Catalyst Labs is the experimental arm of Catalyst Group – a focused space for building internal platforms, new service lines, and venture-backed products that solve real operational pain.
Catalyst Labs sits between Catalyst Group and its operating companies - Catalyst Solutions, Northstack, and Printcubic - as the place where new ideas are tested, de-risked, and turned into reusable capabilities before they scale.
Web, design, and marketing studio.
Custom software and platforms.
3D printing and print-to-ship.
We prioritize ideas that make our own operations sharper first – then turn the best of them into offerings for clients and partner organizations.
Systems that keep Catalyst Group running: operational dashboards, workflow automation, scheduling tools, and shared services that every subsidiary can use.
When an internal tool proves itself, we harden it for the outside world: aligning brand, packaging, support, and commercial strategy with Catalyst Group companies.
Higher-risk, higher-reward bets: new business models, governance tooling, and experimental integrations where we don’t know the ending yet (and that’s the point).
Here are a few of the initiatives either in active development or in the concept pipeline inside Catalyst Labs.
A central “single pane of glass” for operations teams: integrating monitoring tools, ticketing systems, shift calendars, and runbooks so operators don’t live in 17 tabs at once. Initial focus on NOC environments.
A backbone for tracking decisions, approvals, and recurring processes across Catalyst Group – reducing friction in how we run the portfolio and keep everyone aligned.
We don’t chase every shiny object. A strong candidate usually checks at least two of these boxes:
If you’re part of Catalyst Group (or a close partner) and you’re sitting on a “we could fix this if someone just had time to build it” concept, Labs is where that conversation starts.
We’ll help shape it into a lightweight brief, estimate effort, and decide whether it’s a fit for the backlog.
We keep our framework simple: validate the problem, build just enough to learn, and ruthlessly decide whether to double-down or move on.
We co-write a concise problem brief: who is struggling, what “better” looks like, and which constraints we’re willing to accept.
Output: one-page PRD, early success metrics, and a clear “stop” condition.
We build the smallest possible version that can live in the real world, even if it’s rough around the edges.
Output: clickable demo or live pilot, early user feedback, and reality-checked effort.
If it works, we harden it and figure out where it lives: internal platform, client-facing product, or new standalone venture.
If it doesn’t, we document what we learned and deliberately shut it down.
Catalyst Labs pulls from the broader Catalyst Group ecosystem – engineering, design, operations, and business strategy – to make sure we’re shipping things that actually fit reality.
We care less about a specific framework and more about fit: the right tool for the job, with an upgrade path if the idea grows into something much bigger.
Whether you’re inside Catalyst Group or a partner who wants to collaborate, we’re always looking for sharp, concrete problems that deserve focused experimentation.
Use the form here or reach out via your existing Catalyst Group contact – we’ll follow up with a short discovery chat.