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Elemental Catalyst Fund

VC
Boston, MAWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$100K – $250K

AUM

$94M

Portfolio

154+ companies

Team

20 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Elemental Catalyst Fund focuses on infrastructure software, AI tools, and platforms enabling automation-driven workflows with user-centric design.

Meet the Team

JT

Jeffrey Talpins

Managing Principal, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer

Global Macro
Macro Fundamental Analysis
Systematic Investing
Relative Value
JS

Jason Stipanov

Principal, Deputy Chief Investment Officer & Chief Risk Officer

Global Macro Rates Strategies
Relative Value Analytics
Risk Management
Portfolio Construction
AP

Adam Prestandrea

Principal, Chief Operating Officer

Business Development
Operational Oversight
Allocations
Relative Value Trading
TH

Tiffany Huynh

Senior Director of External Affairs

RJ

Rex Johnson

Project Director

LT

Lauren Tonokawa

Creative Director

JS

Josh Stanbro

Deputy Director

SR

Sophia Ren

Partner

Green Materials
CarbonTech
RG

Rachel Greene

General Partner

AI Tools
B2B SaaS
SI

Sridhar Iyengar

CEO & Founder

IoT
Sensors
Logistics
DL

Dawn Lippert

CEO

Renewable Energy
Climate Tech
DM

Daniel Muller

Founding Partner

E-commerce
Marketplaces
JS

Josh Stanbro

Deputy Director

DL

Dawn Lippert

CEO

Energy Innovation
Climate Systems
TH

Tiffany Huynh

Senior Director of External Affairs

RJ

Rex Johnson

Project Director

LT

Lauren Tonokawa

Creative Director

MJ

Mike Jackson

Managing Partner, Earthshot Ventures

early-stage climate tech
VC investing
energy
mobility
buildings
ML

Matt Logan

General Partner, Earthshot Ventures

sourcing
supporting portfolio companies
critical systems
AI × climate
RS

Ramsay Siegal

Partner, Earthshot Ventures

dealflow
due diligence
corporate partnerships
portfolio management

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
Other

Portfolio Companies (154)

Other

PR

ProcessPilot

Automation
BU

BuyBetter

E-commerce
SW

SwiftSensors

Industrial IoT
BL

BlocPower

GovTech
AM

Ampaire

Renewable Energy
NE

NextGen Market

Marketplace
VE

VertiMatter

CleanTech
EC

EcoPallet

Green Building Materials
NA

NanoComp Technologies

Advanced Materials
SI

Silicon Spark Labs

Semiconductors

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