About Cathexis Ventures
Cathexis Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2018. It is primarily based out of Houston, United States. As of Sep 2023, Cathexis Ventures has invested in 126 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 High Tech and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Legistify Overall, Cathexis Ventures portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 5 acquisitions including key companies like Momentus Space, Railbird and Drink Barcode. A lot of funds co-invest with Cathexis Ventures, with names like Y Combinator sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Cathexis Ventures has team of 1 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed & Series A
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Cathexis Ventures' List of Top Investments
Cathexis Ventures has a portfolio of 126 companies. Their most notable investments are in JetPack Aviation and Legistify.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada, India and 17 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer and 30 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Cathexis Ventures:Provider of platform for employee recognition, rewards, incentives, and wellbeing. The platform offers tools for real-time recognition, social engagement, and data-driven insights to enhance workplace culture. It facilitates personalized rewards, global options, and seamless redemption experiences. The platform also delivers solutions for sales contests, loyalty programs, sentiment analysis, and employee resource groups.
Key facts about AdvantageClub.ai
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: ₹100 - ₹500 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $11M
- Employee Count: 228 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Flucas Ventures, Pratithi Investments and 70 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Dec 02, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Popl
Provider of platform for event lead capture and digital business cards. It offers tools for universal badge scanning, list enrichment, and CRM integrations. The platform helps teams standardize branding, qualify leads, and measure event return on investment. It also provides digital business cards for modern contact exchange.
Key facts about Popl
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Los Angeles (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $2.32M
- Employee Count: 125 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Urban Innovation Fund, Goat Capital and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Apr 06, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Leena AI
Provider of an autonomous conversational AI platform to serve enterprise internal employees. It offers a suite of enterprise products primarily centered around its autonomous AI assistants designed to automate and enhance employee support and workflows across multiple business functions. The company's products include Enterprise autonomous agent, workflow automation, Knowledge management and analytics.
Key facts about Leena AI
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $40.1M
- Employee Count: 308 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: FundersClub, Greycroft and 16 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Sep 28, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Cyble
Provider of AI-native platforms and solutions for cyber threat intelligence. The company delivers attack surface management, brand intelligence, and dark web monitoring. It offers vulnerability management, takedown and disruption, and third-party risk management. The company provides digital forensics and incident response, physical security intelligence, and executive monitoring. It features cloud security posture management and botnet protection.
Key facts about Cyble
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Alpharetta (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $48.3M
- Employee Count: 232 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Spider Capital, Picus Capital and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Nov 14, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Developer of robotic systems and infrastructure for planetary surface operations. The company builds robotic infrastructure intended for future exploration and commercial activities. It offers robotic platforms designed for mobility and resource utilization. These systems are engineered to operate in harsh environments. The company focuses on enabling sustainable access to planetary surfaces.
Key facts about Lunar Outpost
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Golden (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $55.8M
- Employee Count: 175 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Space Capital, Eniac Ventures and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Apr 29, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Cathexis Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Cathexis Ventures has invested in 126 companies over the last 8 years, with an average of 4 new investments annually in the last 5 years. Its most recent first time investment was in BBy and most recent follow-on round was in Legistify.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2022 | 18 | 1 | 19 |
2021 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Cathexis Ventures' Investments by Stage
Cathexis Ventures has made 23 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $5.44M and 6 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $7.59M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 23 |
Series A | 6 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Cathexis Ventures' Investments by Sector
Cathexis Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, High Tech, Vertical SaaS and Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech. Notably, it has invested in 114 Tech companies, 83 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 69 Software companies and at least 43 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 15 |
Consumer | 6 |
High Tech | 6 |
Vertical SaaS | 6 |
Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech | 4 |
Others | 32 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Cathexis Ventures' Investments by Geography
Cathexis Ventures has made most investments in United States (15), followed by Canada where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 15 |
Canada | 2 |
United Kingdom | 2 |
Argentina | 1 |
Australia | 1 |
Others | 8 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Cathexis Ventures' recent investments
Cathexis Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Cathexis Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Sep 25, 2023 | India | Series A | 3991 | [+4] | |
May 25, 2023 | United States | Seed | 1028 | [+2] | |
Mar 30, 2023 | United States | Series A | 9073 | [+4] | |
Feb 23, 2023 | United States | Seed | 5448 | [+5] | |
Dec 27, 2022 | United States | Seed | 2535 | [+10] |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Cathexis Ventures' Portfolio
1 of Cathexis Ventures' portfolio company became public - Momentus Space. It got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Aug 2020.Here are Cathexis Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 14, 2020 | - | - | 9907 |
Acquired companies in Cathexis Ventures' Portfolio
5 companies from Cathexis Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Drink Barcode in Aug 2026 for $*****.Here are Cathexis Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 04, 2026 | Feb 14, 2022 | Series A | 3484 | |
Jun 02, 2026 | - | - | 5403 | |
Oct 22, 2025 | - | - | 3759 | |
Apr 19, 2022 | - | - | 4077 | |
Mar 06, 2021 | - | - | 3683 |
Team profile of Cathexis Ventures
Cathexis Ventures has a team of 1 member located in United States. Cathexis Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Cathexis Ventures
Over the past 8 years, 275 investors have co-invested in Cathexis Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Cathexis Ventures: Y Combinator, Fen Ventures and 72 others have invested in rounds before Cathexis Ventures. There are 15 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Cathexis Ventures and 2 companies where Fen Ventures has invested before Cathexis Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Cathexis Ventures: 136 investors entered a company along with Cathexis Ventures. These include investors like Y Combinator (6 companies).
- Invested after Cathexis Ventures: A total of 65 investors have invested in Cathexis Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include BDC (2 companies), King River (1 company) and January Capital (1 company).
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