Katalyze AI
Mountain View, United States
◆ Total Raised
$10.5M
◆ Stage
seed
◆ Location
Mountain View, United States
◆ Founded
2022
◆ Team size
51-200
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◆ About Katalyze AI
San Francisco-based life sciences AI startup building an agentic operating system for pharmaceutical manufacturing and life sciences.
◆ What sets it apart
Its agentic operating system combines a source-grounded ontology layer with expert-designed AI agents trained on decades of knowledge from over a hundred tenured lab and floor experts to deliver audit-defensible AI in regulated manufacturing environments.
◆ Sectors
◆ Business
ModelSaaS
Customerpharmaceutical companies and biopharma manufacturers
◆ Notable
- Raised $10.5M in seed funding announced in July 2026
- Adopted by 5 of the 20 largest global pharmaceutical companies
- Appointed Hannes Bretschneider as Chief AI Officer in December 2025
◆ Backing funds on Raise
- AI First Fundseed
- Inovia Capitalseed
◆ Funding rounds
17 Jul 2026
Led by Bonfire Ventures
With Inovia Capital, Ripple Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Gokul Rajaram, Farzad Soleimani
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◆ FAQ
What does Katalyze AI do?
San Francisco-based life sciences AI startup building an agentic operating system for pharmaceutical manufacturing and life sciences.
Where is Katalyze AI based?
Katalyze AI is based in Mountain View, United States, founded in 2022.
How much has Katalyze AI raised?
Katalyze AI has raised $10.5M in tracked funding and is currently at the seed stage.
Who has invested in Katalyze AI?
Investors in Katalyze AI include Bonfire Ventures, Inovia Capital, Ripple Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Gokul Rajaram and Farzad Soleimani.