# Catalyst Fund: portfolio, investments and team > Catalyst Fund is a vc firm based in Kenya. 7 investments on record, 4 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/catalyst-fund (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Kenya · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Catalyst Fund Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 7 cheques on record. Email Deploying now VC firm Pre-seed Seed Series A Climate Adaptation Fintech Insurance Follow Catalyst Fund and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fcatalyst-fund) Deploying now **100%** of best year **4** **cheques in 12 months**, 7 on record Since the last cheque **45** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$1.8M** Rounds led **1 of 7** Mostly in **Kenya, 29%** Pitch Catalyst Fund ## Catalyst Fund highlights - 01 4 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Seed and Pre-seed: 100% of its rounds - 03 Led 1 rounds ## What they do > VC fund and Venture Builder We invest $200K in pre-seed startups and follow on at Seed and Series A. From their own website - **Type:** VC firm - **Cheque size:** From $200K as they say - **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A - **Sectors:** Climate Adaptation Fintech Insurance - **Based in:** Nairobi, Kenya - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **7 appearances** - **2026** 3 rounds - **Sept** **[Bekia](https://millionrounds.com/company/bekia)** Seed · EG · Wamda **$765K** With 2 others - **Apr** **[PowerLabs](https://millionrounds.com/company/powerlabs)** Pre-seed · NG · Disrupt Africa **Undisclosed** With 3 others - **Jan** **[Enakl](https://millionrounds.com/company/enakl)** Seed · MA · Disrupt Africa **$2.3M** With 4 others - **2025** 3 rounds - **Nov** **[Farm to Feed](https://millionrounds.com/company/farm-to-feed)** Seed · KE · Disrupt Africa **$1.5M** With 9 others - **Sept** **[MazaoHub](https://millionrounds.com/company/mazaohub)** Pre-seed · TZ · Disrupt Africa **$2.0M** *Led* - **Jan** **[The Awareness Company](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-awareness-company)** Seed · ZA · Disrupt Africa **$1.6M** With 5 others - **2024** 1 round - **Oct** **[Octavia Carbon](https://millionrounds.com/company/octavia-carbon)** Seed · KE · Disrupt Africa **$5.0M** With 7 others 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 We hold **8** 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. ## What the register says From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law **5+** funds on file numbered funds in its name ## What they claim to have backed From their own portfolio page (on their website) **0** of 1 we have independently watched raise Bfaglobal Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded. ## The cheque Pre-seed Seed Series A Median round joined **$1.8M** the round, not its cheque Led 1 of 7 rounds **14%** - **Said size:** From $200K - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Sept 2026 Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed said *5* - Pre-seed said *2* - Series A said *-* Cheques by month Led Joined Dec 2023 Nov 2026 Often in the room with - [Mercy Corps Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercy-corps-ventures) 3 - [Holocene](https://millionrounds.com/fund/holocene) 2 **Pitching Catalyst Fund?** 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 *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Catalyst Fund. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Mercy Corps Ventures** Corporate VC **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercy-corps-ventures)[**Holocene** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/holocene) ## Recently backed The latest companies Catalyst Fund put money into. [**Bekia** $765K · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/bekia)[**Enakl** $2.3M · Jan 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/enakl)[**Farm to Feed** $1.5M · Nov 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/farm-to-feed)[**The Awareness Company** $1.6M · Jan 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-awareness-company)[**Octavia Carbon** $5.0M · Oct 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/octavia-carbon) ## Quick answers about Catalyst Fund ### What does Catalyst Fund invest in? Catalyst Fund invests most often at Seed and Pre-seed (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Climate Adaptation, Fintech and Insurance. ### How active is Catalyst Fund? 7 investments on record, 4 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Sept 2026. ### What has Catalyst Fund invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Bekia (Seed, Sept 2026), PowerLabs (Pre-seed, Apr 2026) and Enakl (Seed, Jan 2026). ### How big are Catalyst Fund's cheques? The median round it joins is $1.8M. ### Does Catalyst Fund lead rounds? Sometimes: it led 1 of its 7 investments on record (14%). ### Where does Catalyst Fund invest? Most of the companies it backs are in Kenya (29%), Egypt (14%) and Nigeria (14%). ### Is Catalyst Fund investing now? Yes: it is actively investing, with 4 investments in the last 12 months. ### Who does Catalyst Fund invest alongside? 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