# Innovation Catalyst, Inc.

Investor in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

## About Innovation Catalyst, Inc.

Innovation Catalyst is a nonprofit venture development organization, formed by community leaders to strengthen and broaden Louisiana’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and to drive new high-growth, scalable company formation by providing Louisiana-based, early-stage companies with capital, coaching, and connections.

Our organization manages The Catalyst Fund, the Red Stick Angel Network, the Venture Capital Apprentice Program, the Baton Rouge Entrepreneurial Week’s (“BREW”) High-Stakes Pitch Competition, and is the General Partner for the Greaux Innovation Ventures fund.

Through our funds and programs, Innovation Catalyst is seeking to create a “capital continuum” by funding companies and providing them with support throughout their early to growth stages.

The Catalyst Fund

The Catalyst Fund is a non-profit, “evergreen” fund that offers capital infusions, in addition to the action-oriented insights and connections Louisiana-based entrepreneurs need to bring their ideas to life. It was created to fan Louisiana’s entrepreneurial fire by investing in early-stage companies and then recycling returns to fuel the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Being a non-profit, a Return on Investment is not our primary objective. We are typically the first money in after the friends and family round and work as an economic development tool by supporting women, minority, and veteran-founded companies, as well as companies that might not otherwise be funded by a traditional capital venture fund.

Red Stick Angels

The Red Stick Angel Network is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Innovation Catalyst, whose members are accredited investors or "Angels" located in the greater Baton Rouge area. Its mission is to organize the BR Angels as a network in order to identify, vet, and then aggregate investment capital of its members to invest in early-stage companies in BR and throughout LA. In addition to capital, its members provide coaching and connections to support and grow its portfolio companies, thereby fostering economic development and job creation in Baton Rouge and throughout LA.

## People

- **Bill Ellison**, CEO

## Key Facts

- **Location:** Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- **Investor Type:** Angel Investor, Venture Capital
- **Founded:** 2013

## Investment Industry

- All Industries

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