On October 8, 2026, Catalyst, an artificial intelligence (AI) trading start-up, announced it has raised a $30 million seed round led by Sequoia Capital. Additional investors include Jump Trading, PeakXV, Lux Capital, AntiFund, Coinbase, and Premji Invest. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Catalyst on the transaction.

Catalyst builds AI agents that translate natural language instructions into trading strategies. The company plans to extend the product to a broader retail audience.

The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Catalyst on the transaction includes Jonathan Chan, Utsav Lall, and Kate Kirkpatrick.

For more information, please see Fortune’s article about the transaction.