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Adam Valkin
Managing Director at General Catalyst Partners
Newton Centre, Massachusetts
Overview
Adam Valkin is the Managing Director at General Catalyst, overseeing investments in successful companies like Finom and Brainly. With a strong background in venture capital and entrepreneurship, he has made significant contributions to the growth and development of various startups, showcasing expertise in business strategy and mergers.
Valkin's career highlights include serving as a Board Director at Titan and investing in companies such as Kavak and Bloom & Wild, demonstrating a keen eye for successful investments and strategic partnerships in the consumer internet and social networks sectors.
Work Experience
Partner at Vine Ventures
2025 - Current
I invest in early-stage companies in the US and Israel, with a focus on AI-native companies that build business and consumer applications. I have over 20 years of experience as a global investor, spotting talent, building long-term relationships with founders, and helping them realize their ambitions.
Managing Director
2013
Managing Director at General Catalyst for 12 years. Helped to oversee international expansion and the global early-stage fund. I invested primarily in fintech, gaming, and consumer companies, including Rapyd, Monzo, Deliveroo, Melio Payments, Shift Technology, Ro Health, Superplay, Vroom, and ClassPass. I was also involved with investments including Lemonade, Empathy, and Blank Street.
General Catalyst partners with ambitious founders to drive resilience and applied AI from seed to growth.
Investor
2021 - 2025
Blank Street is a coffee chain that offers coffee as a daily ritual that more people can enjoy, in places convenient to their lives.
Raised $113,824,340.00 from General Catalyst, HOF Capital, Left Lane Capital and Tiger Global Management.
Investor
2021 - 2025
Investor
2021 - 2025
Array delivers embeddable, custom-branded credit and identity tools, personalized offers, and more.
Raised $67,000,000.00 from Xffirmers.
Board Director
2020 - 2025
Investor
2020 - 2025
Melio is a fintech company that gives small businesses a way to digitally manage their business-to-business payments and receivables.
Raised $654,000,000.00 from Frontline Ventures, General Catalyst, Bessemer Venture Partners, Accel, Latitude, Thrive Capital, Shopify Ventures, Coatue, Strait Capital and Capital One Ventures.
Investor
2020 - 2025
Investor
2020 - 2025
Investor
2019 - 2025
Education
AB
1992 - 1996