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Catalyst Fund

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Catalyst Fund is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Global investing in Other. The firm typically writes $100K–$500K checks and has 11 portfolio companies in our records.

Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$100K – $500K

AUM

$450M

Portfolio

11+ companies

Team

5 partners

Investor activity
Last known investment: 2021Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Inclusive fintech program and investor supporting early-stage fintech pilots in emerging markets.

How Catalyst Fund invests

Catalyst Fund is a vc firm based in Global. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other.

Catalyst Fund typically writes checks of $100K–$500K per investment, backed by approximately $450M in assets under management.

Investing since at least 2015, Catalyst Fund has backed 11 companies in our records, including Weave, Linksquares, pax8. Its most recent recorded investment was in 2021.

Meet the Team

KD

Kapil D

Partner

RM

Ryan McNally

Co-Founder

GK

Grady Kidder

Portfolio Management

TN

Tyler Newton

Managing Partner

CS

Chris Shipman

Senior Advisor

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Portfolio Companies (11)

2021

WE

Weave

Customer communication & payments software for SMBs·IPO
LI

Linksquares

Contract lifecycle management SaaS

2020

PA

pax8

Digital marketplace for IT software & cloud products

2019

ED

EDB

Database management system for PostgreSQL

2017

FU

Fusion Risk Management

Operational risk management software
CH

ChowNow

SaaS digital ordering platform for restaurants

2016

BR

BrightFarms

Provider of hydroponically-grown, fresh and local produce

2015

PR

Presence

Live online therapy and behavioral and mental health services for K-12 students

Other

M-

M-KOPA

FinTech adjacency
PA

Paga

FinTech/Payments
How to pitch Catalyst Fund
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, 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 $100K – $500K check.
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Kapil D, Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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