Jeff Chapleau
About Jeff Chapleau
Jeff Chapleau is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Catalystic AI, a Toronto-based company that Crunchbase dates from September 2018. Crunchbase lists his location as Kentucky, United States, while his LinkedIn and X profiles say Toronto.
His Crunchbase bio describes about twenty years of leadership in general management, technology, strategy, business development, marketing and operations in Canada and the US, with a focus on technology and online channels across vertical markets.
Crunchbase also lists him as CEO of ShowUsYourMoves (from 2020), Chief Information Officer at Newtopia (from 2013), and President and CEO of Due Good Deeds (from 2012). His LinkedIn lists The Catalocity Group, where his Facebook profile names him CEO and Founder, and York University's Schulich School of Business as his education. His LinkedIn headline describes him as a founder, business leader and investor with 7 exits. That count is self-reported and is higher than the one exit Crunchbase records.
Crunchbase records 1 investment, 1 portfolio company, 0 lead investments and 1 exit, which was by IPO. CB Insights lists the same investment: an angel round in Newtopia dated May 3, 2013. It shows the round at $1.1M alongside undisclosed angel investors. That figure is the round size, not his check.
CB Insights dates the Newtopia exit to May 4, 2020. His LinkedIn activity includes posts tagged with angel investing groups such as the National Angel Capital Organization (NACO), but no other deals are publicly documented.
Chapleau has not published a thesis, preferred stage, check size or target geography. His one recorded deal was an early angel round in a Toronto digital health company. His X bio reads "Advisor, Mentor, Investor, Entrepreneur." Founders should treat his focus as unconfirmed and ask him directly.
- Newtopia: Toronto health company with a health engagement platform for lifestyle choices. Angel round in May 2013. Chapleau was also its Chief Information Officer. Crunchbase records an exit by IPO.
Investing activity
Jeff Chapleau has made 1 investment according to Crunchbase across 1 portfolio company, and has seen 1 exit, 1 of them by IPO and founded 1 company.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Jeff Chapleau
Is Jeff Chapleau an angel investor?
Yes, on a small public record. Crunchbase and CB Insights list one angel investment, in Newtopia in 2013. His X bio also lists him as an investor.
What does Jeff Chapleau invest in?
No thesis is public. His one recorded investment is Newtopia, a digital health company. He founded and runs Catalystic AI and has worked in technology and online channels across several industries.
What is Jeff Chapleau's check size?
He has not published one. CB Insights shows the Newtopia round at $1.1M with other undisclosed angels, which says nothing about his own check.
Has Jeff Chapleau invested in AI startups?
No AI investments are publicly documented. He is Co-Founder and CEO of Catalystic AI, a company he started, not one he backed.
Where is Jeff Chapleau based?
Crunchbase lists Canada and Kentucky, United States. His LinkedIn and X profiles say Toronto, and Catalystic AI is listed in Toronto, Ontario.
How can founders reach Jeff Chapleau?
He is on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/jeffchapleau and on X as @Jeffers__C. No personal investing site or published pitch process was found.