Community Catalyst Fund — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($750K–$2.5M Checks)
Community Catalyst Fund is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Raleigh, NC investing in Other, Marketplace. The firm typically writes $750K–$2.5M checks.
- Check size
- $750K–$2.5M
- Partners
- 11 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sectors
- Other, Marketplace
- HQ
- Raleigh, NC
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-09-28
Pre-Seed, Seed
$750K – $2.5M
11 partners
Investment Thesis
Investing in technology that strengthens community engagement and innovative marketplace models.
How Community Catalyst Fund invests
Community Catalyst Fund is a vc firm based in Raleigh, NC. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Marketplace. It does not invest in Software, AI.
Community Catalyst Fund typically writes checks of $750K–$2.5M per investment.
Partners & Team
Emma Carter
Principal
Mona Shah
Senior Director
Lois Uttley
Health Program Director Community
Rob Restuccia
Executive Director
Diane Felicio
Interim Executive Director
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other, Marketplace — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $750K – $2.5M check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Michelle Sternthal, Director of Government Affairs.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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