# CATALYST startup accelerator

> CATALYST startup accelerator is a VC fund in Bangalore backing Solar and Energy. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bangalore, India
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Nov 2019
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/9371944
- Website: http://www.socgensolutions.com/GSCAccelerator2016/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/societe-generale-global-solution-centre-821827787853664

CATALYST startup accelerator is a VC fund in Bangalore focused on Solar and Energy. Catalyst is a comprehensive 10 weeks program wherein the selected startups get to work on our theme based Business Challenges with guidance, coaching and mentoring from SG GSC's experienced subject matter experts on business areas.With the enriched interaction, remuneration and a working space either within SG GSC or NASSCOM, it’s an aptplatform to test, iterate and scale your product or solution with a real scenario.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Solar | 1 | 100% |
| Energy | 1 | 100% |
| Electronics | 1 | 100% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 100% |
| Energy Storage | 1 | 100% |

9 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| VOLTS Battery | Volts UAE Limited - developers and producers of smart energy storage systems for residential houses and villas energy control and management. VOLTS systems guarantee efficient and reliable power supply to provide our clients with maximum level of comfort. VOLTS Hardware - patented storage system which ensure households owners that they will haveindependent and reliable energy source, can use solar energy in the most effective way even to make an absolute independent PV station, can add extra power to his house (for example, for EV charger). VOLTS software makes it possible to control energy consumption/generation of an object, to switch between loads and electricity sources. Software creates unique consumprion scenarios basing on weather forecast and typical house consumption, gather detailed information about electricity in the grid and protects house from the possible blackouts. | $175K | Pre-Seed | Nov 01, 2019 | https://x.com/VOLTS_Ltd |

1 of 1 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does CATALYST startup accelerator invest in?

CATALYST startup accelerator invests primarily in Solar, Energy and Electronics startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Arab Emirates. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did CATALYST startup accelerator last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for CATALYST startup accelerator closed in Nov 2019. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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