Global Catalyst Partners

Global Catalyst Partners is a venture capital firm headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States, with an additional office in Tokyo, Japan. It was founded in 1999 by Arthur Schneiderman, Kamran Elahian, and Koji Osawa. The firm provides capital for technology companies with global expansion aims at various stages of development. It finances companies based in various regions worldwide, with past funding granted for companies based in Israel, Japan, China, and the United States. As of May 2019, Global Catalyst Partners has eight active companies in its portfolio and has sold off its share of ownership in 23 companies.