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Brian Rich

Investor

Managing Partner & Co-Founder at Catalyst Investors

New York, New York, United States

About

Brian Rich is Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Catalyst Investors, where he oversees general management and investment policy and sits on the firm's Investment Committee. Before Catalyst, he founded and ran TD Capital (USA) Inc. He earned a BS in Industrial Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo, began his career at Intel in Sunnyvale, and later completed an MBA at Columbia Business School.

Experience

  1. FieldPulseBoard Membercurrent2025 β€” presentDallas, Texas, United States
  2. BurroBoard Membercurrent2024 β€” presentPhiladelphia
  3. eSUB Construction SoftwareBoard Membercurrent2022 β€” presentSan Diego, California, United States
  4. Pax8Board Membercurrent2021 β€” presentDenver, Colorado, United States
  5. Catalyst InvestorsManaging Partnercurrent2000 β€” presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  6. EffectualBoard Membercurrent2021 β€” present
  7. PresenceLearningBoard Member2019 β€” 2021
  8. BrightFarmsBoard Member2017 β€” 2021
  9. National Venture Capital AssociationMember Board of Directors2015 β€” 2019Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  10. National Venture Capital AssociationExecutive Committee, Growth Equity Group Chairman2017 β€” 2018Washington, DC
  11. Xplornet CommunicationsBoard Member2013 β€” 2018Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  12. Reputation InstituteMember Board of Directors2014 β€” 2017Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
  13. TD Capital (USA)President1994 β€” 1998
  14. TD Bank GroupManaging Director1990 β€” 1994
  15. Intel CorporationEngineer1982 β€” 1985

Education

  1. Columbia Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Finance1986 β€” 1987
  2. University at BuffaloBachelor of Science (BS), Industrial Engineering1978 β€” 1982
  3. Valley Stream North1972 β€” 1978

Skills & more

Venture Capital31Portfolio Management8Investments42Corporate Finance8Valuation10Mergers6Equities6Angel Investing6Business Strategy9Corporate Development12Start-ups12Alternative Investments2
+12 moreLBODeal SourcingEntrepreneurshipCapital RaisingPrivate EquityInvestment BankingFinancial ModelingExecutive ManagementStrategyDue DiligenceMergers & AcquisitionsM&A experience

Languages French

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Deals Β· 3

Pax8Board seat

via Catalyst Investors Β· filed Jun 2026 Β· $580K raise

Bright FarmsBoard seat

via Catalyst Investors Β· filed Oct 2016 Β· $30.2M raise

DecisyonBoard seat

via Catalyst Investors Β· filed Oct 2015 Β· $5M raise

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