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Catalyst AI Fund

VC
San Francisco, CA

Catalyst AI Fund is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in AI / ML, Other. The firm typically writes $100K–$2.0M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$100K–$2.0M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
7 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
AI / ML, Other
HQ
San Francisco, CA
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-08-13

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$100K – $2.0M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

7 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Backing early-stage companies that leverage AI/ML to build scalable disruptive solutions, with a strong interest in workflow-enabled tools.

How Catalyst AI Fund invests

Catalyst AI Fund is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on AI / ML, Other. It does not invest in Biotech, Hardware.

Catalyst AI Fund typically writes checks of $100K–$2.0M per investment.

Catalyst AI Fund has backed 2 companies in our records, including WorkflowBot, AI Mentor.

Partners & Team

MA

Malika Anand

Partner

impact and sustainability
gender inclusion
social metrics & learning
YA

Yemi Adegbayi

Principal

investment analysis
financial modelling
portfolio support
MB

Maxime Bayen

Partner

venture operations
climate-tech ecosystem development
data & transparency
OE

Olúwatóyìn Emmanuel-Olubake (Toyin)

Chief Investment Officer

early-stage & growth equity investments
impact investing in Africa
financial services / climate finance
JP

Josh Patel

Founding Partner

AI/ML
Future of Work
MC

Maelis Carraro

Managing Partner

climate resilience
fintech for underserved populations
emerging markets
AN

Amolo Ng’weno

General Partner

deal sourcing & diligence
scaling early-stage startups
science & innovation ecosystems

Industry Focus

Invests In

AI / ML
Other

Does Not Invest In

Biotech
Hardware

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

WO

WorkflowBot

Future of Work
AI

AI Mentor

Corporate Training
How to pitch Catalyst AI Fund
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in AI / ML, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $2.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Malika Anand, Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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