Catalyst Creatives Fund
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.
Pre-Seed
$50K – $200K
23+ companies
12 partners
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
Lena Zhang
Principal
Climate Policy Initiative
Partnership
Convergence
Partnership
SGS
Latin America and the Caribbean Energy Sustainable Guaranty Solutions (SGS)
Acre Export Finance Fund I
Sub-Saharan Africa
Client Credit Enhancement Guarantee Fund (CCEF)
Sub-Saharan Africa Energy
Amazonia Impact Ventures (AIV)
Latin America and the Caribbean Land Use
One Acre Ventures
Sub-Saharan Africa Land Use
FTB Green Credit Facility
Asia-Pacific Multi-sector
Regenerative Capital Fund (ReCa)
Sub-Saharan Africa Land Use
Nordic Impact Funds
Sub-Saharan Africa Land Use
Good Fashion Fund 2.0
South Asia Energy
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (23)
Other
MediaBoost
FTB Green Credit Facility
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.
Regenerative Capital Fund (ReCa)
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.
Southeast Asia Blue Innovation Facility (SEA Fund)
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.
Nordic Impact Funds
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.
Good Fashion Fund 2.0
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.
Emata Special Purpose Vehicle
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-REC Aggregation Facility (PAF)
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).
Catalyst Fund Resilience I
A venture capital fund investing in pre-seed climate adaptation startups in Africa, with follow-on investments at seed and Series A stages.
Blue Alliance Blended Finance Vehicle
A blended facility that will support 2 million ha of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) across Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia.
- •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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