About Katalyst Ventures
Katalyst Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2018. It is primarily based out of San Francisco, United States. As of Apr 2023, Katalyst Ventures has invested in 17 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to FinTech and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series F round of Zipline Overall, Katalyst Ventures portfolio has seen 1 unicorn and 2 acquisitions, namely Zipline, Helpshift and TruValue Labs. A lot of funds co-invest with Katalyst Ventures, with names like Baillie Gifford sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Katalyst Ventures has team of 11 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Seed & 1 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
Katalyst Ventures' List of Top Investments
Katalyst Ventures has a portfolio of 17 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Zipline and Arine.Their portfolio spans across United States and India. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, FinTech, High Tech and 12 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Katalyst Ventures:_1583838737802.png?format=webp&height=120&width=120){kind=logo}
1. Foxtrot
Online retailer offering multi-category grocery products. The product catalog includes meals, sweets, dairy products, meat products, wine, non-alcoholic, snacks, spirits, groceries, fruits, vegetables, and more. The mobile application is available for android and ios users.
Key facts about Foxtrot
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Chicago (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $169M
- Employee Count: 292 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Fifth Wall, D1 Capital Partners and 30 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Mar 08, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Zipline
Operator of drone delivery and logistics. It supports local communities on a global scale.
Key facts about Zipline
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series H
- Total Funding till date: $1.63B
- Employee Count: 1,545 as on Jan 31, 2026
- Investors: StraightPath Venture Partners, Avitas Capital and 63 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series H, Mar 23, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
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3. Arine
Medication management solution for healthcare professionals. The company offers Clinical Learning and Analytic Response Engine (CLARA) that monitors medication intake by patients and generates reports for the same for analysis.
Key facts about Arine
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $95M
- Employee Count: 359 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Kaiser Permanente Ventures, MaC Venture Capital and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jun 24, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Provider of an AI platform for clinical data management solutions. The platform offers tools for data capture, workflow management, and abstraction to deliver insights. It assists with registry data collection, improves workflow, and ensures data submission quality. The platform also supports research by streamlining screening and refining patient groups.
Key facts about Carta Healthcare
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: San Mateo (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $80.5M
- Employee Count: 129 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Storm Ventures, Maverick Ventures and 26 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, May 08, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Helpshift
Helpshift is a mobile-first customer service platform. It provides a native SDK that integrates with mobile apps to offer an “in-app” customer experience. Its SaaS solution aims to be “the first embedded support desk for native apps,” allowing developers to capture device info from their users so that they can troubleshoot problems quicker and more effectively. Microsoft, Square, Xfinity, Tencent Games, and Virgin Mobile are some of its clients. Claims to be used by 1.3B+ unique devices as of June 2016. Monetizes through subscription-based pricing plans.
Key facts about Helpshift
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $38.2M
- Employee Count: 313 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Cisco Investments, Katalyst Ventures and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Nov 22, 2016, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Katalyst Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Katalyst Ventures has invested in 17 companies over the last 8 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 5 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Ohana and most recent follow-on round was in Zipline.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2022 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Katalyst Ventures' Investments by Stage
Katalyst Ventures has made 4 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $11.2M, 1 investment in Seed stage with an average round size of $4M and 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $70M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 4 |
Seed | 1 |
Series C | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Katalyst Ventures' Investments by Sector
Katalyst Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Environment Tech, FinTech, HealthTech and Sustainability Tech. Notably, it has invested in 17 Tech companies, 12 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 12 Software companies and at least 6 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 5 |
Environment Tech | 2 |
FinTech | 2 |
HealthTech | 2 |
Sustainability Tech | 2 |
Others | 6 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Katalyst Ventures' Investments by Geography
Katalyst Ventures has made most investments in United States (6).Katalyst Ventures' recent investments
Katalyst Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Katalyst Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Apr 28, 2023 | United States | Series F | 4084 | [+2] | |
Oct 06, 2022 | United States | Seed | 7155 | [+8] | |
Aug 18, 2022 | United States | Conventional Debt | 4002 | [+3] | |
Jul 07, 2022 | United States | Series B | 3861 | [+3] | |
Oct 26, 2021 | United States | Series A | 8829 | [+2] |
Unicorns in Katalyst Ventures' Portfolio
Katalyst Ventures has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Zipline. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Zipline which became a unicorn in 2019, 1 years after Katalyst Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Katalyst Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
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66 | Operator of drone delivery and logistics | 2011 | San Francisco | Series H | bzsxuob |
Acquired companies in Katalyst Ventures' Portfolio
2 companies from Katalyst Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Helpshift in Dec 2022 by Keywords Studios for $*****.Here are Katalyst Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 05, 2022 | - | - | 8938 | |
Oct 20, 2020 | May 14, 2018 | Series A | 2249 |
Team profile of Katalyst Ventures
Katalyst Ventures has a team of 11 members including 1 Partner and 1 Principal located in United States. Katalyst Ventures' team sits on the board of 1 company.Co-investors of Katalyst Ventures
Over the past 8 years, 78 investors have co-invested in Katalyst Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Katalyst Ventures: Alchemist Accelerator, Google Ventures and 11 others have invested in rounds before Katalyst Ventures. There are 2 companies where Alchemist Accelerator has invested before Katalyst Ventures and 1 company where Google Ventures has invested before Katalyst Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Katalyst Ventures: 35 investors entered a company along with Katalyst Ventures. These include investors like Baillie Gifford (1 company).
- Invested after Katalyst Ventures: A total of 30 investors have invested in Katalyst Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Valor Equity Partners (1 company), Tiger Global Management (1 company) and Fidelity Investments (1 company).
Recent News related to Katalyst Ventures
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Bay Area drone startup Zipline has raised $330M at a valuation of $4.2BTech Funding News•May 03, 2023•Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Katalyst Ventures, Google Ventures and 4 others
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Venture Capital: Delivery Drone Maker Zipline Lands $330M Series F RoundDailyAlts•May 02, 2023•Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Katalyst Ventures, Pactolus Ventures and 3 others
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Drone delivery firm Zipline raises $330M at $4.2B valuationFreightWaves•May 02, 2023•Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Katalyst Ventures, Google Ventures and 4 others
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Arine Raises $29M in Series B FundingFinSMEs•Aug 18, 2022•Arine, 111 West Capital, MBX Capital, New Leaf Venture Partners and 3 others
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Carta Healthcare Closes Series A Funding to Accelerate GrowthBusiness Wire•Apr 07, 2021•Carta Healthcare, Storm Ventures, Anschutz Medical Campus, Asset Management Ventures and 8 others
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ING invests in machine learning-based credit decisioning startupFinextra•Sep 25, 2019•ING, Flowcast, BitRock Capital, Katalyst Ventures and 1 other
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Fintech startup Flowcast raises US$3m in Series A funding roundThe Business Times•Sep 24, 2019•Flowcast, ING, Bitrockcap, Katalyst Ventures and 4 others
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Zipline speeds up with $190mGlobal Corporate Venturing•May 20, 2019•Katalyst Ventures, Baillie Gifford, Google Ventures, Temasek and 7 others
