Forge Catalyst — Seed & Series A VC Firm ($300K–$3.0M Checks)
Forge Catalyst is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Other, AI / ML, SaaS. The firm typically writes $300K–$3.0M checks and has 27 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $300K–$3.0M
- Portfolio
- 27 companies on record
- Partners
- 1 listed
- Stage
- Seed, Series A
- Sectors
- Other, AI / ML, SaaS, Developer Tools, Healthcare, Consumer, Food / AgTech, Real Estate
- HQ
- Chicago, IL
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-05-13
Seed, Series A
$300K – $3.0M
27+ companies
1 partner
Investment Thesis
Focused on elevating HR operations, corporate training, and AI-driven workforce optimization, especially SaaS tools targeting 500+ employee organizations.
How Forge Catalyst invests
Forge Catalyst is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Other, AI / ML, SaaS, Developer Tools, Healthcare. It does not invest in D2C, Consumer Marketplace.
Forge Catalyst typically writes checks of $300K–$3.0M per investment.
Forge Catalyst has backed 27 companies in our records, including WorkSkill AI, LiveLeadership, The RepTrak Company.
Partners & Team
Chris Owens
Founding Partner
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (27)
Other
WorkSkill AI
LiveLeadership
The RepTrak Company
Reputation analytics and perception analytics.
MediaMath
Digital ad tech company.
Weave
Patient communication platform.
Videology
Video ad platform.
ChowNow
Restaurant ordering platform.
Conductor
SEO platform.
Breezeway
Property management software.
Ekos
Winery/brewery software.
- •Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $300K – $3.0M check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Chris Owens, Founding Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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