# Catalyte

> Catalyte combines proprietary AI talent screening and apprenticeships with technology consulting and staffing. It develops people from nontraditional backgrounds and supplies clients with engineering talent, project teams, and AI, data and cloud expertise.

- **Founded:** 2000
- **Headquarters:** Baltimore, United States
- **Founders:** Michael Rosenbaum (Founder and former CEO)
- **Products:** AI talent discovery, Apprenticeships, Technology consulting and staffing, AI advisory services, Data services
- **Notable:** Acquired Surge alongside a $27 million Series A in 2018., Recognized in Inc.’s 2020 Best in Business Human Resources category., Reports more than 1,000 apprentices deployed.

## Products & services

- **AI talent discovery** — Proprietary screening informed by employee outcome data to identify potential beyond resumes.
- **Apprenticeships** — Development and client deployment pathways in software, cybersecurity, digital media, IT services and project management.
- **Technology consulting and staffing** — Project teams and individual resources, including onshore and nearshore delivery.
- **AI advisory services** — Readiness assessment, a two-day roadmap workshop, governance advice and implementation.
- **Data services** — Data architecture, pipelines, analytics, governance and visualization.
- **Cloud services** — Migration, hybrid infrastructure, cloud applications and optimization.

## Achievements

- Acquired Surge alongside a $27 million Series A in 2018.
- Recognized in Inc.’s 2020 Best in Business Human Resources category.
- Reports more than 1,000 apprentices deployed.
- Nike case study reports threefold productivity by cost per story point and 46% fewer defects; company-published results.
- Just Global case study reports apprentices becoming billable twice as quickly as other entry-level hires.

## Latest updates

- **2024-07** — Launched AI advisory services, including a two-day roadmap workshop.
- **2024-10** — Technical.ly reported workforce layoffs and Matthew Derella’s departure as CEO.
- **2024-12** — Announced Irwin Liu, previously a Chegg executive, as CEO.

## Links

- Website: https://www.catalyte.io/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/catalyteio/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Catalyte_io
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/Catalyte.io/

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Last updated: 2026-10-01