Accelerator
Catalyst Fund - Pitch to Us (pre-seed climate adaptation)
Catalyst Fund
At a glance
- Deadline
- Open. No closing date published.
- Fee
- No fee to apply
- Who may apply
- serving populations in Africa, with local founders or co-founders
- running a pre-seed startup with a product in market and some customers, working toward product-market fit
- Where
- Africa
An open pitch route for pre-seed climate adaptation and resilience startups in Africa that already have a product in market and some customers. The offer is $150k cash plus $50k of venture building and 400+ hours of support. It looks for local founders or co-founders and gender-balanced leadership teams.
The facts
- What you get
- $150k cash, plus $50k venture building and 400+ hours of venture-building support, plus perks valued up to $175k
- Where
- Africa
- How long
- Not stated on page
- Share of the prize or equity they take
- Not stated on page
Where you stand
This one is free. There is no fee to apply, and nobody should ask you for money at any point.
What they ask for
- serving populations in Africa, with local founders or co-founders
- running a pre-seed startup with a product in market and some customers, working toward product-market fit
- a climate adaptation or resilience tech startup
Get ready to apply
Built only from what this listing states.
The application takes real work, by our reading.
1. What to get ready
An online form; it names no documents. Some forms do not save as you go, so set aside time to do it in one sitting.
In their words: “Pitch via the Catalyst Fund pitch form”
2. Dates
- No closing date is stated.
- Openings with no closing date can close once they have enough people, so sooner is safer. Our advice
Download checklist (.txt) Send to WhatsApp
The download is a small text file. You can read it later without data. It also lists each condition they set, so you can tick yourself against them. WhatsApp sends the same list to you, or to somebody helping you.
No CV yet? Make a plain one from your answers. Nothing you type is kept.
Tips for applying for an accelerator
General advice from us, the same for every accelerator. It is not what this organisation says; that is above.
- Check whether they take a share of your business, and how much. It is shown under the facts when the listing says.
- Show traction: customers, sales, users, growth, even small.
- Say plainly what problem you solve, for whom, and why your team.
If there is an interview or a test
- Practise a two minute pitch and a longer five minute one.
- Expect hard questions about your market and competitors. It is normal.
All our tips and messages to copy. Practise answering, with nothing kept. Received an offer? Check whether it is real, then read before you say yes.
How to apply
You apply on Catalyst Fund's own website, not here. We never send an application for anybody and we never ask you for anything to pass on. Check their page for anything not shown here.
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How we checked this
This was opened and verified at Catalyst Fund's own website on 14 October 2026: it was real, still open, and open to people from African countries. If anything here is wrong, tell us.