General Atlantic
Organization
Key facts about this entity
Entity type: Organization
Schema.org type: Corporation
Country: United States
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 1980
Founder: Chuck Feeney
Sector: Global growth equity — technology, financial services, consumer, healthcare, life sciences
Notable DACH portfolio: Flix (Series G participant, >$650M round at >$3B valuation, June 2021)
Official website: https://www.generalatlantic.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/general-atlantic
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Atlantic
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3100958
Entity Profile
Overview
General Atlantic is a US global growth-equity firm founded in 1980, headquartered in New York, that invests in growth-stage companies across technology, financial services, consumer, healthcare and life sciences from offices across the Americas, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
What it is
General Atlantic was founded in 1980 by Chuck Feeney and operates from New York as a global growth-equity firm with offices across the Americas, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. It invests at growth stage across technology, financial services, consumer, healthcare and life sciences, and is a recurring reference investor in European growth-stage technology companies.
DACH relevance and Startuprad.io coverage
General Atlantic is one of the longest-established global growth-equity firms and a frequent investor in European technology at scale. It participated in the Flix Series G growth round of more than $650 million at a valuation above $3 billion in June 2021, alongside Permira, TCV, HV Capital, Silver Lake, BlackRock, Baillie Gifford and Canyon Partners — the round that positioned Flix as a globally scaled European mobility company ahead of its Greyhound Lines acquisition.
Public source context
Public information on General Atlantic used for this record is drawn from its official https://www.generalatlantic.com , its https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Atlantic and https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3100958 , and public reporting on the Flix Series G growth round of June 2021.
Startuprad.io coverage of General Atlantic
How the Greensill Capital Collapse touched the German Fintech Scene - Founder Interview
Published: 15 March 2026
Last updated: 29 August 2026
Coverage type: Interview
https://www.startuprad.io/post/how-the-greensill-capital-collapse-touched-the-german-fintech-scene-founder-interview
Meet the German Entrepreneur of the Year - Co-Founder of Flix, which now owns Greyhound #GSA22
Published: 14 December 2022
Last updated: 27 August 2026
Coverage type: Interview
https://www.startuprad.io/post/meet-the-german-entrepreneur-of-the-year-co-founder-of-flix-which-now-owns-greyhound-gsa22
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