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Catalyst Fund

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Investor type

VC

Founded

2015

AUM

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Location

Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya

Investment Ticket

$0-1 m

Investment Stage

Seed Pre-seed Series A

Region of investment

North America Africa
Investor profile last updated: 21 August, 2026

Profile

Catalyst Fund is a venture capital and venture building firm based in Africa, focusing on tech solutions for climate adaptation and resilience. Established by a group of ex-founders and operators, the firm leverages their vast experience to provide hands-on support to startups. Their unique approach involves spending over 400 hours with each startup to accelerate growth, supported by their global community of 250+ investors and ecosystem partners.

Catalyst Fund invests in sectors key to climate resilience, including fintech for climate resilience, sustainable livelihoods, and climate-smart essential services. They target pre-seed startups with an initial investment of $200K and follow on in Seed and Series A stages. The firm focuses geographically on Africa, supporting startups in building solutions that adapt livelihoods and build resilience to climate impacts.

Notable investments in their portfolio include tech innovations in insurance, carbon finance, agriculture, and health sectors. Catalyst Fund's approach is deeply thesis-driven, centering around empowering founders to create impactful change in climate resilience.

Industry

Internet of Things (IoT) CleanTech Energy Blockchain/Crypto Healthcare Services Food and Beverage Fintech Agriculture HealthTech ClimateTech

Catalyst Fund Funds

Name Type
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Industry
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Stage
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Region 		Size AUM Launch date
Climate-Resilient Africa Fund
Venture Capital (VC)
Agriculture
Fintech
Food and Beverage
Blockchain/Crypto
Energy
CleanTech
HealthTech
ClimateTech
Pre-seed
Seed
Series A
Africa
$0-1 m
$30 M
May 2026

Contacts

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Maelis Carraro Managing Partner
Managing Partner
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Karen Serem Waithaka Chief Investment Officer
Chief Investment Officer
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LinkedIn
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FAQs about Catalyst Fund

Catalyst Fund is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Seed, Pre-seed and Series A, writing tickets of $0-1 m.
Catalyst Fund is located in Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya.
Catalyst Fund was founded in 2015.
Catalyst Fund invests in companies and startups in Internet of Things (IoT), CleanTech, Energy, Blockchain/Crypto, Healthcare Services, Food and Beverage, Fintech, Agriculture, HealthTech, ClimateTech.
Catalyst Fund invests in companies and startups in North America, Africa.
Catalyst Fund invests in companies and startups at Seed, Pre-seed, Series A.
Catalyst Fund usually invests $0-1 m on average.
Catalyst Fund last fund was created/launched in 2026-05-19
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