As a Managing Director, of General Catalyst Partners, Hemant invests in both new and existing technology businesses. Areas of special interest include technology-intensive, disruptive software, systems and components in various sectors including clean energy, wireless, and consumer-focused businesses.

Hemant is a Board member of Cyren Call, Health Insight Technologies, Lumenz,  Mascoma, Sand9 and Stion. Hemant also served on the Board of SiteAdvisor, a General Catalyst investment that was acquired by McAfee (MFE) in April 2006, and m-Qube (General Catalyst founded the company) that was acquired by Verisgn (VSGN) in May 2006. He is also a Board Observer of Modular Wind.

Before joining General Catalyst in 2002, Hemant was founder, president and CEO of Isovia, a Boston-based mobile software and applications company that was acquired by JP Mobile (MOT) in 2001.

Hemant is the co- founder & Chairman of NECEC.org, a non-profit, focused on advancing New England's clean energy economy to global leadership. He is also on the Board of Directors of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), a non-profit organization focused on helping entrepreneurs, and on the Board of Directors of the GreenLight Fund Network, which catalyzes the replication and growth of innovative non-profits.

Hemant holds an M.S. in Operations Research, an M.Eng. in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, a B.S. in Mathematics, a B.S. in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, and a B.S. in Biology & Biomedical Engineering; all from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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