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Circle of Investors

The Catalyst Fund Circle of Investors is a group of 140+ leading emerging market-focused, early-stage tech investors who are committed to backing founders building a more resilient future.

The Catalyst Fund accelerates the tech ecosystem by bringing together leading global and local innovators to form circles of investors, corporate institutions, talent networks, and other enablers, who commit to working with us to advance the wider ecosystem.

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Why join the Circle of Investors?

Circle members receive access to a de-risked pipeline of the Catalyst Fund’s portfolio companies, matched on a 1:1 basis based on investor interests. Members also receive an exclusive monthly digest of inclusive tech deals in emerging markets, curated insights about new business model innovations in inclusive tech, exchange ideas with one another in an exclusive peer network, and receive invites to Catalyst Fund’s global and local events.

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Ecosystem Partners

The Catalyst Fund Circle of Investors is a group of 140+ leading emerging market-focused, early-stage tech investors who are committed to backing founders building a more resilient future.

Inclusive Fintech 50

We have partnered with Inclusive Fintech 50 led by the Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion to shine a light on the fintech innovators reaching underserved and vulnerable communities, globally. With this partnership, our Circle members get access to exclusive data, invite-only events, demo days, and knowledge products produced by the IF50 team.

Africa: The Big Deal

Our Circle of Investors’ members get access to curated analyses and data trends thanks to our partnership with Africa: The Big Deal, for example, to understand the growth of the climate resilience sector in Africa.

Join Catalyst Fund

We are actively looking for early-stage startups that improve the resilience of underserved and climate-vulnerable communities in emerging markets. Does that sound like you?