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Catalyze Impact's program page describes a field-building initiative to train AI safety talent; relevant for those interested in career pathways or organizational efforts to grow the AI safety research community.

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Summary

Catalyze Impact offers a structured training program aimed at building capacity in the AI safety field by developing skilled researchers and practitioners. The program focuses on equipping participants with the knowledge, skills, and networks needed to contribute effectively to AI safety work. It appears designed to accelerate the pipeline of talent entering the AI safety ecosystem.

Key Points

  • Structured training program designed to develop AI safety researchers and practitioners
  • Focuses on building both technical and strategic capacity within the AI safety field
  • Aims to accelerate talent pipelines into high-impact AI safety roles
  • Part of the broader effort to scale the AI safety community and research output
  • Likely includes mentorship, curriculum, and networking components typical of field-building programs

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# Our AI safety incubator

[Get in touch](https://airtable.com/appZBa51aagC7D1OU/pagF4vAHNIhTkuyUt/form)

![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/68f3dbc1981ac2f55ab40c5e/691b8d1c4e509aaaf7021b7d_whiteboard.avif)

Catalyze is a non-profit incubating the next generation of critical organizations in AI safety, security & resilience. We bring together co-founders, world-class experts, and mission-oriented funders.

Catalyze has incubated ~15 AI safety organizations to date, both for- and non-profits. The majority has raised 6 or 7 figures in funding, building solutions in areas ranging from AI control to AI governance, or hardware security.

## How we support founders

Our support is designed to **help you move quickly while founding an organization aiming to address a crucial challenge.** We currently focus on providing **highly customized** 1-on-1 support on areas such as:

- **Direction & strategy**: We work closely with you to sharpen your exploration methodology and help you identify the highest-impact AI safety problem to tackle with your (soon-to-be) organization.
- **Co-founders:** We connect you with potential collaborators who complement your skills and share your mission.
- **Mentorship & expert network:** You access support from the Catalyze Impact team and external industry experts & experienced entrepreneurs.
- **Seed funding:** Get funded through our seed funding network of grantmakers and investors, and receive a stipend from us so you can focus full-time on founding.

In addition, our founders get to join private office hours and Q&A's with renowned experts such as:

![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/68f3dbc1981ac2f55ab40c5e/69aedabccbf4fee5ca93db7b_1719024347275.jpg)[**Jaime Sevilla**](https://catalyze-impact.org/incubator#)

Director of [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/), a renowned research institute investigating the trajectory and impact of AI.

![Headshot of Chris Akin](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/68f3dbc1981ac2f55ab40c5e/690478b21037c02b0f294034_Frame%203350722.avif)[**Chris akin**](https://catalyze-impact.org/incubator#)

COO of [Apollo](https://www.apolloresearch.ai/) Research, an AI evals and interpretability research organization, and has launched and led several social impact businesses

![Headshot of Eric Ho](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/68f3dbc1981ac2f55ab40c5e/690478b2c13fbbfa44670278_Frame%20335072%402x3.avif)[**Eric HO**](https://catalyze-impact.org/incubator#)

CEO and co-founder of [Goodfire](https://www.goodfire.ai/), an AI interpretability company that raised $150M in its Series B at a $1.25 billion valuation, and previously founded RippleMatch, an AI recruiting startup which raised 80M$.

![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/68f3dbc1981ac2f55ab40c5e/690879d6fe315573e74c5040_DartCounter%20Section.avif)

**If you're considering founding an organization that makes our future with AI go well, or want to understand whether it could be a good fit, we want to hear from you.**

[Get in touch](https://airt

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