Kyle Howard Johnson

Kyle Howard-Johnson began his career as an investment banking analyst at AGC Partners, a boutique technology-focused investment bank in Boston, where he worked on M&A and capital-raising for technology companies. He graduated *cum laude* from Tufts University with a BA in Quantitative Economics, and was a collegiate lacrosse player (part of two national-championship teams).

He then joined Catalyst Investors, a New York–based growth-equity firm focused on B2B technology, reportedly around 2018. At Catalyst he rose to Vice President and was responsible for target-company due diligence, transaction execution, and portfolio management, as well as deal origination — writing research reports, formulating investment strategies, and conducting company outreach. His investment experience there included companies such as Effectual, EDB (EnterpriseDB), Rivet, and Sevaro.

Since Winter 2024, he has been a Principal at Volition Capital, a Boston-based growth-equity firm that invests in capital-efficient, founder-owned software and tech-enabled companies. He sits on Volition's Software investing team and has been active with portfolio companies including PetScreening (as a board observer) and Kombo. He is originally from New Jersey and is a Boston sports fan.

• Invests as part of an institutional growth-equity fund (Volition Capital), not as a personal angel — checks are fund-sized growth rounds rather than small seed tickets.
• Focus on B2B software and technology-enabled businesses that are capital-efficient and often bootstrapped or founder-owned, seeking their first meaningful institutional capital.
• Volition's stated approach favors profitable or near-profitable, high-growth companies where founders retain control — a "founder-friendly, capital-efficient growth" thesis.
• Prior experience at Catalyst Investors centered on B2B technology growth equity, with hands-on diligence, transaction execution, and portfolio value-add.