Katapult Impact Platform

Moving more impact capital.

We build the platform connecting domain expertise, funding, and early-stage solutions to systemic challenges.

Active fund Renaissance AI Fund 1
In development Catalyst Food Fund
Backed by Katapult — 10+ years
What we do

Expertise and infrastructure for impact capital.

We help impact investors and grantors extend their capacity, deepen their insights, and access opportunities at the earliest stages of innovation.

Powered by domain expertise and proprietary AI-driven tooling, our platform brings expert evaluation, impact assessment, and sourcing — built on Katapult's 10-year impact investing track record. For investors, our own vertical funds are being established to support impact ventures at pre-seed and seed.

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Expert evaluation

Domain experts assess thesis fit and technical depth at the earliest stages.

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Impact assessment

Structured measurement built on a decade of operational frameworks.

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Sourcing

Proprietary AI-driven tooling surfaces opportunities upstream of consensus.

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Vertical funds

Pre-seed and seed vehicles in responsible AI and foodtech.

Where we invest & partner

Two verticals. One playbook for early-stage impact.

Each vertical is led by a domain expert and structured as a dedicated fund with a focused thesis.

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Responsible AI

The deployment of AI at scale raises urgent questions about safety, accountability, and governance. We back early-stage technologies addressing those questions directly through Renaissance AI Fund 1, in collaboration with AI safety expert Dr. Rumman Chowdhury.

Fund Renaissance AI Fund 1
Domain expert Dr. Rumman Chowdhury
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Food Technology

The global food system is under pressure from a volatile climate and fragile supply chains. We are building early-stage investment capability in the technologies working to transform it.

Fund Catalyst Food Fund
Status Early conviction — partner conversations open
Track record

Built on Katapult's track record investing in early-stage technologies.

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funds: accelerators, SPVs, and impact mandates
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companies backed across 49 countries, including multiple unicorns
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years operating at the frontier of impact investing
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portfolio survival rate over an average company lifetime of 4.9 years
The team

Domain expertise, capital, operations.

Sector-leading practitioners across responsible AI, regenerative food, capital formation, and platform operations.

Renaissance AI Fund Manager & Partner

Dr. Rumman Chowdhury

A globally recognised authority in AI accountability and responsible AI — bringing technical depth, policy expertise, and institutional experience spanning the UN, TED, and AI leadership at Twitter and Accenture.

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Executive Chair

Eirik Svendsen

Technology operator and impact investor with a career spanning software engineering, scaling startups, and executive leadership at publicly listed global companies — including significant M&A and corporate venture activity.

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AI & Impact Director

Humberto Treviño

Leads AI and analytics tooling across KIP's operations, including the proprietary technology platform underpinning our dealflow sourcing and impact assessment. 6+ years operationalising impact measurement.

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Chief Operating Officer

Marissa Siefkes

Operations leader and startup advisor — track record growing ventures across food, agritech, AI, and the nonprofit sector. Launched the USA's first undergraduate-run social entrepreneurship fellowship at Georgetown.

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Principal, Capital Formation

Leonardo Calisse

Founder with experience in cybersecurity and venture capital experience at Antler.

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