Deadline: Rolling Basis
The Catalyst Fund is a pre‑seed impact VC and Venture Builder backing locally-led, early-stage startups tackling Africa’s climate resilience challenges — especially in food systems, fintech for resilience, land restoration, clean water, eco-zero-waste services, and secured essential services. It’s firmly rooted in African innovation and built for scale.
Benefits
- Up to US $150,000 in cash
- Up to $50,000 in venture-building credit
- 400+ hours of hands‑on support across business strategy, product, growth, finance & fundraising
- Access to a 250+ global investor network and visibility via PR, media, and follow-on support
- Up to $175,000 in no-strings perks (tools, cloud credits, services);
Eligibility
- Pre-seed startups founded in Sub‑Saharan Africa, with an MVP and at least early customer traction
- Teams led by local African founders, ideally gender-balanced, solving climate-related challenges with technology
- Focus sectors aligned with Catalyst themes: climate-smart agri tech, fintech for resilience (insurance, carbon), circular economy, clean energy, cold chains, fisheries, water access, or health systems
For more information and application.
