Paul Kwan

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Managing Director at General Catalyst

Stages: Series A, Seed
Sectors: SaaS
Cheque size: €4.6M–€36.8M
Freshness: Verified today

Notable investments

PhysicsXSeries C · $300M · 2026
ClarosSeed · $30M · 2026
Zero RFISeed · $14M · 2026
NominalSeries B · $80M · 2026
Chariot DefenseSeries A · $34M · 2026
OnebriefSeries D · $200M · 2026
Valinor EnterprisesSeries A · $54M · 2026
Vital LyfeSeed · $18M · 2025

Frequently co-invests with

Alfred LinSequoia CapitalAnas BiadSequoia CapitalBilal ZuberiLux CapitalColin AndersonFriends & Family CapitalDelian AsparouhovFounders FundFrank TaylorVirginia Venture PartnersGrant GregoryAndreessen HorowitzGreg CastleAnorak VenturesGuru ChahalLightspeed Venture PartnersHenry KravisJai DasSapphire VenturesJosh WolfeLux Capital

Background

InvestorSaronic Technologies2025–present
Board MemberOnebrief2025–present
Co-Founder and InvestorValinor2024–present
Board MemberCollaborative Robotics2024–present
Board MemberCobot2024–present
Board MemberNominal2023–present
InvestorPhysicsX2023–present
Adjunct Lecturer - CEE 252, CEE 477Stanford University2023–present
Adjunct Lecturer - CEE 252, CEE 477Stanford University2023–present
Adjunct Lecturer - Silicon Valley and US Government; CEE 252, CEE 477Stanford University2023–present
InvestorHelsing2023–present
Board ObserverCharm Industrial2023–present
Board MemberCharm Industrial2023–present
InvestorNeko Health2023–present
Board MemberAthletes First2023–present
Board MemberCorelight2023–present
InvestorVannevar Labs2022–present
Board MemberAnomali2022–present
InvestorSubstrate2022–present
Board ObserverAnduril Industries2021–present
Board MemberAwardco2021–present
InvestorRakuten Medical2021–present
Managing DirectorGeneral Catalyst Partners2021–present
Managing DirectorGeneral Catalyst2021–present
Vice Chair - Lucille Packard Foundation for Children's HealthLucille Packard Children’s Hospital2020–present
Head of W. Coast Tech BankingMorgan Stanley2014–2021
Head of W. Coast Tech BankingMorgan Stanley2014–2021
Global Head of Internet and Software BankingMorgan Stanley2008–2014
Global Head of Internet and Software BankingMorgan Stanley2008–2014
Executive DirectorMorgan Stanley1999–2008
Executive DirectorMorgan Stanley1999–2008
AssociateUBS1996–1999
AssociateUBS Investment Bank1996–1999
Technical InternTelcordia Technologies1995–1995