Catalyst Fund, a venture capital fund focused on investing in climate technology startups in Africa, announced the completion of the second close of its first investment fund. This brings the total investment commitments to $30 million, a move that strengthens its ability to finance companies developing climate adaptation solutions, as it gets closer to its target fund size of $40 million.
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