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Paul Kwan
Managing Director at General Catalyst
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Paul Kwan is the Managing Director at General Catalyst, with a strong background in investment banking, entrepreneurship, and venture capital. He has made significant investments in companies like Helsing and Collaborative Robotics, and serves on the boards of several successful startups, showcasing his expertise in strategic decision-making and fostering growth.
Kwan's notable career highlights include leading successful Series A and Series B investments in companies like Nominal and Collaborative Robotics, demonstrating his ability to identify and support promising startups through various stages of growth. His role as a Managing Director at General Catalyst highlights his leadership in driving responsible innovation and global resilience in the tech industry.
Work Experience
Managing Director
2021 - Current
General Catalyst partners with ambitious founders to drive resilience and applied AI from seed to growth.
Board Member
2024
Collaborative Robotics is building robots that help in indoor and outdoor tasks alongside humans.
Raised $140,000,000.00 from Industry Ventures, Mayo Clinic, Sequoia Capital, 1984 Ventures, Lux Capital, Khosla Ventures, Calibrate Ventures, MVP Ventures, Bison Ventures and General Catalyst.
Board Member
2023
Nominal is the faster, more reliable way to validate mission-critical systems. We build workflows for the modern hardware team.
Raised $27,500,000.00 from Overmatch Ventures, Haystack, Human Capital and XYZ Venture Capital.
Investor
2023
Board Observer
2021
Board Observer
2023
Charm Industrial is putting oil back underground via bio-oil sequestration and industrial syngas production.
Raised $100,000,000.00 from Exor Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, General Catalyst, Kinnevik, Thrive Capital, Breyer Labs and Elad Gil.
Investor
2023
Board Member
2023
Athletes First is a full-service agency which represents National Football League (NFL) players.
Board Member
2021
Awardco builds workplace culture and creates employee loyalty through value-driven recognition and rewards.
Raised $70,000,000.00 from Ryan Smith and General Catalyst.
Board Member
2023
Corelight is a cybersecurity company specializing in network traffic analysis (NTA) solutions.
Raised $309,200,000.00 from Cisco Investments, Accel and CrowdStrike Falcon Fund.
Education
B.A.S
1992 - 1996