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Catalyst Fund
AddedFeb 13, 2024
UpdatedJul 16, 2026
Catalyst Fund

Catalyst Fund

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Catalyst Fund: Accelerating inclusive FinTech startups for underserved markets, backed by DFID & JPMorgan.

Location
Nairobi, Nairobi County, KE
Founded
2016
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Thola
Thola

Total Raised

$740k

Rounds

7

Pre-Seed$300kDecember 2023
Farmz2U
Farmz2U
Seed

Total Raised

$345.5k

Rounds

4

Seed$200kJanuary 2023
8medical
8medical

Total Raised

$395k

Rounds

2

Pre-Seed$275kJanuary 2023
HourWork
HourWork

Total Raised

$16.3M

Rounds

8

Series A$10MMarch 2022
Asaak
Asaak

Total Raised

$36.1M

Rounds

10

Seed$30MJanuary 2022
Seed$1.5MJanuary 2018
Swoove
Swoove
Pre-Seed

Total Raised

$461k

Rounds

5

Angel$135kOctober 2021
Tendo
Tendo
Seed

Total Raised

$720k

Rounds

8

Angel$120kOctober 2021
Wella Health
Wella Health
Angel

Total Raised

$980k

Rounds

7

Angel$80kJune 2020
Chipper Cash
Chipper Cash

Total Raised

$337.2M

Rounds

7

Series A$13.8MJune 2020
Seed$6MDecember 2019
Seed$2.4MMay 2019
Cowrywise
Cowrywise

Total Raised

$3.3M

Rounds

6

Grant$80kJanuary 2020
Turaco
Turaco

Total Raised

$13.3M

Rounds

5

Non Equity Assistance$60kJune 2019
Hover Developer Services
Hover Developer Services

Total Raised

$1.4M

Rounds

3

Grant$100kJune 2019
Zippi
Zippi
Series A

Total Raised

$82.2M

Rounds

5

Series UnknownJune 2019
Grão
Grão

Rounds

2

Series UnknownApril 2018
Harvesting
Harvesting

Total Raised

$4.4M

Rounds

4

Grant$100kApril 2017
Atikus Investments
Atikus Investments

Total Raised

$350k

Rounds

4

Series UnknownJune 2016