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General Catalyst

Business / industry · Cross-sector / other · HQ: United States · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, General Catalyst appears in 8 declared MEP meetings (4 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

8
declared meetings
with current MEPs
4
MEPs met
€50,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
3.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“We work with companies through their entire lifecycle-from the earliest stages through growth and beyond. Our team has expertise in all phases of company building and can add real value at every inflection point. No matter where they are in their journey, we always aspire to be a founder’s first call-connecting them to the relationships that matter most. We are…”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 8 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Greens/EFA450%
European People's Party225%
Renew Europe225%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2025).

2023
1
2024
0
2025
4
2026
3

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Sergey Lagodinsky
4 meetings · Greens/EFA
Eva Maydell
2 meetings · EPP
Michael McNamara
1 meeting · Renew
Pascal Canfin
1 meeting · Renew

The 8 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
23 Apr 2026Michael McNamaraDigital Omnibus
23 Apr 2026Sergey LagodinskyExchange of Views
22 Apr 2026Pascal CanfinStartup policy
16 Dec 2025Sergey LagodinskyExchange of Views
9 May 2025Sergey LagodinskyExchange of Views
13 Feb 2025Eva MaydellEU Competitiveness Agenda
24 Jan 2025Sergey LagodinskyExchange of views
8 Jun 2023Eva MaydellAI Act

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