Catalyst Edge Ventures — Pre-Seed VC Firm ($250K–$600K Checks)
Catalyst Edge Ventures is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Other. The firm typically writes $250K–$600K checks.
- Check size
- $250K–$600K
- Partners
- 5 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed
- Sectors
- Other
- HQ
- Chicago, IL
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-09-28
Pre-Seed
$250K – $600K
5 partners
Investment Thesis
Dedicated to funding innovative service technology and SMB operational platforms that enhance productivity.
How Catalyst Edge Ventures invests
Catalyst Edge Ventures is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other.
Catalyst Edge Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$600K per investment.
Partners & Team
Mike Grisham
CEO
President and CEO, Virginia Catalyst, Founder and CEO, GPB Scientific, Inc.
Samantha Green
Managing Partner
Mickey Kim
Former Senior Vice President, Research and Commercialization
Former Senior Vice President, Research and Commercialization, Inova Translational Medicine Institute
James Powers
Chairman and CEO
Chairman and CEO, HemoShear Therapeutics, LLC
Thomas D. Roberts III
General Partner
General Partner, Harbert Growth Partners, Harbert Management Corporation
Industry Focus
Invests In
- •Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $600K check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Mike Grisham, CEO.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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