Native name Catalyst Investors Area served North America
Europe Headquarters New York City Assets under management 1 billion USD | Industry Finance, Investments AUM $ 1 billion Founded 2000 Type of business Private | |
Founder Brian A. Rich, Ryan McNally, Chris Shipman Services Late venture
Growth capital
Acquisitions
Buyouts
PIPES
Roll-ups
Recapitalizations and consolidation transactions | ||
Catalyst investors mia hegazy on investing in tech enabled biz new sectors glg leading learners
Catalyst Investors is a $1 billion venture capital firm which was founded in 2000. It is a private equity firm focused on late stage venture capital and growth equity investments in technology-enabled services which include cloud computing, wireless infrastructure, and digital media.It is ranked by growth cap among the top 25 growth equity firms.
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The New York-based firm was founded in 2000 by Brian Rich, Ryan McNally, and Chris Shipman. Rich had previously founded TD Capital, the private equity investment arm of TD Bank, and he currently serves on the Board of Directors for the National Venture Capital Association.
Investments
Catalyst is currently investing its fourth and latest fund, which closed above target at $377 million in 2015
According to the Financial times, Catalyst’s realized investments include SaaS-based anti-virus provider MessageLabs (acquired by Symantec), Hispanic broadcaster Telemundo (acquired by NBC Universal), Aloha Partners (acquired by AT&T), and Mindbody as reported by the Wall Street Journal, which went public in 2015.
The firm’s current investments include Alert Solutions, Ascentis, Clinicient, Decisyon, InSite Wireless, Latisys, MediaMath, Mindbody, Reputation Institute, Videology, WeddingWire and Xplornet.