High-conviction capital. Zero overhead.
For builders, by builders.
We are a lightweight collective of founders and operators pooling capital to invest in early-stage startups.
We are not a traditional VC firm. We are an engineering solution to the friction of angel investing.
We do not diversify for the sake of safety. We only invest when the conviction is absolute. If we have to talk ourselves into a deal, the answer is no.
We minimize social risk by focusing on founders we know and trust. We back the people in our orbit who have demonstrated the capacity to build.
We are optimizing for simplicity and value, not fee generation.
We can appear as a single entry on the Cap Table. You get the capital, network and knowledge of a group with the administrative ease of a single angel. Note that details can differ case by case.
You maintain economic ownership of your shares without the burden of setting up a structure for every small ticket.
We source, we vet, we share the memo. You commit, you wire, we execute.
We are currently invite-only, prioritizing active operators, builders, and second-time founders. If you build things and want to back others who do, request access below.
We do not accept cold inbound pitches. If you know a member of Catalyst, ask for an intro. We bet on known quantities.
The operations are presently managed by Zowie Langdon and Olivier van Dijk.