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SaasCatalyst Fund

VC
Austin, TXWebsite

SaasCatalyst Fund is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in SaaS, AI / ML, Enterprise. The firm typically writes $750K–$2.5M checks and has 10 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$750K – $2.5M

Portfolio

10+ companies

Team

2 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

SaasCatalyst Fund is dedicated to supporting early-stage B2B SaaS ventures with innovative AI/ML applications.

How SaasCatalyst Fund invests

SaasCatalyst Fund is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on SaaS, AI / ML, Enterprise.

SaasCatalyst Fund typically writes checks of $750K–$2.5M per investment.

SaasCatalyst Fund has backed 10 companies in our records, including SaasSmart, MLMesh, Groq.

Meet the Team

HM

Howard Marks

CEO & Co-Founder of StartEngine

AI
robotics
defense
innovation across industries

Quoted discussing the Catalyst Fund and its goal of providing exposure to innovation across AI, robotics, and defense.

LT

Linda Tran

Founder & GP

B2B SaaS

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
AI / ML
Enterprise

Portfolio Companies (10)

Other

SA

SaasSmart

B2B SaaS
ML

MLMesh

AI/ML
GR

Groq

PE

Perplexity

D-

d-Matrix

CO

Conifers

SA

Saildrone

CH

CHAOS Industries

AG

Agility Robotics

GE

Gecko Robotics

How to pitch SaasCatalyst Fund
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in SaaS, AI / ML, Enterprise — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $750K – $2.5M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Howard Marks, CEO & Co-Founder of StartEngine.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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