Today we’re proud to share Sapiom. Powering the Agentic Economy: Our Seed Investment in Sapiom — and it reflects a thesis we’ve been building conviction in for some time.
At Vaishnav Catalyst we partner early and stay for the long run. We look for founders solving hard, durable problems in large markets — and we lean in with capital, networks and operational support to help them scale.
Why this matters
The market context here is shifting fast. Incumbents are slow, customer expectations are rising, and a new generation of tooling makes it possible to build what wasn’t viable even two years ago. That gap is exactly where outsized companies are born.
What stood out
- A sharp wedge. A focused first product that solves a painful, recurring problem.
- Founder–market fit. A team with the rare mix of domain depth and execution speed.
- A path to scale. Clear expansion into adjacent workflows and segments over time.
The best companies don’t just ride a trend — they define the category the trend creates. That’s the bet we’re making here.
The opportunity ahead
This is the beginning of a long partnership. Over the coming quarters the focus will be on deepening the product, expanding the team and bringing the work to many more customers — and we’ll be alongside every step of the way.
If you’re a founder building in this space — or considering it — we’d love to talk. Book a call with our team.
Today we’re proud to share Material Depot. Partnering With Material Depot: Building Design-First Indian Homes — and it reflects a thesis we’ve been building conviction in for some time.
At Vaishnav Catalyst we partner early and stay for the long run. We look for founders solving hard, durable problems in large markets — and we lean in with capital, networks and operational support to help them scale.
Why this matters
The market context here is shifting fast. Incumbents are slow, customer expectations are rising, and a new generation of tooling makes it possible to build what wasn’t viable even two years ago. That gap is exactly where outsized companies are born.
What stood out
- A sharp wedge. A focused first product that solves a painful, recurring problem.
- Founder–market fit. A team with the rare mix of domain depth and execution speed.
- A path to scale. Clear expansion into adjacent workflows and segments over time.
The best companies don’t just ride a trend — they define the category the trend creates. That’s the bet we’re making here.
The opportunity ahead
This is the beginning of a long partnership. Over the coming quarters the focus will be on deepening the product, expanding the team and bringing the work to many more customers — and we’ll be alongside every step of the way.
If you’re a founder building in this space — or considering it — we’d love to talk. Book a call with our team.
Today we’re proud to share Congratulations to Amagi on its IPO. Congratulations to Amagi on its IPO — and it reflects a thesis we’ve been building conviction in for some time.
At Vaishnav Catalyst we partner early and stay for the long run. We look for founders solving hard, durable problems in large markets — and we lean in with capital, networks and operational support to help them scale.
Why this matters
The market context here is shifting fast. Incumbents are slow, customer expectations are rising, and a new generation of tooling makes it possible to build what wasn’t viable even two years ago. That gap is exactly where outsized companies are born.
What stood out
- A sharp wedge. A focused first product that solves a painful, recurring problem.
- Founder–market fit. A team with the rare mix of domain depth and execution speed.
- A path to scale. Clear expansion into adjacent workflows and segments over time.
The best companies don’t just ride a trend — they define the category the trend creates. That’s the bet we’re making here.
The opportunity ahead
This is the beginning of a long partnership. Over the coming quarters the focus will be on deepening the product, expanding the team and bringing the work to many more customers — and we’ll be alongside every step of the way.
If you’re a founder building in this space — or considering it — we’d love to talk. Book a call with our team.
Today we’re proud to share Accel Leads depthfirst's Series A. Accel Leads depthfirst's Series A: Securing the World's Software — and it reflects a thesis we’ve been building conviction in for some time.
At Vaishnav Catalyst we partner early and stay for the long run. We look for founders solving hard, durable problems in large markets — and we lean in with capital, networks and operational support to help them scale.
Why this matters
The market context here is shifting fast. Incumbents are slow, customer expectations are rising, and a new generation of tooling makes it possible to build what wasn’t viable even two years ago. That gap is exactly where outsized companies are born.
What stood out
- A sharp wedge. A focused first product that solves a painful, recurring problem.
- Founder–market fit. A team with the rare mix of domain depth and execution speed.
- A path to scale. Clear expansion into adjacent workflows and segments over time.
The best companies don’t just ride a trend — they define the category the trend creates. That’s the bet we’re making here.
The opportunity ahead
This is the beginning of a long partnership. Over the coming quarters the focus will be on deepening the product, expanding the team and bringing the work to many more customers — and we’ll be alongside every step of the way.
If you’re a founder building in this space — or considering it — we’d love to talk. Book a call with our team.
Today we’re proud to share Graphite + Cursor. Graphite + Cursor: One Engineering Platform for the AI Era — and it reflects a thesis we’ve been building conviction in for some time.
At Vaishnav Catalyst we partner early and stay for the long run. We look for founders solving hard, durable problems in large markets — and we lean in with capital, networks and operational support to help them scale.
Why this matters
The market context here is shifting fast. Incumbents are slow, customer expectations are rising, and a new generation of tooling makes it possible to build what wasn’t viable even two years ago. That gap is exactly where outsized companies are born.
What stood out
- A sharp wedge. A focused first product that solves a painful, recurring problem.
- Founder–market fit. A team with the rare mix of domain depth and execution speed.
- A path to scale. Clear expansion into adjacent workflows and segments over time.
The best companies don’t just ride a trend — they define the category the trend creates. That’s the bet we’re making here.
The opportunity ahead
This is the beginning of a long partnership. Over the coming quarters the focus will be on deepening the product, expanding the team and bringing the work to many more customers — and we’ll be alongside every step of the way.
If you’re a founder building in this space — or considering it — we’d love to talk. Book a call with our team.
Today we’re proud to share Port. Port: The Platform For Engineering's Agentic Future — and it reflects a thesis we’ve been building conviction in for some time.
At Vaishnav Catalyst we partner early and stay for the long run. We look for founders solving hard, durable problems in large markets — and we lean in with capital, networks and operational support to help them scale.
Why this matters
The market context here is shifting fast. Incumbents are slow, customer expectations are rising, and a new generation of tooling makes it possible to build what wasn’t viable even two years ago. That gap is exactly where outsized companies are born.
What stood out
- A sharp wedge. A focused first product that solves a painful, recurring problem.
- Founder–market fit. A team with the rare mix of domain depth and execution speed.
- A path to scale. Clear expansion into adjacent workflows and segments over time.
The best companies don’t just ride a trend — they define the category the trend creates. That’s the bet we’re making here.
The opportunity ahead
This is the beginning of a long partnership. Over the coming quarters the focus will be on deepening the product, expanding the team and bringing the work to many more customers — and we’ll be alongside every step of the way.
If you’re a founder building in this space — or considering it — we’d love to talk. Book a call with our team.
Today we’re proud to share Zed. Accel leads Zed's Series A: A Neobank for a New Generation — and it reflects a thesis we’ve been building conviction in for some time.
At Vaishnav Catalyst we partner early and stay for the long run. We look for founders solving hard, durable problems in large markets — and we lean in with capital, networks and operational support to help them scale.
Why this matters
The market context here is shifting fast. Incumbents are slow, customer expectations are rising, and a new generation of tooling makes it possible to build what wasn’t viable even two years ago. That gap is exactly where outsized companies are born.
What stood out
- A sharp wedge. A focused first product that solves a painful, recurring problem.
- Founder–market fit. A team with the rare mix of domain depth and execution speed.
- A path to scale. Clear expansion into adjacent workflows and segments over time.
The best companies don’t just ride a trend — they define the category the trend creates. That’s the bet we’re making here.
The opportunity ahead
This is the beginning of a long partnership. Over the coming quarters the focus will be on deepening the product, expanding the team and bringing the work to many more customers — and we’ll be alongside every step of the way.
If you’re a founder building in this space — or considering it — we’d love to talk. Book a call with our team.
Today we’re proud to share Hera. Bracing for the Silver Tsunami: Our Seed Investment in Hera — and it reflects a thesis we’ve been building conviction in for some time.
At Vaishnav Catalyst we partner early and stay for the long run. We look for founders solving hard, durable problems in large markets — and we lean in with capital, networks and operational support to help them scale.
Why this matters
The market context here is shifting fast. Incumbents are slow, customer expectations are rising, and a new generation of tooling makes it possible to build what wasn’t viable even two years ago. That gap is exactly where outsized companies are born.
What stood out
- A sharp wedge. A focused first product that solves a painful, recurring problem.
- Founder–market fit. A team with the rare mix of domain depth and execution speed.
- A path to scale. Clear expansion into adjacent workflows and segments over time.
The best companies don’t just ride a trend — they define the category the trend creates. That’s the bet we’re making here.
The opportunity ahead
This is the beginning of a long partnership. Over the coming quarters the focus will be on deepening the product, expanding the team and bringing the work to many more customers — and we’ll be alongside every step of the way.
If you’re a founder building in this space — or considering it — we’d love to talk. Book a call with our team.
Today we’re proud to share Our Series B in PermitFlow. Our Series B in PermitFlow: Breaking the Construction Bottleneck with AI — and it reflects a thesis we’ve been building conviction in for some time.
At Vaishnav Catalyst we partner early and stay for the long run. We look for founders solving hard, durable problems in large markets — and we lean in with capital, networks and operational support to help them scale.
Why this matters
The market context here is shifting fast. Incumbents are slow, customer expectations are rising, and a new generation of tooling makes it possible to build what wasn’t viable even two years ago. That gap is exactly where outsized companies are born.
What stood out
- A sharp wedge. A focused first product that solves a painful, recurring problem.
- Founder–market fit. A team with the rare mix of domain depth and execution speed.
- A path to scale. Clear expansion into adjacent workflows and segments over time.
The best companies don’t just ride a trend — they define the category the trend creates. That’s the bet we’re making here.
The opportunity ahead
This is the beginning of a long partnership. Over the coming quarters the focus will be on deepening the product, expanding the team and bringing the work to many more customers — and we’ll be alongside every step of the way.
If you’re a founder building in this space — or considering it — we’d love to talk. Book a call with our team.
Today we’re proud to share ServiceNow + Veza. ServiceNow + Veza: Identity Security's Next Chapter — and it reflects a thesis we’ve been building conviction in for some time.
At Vaishnav Catalyst we partner early and stay for the long run. We look for founders solving hard, durable problems in large markets — and we lean in with capital, networks and operational support to help them scale.
Why this matters
The market context here is shifting fast. Incumbents are slow, customer expectations are rising, and a new generation of tooling makes it possible to build what wasn’t viable even two years ago. That gap is exactly where outsized companies are born.
What stood out
- A sharp wedge. A focused first product that solves a painful, recurring problem.
- Founder–market fit. A team with the rare mix of domain depth and execution speed.
- A path to scale. Clear expansion into adjacent workflows and segments over time.
The best companies don’t just ride a trend — they define the category the trend creates. That’s the bet we’re making here.
The opportunity ahead
This is the beginning of a long partnership. Over the coming quarters the focus will be on deepening the product, expanding the team and bringing the work to many more customers — and we’ll be alongside every step of the way.
If you’re a founder building in this space — or considering it — we’d love to talk. Book a call with our team.
