Katalyst Ventures

Katalyst Ventures LLC is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm, founded in 2018, that specializes in early-stage investments. The firm focuses on startups in significant markets, particularly those involved in automation, data intelligence, and artificial intelligence applications across various sectors, including finance, digital healthcare, operations, and logistics. While Katalyst Ventures primarily targets U.S. and Silicon Valley-based companies, it also has global experience and is open to investing in international startups. The firm seeks to partner with entrepreneurs who demonstrate a commitment to both profitability and purpose, aiming to create business solutions that have a substantial global impact.

32 past transactions

Arine

Series B in 2022
Arine Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that develops a medication management platform aimed at improving patient health and quality of life. Founded in 2017, Arine utilizes a clinical learning and analytic response engine to deliver data-driven clinical services. The platform aggregates and analyzes clinical, social, and behavioral data to identify and address gaps in patient care, providing tailored medication recommendations and education to patients and their care teams. By focusing on evidence-based approaches, Arine optimizes medication use, enhances patient outcomes, and aims to reduce the overall cost of care. Their commitment to continuous monitoring and evaluation ensures timely follow-up and meaningful clinical service programs, guiding patients throughout their healthcare journey.

Hyperspec-ai

Seed Round in 2021
Hyperspec.ai is developing a next-generation vision pipeline that will utilize equirectangular depth imagery and cross-view localization to enable perception in robotics. The technology is quite promising and has a tremendous amount of scope. However, there are key bottlenecks that need to be addressed, in order for the systems to be economically viable. One of the key bottlenecks is the High Definition Map requirement to enable the car to have scene context. In this paper, we describe the state of the art and present a next-generation orthogonal approach to creating scene context for self-driving cars. Hyperspec.ai is developing a next-generation vision pipeline that will utilize equirectangular imagery instead of standard pin-hole images to gain an understanding of the scene. We present novel innovations that will contribute to the perception stacks which will dramatically revolutionize how self-driving cars create scene context while navigating in complex environments

Zipline

Series E in 2021
Zipline Inc. is a California-based company that designs, manufactures, and operates drones for the delivery of essential medical supplies, including vaccines, medicines, and blood. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Half Moon Bay, the company aims to provide instant access to vital medical products for people worldwide. Since its inception, Zipline has developed advanced drone technology, establishing the largest autonomous logistics network globally. The company assembles its drones and distribution technology in South San Francisco and conducts extensive flight testing in Davis, California. With a focus on efficiency and reliability, Zipline has become a leader in delivering critical medical supplies to underserved areas, utilizing local teams to operate its distribution centers around the world.

DocMatter

Series A in 2021
DocMatter brings the knowledge of the medical community to your fingertips. Explore the new paradigm of learning and sharing information through the first global knowledge and discussion forum for medical professionals. Expand your information base by leveraging the collective experience of your peers, along with other thought leaders from top institutions and practices around the world. And increase your visibility in the community by contributing to ongoing discussions and beginning new ones.

Hyperspec-ai

Seed Round in 2021
Hyperspec.ai is developing a next-generation vision pipeline that will utilize equirectangular depth imagery and cross-view localization to enable perception in robotics. The technology is quite promising and has a tremendous amount of scope. However, there are key bottlenecks that need to be addressed, in order for the systems to be economically viable. One of the key bottlenecks is the High Definition Map requirement to enable the car to have scene context. In this paper, we describe the state of the art and present a next-generation orthogonal approach to creating scene context for self-driving cars. Hyperspec.ai is developing a next-generation vision pipeline that will utilize equirectangular imagery instead of standard pin-hole images to gain an understanding of the scene. We present novel innovations that will contribute to the perception stacks which will dramatically revolutionize how self-driving cars create scene context while navigating in complex environments

Carta Healthcare

Series A in 2021
Carta Healthcare, Inc. is a technology company that has developed a software-as-a-service platform to enhance the patient journey within hospitals by utilizing data from existing IT systems. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, Carta's platform aims to personalize care by identifying past patients with similar profiles and analyzing their experiences. By employing machine learning, the platform predicts potential bottlenecks, alerts facilities about recovery bed shortages, and forecasts the needs and expectations of current patients. Additionally, Carta combines artificial intelligence with skilled human expertise to improve the efficiency and quality of healthcare data management, ultimately enabling health systems to achieve more effective data abstraction.

Zipline

Series E in 2021
Zipline Inc. is a California-based company that designs, manufactures, and operates drones for the delivery of essential medical supplies, including vaccines, medicines, and blood. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Half Moon Bay, the company aims to provide instant access to vital medical products for people worldwide. Since its inception, Zipline has developed advanced drone technology, establishing the largest autonomous logistics network globally. The company assembles its drones and distribution technology in South San Francisco and conducts extensive flight testing in Davis, California. With a focus on efficiency and reliability, Zipline has become a leader in delivering critical medical supplies to underserved areas, utilizing local teams to operate its distribution centers around the world.

Arine

Series A in 2021
Arine Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that develops a medication management platform aimed at improving patient health and quality of life. Founded in 2017, Arine utilizes a clinical learning and analytic response engine to deliver data-driven clinical services. The platform aggregates and analyzes clinical, social, and behavioral data to identify and address gaps in patient care, providing tailored medication recommendations and education to patients and their care teams. By focusing on evidence-based approaches, Arine optimizes medication use, enhances patient outcomes, and aims to reduce the overall cost of care. Their commitment to continuous monitoring and evaluation ensures timely follow-up and meaningful clinical service programs, guiding patients throughout their healthcare journey.

Flowcast

Convertible Note in 2020
Flowcast Inc. is a technology company that focuses on developing machine learning algorithms to create predictive models for assessing credit risk. Founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, with an additional office in Singapore, Flowcast offers several solutions, including Smartcredit, which provides detailed company information for credit decisions; Smartclaims, which automates the deduction claims process; and Tillful, a platform that offers credit scores and access to credit offers. The company's predictive models evaluate a business's ability to repay loans, the risk of delinquency, and the likelihood of transaction dilution. By utilizing alternative data and proprietary analytics, Flowcast's API-based solutions enable financial institutions to perform real-time risk assessments, enhancing their ability to make informed credit decisions across various business sizes. Flowcast serves a diverse clientele, including corporations, financial institutions, and insurance providers.

Treasure Card

Seed Round in 2020
Treasure Financial Inc. develops a money management app for kids. The company’s product is used to learn and teach about money management by the parents; develop good habits and understand the value of money; learn financial planning, budgeting, saving, and know the difference between wants and needs; educate the children about money; and track balances and move the money around in kids saving, spending, giving, and goal accounts. The company was formerly known as Abacus Card. Treasure Financial Inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

DabKick

Convertible Note in 2019
DabKick Inc. is a mobile communication platform that enables users to interact in real time with friends and family while enjoying various media, such as videos, music, and photos. Its flagship app allows users to chat live and communicate seamlessly, resembling a walkie-talkie experience, while sharing media on their devices. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Cupertino, California, DabKick combines live video experiences with innovative media-sharing technology, fostering social entertainment among users. The company has garnered support from notable advisors and a diverse group of international investors, positioning itself as a key player in the evolving landscape of media consumption and sharing for contemporary audiences.

Arine

Seed Round in 2019
Arine Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that develops a medication management platform aimed at improving patient health and quality of life. Founded in 2017, Arine utilizes a clinical learning and analytic response engine to deliver data-driven clinical services. The platform aggregates and analyzes clinical, social, and behavioral data to identify and address gaps in patient care, providing tailored medication recommendations and education to patients and their care teams. By focusing on evidence-based approaches, Arine optimizes medication use, enhances patient outcomes, and aims to reduce the overall cost of care. Their commitment to continuous monitoring and evaluation ensures timely follow-up and meaningful clinical service programs, guiding patients throughout their healthcare journey.

Flowcast

Series A in 2019
Flowcast Inc. is a technology company that focuses on developing machine learning algorithms to create predictive models for assessing credit risk. Founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, with an additional office in Singapore, Flowcast offers several solutions, including Smartcredit, which provides detailed company information for credit decisions; Smartclaims, which automates the deduction claims process; and Tillful, a platform that offers credit scores and access to credit offers. The company's predictive models evaluate a business's ability to repay loans, the risk of delinquency, and the likelihood of transaction dilution. By utilizing alternative data and proprietary analytics, Flowcast's API-based solutions enable financial institutions to perform real-time risk assessments, enhancing their ability to make informed credit decisions across various business sizes. Flowcast serves a diverse clientele, including corporations, financial institutions, and insurance providers.

Helpshift

Series C in 2019
Helpshift, Inc. specializes in mobile customer service software, providing a support platform designed for the needs of the mobile era. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, Helpshift offers a range of functionalities including in-app FAQs, chat, a comprehensive CRM ticketing system, campaigns, and surveys. The platform enhances user experience by enabling in-app messaging for support, allowing users to receive assistance without leaving their applications. Helpshift's automation capabilities, utilizing bots, can address up to 90% of user issues, thereby improving response times and reducing operational costs. The company serves numerous prominent mobile apps and games, including those from Supercell, Tencent, and Microsoft, and is installed on two billion devices globally, reaching over 820 million active consumers monthly.

Arine

Seed Round in 2019
Arine Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that develops a medication management platform aimed at improving patient health and quality of life. Founded in 2017, Arine utilizes a clinical learning and analytic response engine to deliver data-driven clinical services. The platform aggregates and analyzes clinical, social, and behavioral data to identify and address gaps in patient care, providing tailored medication recommendations and education to patients and their care teams. By focusing on evidence-based approaches, Arine optimizes medication use, enhances patient outcomes, and aims to reduce the overall cost of care. Their commitment to continuous monitoring and evaluation ensures timely follow-up and meaningful clinical service programs, guiding patients throughout their healthcare journey.

Arine

Seed Round in 2019
Arine Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that develops a medication management platform aimed at improving patient health and quality of life. Founded in 2017, Arine utilizes a clinical learning and analytic response engine to deliver data-driven clinical services. The platform aggregates and analyzes clinical, social, and behavioral data to identify and address gaps in patient care, providing tailored medication recommendations and education to patients and their care teams. By focusing on evidence-based approaches, Arine optimizes medication use, enhances patient outcomes, and aims to reduce the overall cost of care. Their commitment to continuous monitoring and evaluation ensures timely follow-up and meaningful clinical service programs, guiding patients throughout their healthcare journey.

Carta Healthcare

Convertible Note in 2019
Carta Healthcare, Inc. is a technology company that has developed a software-as-a-service platform to enhance the patient journey within hospitals by utilizing data from existing IT systems. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, Carta's platform aims to personalize care by identifying past patients with similar profiles and analyzing their experiences. By employing machine learning, the platform predicts potential bottlenecks, alerts facilities about recovery bed shortages, and forecasts the needs and expectations of current patients. Additionally, Carta combines artificial intelligence with skilled human expertise to improve the efficiency and quality of healthcare data management, ultimately enabling health systems to achieve more effective data abstraction.

Kii

Debt Financing in 2019
Kii Corporation, established in July 2010 through the merger of Servo Software and Synclore Corporation, specializes in providing Internet of Things (IoT) platforms and solutions for various sectors, including Smart Cities, Smart Buildings, Smart Logistics, and healthcare. The company offers a mobile backend-as-a-service platform that simplifies the development of IoT and mobile applications by managing multiple vendors and providing essential backend functionalities, such as user management and push notifications. This approach allows businesses to reduce both development and operational costs by eliminating the need to manage or operate servers, thereby streamlining the application development process.

Zipline

Series D in 2019
Zipline Inc. is a California-based company that designs, manufactures, and operates drones for the delivery of essential medical supplies, including vaccines, medicines, and blood. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Half Moon Bay, the company aims to provide instant access to vital medical products for people worldwide. Since its inception, Zipline has developed advanced drone technology, establishing the largest autonomous logistics network globally. The company assembles its drones and distribution technology in South San Francisco and conducts extensive flight testing in Davis, California. With a focus on efficiency and reliability, Zipline has become a leader in delivering critical medical supplies to underserved areas, utilizing local teams to operate its distribution centers around the world.

Lifekee

Seed Round in 2019
Lifekee is a customer data and identity platform with a cool app where users update their contact information on behalf of enterprises and other users, changing the way people share contact information and creating a new model for connecting people and businesses all over the world.

Nomiku

Seed Round in 2019
Nomiku Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in manufacturing immersion circulators designed for home cooks. Founded in 2012, Nomiku gained prominence through a highly successful Kickstarter campaign for its inaugural product, the Nomiku Immersion Circulator. The company has since expanded its offerings to include a second product, touted as the smallest and most powerful sous vide device available, which is complemented by a companion app. Nomiku aims to empower individuals to prepare high-quality meals in their homes, believing that with the right tools, everyone has the potential to be a great cook. Today, its products are utilized in numerous homes and restaurants worldwide.

Foxtrot Systems

Series A in 2018
Foxtrot Systems, Inc. is a software service company that specializes in route optimization for daily distribution logistics. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company offers an API that enhances route planning for drivers delivering goods such as food, beverages, and laundry. Its platform integrates static, historical, and real-time data to generate optimized route manifests, providing estimated times of arrival, driving time, and cost calculations for mileage and fuel. Foxtrot Systems aims to empower last-mile delivery fleets by leveraging real-time data streams and algorithms to improve efficiency and enable the provision of differentiated services within the logistics and supply chain sectors.

Pathover

Convertible Note in 2018
Pathover, Inc. offers an API that provides intelligent optimization and logistics solutions specifically for grocery delivery in the United States. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, the company addresses the complexities of last-mile logistics, which often represent a significant portion of delivery costs. By aggregating orders by region and optimizing delivery options within specified time frames, Pathover enables same-day grocery delivery through a network of couriers. Its technology facilitates the integration of physical stores and online marketplaces, automating the last-mile delivery process and resulting in substantial savings—in some cases, up to 71%. Utilizing proprietary AI and machine learning, Pathover equips merchants to efficiently manage demand, balance resources, and identify the most efficient delivery routes.

TruValue Labs

Series A in 2018
TruValue Labs, Inc. specializes in real-time sustainability data analytics for investors, financial institutions, and corporations globally. Based in San Francisco, the company offers a range of products including the INSIGHT360 APP, which evaluates sustainability performance and provides insights on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors for public companies and industry sectors. Their services also include INSIGHT360 ON EIKON, which helps identify sustainability risks and opportunities within client portfolios, and the Insight360 ESG Data API that utilizes real-time data for similar analyses. Additionally, the Insight360 Data Service employs artificial intelligence and big data to create alternative datasets focused on material sustainability issues. TruValue Labs serves a diverse clientele, including portfolio managers, analysts, sustainability managers, researchers, and executives, as the relevance of sustainability in investment decisions continues to grow. The company has been operational since its incorporation in 2013.

Zipline

Series C in 2018
Zipline Inc. is a California-based company that designs, manufactures, and operates drones for the delivery of essential medical supplies, including vaccines, medicines, and blood. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Half Moon Bay, the company aims to provide instant access to vital medical products for people worldwide. Since its inception, Zipline has developed advanced drone technology, establishing the largest autonomous logistics network globally. The company assembles its drones and distribution technology in South San Francisco and conducts extensive flight testing in Davis, California. With a focus on efficiency and reliability, Zipline has become a leader in delivering critical medical supplies to underserved areas, utilizing local teams to operate its distribution centers around the world.

DocMatter

Series A in 2018
DocMatter brings the knowledge of the medical community to your fingertips. Explore the new paradigm of learning and sharing information through the first global knowledge and discussion forum for medical professionals. Expand your information base by leveraging the collective experience of your peers, along with other thought leaders from top institutions and practices around the world. And increase your visibility in the community by contributing to ongoing discussions and beginning new ones.

Talentworks

Convertible Note in 2018
TalentWorks is job interview matching platform

Foxtrot Systems

Series A in 2017
Foxtrot Systems, Inc. is a software service company that specializes in route optimization for daily distribution logistics. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company offers an API that enhances route planning for drivers delivering goods such as food, beverages, and laundry. Its platform integrates static, historical, and real-time data to generate optimized route manifests, providing estimated times of arrival, driving time, and cost calculations for mileage and fuel. Foxtrot Systems aims to empower last-mile delivery fleets by leveraging real-time data streams and algorithms to improve efficiency and enable the provision of differentiated services within the logistics and supply chain sectors.

TruValue Labs

Convertible Note in 2017
TruValue Labs, Inc. specializes in real-time sustainability data analytics for investors, financial institutions, and corporations globally. Based in San Francisco, the company offers a range of products including the INSIGHT360 APP, which evaluates sustainability performance and provides insights on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors for public companies and industry sectors. Their services also include INSIGHT360 ON EIKON, which helps identify sustainability risks and opportunities within client portfolios, and the Insight360 ESG Data API that utilizes real-time data for similar analyses. Additionally, the Insight360 Data Service employs artificial intelligence and big data to create alternative datasets focused on material sustainability issues. TruValue Labs serves a diverse clientele, including portfolio managers, analysts, sustainability managers, researchers, and executives, as the relevance of sustainability in investment decisions continues to grow. The company has been operational since its incorporation in 2013.

DocMatter

Convertible Note in 2017
DocMatter brings the knowledge of the medical community to your fingertips. Explore the new paradigm of learning and sharing information through the first global knowledge and discussion forum for medical professionals. Expand your information base by leveraging the collective experience of your peers, along with other thought leaders from top institutions and practices around the world. And increase your visibility in the community by contributing to ongoing discussions and beginning new ones.

Pensar

Seed Round in 2017
Pensar-powering the future of learning. Our team are renowned for having formulated and tested fundamental theories of learning and cognition over the past 40 years & conducting some of the most extensive applied education research in the world. We have developed proven learning applications in use by millions of students today, and have deep expertise in instructional design. We have been named amongst the worlds best data scientists and Artificial Intelligence + Machine Learning experts.

Chairman Mom

Seed Round in 2017
Chairman Mom is a subscription-based company that aims to provide resources to working mothers. The company is on a mission to rebrand working motherhood. Created by Pando founder, veteran journalist and mother of two, Sarah Lacy, Chairman Mom is a platform that lets working mothers share experiences and honest answers to help one another succeed in life and career. Through a subscription-based Q&A community, Chairman Mom is focused on uniting—rather than dividing women.
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