Catalytic is a company.
Catalytic has raised $11.3M across 3 funding rounds.
Key people at Catalytic.
Catalytic has raised $11.3M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Catalytic has raised $11.3M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Catalytic's investors include B Capital Group, BoxGroup, Brand Foundry Ventures, Shasta Ventures, Teamworthy Ventures, The Finger Group, TLV Partners, Bobby Goodlatte, Eric Stein, Richard Branson, August Capital, Citi Ventures.
Catalytic is not a single company but a term referring to catalytic capital, a type of investment that accepts higher risk or lower returns to enable impact-driven projects, mobilizing conventional capital for social, environmental, or innovative outcomes.[1][4][6] Providers include foundations, family offices, DFIs, and specialized firms like the Catalytic Impact Foundation (a non-profit VC funding life sciences for unmet healthcare needs) or Catalyst Investments (an Israeli multi-fund VC firm backing tech growth).[2][3] These entities focus on seeding unproven models, scaling impact enterprises into new markets, and sustaining subsidy-dependent operations, particularly in climate, healthcare, and tech sectors.[1][6][7]
This approach bridges gaps in traditional investing, supporting startups and intermediaries in impact areas like sustainable infrastructure, medical tech, and Israeli innovation, while de-risking for broader investor participation.[3][5][7]
The concept of catalytic capital gained formal definition in the 2019 Tideline report *Catalytic Capital: Unlocking More Investment and Impact*, which outlined its role across asset classes to pioneer, scale, and sustain impact investments.[1][4] It evolved from impact investing discussions, with initiatives like the Catalytic Capital Consortium (C3), launched around 2020, promoting its use for SDGs amid crises like the pandemic.[6]
Specific firms trace distinct paths: Catalyst Investments began in 1999 with its first fund for maturing Israeli tech, expanding to growth-stage and China-focused funds by 2022.[2] The Catalytic Impact Foundation emerged as a non-profit VC applying traditional discipline to philanthropic healthcare investments.[3] Catalyst Investors (US-based) started in 1999 targeting B2B growth equity.[5]
Catalytic capital rides the impact investing wave, addressing funding gaps for high-risk tech in climate resilience, AI-driven health, and global expansion amid ESG pressures and SDGs.[6][7][9] Timing aligns with post-pandemic recovery and climate urgency, where conventional VC shies from unproven models; it unlocks pipelines for scalable startups by proving viability.[1][6]
Market forces like DFI involvement and corporate sustainability goals favor it, influencing ecosystems by sustaining hard-to-reach innovations (e.g., hydroponics, mental health tech) and fostering diversity in funding.[3][5] Firms like General Catalyst extend this to resiliency and AI, amplifying tech's societal role.[9]
Catalytic approaches will expand with rising climate and health demands, integrating AI for faster de-risking and blended finance models to hit SDGs by 2030.[6][7] Expect more funds targeting emerging markets and women-led tech, evolving influence through policy advocacy and tech-health crossovers. As impact metrics mature, catalytic players like Catalyst variants will redefine VC, turning "uninvestable" ideas into ecosystem staples—unlocking the next wave of resilient innovation.
Key people at Catalytic.
Catalytic has raised $11.3M across 3 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $290K Seed in September 2016.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2016 | $290K Seed | B Capital Group, BoxGroup, Brand Foundry Ventures, Shasta Ventures, Teamworthy Ventures, The Finger Group, TLV Partners, Bobby Goodlatte, Eric Stein, Richard Branson | |
| Sep 1, 2016 | $8.0M Series A | August Capital, B Capital Group, BoxGroup, Brand Foundry Ventures, Citi Ventures, Equal Ventures, Founders Fund, Hubrix Ventures, Hyde Park Venture Partners, Lobby Capital, RRE Ventures, Marco DeMeireles, Teamworthy Ventures, The Finger Group, Wildcat Ventures, Bobby Goodlatte, Eric Stein, Jonathan Korngold, Richard Branson, Sean Bill | |
| Feb 1, 2016 | $3.0M Seed | August Capital, B Capital Group, BoxGroup, Brand Foundry Ventures, Citi Ventures, Equal Ventures, Founders Fund, Hubrix Ventures, Hyde Park Venture Partners, Lobby Capital, RRE Ventures, Marco DeMeireles, Teamworthy Ventures, The Finger Group, Wildcat Ventures, Bobby Goodlatte, Eric Stein, Jonathan Korngold, Richard Branson, Sean Bill |
