The Catalyst Fund
Venture Capital
Pre-seed VC fund and venture builder backing climate adaptation and resilience tech startups in Africa, with $200K initial checks and hands-on venture building support.
Boston, United States · 20+ investments · 82 portfolio companies
Pre-Seed
Seed
Agtech
Clean Energy
Climate Tech
Fintech
Insurance
- Headquarters
- Boston, United States
- Founded
- 2015
- Website
- thecatalystfund.com
- AUM
- $40.0M
- Portfolio Companies
- 82
- Total Investments
- 20
- Last Investment
- Oct 2025
- Geographic Focus
- Africa
Investment Thesis
Back founders building climate-smart technology for adaptation and resilience in Africa, spanning fintech for climate resilience, sustainable livelihoods, and climate-smart essential services.
The Catalyst Fund is a Venture Capital firm based in Boston, United States. It has made 20 investments in Agtech and Clean Energy, including Scrapays, Bekia and Rukula.
Portfolio82
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ScrapaysR
RukulaM
MeerkatZ
Ziada
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FlowigoK
KudigoK
KanduaC
Cowrywi
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ShopaH
HealthDartM
MedikeaZC
Zebra CropbankMH
Mazao Hub
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PayAgriN
NoorNationKI
Keep IT CoolS
SalutatS
SpoonS
SmileIDH
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Tulix
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PayLatr
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