#12
💎 Top 25
Notable influencer in Venture Capital
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Niko Bonatsos

General Catalyst
Venture Capital LinkedIn Twitter/X
#12
LinkedIn Rank
21,923
Benchmarker Score
145
Posts
16,139
Likes
1,928
Comments
111
Avg Likes
13
Avg Comments
18,067
Total Engagement
125
Engagement Rate
5.6
Posts/Week
Weekly
Posting Regularity
Metrics are based on tracked posts and calculated averages. Actual performance may vary.
21,395 followers

Data last refreshed: February 16, 2026

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

Recent Posts

20 posts

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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Just landed in the most powerful startup city on earth. Eager to make some new investments!

Personal Journey & Reflections Image N/A Nov 26, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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You don’t need a notable cofounder. You don’t need a warm intro. You don’t need a perfect pitch deck. You need a prototype that works and a one-way ticket to SF. Everything else is noise :). H...

Founder & Startup Advice Text Founder Journey Product Development Fundraising Co-founder Dynamics Nov 26, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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3 years old!!

Fund News & Milestones Video (LinkedIn Source) N/A Nov 25, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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What if Stanford moved to San Francisco?

Thought Leadership & Future Outlook Image Real Estate Nov 25, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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If a tech startup founder apologizes for their prototype looking ugly, yet their demo works perfectly then seriously consider it. They spent their time on the physics, not the paint.

Founder & Startup Advice Text Product Development Agile & Lean Nov 25, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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Rank History

16 Feb 2026
#42
24 Jan 2026
#37
24 Jan 2026
#37

Content Categories

Founder & Startup Advice 60
Personal Journey & Reflections 27
Thought Leadership & Future Outlook 11
Market Analysis & Trends 9
Team & Firm Culture 9

Topics & Themes

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

Top Quartile Benchmarks

Based on top 94 of 375 in Venture Capital

Posts
43
Niko: 150 ↑
Likes
20,660
Niko: 18,192 ↓
Comments
1,510
Niko: 2,247 ↑
Avg Likes
303.6
Niko: 121.3 ↓
Avg Comments
21.7
Niko: 15.0 ↓
Benchmarker Score
25,190
Niko: 24,933 ↓
Posts/Week
2.9
Niko: 5.6 ↑
Avg Post Length
405 chars
Niko: 120 ↓
Trending Topics (Top Quartile)
Artificial Intelligence Regulation & Policy Industry Trends Founder Journey Fundraising