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Christopher Kauffman

Christopher Kauffman

Partner·General Catalyst

San Francisco, California, United States

Bio

Professional summary

Christopher Kauffman is a Partner at General Catalyst focused on later-stage enterprise and AI companies and on building AI transformation platforms through GC’s Creation strategy. Before joining GC, he was Vice President of Finance at Ruggable, a Vice President in Frontier Technologies at SoftBank Investment Advisers and an Associate at Golden Gate Capital. General Catalyst lists investments including Modular, Luma AI, SonarSource, Arrcus, Verkada, Together AI, Beacon and Accrual.

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

ModularLuma AISonarSourceVerkadaTogether AI

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

  • General CatalystPartner2022 – Present
  • RuggableVice President of Finance2020 – 2022
  • SoftBank Investment AdvisersVice President, Frontier Technologies2019 – 2020
  • Golden Gate CapitalPrivate Equity Associate2017 – 2019

Education

  • Indiana University Kelley School of BusinessBSc in Business, finance and psychology focus

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