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Ecom Catalyst Fund

VC
Austin, TXWebsite

Ecom Catalyst Fund is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Other, SaaS. The firm typically writes $75K–$250K checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$75K – $250K

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

10 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Ecom Catalyst Fund accelerates growth in e-commerce technology and B2B SaaS solutions that solve complex merchant problems with innovative approaches.

How Ecom Catalyst Fund invests

Ecom Catalyst Fund is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other, SaaS. It does not invest in Fintech.

Ecom Catalyst Fund typically writes checks of $75K–$250K per investment.

Ecom Catalyst Fund has backed 1 company in our records, including MerchantFlow.

Meet the Team

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Olúwatóyìn Emmanuel-Olubake (Toyin)

Chief Investment Officer

Early-stage investing in Africa
Climate adaptation and resilience

Member of Catalyst Fund's investment team, which is described as investors and operators focused on early-stage investing in Africa and solving the climate crisis.

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Maelis Carraro

Managing Partner

MB

Maxime Bayen

Operating Partner

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Tom Barrett

Principal

E-commerce
SaaS
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Malika Anand

Partner

Impact investing
Early-stage investing in Africa
Climate adaptation and resilience

Member of Catalyst Fund's investment team, which is described as investors and operators focused on early-stage investing in Africa and solving the climate crisis.

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Yemi Adegbayi

Principal

Early-stage investing in Africa
Climate adaptation and resilience

Member of Catalyst Fund's investment team, which is described as investors and operators focused on early-stage investing in Africa and solving the climate crisis.

TG

Tara Guelig

Investment Committee Member

Sustainability
Impact
Investment decisions

Director of Sustainability & Impact at The Lightsmith Group and Investment Committee Member supporting Catalyst Fund's investment decisions.

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Hangwi Muambadzi

Investment Committee Member

Africa
Investment decisions

Head of Africa at CommerzVentures and Investment Committee Member supporting Catalyst Fund's investment decisions.

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Vikas Raj

Chair of the Investment Committee

Investment decisions

Managing Partner at ResilienceVC and Chair of Catalyst Fund's Investment Committee.

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Amolo Ng’weno

General Partner

Early-stage investing in Africa
Climate adaptation and resilience

Member of Catalyst Fund's investment team, which is described as investors and operators focused on early-stage investing in Africa and solving the climate crisis.

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS

Does Not Invest In

Fintech

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

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MerchantFlow

E-commerce
How to pitch Ecom Catalyst Fund
  • Raising at Pre-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 $75K – $250K check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Olúwatóyìn Emmanuel-Olubake (Toyin), Chief Investment Officer.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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