Catalyst Social Ventures — Pre-Seed VC Firm ($500K–$6.0M Checks)
Catalyst Social Ventures is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Other. The firm typically writes $500K–$6.0M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.
- Check size
- $500K–$6.0M
- Portfolio
- 1 company on record
- Partners
- 3 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed
- Sectors
- Other
- HQ
- Austin, TX
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-06-12
Pre-Seed
$500K – $6.0M
1+ companies
3 partners
Investment Thesis
Engages in early-stage investments in Social Impact ventures that deliver measurable positive change through innovative approaches.
How Catalyst Social Ventures invests
Catalyst Social Ventures is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other.
Catalyst Social Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$6.0M per investment.
Catalyst Social Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including GreenPath Solutions.
Partners & Team
Nina Patel
Managing Partner
Brent Burish
General Partner
Frank Chivas
Owner
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (1)
Other
GreenPath Solutions
- •Raising at Pre-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 $500K – $6.0M check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Nina Patel, Managing Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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