SAN FRANCISCO -- Comcast Ventures, the venture capital affiliate of Comcast Corporation, today announced Andre Iguodala has joined its Catalyst Fund as a Venture Partner.

Iguodala is a three-time NBA Champion and First Vice President of the National Basketball Players Association. He is a New York Times best-selling author of "The Sixth Man" and also a successful entrepreneur and startup investor, funding over 40 companies including Zoom, Datadog, PagerDuty, and Allbirds. As an investor and a member of the Board of Directors for Jumia Technologies, Iguodala helped the company grow and go public in April 2019 with a billion-dollar IPO. He also serves as a Board Advisor at enterprise software company Zuora.

Andre Iguodala joins Principal Fatima Husain at the Catalyst Fund and will focus investments in companies founded by African American, Latinx, and female entrepreneurs. Husain joined Comcast Ventures in 2019 and was previously a Senior Growth Product Manager at Airbnb. She's also a Co-Chair for an All Raise Cohort and an active advisor for AirAngels, Airbnb's alumni angel investor group.

Launched in 2011, the Catalyst Fund has supported more than 70 startups with founders from diverse backgrounds through direct investments, and in partnership with leading accelerator programs.

The Catalyst Fund portfolio represents companies from many industries and across multiple sectors including gaming, DTC products, fintech, and enterprise applications.

For a list of portfolio companies visit: https://cvcatalyst.com/

Comcast Ventures Catalyst Fund