Christopher Kauffman
Christopher Kauffman is a Partner at General Catalyst, focusing on later-stage enterprise and AI investments. He previously held finance roles at Ruggable, SoftBank, and Golden Gate Capital, and is based in San Francisco.
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- Golden Gate Capital · Associate
- SoftBank Investment Advisers · Vice President
- Ruggable LLC · Vice President of Finance
- General Catalyst · PartnerNow
- General Catalyst Global Resilience Merger Corp. · Chief Financial Officer2026-present
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Who is Christopher Kauffman?
Christopher Kauffman is a Partner at General Catalyst, focusing on later-stage enterprise and AI investments. He previously held finance roles at Ruggable, SoftBank, and Golden Gate Capital, and is based in San Francisco.
How much does Christopher Kauffman invest?
Christopher Kauffman invests through General Catalyst, which writes checks of $1M to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.
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What did Christopher Kauffman do before General Catalyst?
Associate at Golden Gate Capital; Vice President at SoftBank Investment Advisers; Vice President of Finance at Ruggable LLC; Chief Financial Officer at General Catalyst Global Resilience Merger Corp..
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