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Innovation Catalyst
Investor · Baton Rouge, LA, United States · North America
Innovation Catalyst is a nonprofit venture development organization that provides Louisiana-based early-stage companies with capital, coaching and connections. It manages The Catalyst Fund, the Red Stick Angel Network, the Venture Capital Apprentice Program, the BREW High-Stakes Pitch Competition, and serves as General Partner for the Greaux Innovation Ventures fund.
Invests inEnterprise Software
In its own wordsearly-stagelouisianaeconomic developmentwomen foundersminority foundersveteran founders
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Or find every investor that fitsInnovation Catalyst lists 16 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are Enterprise Software (32%), E-commerce & Marketplaces (14%) and Education (11%). 75% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside New Orleans Startup Fund, Techstars and 1834 Ventures.
No funding round on record names Innovation Catalyst yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Round figures show recent activity, not Innovation Catalyst's whole history. Rounds on record name 0 companies; its own site lists 16. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Software | 32% | 8% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 14% | 6% |
| Education | 11% | 7% |
| Fintech | 7% | 12% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 4% | 7% |
| Mobility & Logistics | 4% | 1% |
| Legal & Compliance | 4% | 2% |
| Robotics & Hardware | 4% | 1% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Startup Fund | 2 |
| Techstars | 2 |
| 1834 Ventures | 1 |
| AlleyCorp | 1 |
| Arc Capital Development | 1 |
| Backstage Capital | 1 |
| Boot64 Ventures | 1 |
| Callais Capital | 1 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 46th | 18 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 57th | 32% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 42th | 2 countries |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers1488%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company213%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with New Orleans Startup Fund
Compare Innovation Catalyst head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
16 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARIX Technologies delivers robotic inspection for corrosion under insulation as a managed service | Industrial & ManufacturingE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Aura Advertising & Public Relations is a boutique agency offering a personalized approach to help grow organizations | Media & EntertainmentEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| DAWn Audio made a plugin for music creators | Enterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| RentCheck provides software for property managers to conduct resident-led property inspections | Real Estate & ConstructionSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| The company recycles glass into sand and cullet for various applications, including coastal restoration and creating new glass bottles. | Enterprise SoftwareE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| ICONIC partners with museums, digital artists, and brands to produce digital and physical art campaigns for cultural collectors around the world. | Enterprise SoftwareE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| MasteryPrep delivers a suite of digital test prep tools and live workshops that boost student achievement on high-stakes assessments | Education | Portfolio page | ||
| Omnidek provides a business portal for digitizing workflows and integrating with Sage Intacct | Enterprise SoftwareFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| ParkZen provides real-time parking availability information and optimization for daily parking operations | Mobility & Logistics | Portfolio page | ||
| Pass It Down creates digital storytelling experiences and products for various organizations, including museums, libraries, and sports teams. | EducationEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| PatentDive makes the patent process more equitable by increasing the quality and reducing the cost of invention disclosures. | Legal & ComplianceRobotics & Hardware | Portfolio page | ||
Fintech | Portfolio page | |||
| Quarrio is a company that provides a deterministic semantic AI platform for enterprise structured data | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Something Borrowed Blooms rents artificial and silk wedding flowers | E-commerce & MarketplacesEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| TrayAway provides intuitive solutions that streamline service and enhance the guest experience | Food & AgricultureHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- innovationcatalyst.us
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 16
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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