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Catalyst Innovations Fund

VC
Austin, TXWebsite

Catalyst Innovations Fund is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Other, SaaS, Enterprise. The firm typically writes $50K–$150K checks and has 52 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$50K – $150K

Portfolio

52+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in high-impact marketing tech solutions with a focus on scalable B2B SaaS business models.

How Catalyst Innovations Fund invests

Catalyst Innovations Fund is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other, SaaS, Enterprise.

Catalyst Innovations Fund typically writes checks of $50K–$150K per investment.

Catalyst Innovations Fund has backed 52 companies in our records, including Market Boost, SaaS Growth, Tvardi Therapeutics.

Meet the Team

RL

Richard Lipkin

Founder

EJ

Ella Johnson

Partner

Marketing Tech
B2B SaaS
RB

Rachel Butler

President

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS
Enterprise

Portfolio Companies (52)

Other

MA

Market Boost

Marketing Tech
SA

SaaS Growth

B2B SaaS
TV

Tvardi Therapeutics

AO

AOA Diagnostics

BL

Bloomertech

CO

Concarlo Holdings

OC

OCON Healthcare

SI

SIA

MI

Microbion Corporation

MA

MadSci

How to pitch Catalyst Innovations Fund
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS, Enterprise — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $50K – $150K check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Richard Lipkin, Founder.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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