @awscloud + @generalcatalyst are launching a first-of-its-kind collaboration to transform the healthcare ecosystem, powered by cloud computing and generative AI. Proud to launch w/ AWS CEO Matt Garman; just the first of industries we can transform together.
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My recent article on climate change and energy . “@TechCrunch: Unscaling Energy by @htaneja”.
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(5/6): We’re proud of our portfolio companies already in this space, like @anduriltech, @vannevarlabs, @eeki_foods, @boweryfarming, @samsara, @appliedint, and more. We’re eager to continue supporting ambitious founders changing the world, in the idea stage and beyond.
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We've already done this with companies like @hippocraticai and Crescendo, with much more potential on the horizon.
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@stripe @AppliedInt @mavenclinic @tryramp @jcfurstenberg @bonatsos @DadaJudith (7/7) Finding partners that share your values and commitment to global innovation is incredibly rare. We are lucky to have found this in LF. Our European legacy began over a decade ago with @AdamValkin, bolstered by Chris Bischoff, and begins a new strengthened chapter today.
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And with these greater challenges comes an ever more urgent call for responsible innovation and radical collaboration among investors, company builders, policymakers, and industry partners. Venture has the opportunity to rise to the occasion; we must do it right. @generalcatalyst.
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Huge congrats to Kensho and @Larrybohn. From an idea started at GC to the largest AI acquisition ever.
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(3/4) scaling new capital solutions like Customer Value Strategy, and creating transformation companies like HATCo.
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One thing became abundantly clear: We are witnessing a secular rewrite that will touch every aspect of our lives. I am convinced this we are in a golden age of both innovation and by extension, venture capital.
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(2/5) As a number of business models have shifted over the last two decades to "pay-as-you-go", companies have had to finance their customers' lifetime value using their own balance sheet, which can force companies to pursue repeated equity raises.
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The best investments are in companies that can compound for a long time. Those that will be able to do that are the ones aligned with the long term interests of society. Responsible Innovation requires mechanisms that cater to all stakeholders to minimize unintended consequences.
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General Catalyst feels great privilege in backing Jerrica and @MwetschlerMD at @get_plume. We are keen to help build a high quality and empathetic healthcare system for the transgender community.
Everyone deserves access to a safe, effective, and caring healthcare experience. That's exactly what @MwetschlerMD and Dr. Jerrica Kirkley are building for the trans community with get_plume. @jshieber has the story on their mission and GC's investment.
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Congrats to the team @Grammarly for launching their mobile keyboard, and for passing 10m daily users.
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(3/5) Debt and variations of it were not designed to fund S&M, as they have a fixed payback which can put the risk on the company on the downside (creating an asset-liability mismatch not too distinct from what happened at SVB). The Customer Value strategy offers a solution.
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Super excited to see Coda launch today!
Coda is remaking the way work & we're incredibly excited about what @shishirmehrotra & his team have been up to:
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COVID has simultaneously exposed the lack of resilience in our healthcare system and given us a glimpse into the seismic role technology can play in engineering out the devastation that the next pandemic might bring to us.
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