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VOL. I·NO. 01
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2026
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    AI trading agent startup Catalyst completes $30 million seed round led by Sequoia Capital

    AI trading agent startup Catalyst raised $30 million in a seed round led by Sequoia Capital with participation from Jump Trading, Peak XV, Lux Capital, AntiFund, Coinbase and Premji Invest. Co-founded by Justin Zheng and Dylan Iskandar in 2025, the company uses AI agents to help investors formulate and execute trading strategies based on natural language input, with final trades requiring user confirmation.