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About Catalyst Investors
Catalyst Investors is a venture capital firm founded in 1999. It is primarily based out of New York City, United States. As of Aug 2026, Catalyst Investors is an active investor, having invested in 50 companies, with 3 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series B round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and HealthTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of Corvus Robotics Overall, Catalyst Investors portfolio has seen 2 unicorns and 24 acquisitions including key companies like Mindbody, Weave and Galvanize. A lot of funds co-invest with Catalyst Investors, with names like Blue Cloud Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Catalyst Investors has team of 11 people including 3 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
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Series B, Series C & 3 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Catalyst Investors' List of Top Investments
Catalyst Investors has a portfolio of 50 companies, including 2 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Breezeway and Rivet.Their portfolio spans across United States, Israel, Canada and 2 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, HealthTech and 19 other sectors, across stages such as Series B, Series C and 3 more. Here is the list of top investments by Catalyst Investors:_1589535231965.jpg?format=webp&height=120&width=120){kind=logo}
1. Mindbody
Provider of SaaS-driven business management software for beauty salons and fitness centers. It enables businesses to manage classes, appointment schedules, staff members, client information, online bookings, inventory, payroll, retail sales & more. It also provides a platform for users to book workouts at home via the virtual assistant.
Key facts about Mindbody
- Founded Year: 2001
- Location: San Luis Obispo (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $100M - $500M as on Dec 31, 2017
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $118M
- Employee Count: 1,417 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: TDM Growth Partners, Golub Growth and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Mar 18, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Weave
Omnichannel customer engagement software for businesses. It offers software and hardware solution for businesses to engage and communicate with the customer and manage payment verifications. It serves businesses such as dental, optometry, medical, and veterinary. It allows users to identify new customers, enables text messaging, and provides team messaging solutions. It provides tools for forms, reminders and communication management, meetings and appointments scheduling, and more. It is a tool available on the subscription based pricing model.
Key facts about Weave
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: Provo (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $100M - $500M as on Dec 31, 2025
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $156M
- Employee Count: 1,201 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: 2B Global, Frazier VC and 27 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Nov 04, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Galvanize
Galvanize is the creator of boot camps for web development, data science, data engineering, and workshops on programming languages such as PHP, HTML, CSS, and more. Also provides a working area for entrepreneurs, a desk for startups with a small team to work, private rooms with internet connection for bigger teams. The idea is to bring startups and learners together. This way the startups can look for skilled developers and data scientists from the batch.
Key facts about Galvanize
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Denver (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $138M
- Employee Count: 200 - 499 as on Mar 01, 2026
- Investors: Trinity Capital, Colorado Impact Fund and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Sep 27, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. EDB
Relational database management system based on postgreSQL. The platform products are suited for transaction-intensive applications. Features include migration, replication, monitoring, backup, and more.
Key facts about EDB
- Founded Year: 2004
- Location: Bedford (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $83.9M
- Employee Count: 1,531 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Great Hill Partners, TransLink Capital and 16 Others
- Latest Funding Round: PE, Jun 07, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. MediaMath
The MediaMath buying platform. TerminalOne, provides advertising agencies and brands with the technology and back-office services to trade across all leading digital advertising channels. Mediamath buys billions of highly targeted ads per month on behalf of dozens of agencies. It includes a common interface and workflow, a data management layer that integrates marketer and third-party data, algorithms and bid optimization, and deep integrations with thousands of direct publishers and supply aggregators. MediaMath Marketing Operating System, TerminalOne, powers the marketing practice of more than 3,500 brands including American Express, Kellogg’s, Prudential, and Kayak.
Key facts about MediaMath
- Founded Year: 2007
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $500M
- Employee Count: 87 as on Dec 31, 2025
- Investors: Goldman Sachs, Azoic Ventures and 21 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jun 29, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Catalyst Investors' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Catalyst Investors has invested in 51 companies over the last 26 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 3 investments, while as of Aug 2026, it has made 2 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Corvus Robotics and most recent follow-on round was in Tava Health.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2022 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2021 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2020 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Catalyst Investors' Investments by Stage
Catalyst Investors has made 15 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $25.4M, 11 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $29.2M, 6 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $12.8M, 4 investments in Series D stage with an average round size of $54.1M and 1 investment in Series E stage with an average round size of $47.3M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series B | 15 |
Series C | 11 |
Series A | 6 |
Series D | 4 |
Series E | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Catalyst Investors' Investments by Sector
Catalyst Investors has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Vertical SaaS, HealthTech, Consumer and High Tech. Notably, it has invested in 43 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 42 Tech companies, 27 Software companies and at least 23 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 24 |
Vertical SaaS | 9 |
HealthTech | 8 |
Consumer | 6 |
High Tech | 5 |
Others | 32 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Catalyst Investors' Investments by Geography
Catalyst Investors has made most investments in United States (33), followed by Israel where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 33 |
Israel | 2 |
Canada | 1 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Catalyst Investors' recent investments
Catalyst Investors has made 2 investments in 2026 so far - Corvus Robotics and Ognomy.Here are the most recent investments by Catalyst Investors:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Aug 25, 2026 | United States | Series B | 5660 | [+3] | |
May 18, 2026 | United States | Series A | 3046 | [+5] | |
Dec 04, 2025 | United States | Series C | 9566 | [+3] | |
Nov 05, 2025 | United States | Series B | 7070 | [+5] | |
Aug 11, 2025 | United States | Series C | 2293 |
Unicorns in Catalyst Investors' Portfolio
Catalyst Investors has 2 unicorns in its portfolio - Pax8 and MediaMath. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Pax8. It became a unicorn in 2022, 1 years after Catalyst Investors first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Catalyst Investors' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
69 | AI powered cloud marketplace | 2011 | Greenwood Village | Series E | ylauzjn | ||
71 | Programmatic demand side platform | 2007 | New York City | Series D | zdoxodl |
Acquired companies in Catalyst Investors' Portfolio
24 companies from Catalyst Investors' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Weave in Aug 2026 by Francisco Partners for $*****.Here are Catalyst Investors' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 18, 2026 | Oct 10, 2017 | Series B | 7237 | |
Oct 28, 2025 | Dec 20, 2021 | Series B | 9938 | |
Nov 19, 2024 | - | - | 8208 | |
Jan 16, 2024 | Dec 17, 2015 | Series E | 2063 | |
Nov 06, 2023 | - | - | 6759 |
Team profile of Catalyst Investors
Catalyst Investors has a team of 11 members including 3 Partners and 2 Principals located in United States. Catalyst Investors' team sits on the board of 2 companies.Here is a list of top team members in Catalyst Investors:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | New York City | |||
Partner | Washington, DC | - | - | |
Partner | Logan | - | ||
Principal | New York City | - | ||
Principal | New York City | - |
Co-investors of Catalyst Investors
Over the past 26 years, 191 investors have co-invested in Catalyst Investors's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Catalyst Investors: Pelion Venture Partners, Y Combinator and 125 others have invested in rounds before Catalyst Investors. There are 2 companies where Pelion Venture Partners has invested before Catalyst Investors and 2 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Catalyst Investors.
- Top Co-investors of Catalyst Investors: 28 investors entered a company along with Catalyst Investors. These include investors like Blue Cloud Ventures (3 companies).
- Invested after Catalyst Investors: A total of 36 investors have invested in Catalyst Investors's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Bessemer Venture Partners (2 companies), Spectrum Equity (2 companies) and ORIX (2 companies).
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