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Catalyst Fund

Pre-seed capital and venture building for climate adaptation

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Works in Africa

An accelerator and fund backing early-stage startups building climate adaptation and resilience solutions across African markets, combining capital with hands-on venture building.

Facts about Catalyst Fund

Category
Investors & VCs
Availability
Works in Africa
Countries
🇰🇪Kenya🇳🇬Nigeria🇿🇦South Africa🇬🇭GhanaPan-African
Pricing
Free tier
Typical setup time
1+ week
Best for
Early-stage, SMB
Last verified
Sep 21, 2026

Use when

Your product helps communities or businesses adapt to climate impacts and you are at pre-seed.

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Your product has no climate adaptation or resilience angle. This is a thematic fund and the theme is not decorative; a general fintech or SaaS company will not fit regardless of quality.

Status (21 Sep 2026): second close reached US$30 million in July 2026 against a US$40 million target, with final close expected later in the year. Writes initial pre-seed cheques of about US$200,000, exclusively as equity, and reserves capital for follow-on through Series A. Plans to back roughly 40 startups. The mandate is climate resilience specifically: agriculture, food systems, energy, water, mobility and climate-adjacent fintech.

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