Hemant Taneja — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as CEO and Managing Director of General Catalyst since 2021.
Co-founded Livongo, which merged with Teladoc Health in an $18.5B merger; also co-founded Commure, Responsible Innovation Labs, and Health Assurance Transformation Company (HATCo).
Author of four books, including "Unscaled" (2018), "UnHealthcare" (2020), "Intended Consequences" (2022), and "Transformation Principles" (2025).
Serves on the Stanford School of Medicine Board of Fellows and the board of trustees for Northeastern University; Co-Founder and Chairman of Advanced Energy United.
Earned three undergraduate and two graduate degrees from MIT.

Biography

Hemant Taneja is an American billionaire venture capitalist who serves as the CEO and Managing Director of General Catalyst, a venture capital firm, a position he has held since 2021. He is an investor and author of four books, including "The Transformation Principles" and "Unscaled." His vision for General Catalyst centers on being a leading investment and transformation company, supporting global resilience through applied AI, a thesis he first explored in his 2018 book, "Unscaled.