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Manifesto · V02

We lower theactivation energyit takes to becomea founder.

Element 23 · VanadiumV · 50.94
Vanadium, rotating
01What we believe

Most ambitious people never start. They wait for permission, a co-founder, funding, or the right moment. None of that is required.

Not required

  1. 01Permission
  2. 02A co-founder
  3. 03Funding
  4. 04The right moment

What is required is an environment where beginning costs less than not beginning.

02Where we sit

Every firm starts where a founder already is. Nobody builds the founder.

  1. Y CombinatorEntry requirement: An existing company
    From Seed. Capital for equity
  2. Solo FoundersEntry requirement: Fundable solo founder
    From Pre-seed. Capital for equity
  3. a16z SpeedrunEntry requirement: Fundable team, games and consumer
    From Pre-seed. Capital for equity
  4. Catalysis23Entry requirement: Ambition
    From Pre-company. Capability, then capital

We are not competing with them.
We are the stage before them.

03The name
2350.94VVanadiumTransition metal

We accelerate.
We do not take over.

A catalyst accelerates a reaction without being consumed by it.

Kept by the founder

  • Their company
  • Their equity
  • Their decisions
04What we hold to
  1. 01We begin one full stage earlier than anyone in this market.
  2. 02Ambition is the qualifier. Nothing else.
  3. 03Prove demand before you deserve to build.
  4. 04Say what happened, including when it failed.

Find them first.

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catalysis23.com
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