# Catalyze Partners

> Catalyze Partners is a Dallas-based alternative investment firm that acquires proven-but-shelved technologies from Fortune 100 corporations and global defense programs, then builds them into standalone, scalable businesses. Founded in 2014 by Tricia and Joe D'Cruz, the firm has spun out companies across aerospace, biotech, advanced materials and analytical instruments, giving investors holding-level ownership of the whole portfolio rather than a single startup bet.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** Dallas, Texas, United States
- **Founders:** Joe D'Cruz (Founder & Managing Director), Tricia D'Cruz (Founder & Managing Director)
- **Team size:** ~12 employees (lean core team plus an extensive advisory board)
- **Products:** Technology Commercialization / Spinout Creation, Holding-Level Investment Vehicle, Corporate Partnership Paths
- **Notable:** Founders Tricia and Joe D'Cruz named 2025 Dealmakers of the Year by the Smart Business Dealmakers Conference in Dallas., Acquired Axcend, a Utah-based portable liquid chromatography company, in July 2024., Spun out four operating portfolio companies: Metro Aerospace, Alpine Advanced Materials, Almaden Genomics and Axcend.

## Products & services

- **Technology Commercialization / Spinout Creation** — Acquires or licenses market-ready technologies from Fortune 100 corporations and defense programs, then handles funding, market strategy, staffing and operations to build them into standalone portfolio companies.
- **Holding-Level Investment Vehicle** — Investors invest at the holding level and gain perpetual ownership of current and future portfolio companies, plus founder's equity - a more diversified, risk-reduced alternative to single-company venture bets.
- **Corporate Partnership Paths** — Three routes for corporate innovators: Expand Possibilities (adapt tech to new markets), Monetize Underperforming Assets, and Accelerate Strategic Products.

## Achievements

- Founders Tricia and Joe D'Cruz named 2025 Dealmakers of the Year by the Smart Business Dealmakers Conference in Dallas.
- Acquired Axcend, a Utah-based portable liquid chromatography company, in July 2024.
- Spun out four operating portfolio companies: Metro Aerospace, Alpine Advanced Materials, Almaden Genomics and Axcend.
- Rebranded from Catalyze Dallas to Catalyze Partners in November 2023 to reflect a global focus and its identity as an alternative investment vehicle.
- Alpine Advanced Materials commercialized a roughly $50M defense innovation originally developed for the F-35 program.

## Latest updates

- **2025-03** — Founders Tricia and Joe D'Cruz named 2025 Dealmakers of the Year at the Smart Business Dealmakers Conference in Dallas.
- **2024-07** — Catalyze Partners acquired Axcend, LLC, a Provo, Utah maker of compact liquid chromatography systems, and added operational and investment support.
- **2023-11** — Catalyze Dallas rebranded to Catalyze Partners, signaling a global focus and an alternative-investment identity.

## Links

- Website: https://catalyze.partners
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/catalyze-partners
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/CatalyzeDallas

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Last updated: 2026-08-16