The Catalyst Fund Circle of Investors is made up of 60+ leading global and locally rooted emerging markets and fintech investment firms, who are committed to shaping the future of inclusive fintech and supporting tomorrow’s most promising innovators.
Circle members receive access to a de-risked pipeline of fintech startups, matched on a 1:1 basis based on investor interests. Members also receive invitations to exclusive Catalyst Fund events, receive insights around proof points from new business model innovations in inclusive fintech and exchange ideas with one another through our peer network.
“[Catalyst Fund’s] tailored technical assistance is the secret sauce - we see that reflected in the entrepreneurs’ progress, in the blog posts about UI/UX, bringing in investors in a more hands-on way; this helps with our forward-looking investment thesis.”
“There’s a lot of capital looking for opportunities but a few compelling opportunities right now. That’s where capacity building has a role to play. What’s important are catalyzers like the Catalyst Fund enabling conversations to solve issues across all the moving parts.”
“The grant capital provided by Catalyst Fund was critical to our ability to get comfort with Destacame.cl, and their ability to build out their business. Later in 2016, we re-started discussions with the company about a potential investment in their seed round — and we announced the investment earlier this year. They are now one of the most exciting companies in our portfolio.”
