# Catalyst: portfolio, investments and team > Catalyst is a hedge fund based in United States. 4 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/catalyst-2 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Catalyst Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 4 cheques on record. Deploying now New fund $17M, Oct 2026 Hedge fund Series D Series B Series C Venture Capital & Private Equity Deploying now **100%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 4 on record Since the last cheque **4** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$55M** Rounds led **1 of 4** Sole investor **1 rounds** Pitch Catalyst ## Catalyst highlights - 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Series D and Series B: 75% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $30M ## What they do > A fellowship for emerging founders. $5,000 non-dilutive, follow-on capital, lifetime support. From their own website - **Type:** Hedge fund (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Venture Capital & Private Equity - **Based in:** San Francisco, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **4 appearances** - **2026** 1 round - **Oct** **[Tractian](https://millionrounds.com/company/tractian)** Series D · BR · Google News search **$130M** *Led* - **2025** 1 round - **Sept** **[Sevaro Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/sevaro-health)** Series B · US · Firms' own news pages **$39M** With 3 others - **2019** 1 round - **Oct** **[Weave](https://millionrounds.com/company/weave)** Series D · US · FinSMEs **$70M** With 5 others - **2016** 1 round - **Sept** **[BrightFarms](https://millionrounds.com/company/brightfarms)** Series C · US · FinSMEs **$30M** Sole investor An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor. ## The team Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **24 named** AB **Alex Bell** Executive Officer i Filing they signed AS **Alex Stacy** Executive Officer i Filing they signed AB **Alfred Bradley Randall** Manager for the Management Company i Filing they signed BL **Brad Levie** Executive Officer i Filing they signed BA **Brian A. Rich** Executive Officer of General Partner of General Partner i Filing they signed CH **Chad Henderson** Executive Officer i Filing they signed CH **Christopher Humphries** Director i Filing they signed CJ **Christopher J. Shipman** Executive Officer of General Partner of General Partner i Filing they signed DR **D. Ryan McNally** Executive Officer of General Partner of General Partner i Filing they signed DI **Daniel Ian Haroun** Executive Officer i Filing they signed DM **David Miller** Principal of the General Partner i Filing they signed DR **David R. Kaufman** Executive Officer of Sponsor i Filing they signed EA **Emery Andrew** Principal of the General Partner and the Investment Manager i Filing they signed ET **Entity: TechColumbus** Member of Managing Member i Filing they signed EC **Eugene C. Wolfson** Executive Officer of General Partner of General Partner i Filing they signed FX **Francis X. Gallagher** Executive Officer i Filing they signed GR **Glenn R. Hanson** Executive Officer of Sponsor i Filing they signed JS **Jerry Szilagyi** Principal of the General Partner i Filing they signed MS **Maxwell Sinclair Heiden** Executive Officer i Filing they signed MS **Michael Schoonover** Principal of the General Partner i Filing they signed PA **Peter A. Drippe** Executive Officer i Filing they signed RH **Ryan Helon** Sr. Vice President, Investment Funds, TechColumbus i Filing they signed SR **Scott R. Mehlman** Executive Officer of Sponsor i Filing they signed TC **Todd C. Clapp** Executive Officer of General Partner of General Partner i Filing they signed We also hold **27** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them. ## Companies it bought Acquisitions by the firm itself **MediaConcepts** **Undisclosed** Jun 2012 New fund on file **$17M** raised in Oct 2026 From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy. ## The cheque Series D Series B Series C Median round joined **$55M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$30M** Led 1 of 4 rounds **25%** - **Sole investor:** 1 rounds - **Last cheque:** Oct 2026 Rounds by stage said on their site - Series D *2* - Series B *1* - Series C *1* Cheques by month Led Joined Nov 2023 Oct 2026 **Pitching Catalyst?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Recently backed The latest companies Catalyst put money into. [**Tractian** $130M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/tractian)[**Weave** $70M · Oct 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/weave)[**BrightFarms** $30M · Sept 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/brightfarms) ## Quick answers about Catalyst ### What does Catalyst invest in? Catalyst invests most often at Series D and Series B (75% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity. ### How active is Catalyst? 4 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2026. ### What has Catalyst invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Tractian (Series D, Oct 2026), Sevaro Health (Series B, Sept 2025) and Weave (Series D, Oct 2019). ### How big are Catalyst's cheques? The median round it joins is $55M. ### Is Catalyst investing now? Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months. ### What kind of investor is Catalyst? Catalyst is a hedge fund based in San Francisco, United States. ### Has Catalyst raised a new fund? Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Oct 2026, reporting $17M raised. ### Where does this information on Catalyst come from? From 21 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=catalyst-2) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=catalyst-2)