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Alexa Liautaud
Investing in Global Resilience at General Catalyst
New York, New York
Overview
Alexa Liautaud is a Partner at General Catalyst, specializing in investing in global resilience and supporting companies in stages like Series A and Seed across various sectors, including Enterprise Infrastructure and Consumer Internet. With a background in journalism and a history of working for prestigious organizations like NBC News and The Wall Street Journal, she brings a unique blend of skills in conflict resolution and business journalism to her current role, making significant contributions to the investment landscape.
Liautaud's career highlights include receiving the Daniel Pearl Award during her time at The Wall Street Journal and leveraging her expertise in Arabic and Middle Eastern studies to enhance her investment strategies at General Catalyst, ultimately driving impactful investments in companies focused on global resilience.
Work Experience
Partner
2022 - Current
General Catalyst partners with ambitious founders to drive resilience and applied AI from seed to growth.
Investor
2023
Investor
2023
Nominal is the faster, more reliable way to validate mission-critical systems. We build workflows for the modern hardware team.
Raised $27,500,000.00 from Overmatch Ventures, Haystack, Human Capital and XYZ Venture Capital.
Investor
2023
Senra Systems specializes in the manufacturing of harnesses using software configuration.
Investment Team
2021 - 2021
General Catalyst partners with ambitious founders to drive resilience and applied AI from seed to growth.
Investment Team
2020 - 2020
Lightspeed Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that engages in consumer, enterprise, technology, and cleantech markets.
Correspondent
2018 - 2020
Reporter, Daniel Pearl Award
2016 - 2016
WSJ Pro Cybersecurity helps executives monitor the landscape of cybersecurity through a business lens.
Deals Intern
2015 - 2015
Middle East and North Africa Division Intern
2015 - 2015