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Catalyst Creatives Fund

VC
Los Angeles, CAWebsite

Catalyst Creatives Fund is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Los Angeles, CA investing in Other, AI / ML, Fintech. The firm typically writes $50K–$200K checks and has 23 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$50K – $200K

Portfolio

23+ companies

Team

12 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Empowering digital and creator-centric businesses that drive new content creation paradigms.

How Catalyst Creatives Fund invests

Catalyst Creatives Fund is a vc firm based in Los Angeles, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other, AI / ML, Fintech, Climate / Energy. It does not invest in Hardware.

Catalyst Creatives Fund typically writes checks of $50K–$200K per investment.

Catalyst Creatives Fund has backed 23 companies in our records, including MediaBoost, FTB Green Credit Facility, Regenerative Capital Fund (ReCa).

Meet the Team

LZ

Lena Zhang

Principal

Digital Media
Creator Economy
CP

Climate Policy Initiative

Partnership

Blended Climate Finance
C

Convergence

Partnership

Blended Climate Finance
S

SGS

Latin America and the Caribbean Energy Sustainable Guaranty Solutions (SGS)

Guarantee Mechanism
Greenfield Projects
AE

Acre Export Finance Fund I

Sub-Saharan Africa

Export Finance
Climate-aligned Infrastructure
CC

Client Credit Enhancement Guarantee Fund (CCEF)

Sub-Saharan Africa Energy

Electrification
Rural Sub-Saharan Africa
AI

Amazonia Impact Ventures (AIV)

Latin America and the Caribbean Land Use

Impact-linked Debt Financing
Indigenous Organizations
Amazon-based Organizations
OA

One Acre Ventures

Sub-Saharan Africa Land Use

Agricultural Financing
Smallholders
FG

FTB Green Credit Facility

Asia-Pacific Multi-sector

Green Lending
Renewable Energy
Energy Efficiency
RC

Regenerative Capital Fund (ReCa)

Sub-Saharan Africa Land Use

Regenerative Agriculture
Nature-based Solutions
NI

Nordic Impact Funds

Sub-Saharan Africa Land Use

Climate Resilience
Gender Inclusion
Livelihoods
GF

Good Fashion Fund 2.0

South Asia Energy

Textile Suppliers
Renewable Technologies

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML
Fintech
Climate / Energy

Does Not Invest In

Hardware

Portfolio Companies (23)

Other

ME

MediaBoost

Content Growth Platform
FT

FTB Green Credit Facility

Multi-sector

FTB Green Credit Facility is a USD 160 million blended finance vehicle designed to scale green lending in Cambodia across renewable energy, energy efficiency, clean transportation, green buildings, and sustainable agriculture.

RE

Regenerative Capital Fund (ReCa)

Land Use

The Regenerative Capital Fund (ReCa) is a USD 400 million open-ended blended equity investment vehicle designed to scale regenerative agriculture and nature-based solutions across Sub-Saharan Africa.

SO

Southeast Asia Blue Innovation Facility (SEA Fund)

Blue economy

The Southeast Asia Blue Innovation Facility (SEA Fund) is a USD 500 million blended finance debt vehicle designed to drive maritime decarbonization, climate adaptation, and inclusive economic development across Southeast Asia’s blue economy.

NO

Nordic Impact Funds

Land Use

Nordic Impact Funds is raising a USD 50M evergreen fund and a USD 5M impact-linked financing and technical assistance facility in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Malawi—advancing climate resilience, gender inclusion, and livelihoods.

GO

Good Fashion Fund 2.0

Energy

The Good Fashion Fund 2.0 is envisioned as a USD 60 million fund supporting textile suppliers in India, Bangladesh, and Vietnam to adopt renewable and energy-efficient technologies—paired with a USD 1.5 million TA facility for environmental and social improvements.

EM

Emata Special Purpose Vehicle

Land Use

Emata is a Kampala-based agri-fintech raising USD 20 million through SPVs to deliver affordable loans and weather-based insurance for smallholder farmers across East Africa, with an initial focus on Uganda.

P-

P-REC Aggregation Facility (PAF)

Energy

A pilot project finance facility that mobilizes capital for solar and hydro mini-grid projects across 14 fragile countries in Sub-Saharan Africa through the origination, aggregation, and sale of Peace Renewable Energy Certificates (P-RECs).

CA

Catalyst Fund Resilience I

Multi-sector

A venture capital fund investing in pre-seed climate adaptation startups in Africa, with follow-on investments at seed and Series A stages.

BL

Blue Alliance Blended Finance Vehicle

Blue economy

A blended facility that will support 2 million ha of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) across Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia.

How to pitch Catalyst Creatives Fund
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML, Fintech — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $50K – $200K check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Lena Zhang, Principal.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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