Accelerator
Colorado Springs
Every published round Catalyst Accelerator took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted, and a place in one of its own programs is under Cohorts.
Everyone Catalyst Accelerator has named to a program in published coverage. A place in a program is not a raise: the cheque is the figure recorded with the place, which is the program's standard terms where we hold them, and a blank is one we don't.
| Member | Program | Announced | Cheque | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quasar Satellite Technologies | the 13th Catalyst Accelerator | 2 Mar 2024 | - | Startup News (WA), @AuManufacturing |
Companies Catalyst Accelerator has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quasar Satellite Technologies | 2 Mar 2024, Accelerator | 1 | 1 |
Fund closes reported for Catalyst Accelerator, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Catalyst Accelerator has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Catalyst Accelerator did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Allison Boothe | Program Manager | finance.yahoo.com, Defence Connect |
Stories naming Catalyst Accelerator. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Colorado Springs defense accelerator Catalyst is taking applications for a new October 2026 boot camp preparing six to eight pre-Series A space technology companies for investment.
Sydney directed energy startup RedTail Technology completed the Catalyst Accelerator's Colorado program, one of six small businesses in the 15th cohort, handpicked by US Air Force and Space Force, with a November demo day.
Sydney satellite startup Quasar joins a US Air Force-backed Colorado accelerator cohort of seven companies, the sole non-American participant, to develop its phased array antenna technology for space tracking.
Australian space startup Quasar Satellite Technologies is among seven companies chosen for the US-backed 13th Catalyst Accelerator, a space domain awareness program linked to the US Air Force Research Laboratory and US defence customers.
Australian satellite communications firm Quasar has joined a seven-company intake in the US defence-focused Catalyst Accelerator program as its only international participant, with technology built on CSIRO research.