CatalystMinds VC
CatalystMinds VC is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in AI / ML, SaaS. The firm typically writes $500K–$3.0M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.
- Check size
- $500K–$3.0M
- Portfolio
- 1 company on record
- Partners
- 6 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed
- Sectors
- AI / ML, SaaS
- HQ
- Chicago, IL
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-06-28
Pre-Seed
$500K – $3.0M
1+ companies
6 partners
Investment Thesis
Invests in AI-driven B2B startups that offer innovative solutions across sectors.
How CatalystMinds VC invests
CatalystMinds VC is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on AI / ML, SaaS. It does not invest in Biotech.
CatalystMinds VC typically writes checks of $500K–$3.0M per investment.
CatalystMinds VC has backed 1 company in our records, including NeuralSync.
Partners & Team
Tyler Newton
Managing Partner
Kapil D
Partner
Chris Shipman
Senior Advisor
James Liu
Senior Partner
Ryan McNally
Co-Founder
Ognomy Sleep
Welcoming
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (1)
Other
NeuralSync
- •Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in AI / ML, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $500K – $3.0M check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Tyler Newton, Managing Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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