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Catalyst Rolling Fund

VC
Austin, TexasWebsite

Catalyst Rolling Fund is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, Texas investing in Other, SaaS. The firm typically writes $500K–$2.5M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$500K – $2.5M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

15 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Catalyst focuses on AI-driven solutions in the B2B SaaS market, aiming to empower businesses with next-gen software tools and applications.

How Catalyst Rolling Fund invests

Catalyst Rolling Fund is a vc firm based in Austin, Texas. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, SaaS. It does not invest in Hardware.

Catalyst Rolling Fund typically writes checks of $500K–$2.5M per investment.

Catalyst Rolling Fund has backed 2 companies in our records, including Insight AI, OptimizeKey.

Meet the Team

MB

Matthew Barnathan

Director of Investor Relations

CH

Chip Hano

Vice President

MS

Michael Schoonover

Chief Operating Officer

RB

Rick Burdick

Regional Vice President

JA

John Aragona

Director of Sales

LM

Larry Milder

President and CEO

RM

Rachel Morgan

GP

AI Software
B2B SaaS
RS

Ray Smith

Marketing Director

TU

Tye Uppinghouse

Vice President

BS

Brandon Schwulst

Vice President

CC

Christopher Cipolla

Vice President of Investment Operations

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CFRIX

Strategy

Fixed income
High yield
R

RFXIX

Strategy

Fixed income
High yield
I

IIXIX

Strategy

Fixed income
High yield
M

MBXIX

Strategy

Tactical liquidity
Low correlation
Adaptive investment process

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS

Does Not Invest In

Hardware

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

IN

Insight AI

AI Software
OP

OptimizeKey

B2B SaaS
How to pitch Catalyst Rolling Fund
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $2.5M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Matthew Barnathan, Director of Investor Relations.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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