Cathexis Ventures

Cathexis Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm. Its stated approach is to invest in talented people who are working on hard problems, and it sets out what it looks for in three parts.

What Cathexis Ventures does

• Early-stage venture capital: investment in young companies at the start of their growth.
• Founder selection: looks for committed leadership, technical skill, energy and creativity.
• Product tests: favours companies with engaged users, a distinct offering and customers who stay.
• Efficiency checks: prefers businesses that iterate quickly, have a defensible plan and can scale with high margins and simple onboarding.

Customers and markets

Founders building products that people want, judged on their team, their traction and the speed and efficiency of their growth.

Key facts

• Stage: Early stage
• Philosophy: Encourages radical open-mindedness and thoughtful disagreement