Catalyst
San Francisco, US · In person · AI, B2B SaaS, Consumer, Healthtech, Hardware, Fintech · Pre-seed
Terms checked 7 Oct 2026 against the official page.
Catalyst colocates accomplished repeat founders and senior operators in San Francisco to find co-founders, providing office space, access to Investors-in-Residence, and a $500K first check upon team formation.
The terms
- Investment
- $500k (checked 6 Oct 2026)
- Program length
- 8 weeks (checked 7 Oct 2026)
- Format
- In person
- Next cohort starts
- 16 Sep 2026 (checked 7 Oct 2026)
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