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Technology

General Atlantic has a strong heritage as a leading global technology investor, and we are proud to have invested in many of the most innovative and disruptive high-growth companies in the Technology sector over our 40-year history. We focus on partnering with entrepreneurs and management teams of tech and tech-enabled companies across consumer internet, software and business services.

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Riskified ×

Riskified is a payment fraud management solution for online merchants, marketplaces, e-travel retailers, and digital goods and services providers.

  • Sector: Technology
  • Headquarters: Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel and New York, NY
  • Date Invested: 11/29/2019
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Clear ×

Clear is a leading biometrics company that streamlines authentication and security.

  • Sector: Technology
  • Headquarters: New York, NY
  • Date Invested: 11/25/2019
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Ruangguru ×

Ruangguru is a leading online, supplementary ed-tech platform in Indonesia.

  • Region: India & Southeast Asia
  • Sector: Technology
  • Headquarters: Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Date Invested: 12/23/2019
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AppsFlyer ×

AppsFlyer is a leading provider of mobile marketing attribution software for mobile marketers.

  • Region: EMEA
  • Sector: Technology
  • Headquarters: Tel Aviv, Israel
  • Date Invested: 01/10/2020
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Unacademy ×

Unacademy is an Indian digital test prep solution company that uses a tech-enabled marketplace to offer multi-lingual, live-video-streaming classes.

  • Region: India & Southeast Asia
  • Sector: Technology
  • Headquarters: Bengaluru, India
  • Date Invested: 03/17/2020
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Ding Dong ×

Ding Dong is a leading Chinese fresh food e-commerce platform.

  • Region: China
  • Sector: Technology
  • Headquarters: Shanghai, China
  • Date Invested: 04/9/2020
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Duolingo ×

Duolingo is a global consumer language learning platform that uses gamification and machine learning-influenced personalized educational pathways to deliver effective learning experiences.

  • Sector: Technology
  • Headquarters: Pittsburgh, PA
  • Date Invested: 04/23/2020
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Quizlet ×

Quizlet is a leading online learning platform, allowing users to create, share, and consume educational content.

  • Region: United States
  • Sector: Technology
  • Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
  • Date Invested: 04/20/2020
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Samsara ×

Samsara is a leader in telematics for commercial vehicles and broader industrial Internet of Things solutions.

  • Sector: Technology
  • Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
  • Date Invested: 05/19/2020
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Jio ×

Reliance Jio is a next-generation technology platform focused on providing high-quality and affordable digital services across India.

  • Region: India & Southeast Asia
  • Sector: Technology
  • Headquarters: Mumbai, India
  • Date Invested: 07/10/2020
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Anton Levy

Co-President,
Managing Director,
Chairman of Global Technology
New York

Anton Levy ×

Anton Levy is the Chairman of Global Technology, Co-President and Managing Director at General Atlantic. He serves on the firm’s Executive and Investment Committees. In addition to the companies mentioned below, Anton has led General Atlantic’s investments in leading technology companies such as Alibaba, CrowdStrike, Facebook, Slack and Snapchat and co-led investments in Adyen and Bytedance. Anton has been named to the Forbes Midas List of top investors each year from 2014 to 2024. Before joining General Atlantic in 1998, Anton was an investment banker at Morgan Stanley where he focused on the technology sector.

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Chris Caulkin

Managing Director,
Head of Technology for EMEA
London

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Chris Caulkin is a Managing Director and Head of Technology for EMEA focusing on General Atlantic’s investments in the Technology sector. Prior to joining General Atlantic in 2011, Chris was an Analyst and Associate at Warburg Pincus in London for four years where he concentrated on investments in the media, technology, and business services sectors. Before Warburg Pincus, Chris was an Associate at The Boston Consulting Group in London where he worked on a range of media, technology, and financial services projects.

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Gabriel Caillaux

Co-President,
Global Head of Climate,
Managing Director
London

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Gabriel Caillaux is Global Head of Climate, Co-President, Managing Director and Head of General Atlantic’s business in EMEA. He is also a member of the firm’s Executive, Investment and Portfolio Committees. Since joining the firm in 2004, Gabriel has helped expand the firm’s investment focus across the greater European region to include Eastern Europe and the Middle East. He focuses on investments in the Financial Services and Technology sectors. Before joining General Atlantic, Gabriel worked in the telecoms, media & technology division at Merrill Lynch in London and New York.

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Alex Crisses

Managing Director, Global Head of New Investment Sourcing & Co-Head of Emerging Growth New York

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Alex Crisses is a Managing Director at General Atlantic and focuses on investments in the firm’s Technology sector. Alex also serves as Global Head of New Investment Sourcing, leading the firm’s thematic sourcing program, and co-heads its Emerging Growth Platform. Before joining General Atlantic in 2016, Alex was a Managing Director at Insight Venture Partners where he focused on Software and Internet investments globally. Earlier in his career, Alex worked in the Investment Banking division at Credit Suisse where he focused on global energy and power.

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Martín Escobari

Co-President,
Managing Director,
Head of Global Growth Equity
New York, São Paulo

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Martín Escobari is Head of Global Growth Equity, Co-President, and Managing Director. Martín is Chairman of the firm’s Investment Committee and also serves on the Portfolio and Executive Committees.

Before joining General Atlantic in 2012, Martín was a Managing Director at Advent International where he focused on the financial services sector. Prior to that, he was Co-Founder and CFO of Submarino.com, a leading Brazilian online retailer that went public on the Bovespa and was sold to Lojas Americanas in 2006. Martin started his career as a management consultant at The Boston Consulting Group.

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Sandeep Naik

Managing Director Singapore

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Sandeep Naik is a Managing Director focused on General Atlantic’s business in India & Southeast Asia. Before joining General Atlantic in 2012, Sandeep served as a Partner and Co-Head of India for Apax, leading investments in the healthcare, financial and business services and retail and consumer sectors. Earlier in his career, he was Global Marketing Manager at Medtronic Inc., a scientist at Mayo Clinic, and a management consultant with McKinsey & Company. He is also the Co-Founder of InfraScan Inc., a medical device business focused on detecting bleeding inside the brain using a handheld device. Sandeep was selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and has served on the Global Agenda Council of New Order of Economic Thinking.

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Tanzeen Syed

Managing Director,
Head of Consumer Internet and Technology
New York

Tanzeen Syed ×

Tanzeen Syed is a Managing Director and Head of General Atlantic’s Consumer Internet and Technology sector. He rejoined General Atlantic in 2018 after working at the firm from 2006 to 2013. Prior to rejoining General Atlantic, Tanzeen was a Director at Temasek, where he led U.S. technology growth investments, and prior to that, he was a Vice President at Great Hill Partners, where he focused on Internet and software growth investing.

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Eric Zhang

Managing Director,
Head of China
Hong Kong

Eric Zhang ×

Eric Zhang is a Managing Director and Head of General Atlantic’s business in China. Before joining the firm in 2016, Eric was a Global Partner and Managing Director at The Carlyle Group from 2006 to 2016 where he focused on investments in Asia. Previously, he was Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions at Credit Suisse in Hong Kong, and prior to that, he was a Vice President in the Investment Banking division at China International Capital Corporation Limited in Beijing.

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Luis Cervantes

Managing Director,
Head of Mexico Office
Mexico City

Luis Cervantes ×

Luis Cervantes is a Managing Director and leads General Atlantic’s Mexico City office, focusing on the firm’s growth investments in Mexico and across Latin America. Prior to joining General Atlantic in 2013, Luis was an Associate at Advent International where he concentrated on investments across sectors in Latin America. Previously, he was an Investment Banking Analyst at UBS in the Latin American group based in Mexico City. Luis is a Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum, and is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization. He also formerly served as an Adjunct Professor at Universidad Iberoamericana.

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Luiz Ribeiro

Managing Director, Co-Head of Brazil Office São Paulo

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Luiz Ribeiro is a Managing Director and Co-Head of General Atlantic’s Brazil Office. He also focuses on the firm’s investment activity in Colombia. Before joining General Atlantic in 2016, Luiz worked as a Director at Advent International where he concentrated on the financial services and healthcare sectors while based in the São Paulo and Bogota offices. During his time at Advent, he served on the boards of a number of investments, and served as Interim CFO of Atmosfera.

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Roger Gao

Managing Director Hong Kong

Roger Gao ×

Roger Gao is a Managing Director at General Atlantic and focuses on investments in the firm’s Financial Services and Technology sectors in China. Before joining the firm in 2012, Roger was an Analyst in the Investment Banking division at Goldman Sachs based in Hong Kong where he focused on the consumer, retail, and healthcare sectors.

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