Niko Bonatsos

Niko Bonatsos is a Managing Director at General Catalyst based in San Francisco, California, where he focuses on early-stage and seed venture capital investments. Since joining the firm in 2011, he has specialized in identifying emerging consumer technologies, deep tech, and hardware-software integrations across multiple fund cycles. His investment portfolio features prominent technology companies, including early backing of Discord, Snap, Audius, and Sleeper, contributing to the firm's estimated $25 billion in total assets under management. Prior to his venture capital career, he earned a Master of Science from Stanford University, a Master of Philosophy from the University of Cambridge, and a diploma in electrical engineering from the National Technical University of Athens. Bonatsos leverages his extensive academic background in engineering and scientific innovation to support founders building frontier technologies and next-generation consumer applications.