Neeraj Arora

Neeraj Arora is a Managing Director at General Catalyst, where he leads the firm's strategy across India, the Middle East, and North Africa. He joined General Catalyst through its merger with Venture Highway, the early-stage India-focused fund he founded. He is best known for his tenure as Global Head of Business at WhatsApp, where he led the company's $19 billion acquisition by Facebook in 2014, and for spearheading General Catalyst's $5 billion commitment to invest in India over five years, with a particular focus on defense and resilience technology.