General Catalyst partner Priya Mohan resigns; says, 'I am feeling a remarkable sense of exhilaration'

Priya Mohan, a partner at Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm General Catalyst, has stepped down from her role, she announced in a LinkedIn post.

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“After 22 years of an amazing and rewarding professional journey, I have decided to take a break — I do not know ‘what next’ (yet), but despite the uncertainty, I am feeling a remarkable sense of exhilaration,” she wrote.

Mohan joined General Catalyst in 2024 following the firm’s merger with India-focused early-stage investor Venture Highway, where she had been managing partner. At Venture Highway, she led investments in startups such as FamPay and BetterPlace, and, alongside cofounder Neeraj Arora, steered the firm’s $60 million third fund before the transition.

Before her venture capital career, Mohan co-founded Vidyartha, a Bengaluru-based edtech platform acquired by Byju’s in 2017, and worked in equity research and investment banking. She is a chartered accountant and a management graduate from the Indian School of Business.

General Catalyst, known globally for backing companies including Airbnb, Snap, Canva and Stripe, has also invested in Indian startups such as Zepto, Pronto and PB Health. The firm last year closed its $8 billion Fund XII, with a focus on artificial intelligence, healthcare, fintech, climate, defence and industrial technologies.

Mohan’s departure adds to a wave of leadership changes in the venture capital sector. In recent months, Mirae Asset Venture Investments’ India CEO Ashish Dave, Peak XV Partners’ managing directors Shailesh Lakhani and Abheek Anand, and Nexus Venture Partners’ Sameer Brij Verma have all stepped down. Eight Roads Ventures’ Asia managing partner Raj Dugar and Peak XV’s partner Shraeyansh Thakur also announced exits earlier this year.