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Venture Highway, an early-stage investor focused on India and General Catalyst, a U.S. venture capital firm that invests in early-stage and growth investments, announced a merger between the two VCs.
General Catalyst hopes to enhance its global seed capabilities and play a significant role in fostering Indo-US-European collaboration with the acquisition of Venture Highway.
Today GC welcomes @venturehighway into the GC family! VH is a leading Indian early-stage VC company led by @neerajarora and @TheMadrasVC. Thanks to fantastic work on the ground by partners Alex Tran and @deepnishar, GC… pic.twitter.com/qJhjcFUlNb
— General Catalyst
June 20, 2024
“By combining our US seed team, Venture Highway in India, and La Famiglia Europe, we are deeply committed to becoming great at assisting the world’s top founders at the very earliest stages…The combined abilities of the two firms will enable us to be more hands-on in India. Hemant Taneja is particularly excited about bringing his co-creation abilities to India.
Venture Highway was founded in 2015 by Neeraj Mohan and Priya Arora. It has so far backed startups like betterplace, highperformer, meesho moglix mpl and tracxn.
This is a pivotal point in Venture Highway’s 10-year journey. Samir Sood, my co-founder, deserves a heartfelt thanks for founding Venture Highway with me. Priya Mohan, the entire VH team and their unwavering dedication are greatly appreciated. To our limited partners, advisors and…
— neeraj arora (@neerajarora)
June 20, 2024
GC and VH aim to combine global network and capital with deep India. The two will invest into India’s unique challenges and opportunities, digitize and expand core sectors that drive GDP such as manufacturing, and develop industry-specific partnerships and incubation strategies to build large Indian companies for the world.