Sponsorship & Engagement
The Catalyst Accelerator is supported by a growing network of sponsors, industry partners, investors, mentors, and mission-focused organizations that help drive innovation across the national security ecosystem. Their support enables meaningful collaboration, startup acceleration, technical mentorship, and community engagement throughout every cohort.
We are always looking to expand this network with organizations and individuals who want to support emerging technologies, connect with innovators, and play a role in shaping the future of defense and economic development.
Catalyst Champions
Booz Allen Hamilton
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- Spring 2021 — On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing
- Fall 2020 — Cyber for Space Applications
Lockheed Martin
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- Fall 2021 — Digital Engineering For Space Applications: Modeling and Simulation
Microsoft
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- Spring 2022 — Hybrid Data Movement
- Spring 2020 — Data Fusion for Space Applications
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47G
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- Fall 2024 — Digital Modernization, Huginn Cohort
- Fall 2024 — Digital Modernization, Muninn Cohort
5Star Bank
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- Spring 2024 — Space Domain Awareness
- Spring 2023 — Defensive Cyber Operations
AWS
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- Spring 2026 — Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Orchestrator
Ball Aerospace
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- Spring 2021 — On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing
- Spring 2020 — Data Fusion for Space Applications
- Fall 2019 — Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
- Fall 2018 — Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
BBVA Compass
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- Fall 2019 — Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
- Spring 2019 — Resilient Space Communications
Deloitte
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- Spring 2020 — Data Fusion for Space Applications
- Fall 2018 — Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
Delta Solutions
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- Spring 2024 — Space Domain Awareness
- Spring 2021 — On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing
Field Aerospace
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- Spring 2023 — Digital Model Certification (OGdenny Cohort)
- Spring 2022 — Digital Data Strategies
Fulcrum Wealth Consulting
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- Fall 2023 — AI/ML for Space and Maritime Applications
IBM
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- Spring 2026 — Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Orchestrator
LinQuest
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- Fall 2021 — Digital Engineering For Space Applications: Modeling and Simulation
- Fall 2020 — Cyber for Space Applications
Lockheed Martin
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- Fall 2020 — Cyber for Space Applications
- Fall 2019 — Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
Lyteloop
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- Spring 2021 — On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing
Stephenson Stellar Corp
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- Fall 2025 — Directed Energy & Electromagnetic Warfare
Valid Eval
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- Spring 2022 — Hybrid Data Movement
- Fall 2021 — Digital Engineering For Space Applications: Modeling and Simulation
Weber State
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- Fall 2024 — Digital Modernization, Huginn Cohort
- Fall 2024 — Digital Modernization, Muninn Cohort
- Fall 2023 — Securely Improving Geographically Seperated Teams’ Experience and Productivity
- Spring 2023 — Digital Model Certification (OGdenny Cohort)
- Spring 2022 — Digital Data Strategies
Navigators
Amentum
Supported Cohorts
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- Spring 2026 — Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Orchestrator
- Fall 2025 — Directed Energy & Electromagnetic Warfare
American Systems
Supported Cohorts
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- Spring 2026 — Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Orchestrator
- Fall 2025 — Directed Energy & Electromagnetic Warfare
- Spring 2025 — Space-Based Joint Spectrum
- Spring 2024 — Space Domain Awareness
Astroscale
Supported Cohort
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- Spring 2021 — On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing
Axellio
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- Fall 2025 — Directed Energy & Electromagnetic Warfare
- Spring 2025 — Space-Based Joint Spectrum
BAE Systems
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- Spring 2023 — Digital Model Certification (OGdenny Cohort)
Ball Aerospace
Supported Cohorts
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- Spring 2022 — Hybrid Data Movement
- Fall 2021 — Digital Engineering For Space Applications: Modeling and Simulation
- Spring 2021 — On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing
- Fall 2019 — Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
Beast Code
Supported Cohort
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- Spring 2023 — Digital Model Certification (OGdenny Cohort)
Booz Allen Hamilton
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- Spring 2026 — Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Orchestrator
- Spring 2023 — Defensive Cyber Operations
- Spring 2021 — On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing
- Fall 2020 — Cyber for Space Applications
Buck Consulting Group
Supported Cohorts
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- Fall 2021 — Digital Engineering For Space Applications: Modeling and Simulation
- Spring 2021 — On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing
COLSA
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- Spring 2026 — Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Orchestrator
- Fall 2025 — Directed Energy & Electromagnetic Warfare
- Spring 2025 — Space-Based Joint Spectrum
- Spring 2024 — Space Domain Awareness
Cosmic AES
Supported Cohorts
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- Spring 2020 — Data Fusion for Space Applications
- Fall 2019 — Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
Deloitte
Supported Cohorts
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- Fall 2023 — AI/ML for Space and Maritime Applications
- Spring 2023 — Defensive Cyber Operations
- Fall 2022 — International Space Domain Awareness
- Fall 2021 — Digital Engineering For Space Applications: Modeling and Simulation
- Spring 2021 — On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing
- Spring 2020 — Data Fusion for Space Applications
- Spring 2019 — Resilient Space Communications
Delta Solutions
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- Fall 2021 — Digital Engineering For Space Applications: Modeling and Simulation
Duality Systems
Supported Cohort
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- Spring 2026 — Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Orchestrator
Field Aerospace
Supported Cohort
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- Spring 2023 — Digital Model Certification (OGdenny Cohort)
Freedom Space
Supported Cohorts
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- Spring 2025 — Space-Based Joint Spectrum
- Spring 2024 — Space Domain Awareness
General Dynamics
Supported Cohorts
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- Spring 2024 — Space Domain Awareness
- Spring 2021 — On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing
- Fall 2020 — Cyber for Space Applications
- Spring 2020 — Data Fusion for Space Applications
Integrity ISR
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- Spring 2026 — Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Orchestrator
Kratos Defense
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- Fall 2023 — AI/ML for Space and Maritime Applications
- Spring 2024 — Space Domain Awareness
Leidos
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- Fall 2023 — AI/ML for Space and Maritime Applications
- Fall 2022 — International Space Domain Awareness
- Spring 2022 — Hybrid Data Movement
- Fall 2021 — Digital Engineering For Space Applications: Modeling and Simulation
- Spring 2021 — On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing
LinQuest
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- Spring 2023 — Defensive Cyber Operations
- Spring 2022 — Hybrid Data Movement
- Fall 2021 — Digital Engineering For Space Applications: Modeling and Simulation
- Fall 2020 — Cyber for Space Applications
- Spring 2020 — Data Fusion for Space Applications
- Spring 2019 — Resilient Space Communications
Lockheed Martin
Supported Cohorts
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- Fall 2023 — AI/ML for Space and Maritime Applications
- Spring 2024 — Space Domain Awareness
- Spring 2023 — Defensive Cyber Operations
- Spring 2022 — Hybrid Data Movement
- Fall 2021 — Digital Engineering For Space Applications: Modeling and Simulation
- Spring 2021 — On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing
- Fall 2020 — Cyber for Space Applications
- Spring 2020 — Data Fusion for Space Applications
- Fall 2019 — Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
ManTech
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- Spring 2023 — Defensive Cyber Operations
- Fall 2022 — International Space Domain Awareness
- Spring 2022 — Hybrid Data Movement
- Fall 2021 — Digital Engineering For Space Applications: Modeling and Simulation
Microsoft
Supported Cohorts
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- Fall 2022 — International Space Domain Awareness
- Spring 2022 — Hybrid Data Movement
- Fall 2021 — Digital Engineering For Space Applications: Modeling and Simulation
- Spring 2021 — On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing
- Fall 2020 — Cyber for Space Applications
- Spring 2020 — Data Fusion for Space Applications
- Fall 2019 — Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
- Spring 2019 — Resilient Space Communications
Millennial Software
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- Spring 2026 — Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Orchestrator
Northrop Grumman
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- Fall 2025 — Directed Energy & Electromagnetic Warfare
- Spring 2025 — Space-Based Joint Spectrum
- Spring 2024 — Space Domain Awareness
Origin Legal
Supported Cohort
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- Spring 2023 — Digital Model Certification (OGdenny Cohort)
RAFT
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- Spring 2026 — Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Orchestrator
SEAKR Engineering
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- Fall 2019 — Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
- Spring 2019 — Resilient Space Communications
Two Six Technologies
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- Fall 2023 — AI/ML for Space and Maritime Applications
- Spring 2023 — Defensive Cyber Operations
Valid Eval
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- Spring 2021 — On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing
Viasat
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- Fall 2025 — Directed Energy & Electromagnetic Warfare
- Spring 2022 — Hybrid Data Movement
- Fall 2020 — Cyber for Space Applications
- Spring 2019 — Resilient Space Communications
Weber State
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- Spring 2023 — Digital Model Certification (OGdenny Cohort)
In-Kind Donors
AngelSolves
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- Spring 2026 — Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Orchestrator
Bluestaq
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- Spring 2026 — Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Orchestrator
- Fall 2025 — Directed Energy & Electromagnetic Warfare
- Spring 2025 — Space-Based Joint Spectrum
- Spring 2023 — Defensive Cyber Operations
- Fall 2022 — International Space Domain Awareness
- Spring 2022 — Hybrid Data Movement
Booz Allen Hamilton
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- Fall 2021 — Digital Engineering For Space Applications: Modeling and Simulation
C4 Solutions
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- Summer 2025 — Oklahoma Government Business Boot Camp
- Fall 2023 — AI/ML for Space and Maritime Applications
- Spring 2026 — Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Orchestrator
- Fall 2025 — Directed Energy & Electromagnetic Warfare
- Spring 2025 — Space-Based Joint Spectrum
- Spring 2024 — Space Domain Awareness
- Spring 2023 — Defensive Cyber Operations
- Spring 2022 — Hybrid Data Movement
Chickasaw
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- Summer 2025 — Oklahoma Government Business Boot Camp
- Fall 2023 — AI/ML for Space and Maritime Applications
- Spring 2026 — Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Orchestrator
- Fall 2025 — Directed Energy & Electromagnetic Warfare
- Spring 2025 — Space-Based Joint Spectrum
- Spring 2024 — Space Domain Awareness
- Spring 2023 — Defensive Cyber Operations
Colorado Springs Chamber and EDC
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- Spring 2026 — Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Orchestrator
- Spring 2023 — Defensive Cyber Operations
- Fall 2022 — International Space Domain Awareness
- Spring 2022 — Hybrid Data Movement
Defense Unicorns
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- Fall 2021 — Digital Engineering For Space Applications: Modeling and Simulation
Fargo Patent & Business Law
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- Fall 2025 — Directed Energy & Electromagnetic Warfare
- Spring 2025 — Space-Based Joint Spectrum
- Spring 2024 — Space Domain Awareness
Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI)
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- Fall 2025 — Directed Energy & Electromagnetic Warfare
GOpositive.BIZ
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- Fall 2025 — Directed Energy & Electromagnetic Warfare
- Spring 2025 — Space-Based Joint Spectrum
GovIRG
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- Fall 2021 — Digital Engineering For Space Applications: Modeling and Simulation
Leonid Capital
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- Spring 2026 — Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Orchestrator
- Spring 2022 — Hybrid Data Movement
Long Capture
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- Summer 2025 — Oklahoma Government Business Boot Camp
- Fall 2023 — AI/ML for Space and Maritime Applications
- Fall 2025 — Directed Energy & Electromagnetic Warfare
- Spring 2025 — Space-Based Joint Spectrum
- Spring 2022 — Hybrid Data Movement
Martensen
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- Fall 2023 — AI/ML for Space and Maritime Applications
- Spring 2026 — Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Orchestrator
- Fall 2025 — Directed Energy & Electromagnetic Warfare
- Spring 2025 — Space-Based Joint Spectrum
- Spring 2024 — Space Domain Awareness
- Spring 2023 — Defensive Cyber Operations
- Spring 2022 — Hybrid Data Movement
- Fall 2021 — Digital Engineering For Space Applications: Modeling and Simulation
ONE Dev
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- Fall 2023 — AI/ML for Space and Maritime Applications
- Spring 2026 — Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Orchestrator
- Fall 2025 — Directed Energy & Electromagnetic Warfare
- Spring 2025 — Space-Based Joint Spectrum
- Spring 2024 — Space Domain Awareness
- Spring 2023 — Defensive Cyber Operations
- Fall 2022 — International Space Domain Awareness
- Fall 2021 — Digital Engineering For Space Applications: Modeling and Simulation
Pantheon Solutions
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- Summer 2025 — Oklahoma Government Business Boot Camp
- Fall 2023 — AI/ML for Space and Maritime Applications
- Spring 2026 — Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Orchestrator
- Fall 2025 — Directed Energy & Electromagnetic Warfare
- Spring 2025 — Space-Based Joint Spectrum
- Spring 2024 — Space Domain Awareness
- Spring 2023 — Defensive Cyber Operations
Sage
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- Fall 2021 — Digital Engineering For Space Applications: Modeling and Simulation
Tribe + Purpose
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- Spring 2026 — Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Orchestrator
- Fall 2025 — Directed Energy & Electromagnetic Warfare
UCCS
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- Fall 2023 — AI/ML for Space and Maritime Applications
- Spring 2026 — Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Orchestrator
- Fall 2025 — Directed Energy & Electromagnetic Warfare
- Spring 2025 — Space-Based Joint Spectrum
- Spring 2024 — Space Domain Awareness
- Spring 2023 — Defensive Cyber Operations
- Spring 2022 — Hybrid Data Movement
- Fall 2021 — Digital Engineering For Space Applications: Modeling and Simulation
Viasat
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- Fall 2021 — Digital Engineering For Space Applications: Modeling and Simulation
Virt Space Strategies
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- Spring 2026 — Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Orchestrator
- Fall 2025 — Directed Energy & Electromagnetic Warfare
- Spring 2025 — Space-Based Joint Spectrum
Wilson Sonsini
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- Spring 2026 — Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Orchestrator
- Fall 2025 — Directed Energy & Electromagnetic Warfare
Implementation Partners
309th SWEG
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- Fall 2024 — Digital Modernization, Huginn Cohort
- Fall 2024 — Digital Modernization, Muninn Cohort
- Fall 2023 — Securely Improving Geographically Seperated Teams’ Experience and Productivity
Colorado APEX Accelerator
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- Summer 2022 — Government Business Boot Camp
Oklahoma Cyber Innovation Institute
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- Summer 2025 — Oklahoma Government Business Boot Camp
University of Tulsa
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- Summer 2025 — Oklahoma Government Business Boot Camp
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