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  1. 2022

    Katalyze is founded

    The Toronto office opens the same year.

  2. 2023

    Sanofi, the first customer

  3. 2024

    San Francisco

    The San Francisco office opens.

  4. 2025

    The AI Biomanufacturing Council

    The Council begins, with scientists and engineers from across pharma.

  5. July 2026

    A $10.5 million seed round

    Led by Bonfire Ventures.

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  6. 2026

    New York City

    The New York City office opens.

  7. Today

    40 employees and growing

    5 of the pharma top 20 run Katalyze.

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  8. 2030

    The goal

The team

Builders, scientists and creatives.

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  • Nikta KanukaNikta Kanuka, a second portrait from the same shoot
    Nikta KanukaSenior Product Manager
  • Derrek EvansDerrek Evans, a second portrait from the same shoot
    Derrek EvansEnterprise Account Executive
  • Jim HazlewoodJim Hazlewood, a second portrait from the same shoot
    Jim HazlewoodFront End Developer
  • Thomas QinThomas Qin, a second portrait from the same shoot
    Thomas QinData Scientist
  • Alireza DarbehaniAlireza Darbehani, a second portrait from the same shoot
    Alireza DarbehaniAI Engineer
  • Carlos BolivarCarlos Bolivar, a second portrait from the same shoot
    Carlos BolivarSenior Deployment Strategist
  • Jay ModiJay Modi, a second portrait from the same shoot
    Jay ModiDeployment Strategist
  • Joeri Van WijngaardenJoeri Van Wijngaarden, a second portrait from the same shoot
    Joeri Van Wijngaarden, PhDSenior Deployment Strategist
  • Tom GribilasTom Gribilas, a second portrait from the same shoot
    Tom GribilasData Science Intern
  • Alyse Gonthier, PhDAlyse Gonthier, PhD, a second portrait from the same shoot
    Alyse Gonthier, PhDHead of Content
  • Ram AnanthRam Ananth, a second portrait from the same shoot
    Ram AnanthML Scientist
  • Liam OenLiam Oen, a second portrait from the same shoot
    Liam OenGrant & Ops Support
  • Tonny HuangTonny Huang, a second portrait from the same shoot
    Tonny HuangDeployment Strategist
  • Saba CharmiSaba Charmi, a second portrait from the same shoot
    Saba CharmiData Scientist
  • Ali Vahid-YeganehAli Vahid-Yeganeh, a second portrait from the same shoot
    Ali Vahid-YeganehSenior Product Designer
  • Ruk SeneviratneRuk Seneviratne, a second portrait from the same shoot
    Ruk SeneviratneMarketing Ops
  • Alireza Keshavarzian, PhDAlireza Keshavarzian, PhD, a second portrait from the same shoot
    Alireza Keshavarzian, PhDSenior Data Scientist
  • Arshad AzwadArshad Azwad, a second portrait from the same shoot
    Arshad Azwad, PhDEnterprise Account Executive
  • Allison MurdockAllison Murdock, a second portrait from the same shoot
    Allison MurdockData Scientist
  • Liz VillamizarLiz Villamizar, a second portrait from the same shoot
    Liz VillamizarExecutive Assistant to COO
  • Alix FadenAlix Faden, a second portrait from the same shoot
    Alix FadenEvents & Community
  • Emma Ramos SochaEmma Ramos Socha, a second portrait from the same shoot
    Emma Ramos SochaExecutive Assistant to CEO
  • Micol AltomareMicol Altomare, a second portrait from the same shoot
    Micol AltomareProduct Manager
  • Oliver DanielOliver Daniel, a second portrait from the same shoot
    Oliver DanielFull-Stack Engineer
  • Kiana YazdiKiana Yazdi, a second portrait from the same shoot
    Kiana YazdiSoftware Engineer Intern
  • Emily SinEmily Sin, a second portrait from the same shoot
    Emily SinProduct Designer
  • Dan Van DammeDan Van Damme, a second portrait from the same shoot
    Dan Van DammeEnterprise Account Executive
  • Arun JosephArun Joseph, a second portrait from the same shoot
    Arun JosephFull-Stack Engineer
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The AI Biomanufacturing Council

Built with the people who make medicine.

More than a hundred scientists and engineers from across pharma, from companies such as Pfizer, Sanofi and Lilly, are helping shape Katalyze, and the future of their own industry with it. They know what it takes to get a medicine to the people who need it. If you do too, come build with us.

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Advisors
  • Erik PrieditisErik PrieditisCOO at Sentrex Health Solutions
  • Nicole K. Paulk, PhDNicole K. Paulk, PhDFounder and CEO of Siren Biotechnology
  • Mike TomascoMike TomascoChief Information Officer at Fujifilm
  • Chris CalabrettaChris CalabrettaFormer executive at J&J
  • Shachi SharmaShachi SharmaChief Quality Officer at LabConnect
  • Michael BurtonMichael BurtonFormer Senior Director at Veeva Systems
Investors

Most AI in this category is a thin copilot bolted onto legacy tools. Katalyze went the other way and built real infrastructure. By putting a GxP-native context layer underneath autonomous agents, they let AI reason across the messy, fragmented data of pharma manufacturing and actually do the work: solving deviations faster, improving yield, running critical workflows at a fraction of the cost. That's the unlock the industry has been waiting for, and Reza's team is the one delivering it.

Brett QueenerGeneral Partner at Bonfire Ventures

Backed by Bonfire Ventures, Inovia Capital, Ripple Ventures and Alumni Ventures, with angel investors including Gokul Rajaram and Farzad Soleimani.

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For the science. For the people it serves.

More than 10 million doses have made their way to patients around the globe through Katalyze, and counting.

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