General Catalyst builds a data center to feed its startups’ AI compute needs

General Catalyst is building a data center to give its portfolio startups access to AI servers. The Information reported the move in an exclusive on October 14, 2026. Venture firms have long handed founders checks, advice, and introductions. Now at least one of them is handing out GPUs, which in the current market may be worth more than the advice. What General Catalyst is building The facility is designed to supply AI compute, mainly servers and GPUs, to companies backed by the firm. These are startups facing severe shortages of the hardware needed to train and run AI models. A separate report on October 13 indicated the center will serve a broad mix of startups. That includes companies at early stages as well as those further along in their growth. Part of the setup is reportedly a compute cluster set aside for startups with high token consumption. Tokens are the small chunks of text an AI model reads and writes, so heavy token use means a company is running its models hard and often. The firm’s stated approach centers on creating shared compute pools. Instead of each founder negotiating separately for scarce capacity, portfolio companies would draw from a common reservoir the fi...