Brian Rich
InvestorManaging 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
- FieldPulseBoard Membercurrent2025 β presentDallas, Texas, United States
- BurroBoard Membercurrent2024 β presentPhiladelphia
- eSUB Construction SoftwareBoard Membercurrent2022 β presentSan Diego, California, United States
- Pax8Board Membercurrent2021 β presentDenver, Colorado, United States
- Catalyst InvestorsManaging Partnercurrent2000 β presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- EffectualBoard Membercurrent2021 β present
- PresenceLearningBoard Member2019 β 2021
- BrightFarmsBoard Member2017 β 2021
- National Venture Capital AssociationMember Board of Directors2015 β 2019Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- National Venture Capital AssociationExecutive Committee, Growth Equity Group Chairman2017 β 2018Washington, DC
- Xplornet CommunicationsBoard Member2013 β 2018Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- Reputation InstituteMember Board of Directors2014 β 2017Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
- TD Capital (USA)President1994 β 1998
- TD Bank GroupManaging Director1990 β 1994
- Intel CorporationEngineer1982 β 1985
Education
- Columbia Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Finance1986 β 1987
- University at BuffaloBachelor of Science (BS), Industrial Engineering1978 β 1982
- Valley Stream North1972 β 1978
Skills & more
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LBODeal SourcingEntrepreneurshipCapital RaisingPrivate EquityInvestment BankingFinancial ModelingExecutive ManagementStrategyDue DiligenceMergers & AcquisitionsM&A experienceLanguages French
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Same school
Also attended Columbia Business School576
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Also attended University at Buffalo44
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Shared employers
Also worked at FieldPulse1
Also worked at Burro1
Also worked at Effectual2
Also worked at National Venture Capital Association69
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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
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.






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