General Innovation Capital Partners

General Innovation Capital Partners (GICP) is a growth equity firm founded in 2022 and headquartered in Miami, Florida. The firm invests in advanced technology companies at scaling inflection points, with a focus on sectors tied to western resilience including defense tech, semiconductors, AI, quantum computing, space systems, autonomy, robotics, advanced manufacturing, clean energy, and resource security. GICP typically writes checks of $25M–$100M+, often taking minority positions with board influence. Its first fund, General Innovation Capital Partners Fund I, has approximately $200M in AUM. The firm was co-founded by Nick Hammerschlag (CEO) alongside Craig Huff, Mark Danchak, and Shaw Joseph, drawing on backgrounds in venture capital, private equity, technology, and policy.