Walden Catalyst Management, LLC
Institutional venture firm, based in San Francisco, California, reporting $477M of fund assets on its funds' Form ADV filings.
Composed from this organization's classification, location and filed figures.
1 additional team member, 19 additional co-investors and affiliates, 38 additional investments, funds and LPs, 5 verified contacts (3 professional url, 1 general firm email, 1 firm phone)
Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.
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What matters now
- 3 dealswith MNS Global Capital Managers
Invests most often alongside MNS Global Capital Managers (3 shared deals) and Sequoia Capital (2 shared deals).
pair last observed on record 1 Oct 2026, not a deal date · The firms it syndicates with are the likeliest to see the same deals and to fill out its rounds.
Measuredshared rounds and portfolio companies on recordFor Founders building a round, co-investorsCo-investors →
People to know
View all people- PartnerWhy: Partner: part of the investment decisionProfile
- PartnerWhy: Partner: part of the investment decisionNo route on file yet
- Managing DirectorWhy: Managing directorNo route on file yet
Relationship network
70 connected entities2 observed rounds
From financing rounds and every investor named in them, Form ADV and Form D filings, the firm's funds and team, and disclosed LP commitments in the venture capital graph. A round's amount is the size of the round, not money that moved between two investors.
Some relationships on this record are counted rather than named here. They open with the full profile.
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›How strength and recency are read
Co-investors are read from the rounds: three or more shared rounds is a strong observed relationship, two a repeat co-investor, one a single round. Funds and people are structural. Nothing is scored that a reader cannot check.
Darker lines were active in the last 24 months or are current; lighter lines are older or undated.
How am I connected?
Name your firm, a company or a person, and DFX finds the published routes to Walden Catalyst Management, LLC: a shared portfolio company or board, a prior employer, a co-investor, a shared LP or service provider. Every step is a filed or published record with its source; none is a guess about who knows whom.
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Investing
41 companies on record, 0 new in 12 months
Investments on record
What these amounts mean“This investor” is the amount disclosed for this investor alone; it is unknown unless a source said it. The round size is the whole round.Acquired, Public, Exited and Active are what the firm’s own portfolio card says, read on the date shown when you hover the chip; they are not deal dates. A company with no chip is one whose card states no outcome: DFX does not assume it is active.| Company | Round | Role | Partner | Round size | This investor | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3dgs | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact Firm website |
| AI 21 | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact Firm website |
| amperesand | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact Firm website |
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
- Sectors
- ai, consumer, hardware
- Stages
- series a
- Geography
- europe, israel
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
Team
3 current, 1 departed
Decision makers
- Roni Hefetz · PartnerWhy this person: Partner: part of the investment decision; Named with investment responsibilityLinkedIn or profile link on file (firm website), confirmed 2026-10-01, confidence 90%
- Shankar Chandran · PartnerWhy this person: Partner: part of the investment decision; Named with investment responsibility
- Lip-Bu Tan · Managing DirectorWhy this person: Managing director; Named with investment responsibility
Ranked by the role the firm or its filing states, a route on file and deals led. Every reason is read from the record, never inferred. 1 with a route on file. Routes are published by the person or the firm (their bio, the team page or a filing) and are revealed on a plan; data bought from a provider is never shown, and a route printed at a firm the person has since left is held back.
Investment team
How the team is orderedPartners who lead rounds first (rounds led, then deals attributed, then seniority), then the rest of the investment team, then investor relations, finance and operations. A person named by two sources under two spellings is shown once.- Managing Director · 2 deals attributed
- Partner
- Partner
Contacts
1 general firm email, 1 firm phone, 3 professional url on record, each with its source. Values open with the complete profile.
Funds and LPs
4 vehicles, 0 LPs disclosed
Funds and vehicles
What these amounts meanGAV is the gross asset value the adviser reported on Form ADV for the vehicle, never the fund’s committed size and never dry powder. Form D sold is the amount sold as of the latest filing, never a final close.| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walden Catalyst Ventures Ai, L.P. | Fund | 2022 adv first reported | Active deployment | $16.4M Mar 30, 2026 | 47 | $0 of $30.0M | Aug 3, 2021 |
| Walden Catalyst Ventures, L.P. | Fund | 2021 form d first sale | Mature | $412M Mar 30, 2026 | 122 | $601M of $601M | Dec 13, 2021 |
| Walden Catalyst Synergy, L.P. | Fund | unknown | Unknown | $48.4M Mar 30, 2026 | 1 | unknown | unknown |
Limited partners
Known LPs and allocators
What these amounts and dates areEach commitment is counted once across the pension tape and the allocator graph. A commitment date prints only when the source printed one; otherwise the row carries the report date. A foundation’s 990-PF line is a holding at fair value, never a commitment. Rows without a fund on the venture graph are commitments to this manager.Relationships across DFX
22 co-investors · on 1 other DFX graph
Co-investors
- 2026-10-013 shared deals · recurring
- 2026-10-012 shared deals · recurring
- 2026-10-011 shared deal · one time
Across DFX and the capital chainon 1 other DFX graph ShowHide
- The same institution is held on RIA and Wealth, matched by identifier. See which records
Walden Catalyst Management, LLC is the same institution as 1 record in RIA and Wealth.
The joined record opens with the product, beside every other relationship on this page.
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Evidence and history
4 dated events, 65 observations from 4 sources
Timeline
- Mar 29, 2022Walden Catalyst Ventures Ai, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Walden Catalyst Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $20,632,104
- Jul 27, 2021Walden Catalyst Management, LLC first filed Form ADV (ERA, venture capital fund adviser exemption)
- Jul 27, 2021Walden Catalyst Ventures, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Walden Catalyst Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $305,000,000
- Jul 27, 2021Walden Catalyst Synergy, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Walden Catalyst Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $50,500,000
Identity and regulatory footprint
Address, phone, Form ADV filing and ownersForm ADV filed Mar 30, 2026 · 3 private fundsShowHide
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, CAadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- waldencatalyst.com
- SEC adviser type
- Exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- Venture capital fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.govItem 2.B(1): advises solely venture capital funds
- Latest Form ADV
- Mar 30, 2026
- Private funds reported
- 3 (3 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets, adviser total
- $477Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
Classification history
Classification history
Every classification this record has carried4 on recordShowHide
- Sep 23, 2026Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%)Venture manager, reported GAV $477M across 4 vehicles
- Sep 15, 2026Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%)Venture manager, reported GAV $583M across 4 vehicles
- Sep 12, 2026Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%)Venture manager, reported GAV $55M across 2 vehicles
- Sep 12, 2026Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%)Venture manager, reported GAV $55M across 1 vehicle
Evidence
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
| Fact | Value | Effective | Class | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why admitted | VC exemption, VC funds reported | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC exemption claimed | Venture capital fund adviser | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC exemption claimed | Venture capital fund adviser | Apr 29, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Apr 29, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2021-07-27 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2021-07-27 | Apr 29, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-30 | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-29 | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-25 | Sep 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-23 | Sep 24, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-21 | Sep 23, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-22 | Sep 23, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1 | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2026-03-30 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2026-03-30 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2024-04-29 | Apr 29, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC status | ERA - Active | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC status effective | 2021-07-27 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 1 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 1 | Apr 29, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Business phone | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Business phone | Apr 29, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Contact page url | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Contact page url | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Headquarters | San Francisco, CA | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, CA | Apr 29, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Office address | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Office address | Apr 29, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Legal form | Limited Liability Company | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Legal form | Limited Liability Company | Apr 29, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Portfolio page | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Portfolio page | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Portfolio page | Sep 13, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Private funds reported | 3 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 3 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 3 | Apr 29, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $477M | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $477M | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $583M | Apr 29, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Schedule a diff | sadiff-1 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Stated geography | Europe, israel “geography words on the home page” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated geography | Europe, israel “geography words on the home page” | Sep 13, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated sectors | AI, consumer, hardware “sector words on the home page” | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated sectors | AI, consumer, hardware “sector words on the home page” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated sectors | AI, consumer, hardware “sector words on the home page” | Sep 13, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated stages | Series a “stage words on the home page” | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated stages | Seed, series a “stage words on the home page” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated stages | Seed, series a “stage words on the home page” | Sep 13, 2026 | Fact | |
| Team page | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Team page | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Team page | Sep 13, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Venture funds reported | 3 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 3 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 3 | Apr 29, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Website | Apr 29, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Site title | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Site title | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Site title | Sep 13, 2026 | Fact |
How this is scored
Scores, classification basis and filing advisersInstitutional venture firm, confirmed · 2 filing advisers share this firmShowHide
Venture manager, reported GAV $477M across 4 vehicles
This firm files as 2 advisers on waldencatalyst.com: Walden International. Each keeps its own CRD, funds and filings; the grouping is the website each swore to on Form ADV and is recomputed every pass.
- importance
- gav: 0.51 · funds: 0.33 · people: 0.24 · investments: 0.59 · co investors: 0.54
- active deployment
- investments 12m: 0 · fund raising 18m: 1 · people joined 12m: 0 · vintage within 3y: 0 · latest investment at: not scored
- emerging manager
- fund count: 4 · reported gav: $477M · first adv filing: 2021-07-27 · years since first filing: 5.2
Fits, record history and connections
scored matches for this investor, every identity change, every edge
Record history
- Adviser's first ADV filing2021-07-27source on record
The ledger records every merge, rename and reclassification this record went through and the dated filings observed on it, so the identity on this page can be traced to the records it was built from. The ledger's own sentences name other records, so they show with the names.