Scale AI Across Your Portfolio
Two ways to build AI-native engineering across every portfolio company — hire proven talent or upskill the teams you already have. Pool economics across the fund to make either practical at scale.
Two Ways to Build AI-Native Teams
Whether you need to hire new engineers or upskill existing ones, portfolio companies can pool resources under a single agreement.
Gauntlet Graduates
Access our pipeline of AI-trained engineers through pooled hiring credits. Each graduate has shipped a production capstone and been vetted through 8 weeks of intensive, full-time training.
- ✓ Pool hiring credits across 20–30 portfolio companies
- ✓ Volume pricing as a single buyer — better per-credit economics
- ✓ Earlier access to candidates with higher-tier commitments
- ✓ 90-day placement guarantee on every hire
- ✓ Dedicated Talent Advisor and Partner Portal access
Catalyst
The same intensity, instructors, and standards as our flagship program — compressed into 6 weeks for the engineers your portfolio companies already have. Enroll in the standard program or work with us to develop a custom offering scoped to each portco's stack and roadmap.
- ✓ Standard: 4 weeks remote + 2 weeks on-site in Austin, TX
- ✓ Custom: Tailored curriculum, flexible location & schedule
- ✓ Pool seats across portfolio companies for volume pricing
- ✓ Each company ships a capstone with quantified business impact
- ✓ All IP remains fully owned by the portfolio company
The Portfolio Advantage
Consolidate hiring and training across your fund into a single relationship with shared economics.
Consolidate hiring credits and training seats across 20 to 30 portfolio companies. Access volume pricing as a single buyer — whether hiring, upskilling, or both.
Every portco gets the same AI-first engineering standards, the same tooling playbook, and the same production bar. This creates a shared language across the portfolio.
Each engagement — whether a new hire or an upskilled team — delivers quantified business impact, giving your operating team a portfolio-wide AI readiness scorecard.
We Handle the Logistics
Your operating team sets the strategy. We handle enrollment, scheduling, curriculum, and reporting across every portfolio company — so your team doesn't become a training department.
How It Works
Scope the Portfolio
Identify which portfolio companies need to hire AI talent, which need to upskill existing engineers, and which need both. We help you build the business case.
Pool & Price
Consolidate hiring credits and training seats into a single volume agreement. The more companies you enroll, the better the per-unit economics across both programs.
Execute Across the Portfolio
Companies hiring new talent access Gauntlet graduates through the partner portal. Companies upskilling send engineers through Catalyst — same rigor, same production bar.
Measure & Report
Every engagement delivers quantified impact metrics. Your operating team gets a portfolio-wide AI readiness scorecard covering both hires and upskilled teams.
In Practice
A growth equity firm recently enrolled 20+ portfolio companies through Catalyst. Engineers across each portco completed capstone projects tied to their own roadmaps, then presented results in a cross-portfolio demo day for leadership across the fund.
"Every portfolio company shipped a real capstone tied to their roadmap. The cross-portfolio demo day gave our leadership team visibility into AI readiness across the entire fund."
Operating Partner — Growth Equity Fund
Ready to build AI-native teams across your entire portfolio?
Let's scope the right mix of hiring and training for your fund. Volume pricing available for 10+ companies.
Schedule a Portfolio Review