According to CoinMeta, AI trading agency startup Catalyst has completed a $30 million seed round of financing, led by Sequoia Capital, with participation from Jump Trading, Peak XV, Lux Capital, Antifund, Coinbase, and Premji Invest. The company was founded in 2025 by Justin Zheng and Dylan Iskandar with the aim of helping users develop and execute trading strategies through AI agents. It has currently completed a round of testing targeting high-frequency traders.