Companies funded by General Catalyst
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- 1Instacart· San Francisco, California, United States
Instacart is a leading grocery technology company that partners with more than 2,200 retail banners – representing nearly 100,000 stores – to transform how people shop for the groceries they need from the retailers they trust, while creating flexible earning opportunities for shoppers. Through the Instacart Marketplace, Instacart Enterprise platform, and Instacart Ads ecosystem, the company powers ecommerce, fulfillment, in-store technology, AI offerings, and advertising for partners. With Instacart Health, the company is providing tools to increase nutrition security, make healthy choices easier for consumers, and expand the role that food can play in improving health outcomes. For more information, visit www.instacart.com/company.
- Private equity
- 25.3k employees
- Founded 2012
- 2Zepto· Greater Kolkata Area
Founded in 2021 by Aadit Palicha and Kaivalya Vohra, Zepto is on a mission to save you time —making every second count towards life's real joys. Our platform has revolutionised rapid commerce in India with cutting-edge technology and strategically optimised delivery hubs. Zepto offers an extensive range of 45,000+ products, from fresh groceries to electronics, beauty essentials, apparels, toys and more, delivering across 50+ cities in minutes*Zepto Café extends our commitment to convenience, featuring a curated menu of over 200 fresh items.
- Series H
- 20k employees
- Founded 2021
- 3Remote· San Francisco, California, United States
Global employment runs on Remote. Employing and paying people across borders is complex. Every country has different employment laws, tax codes, payroll rules, and compliance requirements. Getting it wrong has real legal and financial consequences.Remote is the intelligent infrastructure built to solve exactly this. One system of record for EOR, global payroll, PEO, contractor management, and compliant payments, worldwide. In-house experts in every country we operate in, infrastructure we own and run ourselves. Built to connect with any HRIS, tool, or AI agent your business already runs on.The infrastructure trusted by the world's leading HR platforms for global payroll and EOR. A regulated payments institution with owned entities operating across the world.This is not software. This is infrastructure... so the world can get to work.To learn more or book a demo, visit remote.com. To join our team, visit remote.com/careers.
- Series C
- 18.8k employees
- Founded 2019
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- 4Stripe· South San Francisco, California, United States
Stripe builds programmable financial services. Millions of companies—from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Headquartered in San Francisco and Dublin, the company aims to increase the GDP of the internet.
- Secondary
- 17.1k employees
- Founded 2010
- 5HubSpot· Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
HubSpot is a leading agentic customer platform that provides software and support to help businesses grow better. Our platform includes marketing, sales, service, and website management products that start free and scale to meet our customers’ needs at any stage of growth. Today, thousands of customers around the world use our powerful and easy-to-use tools and integrations to attract, engage, and delight customers.HubSpot's award-winning culture has been recognized by Glassdoor, Great Place to Work, Comparably, Fortune, Entrepreneur, Inc., and more. We build connections, careers, and employee growth by creating a workplace that values flexibility, autonomy, and transparency. You can learn more about our commitment to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace in the HubSpot Culture Code.HubSpot is a flexible company with employees working fully remotely, from an office, or a mix of the two. We are headquartered in Cambridge, MA with offices in Amsterdam, Berlin, Bogota, Dublin, Ghent, London, Madrid, Paris, San Francisco, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Toronto. To learn more about HubSpot, visit www.hubspot.com and to join our team, visit www.hubspot.com/careers
- Series E
- 15.5k employees
- Founded 2006
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