BUILT BY BUILDERS,
FOR BUILDERS.
Catalyst Crew is an engineering community dedicated to transforming curious students into relentless software architects who build, compete, and ship production software.
Where Builders Discover Their Next Horizon
To make Catalyst Crew the premier launchpad where any student developer discovers the next big thing they can build, compete in, learn from, or become a part of.
Learn Together, Ship Real Outcomes
To build a collaborative community where developers learn cutting-edge systems, build real-world software, support peer squads, and connect with high-agency career opportunities.
Why Catalyst Crew Exists
University curriculum often lags years behind the modern production software landscape. We exist to bridge the gap with hands-on grit.
No Certificate Chasing
Passive webinar attendance certificates carry zero weight in hiring. We celebrate deployed URLs, automated test suites, and GitHub commit histories.
Peer Squad Dynamics
Coding alone leads to tutorial fatigue. When you build alongside ambitious peers, your iteration speed increases by 10x.
Merit-Based Access
It doesn't matter what tier your college is. If you can write robust code, design clean UX, or architect scalable databases, you belong here.
The Founding Team
The engineers and organizers driving the mission of Catalyst Crew forward every day.
Arpit Bajpai
Obsessed with creating high-velocity ecosystems where student developers transition from passive tutorial consumers into world-class product builders.
Samriddhi Bansal
Championing developer relations, member engagement, college chapters, and safe, vibrant peer learning environments across our digital and offline networks.
Ashwin Jauhary
Architecting the technical infrastructure, developer tooling, and competitive hackathon systems that power Catalyst Crew's community initiatives.
Aviral Mishra
Leading logistics, brand partnerships, hackathon operational execution, and industry sponsorships with unmatched precision and speed.