General Inception

Investment firm

General Inception

Accelerator, Venture capital

WebsiteCrunchbase profilePalo Alto·California·United States9known portfolio companies7people tracked16co-investors

General Inception is an accelerator and venture capital firm. Based in Palo Alto, California, United States. The known portfolio counts 9 companies, including Constructive Bio, Alida Biosciences, Pharmacelera, Surf Therapeutics, Planet Smart and Sestina Bio.

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Investment focus

Who to pitch at General Inception

General Inception portfolio companies (9)

  • Constructive Bio
  • Alida Biosciences
  • Pharmacelera
  • Surf Therapeutics
  • Planet Smart
  • Sestina Bio
  • Tavira Therapeutics
  • Biocellis
  • Switchback Systems

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About General Inception

The firm's listing covers sectors AI and Healthcare, and focus areas Biotech, Drug Discovery, Life Science and MedTech; known deals cluster at Pre-Seed and Seed.

The team counts 7 people in our database. Paul Conley (CEO & Co-founder), Chris Picariello (President) and Nadiya Ishnazarova (Senior Director) are shown as the contacts to pitch.

Across the known portfolio, 16 co-investors appear alongside General Inception, including Vertical Venture Partners, Ahren Innovation Capital and Agentschap Innoveren & Ondernemen.

Frequently asked questions

What is General Inception?

General Inception is an accelerator and venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California, United States, with a known portfolio of 9 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.

What does General Inception invest in?

Listed sectors include AI and Healthcare; listed focus areas include Biotech, Drug Discovery, Life Science and MedTech. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.

What stage does General Inception invest at?

The known deals of General Inception include Pre-Seed and Seed rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.

Who should I pitch at General Inception?

3 of the 7 people on file at General Inception are listed as contacts for the firm. All 7 have their own profile page.

How do I contact General Inception?

Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 7 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.

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