Catalyst Investors
Growth equityActively deployingNew York · Series A–Growth · 18 people tracked
Also known as Catalyst Investors QP · CATALYST INVESTORS, L.L.C.
Investment thesis
Catalyst positions itself as a growth investor focused on B2B businesses. With over two decades of experience providing growth capital, the firm aims to be a partner supporting companies through their next phase of expansion by offering strategic, tactical, and financial tools to build enduring companies. Its stated mission, since its 1999 founding, is to earn superior returns by helping entrepreneurs build great growth companies.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 18 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 28 of 35 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×16SaaS ×16AI & Machine Learning ×14Cloud Computing ×8Healthtech ×5Data & Infrastructure ×4Digital Health ×4B2B Marketplaces ×3
HQs:United States×20Australia×1
Investments · 35 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathEffectual is a cloud consulting and managed services firm that helps commercial enterprises and public sector customers with IT modernization, including data center exits, legacy application modernization, and cloud optimization.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise Software
BrightFarms grows and distributes fresh leafy greens to consumers across the United States, using technology and sustainable agricultural practices.
AgTechFoodTechImpact & Social GoodNew York, US
Tyler Newton(Director)Brian Rich(Director)Josh Norbury(Executive Officer)Susan Shields(Director)Neal Parikh(Executive Officer)Peter S.H. Grubstein(Director)
Board seatBrian RichTyler Newton· per SEC Form D
Datavail provides managed database administration, applications support, business intelligence, and process automation services for enterprise organizations.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBroomfield, US
Jack Tankersley(Director)Andrew Evans(Executive Officer)Susan Bihler(Director)Peter Roshko(Director)Derek Pilling(Director)Mark Perlstein(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatTyler Newton· per SEC Form D
Stamford, US
Erik Jansen(Director)Ben Hennelly(Executive Officer, Director)Eric Steele(Director)Franco Petrucci(Director)Ron Rose(Director)Brian Rich(Director)
Board seatBrian Rich· per SEC Form D · $5M raise · filed Oct 2015
Galvanize provides technical training programs to assess, onboard, upskill, and reskill talent in areas such as engineering, data, cloud, and AI, serving Fortune 100 and Global 500 companies as well as government agencies like the U.S.
EdTechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkDenver, US
Christopher C. Onan(Executive Officer)Daniel Pianko(Director)Jerrold Miller(Director)Lawrence Mandes(Managing Director, New Markets)James Deters(President and Chief Executive Officer)Sabrina Kay(Director)
Board seatTyler Newton· per SEC Form D · $15.4M raise · filed Sep 2019
Lever is a modern applicant tracking system (ATS) and recruiting CRM platform that combines candidate management, automation, and AI-powered tools to help companies attract, nurture, and hire top talent more efficiently.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Nate Smith(Founder/CEO/CTO)inBrian Noguchi(Founder)inSarah Nham(Founder)Randal Truong(Founder)Sarah Nahm(Founder/CEO)inDana Stadler(Director)
Board seatMia Hegazy· per SEC Form D · $50M raise · filed Nov 2021
Mindbody provides software and a consumer app platform for fitness, beauty, and wellness businesses to manage operations, attract clients, and book classes and appointments.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesCloud ComputingSaaSWellness & FitnessCalifornia, US
Brad Wills(Executive Officer)Robert Murphy(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Richard L Stollmeyer(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Brett White(Executive Officer)Chet Brandenburg(Executive Officer)Kimberly Lytikainen(Executive Officer)
Board seatTyler Newton· per SEC Form D · $1.5M raise · filed Feb 2015
Pax8 is a cloud software marketplace that connects small business partners with technology solutions and enables them to scale their operations.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesCloud ComputingSaaSBoulder, US
John W. Street(Director)Scott Chasin(Executive Officer, Director)Craig Foster(Executive Officer)Edwin L. Harper(Director)Bruns H. Grayson(Director)Bruce Dines(Director)
Board seatBrian Rich· per SEC Form D
OpenText provides enterprise software for data management, content management, and AI-powered automation across organizations.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Clinicient provides an electronic medical record (EMR) platform designed for rehabilitation therapy organizations including physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology providers.
Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSPortland, US
Richard G Jung(Executive Officer, Director)Philip L Reed(Director)A Todd Clapp(Director)Steven Sipowicz(Executive Officer)Susan Bihler(Director)
Conductor provides a platform that unifies AI and traditional search intelligence for marketing teams, offering keyword tracking, ranking data, competitor analysis, and reporting tools to optimize visibility across search engines and answer engines like ChatGPT.
AdTechEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSNew York, US
EDB develops database software built on PostgreSQL, enabling enterprises to deploy transactional, analytical, and AI workloads in a unified architecture across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Ed Boyajianin
eSUB provides construction management software designed specifically for commercial subcontractors to manage jobsite operations, documents, and field communications.
Construction TechSaaS<UNKNOWN>, US
Sheldon Lewis(Director)Bobby Ocampo(Director)Brad Rogers(Director)David Golden(Director)Benjamin Baltrotsky(Executive Officer)Wendy Rogers(Executive Officer, Director)
FieldPulse is an all-in-one field service management platform designed for residential and commercial service professionals.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Gabriel Pinchev(CEO & Founder)
Fusion provides enterprise resilience management software that combines operational data with AI models to help leaders visualize dependencies across systems and suppliers, simulate disruption scenarios, and coordinate response and recovery across their organizations.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software
LinkSquares provides an AI-powered contract lifecycle management platform for enterprises that automates contract intake, review, execution, analysis, and renewal.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSBoston, US
Chris Combs(Director)Vishal Sunak(Executive Officer, Director)
Ognomy Sleep is a virtual platform providing end-to-end sleep apnea diagnosis and treatment through licensed sleep medicine specialists.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Daniel Rifkin(Founder & CEO)June Seliber-Klein(Executive Officer)Peter Grandits Jr.(Executive Officer, Director)Ken Rosenfeld(Executive Officer)
BoardDavid Brown(Director)
PartnerKapil Desai· led
Playa Vista, US
Eric Jaffe(Executive Officer, Director)Christopher Webb(Executive Officer, Director)Steven Dietz(Director)
Presence connects schools and districts with a nationwide network of licensed clinicians and technology platforms (Kanga and Education Modified) to deliver, manage, and track special education services such as teletherapy, remote assessments, speech-language therapy, occupational therapy, and psychoeducational evaluations.
B2B MarketplacesDigital HealthEdTech
Sevaro is a healthcare technology company focused on advancing stroke care through clinical trials, artificial intelligence, medical informatics, and telemedicine solutions.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechNorth Brunswick, US
Krishan Narula(Executive Officer, Director)Ajay Sharma(Director)Kapil Desai(Director)Anna Haghgooie(Director)Dr. Rajiv Narula(Executive Officer, Director)
Tava Health provides a platform connecting patients to mental health therapists with scheduling and practice management tools for providers.
Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechMental Health
Ilana Stern(Director)Kapil Desai(Director)Jason Ockey(Executive Officer, Director)Spencer Gardner(Director)Sarah Kim(Director)Dallen Allred(Executive Officer, Director)
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Public market activity · per SEC filings
what is this? ⓘ12 insider ownership filings (Forms 3/4/5)
at Weave Communications, Inc. (WEAV)
From the firm's own SEC EDGAR filings — stakes and insider roles in public companies, typically portfolio companies after an IPO. Not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Catalyst Investors invest at?
- Catalyst Investors invests at the Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What is Catalyst Investors's typical check size?
- Catalyst Investors typically writes checks of $10M – $20M.
- What sectors does Catalyst Investors focus on?
- Catalyst Investors focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Construction Tech, Digital Health, Enterprise Software, GovTech, Healthtech, Mental Health, PropTech, Robotics, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Catalyst Investors located?
- Catalyst Investors is headquartered in New York, US.
From the blog
visit blog ↗Catalyst Investors recently examined Nvidia's strategic challenges in maintaining its AI infrastructure dominance amid customer efforts to build competing chips and models, and analyzed how robotics advances require real-world field data rather than simulation alone to create sustainable competitive advantages. AI summary
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamBrian Rich, Catalyst Investors, Intro: 2nd Annual PE/VC Conference
CFA Society New York · Brian Rich
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