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  "slug": "general-catalyst-cambridge-ma-162548",
  "primary_business_name": "GENERAL CATALYST",
  "legal_name": "GENERAL CATALYST GROUP MANAGEMENT, LLC",
  "dbas": [],
  "city": "Cambridge",
  "state": "MA",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "14460",
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    "common_name": "Boston",
    "msa_name": "Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH",
    "path": "/advisors/ma/boston"
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  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2019-04-26",
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  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-07-21",
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  "raum_band_label": "Over $5 billion",
  "total_employees": 211,
  "advisory_employees": 68,
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  ],
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  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
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  "states_registered": [
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    "MA",
    "NY"
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  "websites": [
    "https://facebook.com/GENERALCATALYST",
    "https://generalcatalyst.com",
    "https://instagram.com/generalcatalyst?hl=en",
    "https://linkedin.com/company/general-catalyst",
    "https://medium.com/@GCVP",
    "https://twitter.com/generalcatalyst"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/162548",
  "city_as_filed": "CAMBRIDGE",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/general-catalyst-cambridge-ma-162548",
  "display_name": "General Catalyst",
  "summary": "General Catalyst is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Cambridge, MA, registered since 2019, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 21, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. General Catalyst (CRD 162548): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
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  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is General Catalyst compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), General Catalyst reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; other."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is General Catalyst located?",
      "a": "General Catalyst's principal office is in Cambridge, MA, according to its Form ADV; the August 2026 filing also lists 5 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is General Catalyst registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "General Catalyst is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2019. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 162548."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does General Catalyst manage?",
      "a": "General Catalyst reports $45,502,659,880 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 21, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have General Catalyst's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for General Catalyst: Regulatory assets under management: $18,441,480,737 in the October 2021 data and $45,502,659,880 in the October 2026 data, up 147%. Total employees: 70 in October 2021 and 211 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does General Catalyst serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (49)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does General Catalyst report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/162548"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in General Catalyst's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 71 to 68. Regulatory assets under management went from $33,557,927,274 to $45,502,659,880 (+36%). Changed its office addresses in Berlin. Changed its office addresses in New York, NY. Added an office in Bengaluru. Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
    }
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      "filing_date": "2022-03-31"
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    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2023-05-22"
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    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2024-05-16"
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    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2025-03-28"
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    {
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      "filing_date": "2026-07-21"
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  ],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-04-01",
      "period_label": "April 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 71 to 68.",
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $33,557,927,274 to $45,502,659,880 (+36%).",
        "Changed its office addresses in Berlin.",
        "Changed its office addresses in New York, NY.",
        "Added an office in Bengaluru.",
        "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": null,
  "custodians": [],
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  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/general-catalyst-cambridge-ma-162548.md",
  "clients": [
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      "type": "pooled_investment_vehicles",
      "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)",
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  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "disclosure_items": [],
  "indexable": true,
  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
  "enhanced": false,
  "provided_by_the_firm": null,
  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/162548",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}