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We connect startups with capital, partnerships, and growth opportunities.

EarlyInvest is an initiative of the North American Fintech Coalition to connect early-stage startups with the right angel investors, advisors, sponsors, and strategic partners that can help accelerate growth and long-term success.

Our mission is to create meaningful opportunities for founders across industries to gain visibility, build relationships, and access the resources needed to scale their businesses. Through EarlyInvest, investors and ecosystem partners gain direct access to innovative emerging companies, new ideas, and future market opportunities.

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JOIN THE EARLYINVEST CATALYST CIRCLE

A select network of leaders helping build a stronger startup and investment ecosystem.

The EarlyInvest Catalyst Circle is a select group of executives, investors, professionals, entrepreneurs, and ecosystem connectors who believe in EarlyInvest's mission and are willing to help accelerate its growth through their experience, influence, relationships, and advocacy.

Catalyst Circle members are not employees, board members, fundraisers, or formal advisors. They are influential people who want to help make meaningful connections, open doors, amplify the mission, and help EarlyInvest build something with lasting impact.

There are no dues, meetings, fundraising quotas, or formal time commitments. Members participate at a level appropriate to their interests, experience, and availability.

WHAT MEMBERS RECEIVE

ACCESS

Early visibility into EarlyInvest initiatives, programs, and opportunities.
Invitations to selected EarlyInvest events, briefings, and roundtables.
Opportunities to meet promising startups and emerging founders.
Direct access to the EarlyInvest leadership team.

INTELLIGENCE

Periodic updates on EarlyInvest's progress, impact, and ecosystem activity.
Insights into trends and opportunities emerging across the startup and investment landscape.
Where appropriate, access to information about startups entering the EarlyInvest pipeline.

INFLUENCE

An opportunity to provide perspective and feedback as EarlyInvest develops its programs and priorities.
Opportunities to participate in conversations around entrepreneurship, innovation, investment, and economic growth.
A voice in helping shape an organization designed to strengthen connections between startups and the capital and resources they need to grow.

RECOGNITION

Recognition as a member of the EarlyInvest Catalyst Circle.
Optional profile and photograph on the EarlyInvest website.
Optional LinkedIn affiliation and social recognition.
Recognition at selected EarlyInvest events and programs.
Catalyst Circle digital designation/badge at our events.

RELATIONSHIPS

Opportunities to expand relationships across the EarlyInvest network.
Where there is a legitimate mutual benefit, EarlyInvest may facilitate introductions among members, startups, investors, and other ecosystem participants.

WHAT WE ASK OF MEMBERS

ADVOCATE

Help us tell the EarlyInvest story within your professional and community networks.

CONNECT

Make occasional introductions to people or organizations who could help advance the mission—including investors, law firms, accounting firms, financial institutions, corporations, entrepreneurs, accelerators, universities, and other ecosystem leaders.

AMPLIFY

When appropriate, share EarlyInvest news, events, accomplishments, and opportunities through LinkedIn or other professional channels.

ADVISE

Share occasional perspective, feedback, ideas, or insights based on your experience and relationships.

The most valuable contribution may be a single introduction, a strategic connection, a thoughtful recommendation, or simply helping us understand how to navigate the ecosystem.

WHY IT MATTERS

EarlyInvest is building a platform designed to connect emerging companies with the people, capital, relationships, and resources they need to move forward.

Building that ecosystem requires more than a website or program. It requires people who have influence, credibility, experience, and relationships—and who are willing to put some of that social capital to work.

The Catalyst Circle brings those people together.

You don't have to write a check to make an impact. Sometimes the most valuable thing you can give is a connection.

THE EARLYINVEST CATALYST CIRCLE

Advocate. Connect. Amplify. Advise.

No dues. No meetings. No fundraising quota. No formal time commitment.

Just a select group of people helping open doors and accelerate opportunity.

To learn more, or to join the EarlyInvest Catalyst Circle, please contact Nate Derby at nate@earlyinvest.org.

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