Organization · Venture Capital
Katapult
Katapult is a Norway-based investment company focused on impact tech startups, particularly in climate-tech and ocean-tech. It has made 169 investments across 47 countries, aiming to address global challenges through its accelerator programs.
Overview
What Katapult does
What Katapult is
Katapult is a Norway-based investment company focused on impact tech startups, particularly in climate-tech and ocean-tech. It has made 169 investments across 47 countries, aiming to address global challenges through its accelerator programs.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder and program host capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Venture Capital
- Founded
- Founded in 2016
- Approximate age
- About 10 years
- Structured capabilities
- Funder · Program host
- Last reviewed
- March 4, 2026
Official channels
Find Katapult elsewhere
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Capability profile
Katapult as a funder
Investment thesis
Katapult invests in early-stage tech startups that address significant global challenges, particularly in sectors aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The firm aims to mobilize capital and resources to solve pressing issues while capitalizing on fast-growing markets.
Focus narrative
Katapult invests in early-stage tech startups that address significant global challenges, particularly in sectors such as climate-tech, ocean-tech, agri-food tech, ed-tech, and health-tech. The organization aims to mobilize capital and resources to solve pressing issues while capitalizing on the fastest-growing markets. Katapult also runs accelerator programs to enhance its investment efforts.
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed · Seed+ · Series A
- Regions
- Africa · Europe · Global
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Yes
Portfolio and track record
- Recorded portfolio count
- 169
Portfolio context
Katapult has screened over 19,500 startups and invested in 169 tech startups that contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Notable initiatives include Katapult Ocean, which focuses on startups with a positive impact on ocean sustainability, and Katapult Africa, which accelerates climate-tech startups addressing challenges in Africa.
Capability profile
Katapult as a program host
Program thesis
Invest in highly scalable impact technology startups solving climate, ocean, and food challenges while advancing UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Terms and economics
- Indicative investment
- $250,000
- Indicative equity
- 8%
Format and cadence
- Typical duration
- 12 weeks
- Typical cohort
- 13 companies
- Cohorts per year
- 2
- Format
- Hybrid
Availability
- Application state
- Accepting
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed · Series A
- Sectors
- Agtech · Biodiversity Tech · Circular Economy · Climate · Food and AgTech · Ocean Tech · Renewable Energy
- Regions
- Africa · Asia · Europe · Global · Nordics
Common questions
What to know about Katapult
Upseed classifies Katapult under the Venture Capital organization type. Its current public profile includes funder and program host capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
March 4, 2026
Known limits
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