David Fialkow

Co-Founder & Managing Director at General Catalyst · Joined 2000

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Biography

David Fialkow co-founded General Catalyst with Joel Cutler and serves as a Co-Founder and Managing Director on the firm's investment team. General Catalyst lists his focus as financial services, digital health, AI and data analytics, and names PathAI, Casana, Wonder and Resilience among his investments. Before General Catalyst he built and sold four companies, including National Leisure Group, Alliance Development Group, Retail Growth ATM Systems and Starboard Cruise Services, which was sold to LVMH. He is also a documentary producer and won the 2018 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature as a producer of Icarus.

Education

Previous Experience

Notable Investments

PathAIWonderCasanaResilience

Career Timeline

2000
Co-founded General Catalyst with Joel Cutler in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
2016
Backed PathAI for General Catalyst.
2018
Won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature as a producer of Icarus.
2021
General Catalyst co-led Resilience's 80 million dollar Series C, with Fialkow commenting on the investment for the firm.

Sources & References

General Catalyst - David Fialkow ↗PR Newswire - Resilience Closes $80 Million Series C Co-Led by General Catalyst ↗Boston College Law School Magazine - Producer David Fialkow '85 Wins Academy Award ↗Wikipedia - David Fialkow (co-founding year only) ↗