Catalyst Fund

vc$40MCo-investsLeads rounds

◆ Fund Size

$40M

◆ Check Size

$0.2M→$0.2M

◆ Location

United States

◆ Portfolio

61 companies

◆ Activity

Statusraising

◆ Investment Thesis

Climate adaptation technologies and solutions for African communities

◆ About Catalyst Fund

The Catalyst Fund is a pre-seed VC fund and venture builder that partners with founders building tech solutions for climate adaptation and resilience in Africa. They invest $200K in pre-seed startups and follow on at Seed and Series A. As ex-founders and operators, they spend 400+ hours with each startup providing hands-on venture building support across data, tech, sales, talent, product, fundraising, growth, and user research. Their global community connects startups to a network of 250+ investors and ecosystem partners. Via their past two accelerator funds, 61 portfolio companies have secured over $800M in follow-on funding and serve more than 14 million underserved individuals and MSMEs globally.

◆ Sectors

Climate TechClean EnergyAgtechCircular EconomyCarbon Tech

◆ Stages

pre-seedseedseries-a

◆ Geography Focus

KenyaTanzaniaEgyptAfrica

◆ Team

Name	Title	Role	Links
Alyse Kure	Partner	partner	in
Amolo Ngweno	member	—	in 𝕏
Marlon Chigwende	Co-Founder and Managing Partner	founder	in
Maxime Bayen	co-founder	—	in 𝕏
Oluwatoyin Emmanuel-Olubake	chief investment officer	—	in

◆ Notable Investments

NoornationFarm To FeedAgro SupplyAssurafScrapaysFarmz2UMazaoHubBekiaKeep It Cool

◆ Traits

Leads rounds

Co-invests

◆ FAQ

What does Catalyst Fund invest in?

Catalyst Fund invests in Climate Tech, Clean Energy, Agtech, Circular Economy and Carbon Tech at the pre-seed, seed and series-a stages.

Which geographies does Catalyst Fund focus on?

Catalyst Fund focuses on Kenya, Tanzania, Egypt and Africa, and is headquartered in United States.

What is Catalyst Fund's typical check size?

Catalyst Fund typically writes checks of $0.2M to $0.2M.