# Walden Catalyst Ventures (slim)

> Walden Catalyst Ventures's investments in AI tools on Anchor Terminal, Hyperbolic Labs, Inc. and Nace AI, Inc. (Nace.AI), with each listing's grade and the founders behind it.

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Venture firm.

Website: https://www.waldencatalyst.com

## Companies on Anchor Terminal

- **Hyperbolic Labs, Inc.**, Series A1, October 2026, led a round, through Walden Catalyst
  - [Hyperbolic](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hyperbolic.md), graded D, 48.2/100
  - Source: https://www.hyperbolic.ai/blog/a1-funding
- **Nace AI, Inc. (Nace.AI)**, Seed, May 2026, led a round, through Walden Catalyst
  - [Drex 1.5](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/nace-drex.md), graded B, 69.7/100
  - Source: https://www.nace.ai/press

## Where they invest

- GPU & serverless compute, 1
- Decision models, 1

## Founders they backed

- [Jasper Zhang](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/jasper-zhang/), Hyperbolic Labs, Inc.
- [Yuchen Jin](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/yuchen-jin/), Hyperbolic Labs, Inc.
- [Dos Bahá](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/dos-baha/), Nace AI, Inc. (Nace.AI)
- [Zhanibek Datbayev](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/zhanibek-datbayev/), Nace AI, Inc. (Nace.AI)
- [Sudha Valluru](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/sudha-valluru/), Nace AI, Inc. (Nace.AI)

## Questions

### Which AI tools has Walden Catalyst Ventures invested in?

Anchor Terminal lists Hyperbolic Labs, Inc.

### How are Walden Catalyst Ventures's companies graded?

On Anchor Terminal's benchmark, Hyperbolic (D, 48.2) and Drex 1.5 (B, 69.7).

Investors are named from the companies' own announcements, the investors' own pages, Y Combinator's company pages, public filings and news reports of a round, each with its source.