Yuri Sagalov
Managing Director·General Catalyst
Bio
Professional summary
Yuri Sagalov is a Managing Director at General Catalyst, where he leads the firm's seed strategy and partners with founders at the earliest stages. He previously founded Wayfinder Ventures and co-founded AeroFS, a Y Combinator-backed enterprise file-syncing company acquired in 2017. He also spent five years as a visiting and part-time partner at Y Combinator and has invested in companies including Flexport, Supabase, Decagon, Legora, Browserbase, Vetcove and Verse Medical.
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Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- General CatalystManaging DirectorPresent
- Wayfinder VenturesFounder and Managing Partner2020 – Present
- Y CombinatorPartner2014 – 2018
- AeroFSCo-founder2010 – 2017
Education
- University of TorontoBachelor of Applied Science, Computer and Software Engineering
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