Catalyst Retail Fund
Catalyst Retail Fund is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Other, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $300K–$2.0M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.
- Check size
- $300K–$2.0M
- Portfolio
- 1 company on record
- Partners
- 1 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sectors
- Other, AI / ML
- HQ
- Chicago, IL
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-05-14
Pre-Seed, Seed
$300K – $2.0M
1+ companies
1 partner
Investment Thesis
Dedicated to supporting startups building the next wave of tools for retailers, with an emphasis on operational efficiency and reducing environmental impact.
How Catalyst Retail Fund invests
Catalyst Retail Fund is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, AI / ML. It does not invest in Healthcare.
Catalyst Retail Fund typically writes checks of $300K–$2.0M per investment.
Catalyst Retail Fund has backed 1 company in our records, including EcoReturns.
Partners & Team
Emma Patel
Partner
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (1)
Other
EcoReturns
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $300K – $2.0M check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Emma Patel, Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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