We are excited to announce that Stripe, the leading online payment platform, has partnered with Catapult as their newest collaboration. This integration will bring exclusive benefits to seed-stage startups in our incubator programs. 

For fledgling startups still working to find product-market fit and manage infrastructure, handling payments can be a major hassle. Yet, seamless digital payments and banking tools are essential as companies begin exchanging value with their first customers. 

That’s why Stripe aims to provide the easiest payment and treasury services for entrepreneurs. The platform is famously developer-friendly with thorough documentation and pre-built integrations to incorporate payments in just minutes, with minimal code. Their dashboard also allows founders to easily track revenue and transfers without a finance background. 

As Catapult’s newest partner, Stripe will offer our members startup perks including: 

• No-Code Payment Integration: Stripe Elements and Stripe CLI allow founders to start collecting payments quickly without dedicated engineers. This enables straightforward checkout and subscription builds. 
• Fee-Free Stripe Payment Processing: Stipe is giving Catapult’s founders $20,000 worth of fee-free processing on the first $500k in revenue per startup. Given that early-stage companies operate on tight margins, these savings allow re-investment into growth. 
• Access to Stripe’s Startup Experts: Catapult’s members will have priority access to Stripe’s troubleshooting assistance and launch support. Advisors can help diagnose issues and provide tailor-made operating advice. 

• Discounted Stripe Atlas: Access to discounted Stripe Atlas incorporation will help founders streamline legal formation and easily create key documentation. 

These benefits alleviate operational friction for founders through waived fees, scalable financial infrastructure, legal paperwork automation, and dedicated advisors. By handling these complex systems, Stripe allows entrepreneurs to focus entirely on customers and product traction.  

Combining Catapult’s seed-stage community with Stripe’s payment tools and resources will massively accelerate the success of our early-stage startups. The next generation of game-changing companies will think less about tedious back-end infrastructure and more about innovation and impact.