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Investor
Aug 2021
We are a sneaker brand that believes in making good-looking, crazy-comfy & consciously-made sneakers. That's why our sneakers are handcrafted with natural premium materials. We want the shoes you wear to be made responsibly, feel crazy comfortable and provide effortless style. What we're doing isn't special, it's how it's supposed to be done.
Born in Rio, raised worldwide.
Board Observer
Mar 2020
Taster is building the next generation of fast-food brands.
Founded in 2017, Taster creates and scales iconic food brands in collaboration with creators, chefs and inspiring partners - combining innovation with operational excellence.
Originally built for delivery, our model is evolving with the rollout of our next-generation Stores, bringing our brands closer to customers in every urban locations.
Taster operates across Europe (France, UK, Belgium and Luxembourg) with 130+ locations, bringing high-quality, crave-worthy food to millions of customers.
Behind each brand, we provide a full-stack platform to launch and scale: culinary expertise, sourcing, technology, operations and a network of experienced franchise and licensed partners.
Our model is built for scale, powered by the creator economy, and designed to adapt to rapidly changing consumer habits.
Our ambition: to build the leading portfolio of iconic fast-food brands.
Our brands :
Pepe Chicken | Starsmash | Out Fry | La Vie Dirty Burgers | SpudBros Express | Crousty Crew | Sheesh!
Board Member
Mar 2020
Bringing you pain-free connectivity while you travel.
As travelers ourselves, we’ve faced the painful situations of not finding Wi-Fi, losing the SIM card you’ve carefully taped to the back of your phone, and the horror of coming home to an unexpected roaming bill.
We believe that in today’s modern world, connectivity and freedom should be accessible to all. Airalo is here to take away the pain and stress of researching and seeking out the best roaming deal. We’re here to let everyone stay connected globally while keeping it simple and pain-free.
Airalo is the world’s first eSIM store for travelers to access over 200+ eSIMs at the most affordable, local rates from around the world, all via eSIM-compatible smartphone, tablet, or PC. Airalo offers you both connectivity and freedom - you’ll never have to carry multiple SIM cards or change your number again, no matter where you are in the world.
Board Member
Oct 2019
Pop Meals is a full-stack food delivery service based in Malaysia. Launched initially as dahmakan by food delivery industry veterans, we are the first Malaysian startup to participate in Y Combinator’s startup accelerator program.
Pop Meals operates on a full-stack platform, an operating system that allows us to control nearly every step of its operations — from recipe development to last-mile delivery.
We are also able to keep delivery costs low due to our “cloud” kitchens which are located across the city to be close to customers.
Funded by Y Combinator and leading tech investors from Silicon Valley, Europe and Asia, we’re conquering a trillion dollar market in the most exciting region of the world
Investor
Oct 2019
VerishopGroup is an end-to-end business growth and acceleration platform. We offer a variety of media, marketing and commerce services to help unlock growth.
To learn more about how we can help grow your brand, contact us at VerishopGroup.com.
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Board Member
Aug 2018
Galaxy.AI creates artificial intelligence to solve important problems for humanity at an industrial scale with a primary focus on insurance. We provide AI algorithms through API, mobile app. and web app. that allows the end-user to take high-quality images and obtain feedback on the vehicle condition in real-time. Our customers range from rental car companies, auto-insurance and used car sellers.
Board Member
Sep 2017
At Carousell, we believe in more than just buying and selling. We believe in the power of possibilities that people bring to the process. Through every buyer, seller and listing, we believe there’s opportunity beyond the transactional. Our mission is to inspire every person in the world to start selling and buying to make more possible for one another.
Carousell was founded by Siu Rui, Lucas and Marcus back in August 2012 - whereby the focus is to give our users the tools to solve problems- whether it’s decluttering or earning side income- there are possibilities for everyone. We believe that technology is an enabler to solve meaningful problems at scale. We are crafting the most seamless user experience for people to sell what they don’t need and find what they need.
Carousell Group is the leading multi-category platform for secondhand in Greater Southeast Asia on a mission to inspire the world to start selling, and to make secondhand the first choice. Founded in August 2012 in Singapore, the Group has a leading presence in seven markets under the brands Carousell, Cho Tot, Laku6, Mudah.my, OneShift, and Refash, serving tens of millions of monthly active users. Carousell is backed by leading investors including Telenor Group, Rakuten Ventures, Naver, STIC Investments, 500 Global and Peak XV Partners (formerly known as Sequoia Capital India).
We have offices across Southeast Asia, India, Taiwan and Hong Kong. As a team of passionate individuals working together to solve meaningful problems, there is so much more for you to discover in a career with Carousell.
Board Member
Aug 2016
ViSenze is the world's smartest search and recommendations platform. Retailers like Rakuten, ASOS, Zalora, John Lewis, Myntra, Mango, Meesho, Target, DFS, and EyeBuyDirect trust ViSenze to power their product discovery for shoppers
ViSenze processes over a billion queries a month from retailers, supporting them in-store and on ecommerce sites. The automated AI and ML platform empowers retailers to increase conversions and amplify revenue growth
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2024
Partner
Dec 2024
We partner with the world’s most ambitious entrepreneurs to drive resilience and applied AI. We support founders with a long-term view who challenge the status quo, partnering with them from seed to growth stage and beyond. With offices in the US, Europe, and India, we have supported the growth of 800+ businesses, including Airbnb, Anduril, Anthropic, Applied Intuition, Commure, Glean, Gusto, Helsing, Hubspot, Kayak, Livongo, Mistral, Ramp, Samsara, Snap, Stripe, Sword, and Zepto.
For more information, visit: www.generalcatalyst.com.
2021
Investor
Aug 2021
We are a sneaker brand that believes in making good-looking, crazy-comfy & consciously-made sneakers. That's why our sneakers are handcrafted with natural premium materials. We want the shoes you wear to be made responsibly, feel crazy comfortable and provide effortless style. What we're doing isn't special, it's how it's supposed to be done.
Born in Rio, raised worldwide.
2020
Board Observer
Mar 2020
Taster is building the next generation of fast-food brands.
Founded in 2017, Taster creates and scales iconic food brands in collaboration with creators, chefs and inspiring partners - combining innovation with operational excellence.
Originally built for delivery, our model is evolving with the rollout of our next-generation Stores, bringing our brands closer to customers in every urban locations.
Taster operates across Europe (France, UK, Belgium and Luxembourg) with 130+ locations, bringing high-quality, crave-worthy food to millions of customers.
Behind each brand, we provide a full-stack platform to launch and scale: culinary expertise, sourcing, technology, operations and a network of experienced franchise and licensed partners.
Our model is built for scale, powered by the creator economy, and designed to adapt to rapidly changing consumer habits.
Our ambition: to build the leading portfolio of iconic fast-food brands.
Our brands :
Pepe Chicken | Starsmash | Out Fry | La Vie Dirty Burgers | SpudBros Express | Crousty Crew | Sheesh!
Board Member
Mar 2020
Bringing you pain-free connectivity while you travel.
As travelers ourselves, we’ve faced the painful situations of not finding Wi-Fi, losing the SIM card you’ve carefully taped to the back of your phone, and the horror of coming home to an unexpected roaming bill.
We believe that in today’s modern world, connectivity and freedom should be accessible to all. Airalo is here to take away the pain and stress of researching and seeking out the best roaming deal. We’re here to let everyone stay connected globally while keeping it simple and pain-free.
Airalo is the world’s first eSIM store for travelers to access over 200+ eSIMs at the most affordable, local rates from around the world, all via eSIM-compatible smartphone, tablet, or PC. Airalo offers you both connectivity and freedom - you’ll never have to carry multiple SIM cards or change your number again, no matter where you are in the world.
2019
Board Member
Oct 2019
Pop Meals is a full-stack food delivery service based in Malaysia. Launched initially as dahmakan by food delivery industry veterans, we are the first Malaysian startup to participate in Y Combinator’s startup accelerator program.
Pop Meals operates on a full-stack platform, an operating system that allows us to control nearly every step of its operations — from recipe development to last-mile delivery.
We are also able to keep delivery costs low due to our “cloud” kitchens which are located across the city to be close to customers.
Funded by Y Combinator and leading tech investors from Silicon Valley, Europe and Asia, we’re conquering a trillion dollar market in the most exciting region of the world
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