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Catalyst Investors
Growth equityActively deployingNew York · Series A–Growth · 20 people tracked
Also known as CATALYST INVESTORS, L.L.C.
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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.
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Team · 20 people
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What they invest in
from 35 of 40 portfolio companiesSaaS ×22AI & Machine Learning ×20Enterprise Software ×18Cloud Computing ×8Healthtech ×6Data & Infrastructure ×4Digital Health ×4Future of Work ×4
HQs:United States×31Australia×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 16 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×92 founders×63 founders×1
What their founders studiedfrom 11 founders with field-of-study data
Finance & Accounting ×3Design & Architecture ×2Economics ×2Engineering ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 12 founders with career history
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Investments · 40 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32025 · 32024 · 32023 · 12022 · 22021 · 12020 · 12019 · 22017 · 12016 · 12015 · 32014 · 223 dated
Weave offers team communication and collaboration tools for healthcare practices, including messaging, scheduling, and patient management features accessible from desktop and mobile apps.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHealthtechSaaSLehi, US
Brandon Rodman(Founder/CEO)inJared Rodman(Founder/CCO)inClint Berry(Founder/CTO)inJared S. Rodman(Executive Officer, Director)inMarcus Bertilson(Executive Officer)inBrett White(Chief Executive Officer)in
Board seatTyler Newton· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersBYU Cougar CapitalCrosslink CapitalFundersClubIA Seed Ventures+18 more
Effectual 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
Robb Allen(Founder)inTom Spalding(Founder)in
Co-investorsSDC Capital Partners
BrightFarms grows and distributes fresh leafy greens to consumers across the United States, using technology and sustainable agricultural practices.
AgTechFoodTechImpact & Social GoodNew York, US
Josh Norbury(Executive Officer)inNeal Parikh(Executive Officer)inPaul Lightfoot(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardPeter S.H. Grubstein(Director)
Board seatBrian RichTyler Newton· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsECP GrowthNew Ground VenturesNGEN PartnersWP Global PartnersWP Explorer
Datavail provides managed database administration, applications support, business intelligence, and process automation services for enterprise organizations.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBroomfield, US
Andrew Evans(Executive Officer)inMark Perlstein(Executive Officer, Director)David Boyle(Executive Officer)in
BoardJack Tankersley(Director)Susan Bihler(Director)inPeter Roshko(Director)in
Board seatTyler Newton· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBoulder VenturesLead Edge Capital
Galvanize provides customized technical education and training programs to help enterprise teams build skills in AI, machine learning, XP and Agile practices, data pipelines, and cloud operations.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkDenver, US
Christopher C. Onan(Executive Officer)James Deters(President and Chief Executive Officer)Lawrence Mandes(Managing Director, New Markets)in
BoardDaniel Pianko(Director)Tatiana Goldstein(Director)Jerrold Miller(Director)
Board seatTyler Newton· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsSofinnova PartnersTeamworthy VenturesThe Colorado Impact FundVTF CapitalAlly Bridge GroupFidelity Investments+5 more
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)inSarah Nahm(Founder/CEO)in
BoardStacey Bishop(Director)in
Board seatMia Hegazy· per SEC Form D · $50M raise · filed Nov 2021
Co-investorsBling CapitalBoxGroupCorrelation VenturesFelicis VenturesIndex VenturesLocalGlobe+11 more
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
Richard L. Stollmeyer(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Blake Beltram(Founder)inBrad Wills(Executive Officer)inBrett White(Executive Officer)inChet Brandenburg(Executive Officer)inKimberly Lytikainen(Executive Officer)in
Board seatTyler Newton· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersEastward Capital PartnersFJ LabsGolub GrowthIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Lead Edge Capital+6 more
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)inScott Chasin(Executive Officer, Director)inCraig Foster(Executive Officer)inMichael Lipfield(Executive Officer)inW. Brad Fugitt(Executive Officer, Director)inKlaus Dimmler(Executive Officer, Director)in
Board seatBrian Rich· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAvenir Growth CapitalBlue Cloud VenturesFirstMile VenturesSageview CapitalSoftBank Vision FundBlockdaemon+1 more
Presence provides teletherapy and remote assessment solutions for K-12 school districts, connecting them with a nationwide network of licensed SLPs, OTs, psychologists, and social workers to deliver special education services.
B2B MarketplacesDigital HealthEdTechMental HealthSaaSNew York, US
Kate Eberle Walker(Chief Executive Officer)inJessica Wang(Chief Operating Officer)inBrian Stephen(General Counsel)inAnne Hogarty(Chief Commercial Officer)inFletcher Hutson(Chief Revenue Officer)inJess Compagnola(Chief Financial Officer)in
Board seatBrian Rich· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsNew Markets Venture PartnersUlu Ventures
San Mateo, US
Jason Woody(Secretary)Jilbert Washten(Chief Financial Officer)Deepjot Chhabra(President & Chief Executive Officer)
BoardChristopher Shipman(Director)Bradley Palmer(Director)Tyler Newton(Director)in
Co-investorsSummit Partners
AI-driven task management software for property managers
Boston, US
Jeremiah Gall(Executive Officer, Director)Jeremy Gall(Founder)in
BoardEd Walters(Director)Jeremiah Doyle(Director)Orhan Gazelle(Director)inSimon Lehmann(Director)
Co-investorsKrillion VenturesLaunchCapitalSchooner CapitalTamarisc Ventures
Burro builds autonomous robots for agricultural and outdoor operations that mow, tow, carry, and spray to automate manual labor tasks.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningRobotics
Terry Scott(Founder)in
Co-investorsAsimov VenturesEverywhere VenturesF-Prime CapitalFf Venture CapitalNextFab VenturesRadicle Growth+5 more
OpenText provides enterprise software for data management, content management, and AI-powered automation across organizations.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Co-investorsColle Capital PartnersFrancisco PartnersFTV CapitalIn-Q-TelJMI Equity
ChowNow provides online ordering and marketing technology for independent restaurants, including branded websites and mobile apps, a commission-free diner marketplace, email and SMS marketing, delivery options, and integrations with POS systems and third-party platforms.
Playa Vista, US
Eric Jaffe(Executive Officer, Director)Christopher Webb(Executive Officer, Director)Chris Webb(Founder & Chairman of the Board)
BoardSteven Dietz(Director)
Co-investorsAtento CapitalBonfire VenturesConvivialité VenturesDelta-v CapitalGreen Meadow VenturesKarlin Ventures+1 more
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
Jerry Henderson, PT(Clinicient Founder & VP of Clinical Strategy)Steven Sipowicz(Executive Officer)inKARI J MINTON(Executive Officer)inJAMES M PLYMALE(Executive Officer, Director)Rick Jung(CEO of Clinicient)
BoardSusan Bihler(Director)in
Co-investorsSaaS CapitalSixth StreetLead Edge Capital
CoachCare develops technology products for healthcare providers to improve patient treatment and care delivery.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Andrew(Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder)
Co-investorsIntegrity Growth PartnersKli CapitalTopmark Partners
Codero provides privately owned hosting and infrastructure services, including colocation, cloud, VPS, backup and disaster recovery, and AI compute environments, all operated by Patmos.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise Software
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 City, US
Co-investorsTechstarsBlue Cloud VenturesBregal Sagemount
Corvus Robotics builds autonomous drones that perform warehouse inventory scanning and material handling automation for large enterprises across North America.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningIoTLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Jackie Wu(Founder/CEO)inKabir Mohammed(Director)inMohammed Kabir(Director)in
BoardArthur Chow(Director)inShripriya Mahesh(Director)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorCathexis Venturesf7 VenturesGoAhead VenturesOne Way VenturesS2G Investments+8 more
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
Co-investorsTransLink Capital
Akasha Brewing Company is a Sydney-based brewery specializing in IPAs that distributes to every Australian state except the Northern Territory.
Advanced ManufacturingFoodTechSaaSSydney, AU
Dave Padden(Co-owner)
Co-investorsService Provider CapitalNoro-Moseley Partners
Ekos provides AI-powered networking and engagement tools for event organizers to convert one-time attendees into sustained community members.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSBoston, US
Co-investorsBlue StartupsGurtin VenturesTechstarsNoro-Moseley Partners
Employ provides recruiting and talent acquisition software through its JazzHR, Lever, and Jobvite products, including AI-powered applicant tracking and hiring tools.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS
Jerry Jao(Chief Executive Officer)inAmanda Berger(Chief Customer Officer)inDara Brenner(Chief Product Officer)inStephanie Manzelli(Chief People Officer)inPatrick (PJ) Jean(Chief Technology Officer)Matthew Piercy(Chief Financial Officer)
Co-investorsVolition Capital
Envoy provides a unified workplace platform that integrates visitor management, emergency management, digital signage, mailroom management, and space planning tools for organizations operating across multiple locations.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBrighter CapitalDefy PartnersGraph VenturesHeartfelt CapitalInitialized Capital+4 more
eSUB provides project management and document control software built specifically for construction subcontractors, helping them manage workflows and make decisions about their resources.
Construction TechPropTechSaaSSan Diego, US
Wendy Rogers(Executive Officer, Director)inBenjamin Baltrotsky(Executive Officer)Jonathan Sharp(CEO)inJason Epel(VP, Engineering and Technology)in
BoardSheldon Lewis(Director)inBobby Ocampo(Director)in
Co-investorsRevolutionBlueprint EquityLead Edge Capital
FieldPulse is an all-in-one field service management platform designed for residential and commercial service professionals.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSDallas, US
Gabriel Pinchev(CEO & Founder)in
Co-investorsFulcrum Equity PartnersSuperSeed Ventures
Fusion provides an operational resilience platform that helps organizations anticipate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from disruptions.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSRolling Meadows, US
John Jackson(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Victor Fricas(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)David Nolan(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
Co-investorsGreat Hill PartnersLevel Equity
Hack Reactor offers full-time online coding bootcamps for people with little to no coding experience, teaching software engineering fundamentals alongside AI tools like GitHub Copilot and large language models.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSan Francisco, US
ANTHONY PHILLIPS(EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND MANAGER)SHAWN DROST(EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND MANAGER)inMARCUS PHILLIPS(EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND MANAGER)in
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)inVishal Sunak(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsG SquaredJump CapitalCerity Partners VenturesFairhaven Capital PartnersG2 Venture PartnersMassMutual Ventures+3 more
Ninety is a cloud-based business operating system (BOS) platform that helps organizations document and share visions, goals, meetings, and metrics in one integrated tool.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSPark City, US
Mark Abbott(Founder)inKris Snyder(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsInsight PartnersBlue Cloud VenturesCatalyst
Ognomy Sleep is a virtual platform providing end-to-end sleep apnea diagnosis and treatment through licensed sleep medicine specialists.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSBuffalo, US
Daniel Rifkin(Founder & CEO)Greg Ross(Founder)inJune Seliber-Klein(Executive Officer)inPeter Grandits Jr.(Executive Officer, Director)inKen Rosenfeld(Executive Officer)in
BoardDavid Brown(Director)in
PartnerKapil Desai· led
Co-investorsLaunch NYBlue Heron CapitalExcell PartnersImpellent Ventures
Procurement Sciences offers Awarded AI, an AI platform that helps nonprofit teams identify federal grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts, and draft compliant proposals and grant applications.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechSaaSDunstable, US
Christian Ferreira(Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer & Secretary)in
BoardEdward Sullivan(Director)
Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesBattery VenturesBosch VenturesK Street CapitalRobert Bosch Venture Capital
Rivet provides infrastructure for AI agents and realtime applications, offering stateful compute primitives called Actors that run in Node.js or Bun backends.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Nicholas Kissel(Founder)inNathaniel Flurry(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorKube VCPelion Venture PartnersSandhill (ex Stonks)Sequoia Capital
Rivet is a visual editor that lets product designers make UI changes and commit them directly to code, reducing the need for designer-engineer collaboration.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Sam Gorman(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorKleiner PerkinsPelion Venture PartnersSand Hill North Ventures
Rivet is a tax, accounting, bookkeeping, and financial strategy firm that combines ex-Big Four accountants and former IRS staff with a platform consolidating filings, documents, messages, and deadlines.
FintechSaaS
Nick Abouzeid, EA(Founder)inKyle Christenson(Founder)in
Co-investorsPicks and Shovels (Picks & Shovels)XYZ Venture Capital
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
Dr. Rajiv Narula(Executive Officer, Director)Krishan Narula(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardKapil Desai(Director)inAnna Haghgooie(Director)Ajay Sharma(Director)
Co-investorsAPA Venture PartnersBlueCross BlueShield Venture PartnersCatalyst
Tava Health provides a platform connecting patients to mental health therapists with scheduling and practice management tools for providers.
Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechMental HealthSalt Lake City, US
Dallen Allred(Executive Officer, Director)inJason Ockey(Executive Officer, Director)Randall Lloyd(Director)
BoardKapil Desai(Director)inSpencer Gardner(Director)inSarah Kim(Director)
Co-investorsCentana Growth PartnersCentana PartnersContraryDorm RoomKickstartPeterson Ventures+3 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
DecisyonClearwire
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.
Exits · 5
1 IPOs · 4 acquisitions · showing 3WeaveNYSE: WEAVCatalyst Repository Systemsacq. by OpentextCoderoacq. by Patmos
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesWeave · investors.getweave.com · Aug 18, 2026
Ognomy Sleep · trysignalbase.com · Jun 30, 2026
Fusion Risk Management · fusionrm.com · Jun 17, 2026
Tava · finance.yahoo.com · Apr 21, 2026
Pax8 · trysignalbase.com · Apr 20, 2026
Conductor · trysignalbase.com · Apr 2, 2026
Rivet · ycombinator.com · Oct 29, 2025
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
- How many investments has Catalyst Investors made?
- Catalyst Investors has 40 tracked investments, 5 of which have exited, including 6 dated in the last 24 months.
- 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.
- Does Catalyst Investors lead rounds?
- Catalyst Investors has led 4 of the 9 rounds where its role is on record.
- Who does Catalyst Investors co-invest with?
- Catalyst Investors most often shares deals with TransLink Capital, Battery Ventures, In-Q-Tel, among 67 tracked co-investors.
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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