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Public data, unclaimed profileNairobi-based pre-seed fund and accelerator dedicated to climate-resilience start-ups in Africa (agriculture, energy, fintech, adaptation). First cheques, hands-on support, and frequent co-investment with international seed funds.
Investment thesis
- Investment ticket
- 100 k$ – 500 k$
- Instruments
- Equity
- Preferred sectors
- Agribusiness, Energy, Fintech, Infrastructure
- Target geographies
- West Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, North Africa
- Stages (based on reference deals)
- Pre-Seed
Reference deals
Recent public deals: they say better than a thesis what the fund actually signs.
Biochar Industrial Group (BIG)
September 2026 · NigeriaPre-Seed1.5 M$AgribusinessCo-Invest
Co-investor alongside Breega
Activity : Agricultural inputs and services
BIG installs modular pyrolysis units inside food factories to collect agricultural waste and turn it into biochar: a permanent carbon store, audit-grade carbon removal credits, and a soil amendment that restores depleted farmland and boosts crop yields. Disposal cost becomes new revenue for factories.
Why they invested
- Team with a decade of hands-on industrial operating experience in Nigeria (Releaf Earth, Y Combinator)
- Disposal cost becomes new revenue for factories
- Audit-grade carbon removal credits, a growing market
Team
- Ikenna Nzewi — CEO, Co-Founder
- Uzoma Ayogu — CTO, Co-Founder
- Isaiah Udotong — CSO, Co-Founder
Co-investors The Mulago Foundation (Non-dilutive)
Source : techcabal.com
PowerLabs
April 2026 · NigeriaPre-SeedUndisclosed amountEnergyCo-Invest
Co-investor alongside Breega
Activity : Climate tech — orchestration énergétique par IA
PowerLabs builds Pai Enterprise, an AI-enabled energy orchestration platform that coordinates in real time the distributed energy sources (grid, generators, solar, batteries) of businesses across Nigeria and West Africa.
Why they invested
- Intelligent orchestration is essential to solving Africa's energy reliability challenge (Tosin Faniro-Dada, Breega)
- Commercial and industrial customers with an immediate energy-cost problem
Team
- Tobechukwu (Tobe) Arize — CEO, Co-Founder
- David Adebiyi — CTO, Co-Founder
Co-investors Kaleo Ventures, Mercy Corps Ventures
Source : launchbaseafrica.com
In short
Catalyst Fund invests tickets ranging from 100 k$ to 500 k$, across the following sectors: Agribusiness, Energy, Fintech, and Infrastructure, in the following areas: West Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, and North Africa. Check in 30 seconds whether your company fits these criteria.
