About Catapult
Catapult is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. It is primarily based out of Palo Alto, United States. As of Apr 2025, Catapult has invested in 164 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Consumer and Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Biostate Overall, Catapult portfolio has seen 13 unicorns, 7 IPOs and 50 acquisitions including key companies like Carta, Cabify and Casper. A lot of funds co-invest with Catapult, with names like Matter Venture Partners sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Catapult has team of 1 people.Key Metrics
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Catapult's List of Top Investments
Catapult has a portfolio of 164 companies, including 13 unicorns. Their most notable investments include Gusto and Carta.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada, Mexico and 6 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Retail and 33 other sectors, across stages such as Seed stage. Here is the list of top investments by Catapult:1. Gusto
Provider of a cloud-based platform offering payroll, benefits, and HR solutions. It is a SaaS-based platform offering payroll, benefits, and human resource management solutions for growing businesses, aiming to simplify complex tasks for its clients.
Key facts about Gusto
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $718M
- Employee Count: 5,876 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: T. Rowe Price, Glynn Capital and 81 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, May 13, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Carta
Software-based equity management solutions. It offers features solutions for valuation, equity planning, transfer agents, electronic securities, scenario modeling, fund administration, portfolio data collection, and more. It offers solutions to multiple sectors including private companies, investors, and public companies. It also offers ESOP management solutions.
Key facts about Carta
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series G
- Total Funding till date: $1.16B
- Employee Count: 1,728 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Angelneers, Silver Lake and 132 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series G, Aug 13, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Cabify
Cabify is an app-based platform offering ride-hailing services. Users can book their ride by providing location, passenger details, and more. It offers features like real-time tracking, in-app payments, door-step service, and more. Also, it offers ride-hailing services for corporates. The mobile app is available for both Android and iOS devices.
Key facts about Cabify
4. Casper
Internet-first brand offering mattresses. It has features such as waterproof technology, cooling cover, and more. It also provides pillows, bed frames, bedding, bed sheets, and more. Users can also take a quiz to get personalized product recommendations.
Key facts about Casper
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $497M as on Dec 31, 2020
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $340M
- Employee Count: 471 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: IVP, avenuealtd.com and 56 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Mar 27, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Hippo
Online platform for homeowners insurance. It includes coverage for house cleaners, babysitters, and more. It also offers quotes for home content inventories including water backup, protection for the gas, water & sewer connections, computers & home office equipment, and more. It also offers claims processing solutions.
Key facts about Hippo
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Palo Alto (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $709M
- Employee Count: 579 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Lennar, West Coast Equity Partners and 63 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Nov 24, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Public
Catapult's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
In 2025, it made 1 investment. Its most recent first time investment was in Biostate and most recent follow-on round was in Biostate.Catapult's Investments by Stage
Catapult has made 1 investment in Seed stage with an average round size of $4M.Catapult's Investments by Sector
Catapult has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, HealthTech and Life Sciences. Notably, it has invested in 146 Tech companies, 98 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 84 Software companies and at least 73 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 1 |
HealthTech | 1 |
Life Sciences | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Catapult's Investments by Geography
Catapult has made most investments in United States (1).Catapult's recent investments
Catapult has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Catapult:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Apr 29, 2025 | United States | Series A | 8018 | [+4] | |
Jul 09, 2024 | United States | Seed | 9995 |
Unicorns in Catapult's Portfolio
Catapult has 13 unicorns in its portfolio - Gecko Robotics, Mashgin, Teleport and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Gecko Robotics. It became a unicorn in 2025.Here is a list of unicorns in Catapult's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
66 | AI and robotics for infrastructure inspection, maintenance, and operational excellence | 2013 | Pittsburgh | Series D | zpzpxfw | ||
62 | Provider of computer-vision based self-checkout solutions for offline retailers | 2013 | Palo Alto | Series B | qq{szru | ||
66 | Provider of cloud-based open-source software for access to computing resources | 2015 | Oakland | Series C | cjhvvep | ||
67 | Employer-enabled retirement planning | 2015 | San Francisco | Series E | wwyovp{ | ||
69 | Provider of cloud and AI-based natural language processing platform to develop speech recognition applications | 2017 | New York City | Series E | onetmiq |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Catapult's Portfolio
7 of Catapult's portfolio companies have become public. SES Technologies got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in Feb 2022 and Ginkgo Bioworks got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).Here are Catapult's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 04, 2022 | - | - | 8126 | |
Sep 17, 2021 | - | - | 9719 | |
Jun 09, 2021 | - | - | 6135 | |
Jan 15, 2021 | - | - | 6943 | |
Sep 26, 2019 | - | - | 4132 |
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Acquired companies in Catapult's Portfolio
50 companies from Catapult's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were Sojern in Oct 2025 by RateGain for $250M.Here are Catapult's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 01, 2025 | - | - | 3296 | |
May 22, 2025 | - | - | 8097 | |
Apr 30, 2025 | - | - | 6915 | |
Nov 04, 2024 | - | - | 1113 | |
Oct 26, 2023 | - | - | 9457 |
Team profile of Catapult
Catapult has a team of 1 member located in United States. Catapult's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Catapult
Over the past 2 years, 10 investors have co-invested in Catapult's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Top Co-investors of Catapult: 7 investors entered a company along with Catapult. These include investors like Matter Venture Partners (1 company).
- Invested after Catapult: A total of 3 investors have invested in Catapult's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Accel (1 company), Gaingels (1 company) and Mana Ventures (1 company).
Recent News related to Catapult
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Biostate AI Raises $4M in FundingFinSMEs•Jul 09, 2024•Matter Venture Partners, Vision Plus Capital, Catapult, Caltech and 2 others
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Gricd becomes ‘Figorr’, secures $1.5m seed funding to push insurance for perishable goodsBusinessDay•May 15, 2023•Figorr, Katapult, Jaza Rift Ventures, VestedWorld and 7 others
