CA

Catalyst Africa Ventures

VC
Cape Town, South AfricaWebsite
How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed, Pre-Seed

Check Size

$50K – $500K

Portfolio

61+ companies

Team

8 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focuses on African startups with scalable models addressing local infrastructure gaps in logistics, e-commerce, and financial technology.

Meet the Team

FN

Fatima Ndlovu

Managing Partner

Fintech
Africa
MC

Maelis Carraro

Managing Partner

climate-smart livelihoods
financial services
essential services
pre-seed climate tech
OE

Olúwatóyìn Emmanuel-Olubake (Toyin)

Chief Investment Officer

investment leadership
climate resilience
early-stage deal sourcing
MA

Malika Anand

Impact Venture Partner

impact investing
sustainability
social & environmental impact
climate adaptation
YA

Yemi Adegbayi

Vice Principal

venture strategy
deal execution
early-stage investment
AN

Amolo Ng’weno

General Partner

fintech
financial inclusion
digital economy
using data/regulation for inclusion
MB

Maxime Bayen

Operating Partner

climate tech venture building
ecosystem data
transparency/reporting
T(

Toyin (Olúwatóyìn Emmanuel-Olubake)

Chief Investment Officer

investment strategy
sector diversification
Africa

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Marketplace
Fintech
Food / AgTech
Climate / Energy
AI / ML
Consumer
Healthcare
Developer Tools

Portfolio Companies (61)

Other

FA

FarmSync

AgTech
AG

Agrails

Agriculture / Climate-smart agriculture·Current fund

"Discovered via openai_search (medium confidence)"

Likely an agtech venture

KE

Keep IT Cool

Cold chain / essential services·Pre-seed cohort

"Discovered via openai_search (medium confidence)"

Cooling / cold chain solutions

OC

Octavia Carbon

Climate fintech / carbon removal·Current fund

"Discovered via openai_search (medium confidence)"

Carbon / climate impact / carbon finance related

FA

Farm to Feed

Agri-food systems / livelihoods·Current fund

"Discovered via openai_search (medium confidence)"

Aggregation or supply of farm produce to feed supply chain

AG

Agro Supply

Agriculture / livelihoods·New cohort / current fund

"Discovered via openai_search (medium confidence)"

Agricultural inputs or supply

BI

Biobuu

Waste / climate resilience·Current fund

"Discovered via openai_search (medium confidence)"

Waste management or bio-solutions startup

ME

Medikea

Health / essential services·Current fund / early-stage funding

"Discovered via openai_search (medium confidence)"

Healthcare / medical supply chain or access

MA

Mazao Hub

Agtech / livelihoods·Pre-seed / current fund

"Discovered via openai_search (medium confidence)"

Agricultural marketplace / farming support

TH

Thola

Agtech / Food Value Chains / Sustainability / Climate Tech·Early / Pre-seed

"Discovered via openai_search (medium confidence)"

Compliance automation for SMEs in agriculture and food sectors

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