People Catalyst Fund
People Catalyst Fund is a Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Other, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $150K–$1.0M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.
- Check size
- $150K–$1.0M
- Portfolio
- 1 company on record
- Partners
- 1 listed
- Stage
- Seed
- Sectors
- Other, AI / ML
- HQ
- Chicago, IL
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-07-15
Seed
$150K – $1.0M
1+ companies
1 partner
Investment Thesis
Investing in transformative people operations and talent management software at the intersection of AI and HR.
How People Catalyst Fund invests
People Catalyst Fund is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Other, AI / ML. It does not invest in Fintech, Gaming.
People Catalyst Fund typically writes checks of $150K–$1.0M per investment.
People Catalyst Fund has backed 1 company in our records, including GrowUp AI.
Partners & Team
Tom Hayes
Solo GP
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (1)
Other
GrowUp AI
- •Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $150K – $1.0M check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Tom Hayes, Solo GP.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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