Jeannette zu Fürstenberg

Jeannette zu Fürstenberg is President and Managing Director at General Catalyst and leads the firm's European business. Her official profile also identifies her as a Founding Partner of La Famiglia VC and says La Famiglia's merger with General Catalyst expanded her seed investment activity globally. She describes herself as a generalist with a founder-led approach, focused on a more resilient and prosperous Europe through technology. Her official areas of expertise include AI, climate, industrial transformation, defense, and software-centric opportunities. The profile lists early investment wins including Deel, Forto, Helsing, Mistral, and Personio, and says she serves on the boards of Helsing and Mistral. She holds a PhD in Philosophy and Entrepreneurship from Freie Universität Berlin.