Dr. Jeannette zu Fürstenberg is Managing Director of General Catalyst and in charge of its European business. Jeannette is Founding Partner of La Famiglia VC, one of Europe's most distinguished early-stage platforms. Jeannette embodies a passionate generalist with a founder-led approach. Her investments are driven by her vision of a resilient, more prosperous Europe, with technology as a key driver of transformation in AI, climate, industrial transformation, and defense. Her early investments include Deel, Helsing, Mistral, and Personio. She serves on the boards of Helsing, Mistral, and Applied Intuition. She is a driving force behind the EU AI Champions Initiative to accelerate AI adoption. In her book, Europe's New Renaissance, she explores how Europe can reinvent itself.