About Catapult Ventures
Catapult Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 1999. It is primarily based out of Enderby, United Kingdom. As of Jul 2026, Catapult Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 91 companies, with 2 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United Kingdom based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Life Sciences to High Tech and HealthTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of Array Labs Overall, Catapult Ventures portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 24 acquisitions including key companies like Abzena, Blackstar Amplification and Haemostatix. A lot of funds co-invest with Catapult Ventures, with names like The GM&C Life Sciences Fund sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Catapult Ventures has team of 5 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 4 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Catapult Ventures' List of Top Investments
Catapult Ventures has a portfolio of 91 companies. Their most notable investments are in Rinicare and KickSport.Their portfolio spans across United Kingdom and United States. They have invested in Life Sciences, High Tech, HealthTech and 21 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 4 more. Here is the list of top investments by Catapult Ventures:
1. Abzena
Provider of antibody discovery, cell line development, and bio analytics services. The company mainly provides proprietary technologies, mammalian and bio conjugates manufacturing, peptide synthesis, analytical development, cell line development, and bio assays services.
Key facts about Abzena
- Founded Year: 2001
- Location: Cambridge (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $67.1M
- Employee Count: 445 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: YFM Equity Partners, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Mar 31, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Mythic
Developer of analog compute-in-memory solutions for artificial intelligence inference acceleration. The company provides processors and cards designed for power-efficient AI at the edge. Its technology aims to eliminate memory bottlenecks, enabling new AI applications. The products target sectors including robotics, security, and consumer devices.
Key facts about Mythic
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Austin (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $266M
- Employee Count: 84 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: New Enterprise Associates, AME Cloud Ventures and 27 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Dec 17, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. SpinLaunch
Provider of kinetic launch systems for small payloads using catapult technology. It develops electric-powered kinetic launchers that use centrifugal spinning to launch satellites from Earth into space without using chemical propellants and booster rockets. It uses the rotational acceleration method by harnessing angular momentum to accelerate the vehicle to hypersonic speeds into outer orbits. It also provides the power needed to launch the cargo that is equipped with supplemental rockets.
Key facts about SpinLaunch
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Long Beach (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $190M
- Employee Count: 53 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: ATW Partners, Google Ventures and 23 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jul 31, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Array Labs
Provider of high-quality 3D imagery on a global scale services. It uses clusters of radar satellites operating in formation to capture multiple perspectives of the same location, enabling detailed 3D reconstruction of terrain, infrastructure, and urban areas. The platform delivers frequent, cost-effective, and accurate data suitable for applications in defense, autonomous navigation, insurance risk modeling, environmental monitoring, urban planning, and extended reality (XR).
Key facts about Array Labs
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Los Angeles (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $56.9M
- Employee Count: 52 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Cultivation Capital, Washington Harbour Partners and 22 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jul 28, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Pencil Biosciences is a provider of gene-editing technology. It is developing an innovative gene modulation technology that can have an impact across a range of applications, including new therapeutic options for patients with rare diseases.
Key facts about Pencil Biosciences
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Alderley Edge (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $10.4M
- Employee Count: 17 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Martlet Capital, Octopus Ventures and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Aug 16, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Catapult Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Catapult Ventures has invested in 91 companies over the last 22 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 10 years. As of Jul 2026, it has made 3 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Array Labs and most recent follow-on round was in Anello Photonics.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2021 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2018 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Catapult Ventures' Investments by Stage
Catapult Ventures has made 31 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.42M, 19 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $6.12M and 6 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $13.1M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 31 |
Series A | 19 |
Series B | 6 |
Unattributed | 2 |
Grant (prize money) | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Catapult Ventures' Investments by Sector
Catapult Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Life Sciences, High Tech, Enterprise Applications, HealthTech and Healthcare. Notably, it has invested in 62 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 57 Tech companies, 21 Software companies and at least 18 companies focusing on Tech hardware.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Life Sciences | 25 |
High Tech | 13 |
Enterprise Applications | 12 |
HealthTech | 7 |
Healthcare | 7 |
Others | 45 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Catapult Ventures' Investments by Geography
Catapult Ventures has made most investments in United Kingdom (52), followed by United States where it has made 8 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | 52 |
United States | 8 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Catapult Ventures' recent investments
Catapult Ventures has made 3 investments in 2026 so far. Array Labs and Anello Photonics are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Catapult Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jul 28, 2026 | United States | Series B | 5869 | [+2] | |
May 04, 2026 | United States | Series B | 2123 | [+6] | |
Apr 28, 2026 | United States | Series A | 7253 | ||
Nov 18, 2024 | United States | Series B | 4590 | [+11] | |
Apr 30, 2024 | United States | Seed | 5837 | [+2] |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Catapult Ventures' Portfolio
1 of Catapult Ventures' portfolio company became public - Intellitect Water.Here are Catapult Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
- | Jan 11, 2010 | Series A | 9541 |
Acquired companies in Catapult Ventures' Portfolio
24 companies from Catapult Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Trio Healthcare in Dec 2024 by Duke Street for $*****.Here are Catapult Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 02, 2024 | - | - | 3412 | |
Sep 04, 2023 | 2005 | Series A | 6317 | |
Jan 05, 2023 | Feb 12, 2010 | Series B | 6488 | |
Jul 21, 2020 | Jan 2012 | Series A | 7448 | |
Dec 24, 2019 | - | - | 6899 |
Team profile of Catapult Ventures
Catapult Ventures has a team of 5 members including 2 Partners and 2 Principals located in United Kingdom. Catapult Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Catapult Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Alderley Edge | - | ||
Partner | Leicester | - | ||
Principal | United Kingdom | - | - | |
Principal | United Kingdom | - | - |
Co-investors of Catapult Ventures
Over the past 22 years, 207 investors have co-invested in Catapult Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Catapult Ventures: Catapult Ventures, Octopus Ventures and 67 others have invested in rounds before Catapult Ventures. There are 3 companies where Catapult Ventures has invested before Catapult Ventures and 2 companies where Octopus Ventures has invested before Catapult Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Catapult Ventures: 65 investors entered a company along with Catapult Ventures. These include investors like The GM&C Life Sciences Fund (5 companies).
- Invested after Catapult Ventures: A total of 73 investors have invested in Catapult Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Europa (3 companies), Northern Gritstone (2 companies) and The GM&C Life Sciences Fund (2 companies).
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