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La Famiglia VC (now part of General Catalyst)

VC
Berlin, Germany

La Famiglia VC (now part of General Catalyst) is a Seed venture capital firm based in Berlin, Germany investing in Enterprise, Deep Tech, SaaS. The firm typically writes $500K–$3.0M checks and has 33 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$500K–$3.0M
Portfolio
33 companies on record
Partners
16 listed
Stage
Seed
Sectors
Enterprise, Deep Tech, SaaS, Other, AI / ML
HQ
Berlin, Germany
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-05-16

Stage

Seed

Check Size

$500K – $3.0M

Portfolio

33+ companies

Team

16 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Early-stage B2B technology investor with a strong enterprise network; invests in US and Europe.

How La Famiglia VC (now part of General Catalyst) invests

La Famiglia VC (now part of General Catalyst) is a vc firm based in Berlin, Germany. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Enterprise, Deep Tech, SaaS, Other, AI / ML.

La Famiglia VC (now part of General Catalyst) typically writes checks of $500K–$3.0M per investment.

La Famiglia VC (now part of General Catalyst) has backed 33 companies in our records, including Personio, Forto, DeepL.

Partners & Team

RP

Raj Patel

Founding Partner

Manufacturing Tech
Computer Vision
AI
MH

Max Heiden

Co-Founder & Partner

Industrial Outdoor Storage
Real Estate
Acquisitions
Operations
HC

Helen Chou

Founding Partner

MarTech
B2B SaaS
AZ

Andrew Ziperski

Partner

SC

Sharon Choe

Vice President of Talent

AS

Akarsh Shrivastava

Partner

PK

Paula Knight

Vice President of Brand and Creative

DB

Dave Breslin

Executive Vice President

VT

Valensiya Tvedt

Director of Compensation and Benefits

NB

Niko Bonatsos

Managing Director

JG

Jose Gomez

IT Director

AV

Amanda Velluto

Vice President of Compliance

CM

Christopher McCain

Chief Legal Officer

BJ

Brandon Johnson

Partner

Deal Sourcing
Acquisitions
Capital Deployment
DH

Dan Haroun

Co-Founder & Partner

Industrial Outdoor Storage
Fundraising
Strategic Partnerships
CB

Connor Brophy

Partner

Investment Strategy
IOS Portfolio Growth
Deal Leadership

Industry Focus

Invests In

Enterprise
Deep Tech
SaaS
Other
AI / ML

Portfolio Companies (33)

Other

PE

Personio

HR SaaS
FO

Forto

Logistics Software
DE

DeepL

AI Software
DE

Deel

MA

Material Security

ST

Stripe

MI

Mistral

AP

Applied Intuition

MA

Maven Clinic

PU

Pulley

How to pitch La Famiglia VC (now part of General Catalyst)
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Enterprise, Deep Tech, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $3.0M check.
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Raj Patel, Founding Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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