Catalyst Technologies#Axlon
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The Catalyst Technologies Venture Capital Group was one of the first technology company incubators. It was founded in 1981 in Sunnyvale, California[https://books.google.com/books?id=d-blkA7LMxQC&dq=%22catalyst+technologies%22+bushnell+california&pg=PA69 100 Most Popular Scientists for Young Adults: Biographical Sketches and Professional Paths], retrieved 2007-07-23 by Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell and received much assistance from fellow Atari luminary, Al Alcorn.{{cite news|last1=Smith|first1=Paul|title=Atari founder Nolan Bushnell talks Steve Jobs and virtual reality|url=http://www.afr.com/technology/atari-founder-nolan-bushnell-talks-steve-jobs-and-virtual-reality-20150129-131799|accessdate=27 March 2018|work=Financial Review|date=2 February 2015}} The term Catalyst Group may refer to both the companies spawned by the Group and the people involved.
The Catalyst Group continued to operate throughout the 1980s, with most of the Catalyst Group companies closing by 1986.
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- Slater, Robert. [https://books.google.com/books?id=aWTtMyYmKhUC&dq=%22catalyst+technologies%22+incubator&pg=PA304 Portraits in Silicon], 1989
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- Fast Company magazine, 02-17-2017 - The Untold Story of Atari Founder Nolan Bushnell’s Visionary 1980s Tech Incubator [https://www.fastcompany.com/3068135/the-untold-story-of-atari-founder-nolan-bushnells-visionary-1980s-tech-incubator]
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Category:Financial services companies established in 1981