Kapil Desai

Kapil Desai

Partner atCatalyst InvestorsNew York

Kapil Desai is a Partner at Catalyst Investors, which he joined in 2014. He leads portfolio investments in Healthcare and Vertical Software and previously worked in technology investment banking at Credit Suisse.

What Kapil can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M
Comes in atSeries BCan lead the round
Best routeA warm introAsk a founder in their portfolio.

Catalyst Investors writes $10M to $30M checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Catalyst Investors.

Career

  1. Credit Suisse · technology investment banking
  2. Catalyst · Partner
    2014
  3. Catalyst Investors LLC · Partner
    Now

Investments named in public bios

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Focus

healthcarevertical software

Education

Georgetown University, BSBA

Also at Catalyst Investors

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Questions

Who is Kapil Desai?

Kapil Desai is a Partner at Catalyst Investors, which he joined in 2014. He leads portfolio investments in Healthcare and Vertical Software and previously worked in technology investment banking at Credit Suisse.

How much does Kapil Desai invest?

Kapil Desai invests through Catalyst Investors, which writes checks of $10M to $30M at series b.

How do I pitch Kapil Desai?

A warm intro from a founder Catalyst Investors backed works best.

What did Kapil Desai do before Catalyst Investors?

technology investment banking at Credit Suisse; Partner at Catalyst.

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