Comcast Ventures' $20 million Catalyst Fund offers impactful opportunities for diverse entrepreneurs with innovative ideas and solutions. Since 2011, the Fund has made direct investments in 12 early-stage ventures with minority founders, including seven with female founders or co-founders. The Catalyst Fund successfully sponsored 37 minority-led startups in partnership with a leading startup accelerator, through which participating companies gained access to mentors, special events, and advisors with a particular interest in increasing the number of successful minority-led startups.

In addition to making investments, we are actively identifying opportunities for Catalyst Fund portfolio startup companies to work directly with Comcast NBCUniversal, when possible, as a service provider, distribution partner, and customer.

Catalyst Fund Supported Companies

58%

Seven of the 12 direct investments
have at least one female founder

50%

Six of the 12 direct investments
have at least one African American founder

33%

Four of the 12 direct investments
have at least one Hispanic founder

25%

Three of the 12 direct investments
have at least one Asian American founder