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Catalyst Foundry

VC
Chicago, ILWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$300K – $3.0M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Supports early-stage B2B companies transforming outdated enterprise systems into efficient workflow-driven models.

How Catalyst Foundry invests

Catalyst Foundry is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Enterprise, Other. It does not invest in Crypto, Consumer Marketplaces.

Catalyst Foundry typically writes checks of $300K–$3.0M per investment.

Catalyst Foundry has backed 1 company in our records, including Optimize.ly.

Meet the Team

VC

Vanessa Chan

Managing Partner

Enterprise Optimization

Industry Focus

Invests In

Enterprise
Other

Does Not Invest In

Crypto
Consumer Marketplaces

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

OP

Optimize.ly

Enterprise Optimization
How to pitch Catalyst Foundry
  • Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Enterprise, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $300K – $3.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Vanessa Chan, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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