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Both platforms cover core accelerator operations. Here’s where Catalyzer goes further.
Collect revenue, jobs created, capital raised, and other economic metrics over time—not just during the program.
✓ Impact surveys with longitudinal economic metrics
✓ Progress visualization across programs
✓ Automated data collection from participants
Accelerator App: Offers startup analytics with configurable data points and automated reminders, focused on in-cohort performance measurement.
Generate compliance-ready reporting and impact narratives for funders, boards, and grant requirements.
✓ Reporting & analytics built for funder/stakeholder needs
✓ Impact storytelling from real program data
✓ Aggregate service delivery hours and outcomes
Accelerator App: References report generation and operational insights in testimonials, but does not generate your reports seamlessley.
When a founder returns for a second program or advanced services, their entire history is already there.
✓ Unified participant history across cohorts
✓ Cross-program CRM with all touchpoints
✓ No re-entering data when founders return
Accelerator App: Strong cohort-level management from applications to demo day, primarily organized around individual program cycles.
Organize and run multiple programs and cohorts with repeatable milestones, tasks, and workflows.
✓ Program templates with milestones and deliverables
✓ Cohort management from application to completion
✓ Centralized task and accountability tracking
Accelerator App: Covers cohort workflows with task management and automation, scoped to individual program cycles.
Track advising sessions, follow-ups, and service delivery hours across your entire mentor network.
✓ Advising/mentorship session tracking
✓ Mentorship dashboard for connections
✓ Aggregate reporting on service delivery
Accelerator App: Includes mentor scheduling with calendar sync and meeting notes. No aggregate reporting on advisory hours.
Custom application forms, scoring rubrics, and selection committee tools to streamline your evaluation process.
✓ Application review & selection workflows
✓ Custom rubrics and scoring
✓ Selection committee collaboration and comms
Accelerator App: Offers a multi-round selection funnel with judge tools and scoring. Tightly scoped to the application stage.
Why Catalyzer
Other tools track your activity. Catalyzer measures the impact you’ve made with that activity.
Unified Outputs
Output
Design evaluation criteria that match your selection process — not someone else’s template. Score applicants consistently across reviewers, at scale.
✓ Adaptable to your programmatic workflow
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Rubric builder / scoring view
Output
Host workshops, conduct technical assistance, organize mentorship sessions, track referrals, and run cohort programming — all at the same time, in one workspace.
✓ One unified workspace, not five tools
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Multi-activity dashboard view
Output
Not a rigid template. Whether you run cohort-based programs, rolling intake, or hybrid models — Catalyzer bends to how you actually work.
✓ Your workflow, not ours
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Program configuration / workflow setup
Unified Outcomes
Outcome
One timeline from first application through post-program milestones — across every cohort. See where any founder has been and where they’re headed, not just what they did last quarter.
✓ Cross-cohort, longitudinal tracking
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Founder timeline / journey view
Outcome
Go beyond task completion and attendance logs. Track founder revenue, jobs created, and follow-on funding — the outcomes that prove your program works to the people who fund it.
✓ The metrics funders actually ask for
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Impact dashboard / KPI metrics
Outcome
Aggregate data across every program cycle into a single view. Report to funders and stakeholders with confidence — not spreadsheets stitched together the night before a board meeting.
✓ One report, every cohort, every metric
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Cross-cohort report / aggregate view
Feature-by-feature
See how Catalyzer covers the same program delivery capabilities—then keeps going with longitudinal tracking and cross-cohort reporting.
Capability
Catalyzer
Accelerator App
Application & intake workflow
✓ Custom forms, rubrics, selection collaboration
✓ Round-by-round funnel, judge assignment, scoring
Cohort / program management
✓ Multi-program, milestones, repeatable delivery
✓ Applications → demo day workflow
Mentor / advisor session tracking
✓ Session tracking, dashboards, aggregate hours
✓ Automated scheduling, calendar sync, notes
Tasks & accountability
✓ Task tracking with follow-ups
✓ Smart tasks + meeting action items
Startup KPI / progress collection
✓ Impact surveys + economic metrics
✓ Configurable data points + reminders
Longitudinal outcomes tracking
✓ Multi-year outcomes across programs
— Cohort-scoped
Stakeholder / funder reporting
✓ Compliance-ready + impact storytelling
Basic reporting referenced
Cross-program participant history
✓ Unified CRM across all programs
— Per-program records
Automated transactional emails
✓
✓
Calendar integrations
✓
✓ Google + Microsoft
Zapier / API integrations
✓
✓
Multilingual support
Check with team
✓
Events & registrations
✓
Not prominently featured
Document upload intake
✓
✓
Getting started
Start using Catalyzer for free—no credit card, no sales call required. Accelerator App requires a custom quote.
Free to start
No credit card required. Upgrade as you grow.
✓ Full platform access to get started
✓ Intake, cohort, advising, and reporting
✓ Onboarding support on paid tiers?
✓ Onboarding support included
Request a quote
Sales-led pricing. Tiered plans from Starter to Enterprise.
✓ Modular accelerator toolkit
✓ Application funnel + scheduling
✓ Pricing disclosed after demo
Common questions
Answers to the questions we hear most from accelerator teams evaluating their options.
How is Catalyzer different from Accelerator App?
Both platforms cover core accelerator operations—intake, cohort management, mentoring, and progress tracking. Where Catalyzer differs is in longitudinal outcomes tracking and stakeholder-ready reporting. Catalyzer is built as a system of record across programs, so you can follow a founder’s journey through multiple cohorts and report cumulative impact to funders over time.
Can we run applications and evaluations in Catalyzer?
Yes. Catalyzer includes intake management with custom application forms, scoring rubrics, and selection committee collaboration tools. Evaluators can review and score applications within the platform, and your team can coordinate selection decisions with centralized communications.
Do you support mentor management and office hours?
Catalyzer includes advising and mentorship session tracking, a mentorship dashboard for managing connections, and aggregate reporting on service delivery hours. You can track who met with whom, log session outcomes, and report total advisory hours to stakeholders.
How do you track outcomes after the cohort ends?
This is one of Catalyzer’s core differentiators. Impact surveys collect longitudinal economic metrics—revenue growth, jobs created, capital raised—well after a cohort concludes. Because participant records persist across programs, you can report on cumulative outcomes rather than just point-in-time snapshots.
What does onboarding look like?
You can start for free without a sales call. Catalyzer provides onboarding support to help you configure your programs, import existing data, and set up reporting workflows.
Start free today. No credit card required.