Catalyze Impact is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit incubator dedicated to launching the next generation of critical AI safety and security organizations. The organization accelerates ambitious founders from pre-idea to scaling stage by connecting them with co-founders, world-class experts, and mission-oriented funders. Catalyze operates a flagship incubation program alongside two funding networks: an Investor Network for for-profit AI safety ventures and a Seed Funding Circle for non-profit initiatives, each providing early-stage capital of roughly $50K-$300K to exceptional founding teams.
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- Ashgro, Inc.
Theory of Change
Catalyze Impact's theory of change centers on addressing what they identify as a critical bottleneck in the AI safety field: the shortage of founders building organizations to work on AI safety and security. Despite growing awareness of AI risks among researchers and industry leaders, the AI safety field remains remarkably small relative to the scale of the challenge. By incubating new organizations and connecting founders with co-founders, expert mentorship, and early-stage funding, Catalyze aims to rapidly expand the number and quality of organizations working to reduce catastrophic AI risk. Their approach creates a multiplier effect: rather than doing safety research directly, they enable many new organizations to form, each pursuing different approaches to AI safety across alignment, governance, hardware security, and control, thereby diversifying the field's portfolio of solutions.
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from Survival and Flourishing Fund
from Long-Term Future Fund
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- Last Updated
- Apr 2, 2026, 10:10 PM UTC
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- Mar 18, 2026, 11:18 PM UTC