Cathexis Ventures
Early-stage venture capital firm.
Cathexis Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Cathexis Holdings, based in Houston, Texas. Founded by William Harrison, with operations formalized in early 2018 and led by Managing Partner Mark Friday, the firm is a generalist early-stage investor (roughly 80% seed, 10% pre-seed, 10% Series A) that has backed more than 100 companies, primarily in North America (70%) and mostly in SaaS (60%) and hardware (30%). Initial checks run $250K-$1M, with the ability to write follow-on checks up to eight figures.
Overview
- Firm
- Cathexis Ventures
- Headquarters
- Houston, TX
- Founded
- 2018
- AUM
- Undisclosed
- Stages
- Seed
- Thesis
- Early-stage technology investments.
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Frequently asked
- What is Cathexis Ventures?
- Early-stage technology investments.
- What stages does Cathexis Ventures invest at?
- Cathexis Ventures invests at Seed.
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Cathexis Ventures' exact founding year could not be confirmed from public sources; 2016 is an approximate placeholder
Defense Tech Atlas Research: Cathexis Ventures data noteEstimated2026-07-18 - 2
Cathexis Ventures is the CVC arm of Cathexis Holdings, based in Houston, TX; formalized in early 2018; generalist seed-stage investor with 100+ portfolio companies.
Cathexis Ventures: About — Cathexis VenturesReported2026-07-20