General Catalyst
- 21
- questions
- 4
- stages
How the process runsTypical for a multistage venture firm
- 1ApplicationTypicalFew undergraduate seats. Most firms hire through fellowships, research roles, or networking, and some ask for a written memo.
- 2Phone screenTypicalA call on your background, why venture, and a company you find interesting.
- 3First roundTypicalInterviews with investors: pitch a startup, size its market, and take questions on the risks.
- 4OfferTypicalUsually within days of the final round.
Timing between stages shows on each program page once students report it. Firms change formats by year and office; the firm's own invite is the final word.
What it tends to weighTypical of a multistage venture firm
- A point of view on markets and companies, written down and defensible.
- Sourcing: how you find founders and earn access before others do.
- Fund math: why returns depend on a few outliers and what that means for each decision.
- behavioral
- 4 questions
- markets
- 6 questions
- modeling
- 5 questions
- technicals
- 6 questions
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