Channel e2e | Pax8 Acquires Microsoft Azure Cloud Partner Wirehive
Catalyst portfolio company Pax8 acquired UK Miscrosoft partner Wirehive to further assist IT professionals, MSPs and channel partners with cloud services.
Venture Capital Journal | Rising Stars 2021
Catalyst principal Kapil Desai was named to Venture Capital Journal’s Rising Stars 2021 list.
TechTarget | Conversation intelligence helps ChowNow meet online order demand
Catalyst-backed ChowNow is using RingDNA to automatically surface insights about what works in sales calls to better coach its sales staff.
Forbes.com | The Cloud 100
Catalyst portfolio company Weave is featured on The Cloud 100. Make no mistake: Covid-19 hasn’t slowed this group down. With a record combined value of about $270 billion and at least 87 companies valued at $1 billion or more—up from 65 a year ago—the Cloud 100 list is bigger and stronger than ever before.
The Produce News | BrightFarms expansion to boost leafy green production by 40 percent
Catalyst-backed BrightFarms, a leading supplier of locally grown salads for supermarkets, opened a new expansion to its Rochelle, IL greenhouse. The increase in production will support BrightFarms continued growth in the market, including a 34 percent jump in year over year sales with Mariano’s.
eSchool News | New Mental Health Service to Address Student Anxiety and Stress
Catalyst portfolio company PresenceLearning, the leading provider of live online behavioral and mental health services for K-12 schools, partnered with iOpening Enterprises to develop Finding Your Power in Uncertain Times, a 6-week trauma-informed group therapy program designed to help students who are struggling with life’s current stressors including social, emotional, and economic impacts from COVID-19 and civil unrest in their communities.
The Software Report | The Top 50 SaaS CEOs of 2020
The Software Report recognized Wendy Rogers, founder and CEO of Catalyst portfolio company eSUB, as a top SaaS CEO. Wendy has been a passionate champion of the skilled trades. She developed eSUB, a field-first, cloud platform for the trades to enable labor tracking, productivity, and collaboration at a time when the term “cloud” didn’t exist. Wendy joins the ranks of billion dollar software companies like Paychex, Cvent, and Gainsight – an honorable recognition!
Indianapolis Business Journal | 2020 CTO of the Year: Jared Adams
Jared Adams, SVP of product engineering of Catalyst-backed Jobvite, was featured by IBJ as CTO of the year.
GrowthCap | The Top Women in Growth Equity and Private Equity of 2020
Catalyst partner Susan Bihler was selected for demonstrating deep expertise in private company investing, portfolio management, firm operations as well as business expansion strategy and execution.
ED WEEK | Inside a Special Education Company’s $27 Million Fundraising Round
CEO of Catalyst-backed PresenceLearning, Kate Eberle Walker, discusses her company’s recent $27 million Series D. The pandemic accelerated the completion of the funding round, which helps the company’s expansion of online therapy and assessment services to meet growing school needs.