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#19
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Niko Bonatsos

General Catalyst
Venture Capital LinkedIn Twitter/X
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#19
LinkedIn Rank
20,508
Benchmarker Score
150
Posts
16,616
Likes
1,946
Comments
111
Avg Likes
13
Avg Comments
18,562
Total Engagement
124
Engagement Rate
4.6
Posts/Week
Infrequent
Posting Regularity
Metrics are based on tracked posts and calculated averages. Actual performance may vary.
21,395 followers

Data last refreshed: April 20, 2026

Engagement metrics shown below reflect data as of this date. Current LinkedIn stats may differ.

20 posts

Very excited fro Sergei Sorokin, Pim de Witte and the entire Highlight team! They are moving at the speed of ambition in the AI era ;).

Portfolio Company Wins Video (LinkedIn Source) Artificial Intelligence Portfolio Management Mar 24, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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No more manual research needed thanks to Anna Monaco and her team at Paradigm!

Portfolio Company Wins Video (LinkedIn Source) Automation Mar 19, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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Best growth gig in nyc right now!

Team & Firm Culture Text Hiring & Talent Team Building Company Culture Feb 19, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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Super exciting! Can't wait to give it a try!

Other Text N/A Feb 17, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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Thrilled to be back home in San Francisco!

Personal Journey & Reflections Text N/A Feb 11, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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Over the moon to be in Boston for a few days to see some old friends and make some new ones!

Personal Journey & Reflections Text N/A Feb 06, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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Very grateful for everyone’s support over the last few weeks. Over the moon thankful. Particularly appreciative of all the founders who’ve gone out of their way to help us out at Verdict Capital!

Team & Firm Culture Text Company Culture Leadership Feb 02, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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DAU, WAU, MAU ratios and retention across cohorts just became irrelevant in the Moltbook era. As AI agents are chronically online and can be omnipresent, these traditional metrics are going to be 1...

Thought Leadership & Future Outlook Text AI Agents Artificial Intelligence Startup Metrics Retention & Churn Jan 31, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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Beyond excited to be back to New York City with our Verdict Capital team to see some old friends and make some new ones!

Team & Firm Culture Text Company Culture Team Building Jan 28, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Founder & Managing Director at Verdict Capital!

Fund News & Milestones Celebration Fund Management Leadership Jan 20, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Always be learning at Something New!

Team & Firm Culture Celebration Company Culture Jan 16, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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After 15 wonderful years at General Catalyst I am moving on to new adventures. The best days for GC are ahead! Super grateful to every single one of my teammates that I had the fortune to work wit...

Personal Journey & Reflections Text LP Relations Jan 06, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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This is the year of Bandana !

Portfolio Company Wins Text Portfolio Management Jan 05, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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Work with nice people who care and get shit done. This solves 99% of any problems that might arise.

Founder & Startup Advice Text Company Culture Team Building Hiring & Talent Dec 10, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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The incumbents are still polishing their slide decks. You just shipped the product. While the world waits for permission, you are paving the road. Speed is your unfair advantage. Keep shipping!

Founder & Startup Advice Text Product Development Agile & Lean Competitive Advantage Dec 05, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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Momentum always looks like magic to the people standing still.

Personal Journey & Reflections Text N/A Dec 03, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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The most valuable dataset on earth is just a team of relentless builders talking to each other non stop. You can screenshot the Slack threads, but you can never copy paste their momentum. Ship so f...

Founder & Startup Advice Text Company Culture Team Building Agile & Lean Operational Excellence Dec 03, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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Don't build a shrine to the past; build a launchpad for what's next. High five the legends and then ship the future with a massive grin.

Founder & Startup Advice Text Leadership Founder Journey Product Development Dec 02, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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Only took me 16 years to give it some Greek flavor! Happy Thanksgiving!

Personal Journey & Reflections Image N/A Nov 27, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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~3.5m people will be involved in India’s forthcoming census next year to count ~1.5bn people!🤯

Market Analysis & Trends Text Emerging Markets Macroeconomics Nov 26, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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Rank History

Apr 2026
#19

Content Categories

Founder & Startup Advice 60
Personal Journey & Reflections 28
Thought Leadership & Future Outlook 11
Team & Firm Culture 10
Market Analysis & Trends 9

Topics & Themes

Founder Journey Product Development Fundraising Leadership Agile & Lean Artificial Intelligence Company Culture Seed Stage Industry Trends Team Building Product-Market Fit Investment Thesis Portfolio Management Operational Excellence Capital Efficiency Hiring & Talent Burn Rate & Runway Co-founder Dynamics Founder Mental Health Competitive Advantage

Top Quartile Benchmarks

Based on top 94 of 376 in Venture Capital

Posts
51
Niko: 155 ↑
Likes
21,855
Niko: 18,669 ↓
Comments
1,662
Niko: 2,265 ↑
Avg Likes
291.4
Niko: 120.5 ↓
Avg Comments
20.9
Niko: 14.6 ↓
Benchmarker Score
25,178
Niko: 23,199 ↓
Posts/Week
2.4
Niko: 4.6 ↑
Avg Post Length
447 chars
Niko: 118 ↓
Trending Topics (Top Quartile)
Artificial Intelligence Regulation & Policy Industry Trends Founder Journey Fundraising