Brian Rich
InvestorManaging Partner & Co-Founder at Catalyst Investors · Board director at Pax8 · Board director at Bright Farms · Board director at Decisyon
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.
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Board director at Pax8
Intro paths
In turn, Brian can intro founders to Pax8's investors below.
Pax8's investors · 7
Co-founders at Pax8
Board director at Bright Farms
Intro paths
In turn, Brian can intro founders to Bright Farms's investors below.
Board director at Decisyon
Intro paths
In turn, Brian can intro founders to Decisyon's investors below.
Decisyon's investors · 1
Experience
- FieldPulseBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentDallas, Texas, United States
- BurroBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentPhiladelphia
- eSUB Construction SoftwareBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
- Pax8Board Membercurrent2021 — presentDenver, Colorado, United States
- Catalyst InvestorsManaging Partnercurrent2000 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- EffectualBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- PresenceLearningBoard Member2019 — 2021
- BrightFarmsBoard Member2017 — 2021
- National Venture Capital AssociationMember Board of Directors2015 — 2019Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- National Venture Capital AssociationExecutive Committee, Growth Equity Group Chairman2017 — 2018Washington, DC
- Xplornet CommunicationsBoard Member2013 — 2018Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- Reputation InstituteMember Board of Directors2014 — 2017Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
- TD Capital (USA)President1994 — 1998
- TD Bank GroupManaging Director1990 — 1994
- Intel CorporationEngineer1982 — 1985
Skills & more
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LBODeal SourcingEntrepreneurshipCapital RaisingPrivate EquityInvestment BankingFinancial ModelingExecutive ManagementStrategyDue DiligenceMergers & AcquisitionsM&A experienceLanguages French
From Brian's professional profile.
Deals · 3
Pax8Board seat
via Catalyst Investors · filed Jun 2026 · $580K raise
Bright FarmsBoard seat
via Catalyst Investors · filed Oct 2016 · $30.2M raise
DecisyonBoard seat
via Catalyst Investors · filed Oct 2015 · $5M raise
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Colleagues at Catalyst Investors
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Brian Rich?
- 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.
- Where does Brian Rich work?
- Brian Rich is Managing Partner & Co-Founder at Catalyst Investors and Board director at Pax8 and Board director at Bright Farms and Board director at Decisyon.
- What boards does Brian Rich sit on?
- Brian Rich holds tracked board seats at Bright Farms, Decisyon, Pax8.
- Where did Brian Rich go to school?
- Brian Rich studied at Columbia Business School (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance); University at Buffalo (Bachelor of Science (BS), Industrial Engineering); Valley Stream North.
Same school
Also attended Columbia Business School668
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Also attended University at Buffalo58
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Shared employers
Also worked at FieldPulse1
Also worked at Burro1
Also worked at Effectual2
Also worked at National Venture Capital Association71
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