BUILT BY TEENS, FOR TEENS

CoQatalyst started with a simple frustration: science education in school felt disconnected from real science. We wanted a community where teens could explore questions that actually interested them not just read textbook problems.

So we built it. A community where high schoolers host exhibitions, share research, ask dumb questions without judgment, and discover that science is a conversation and a form of art, not a lecture.

OUR MISSION

“To catalyse the growth of research by helping high schoolers learn how real research is done!”

HOW WE GOT HERE

2026
CoQatalyst Founded
Started with a small Discord server and a very big idea.

WHO RUNS THIS

Krishna Paliwal
Krishna Paliwal
Founder & CTO

he does all the TECHY stuff, the website, submission, hosting and everything else.

Ayush Nigam
Ayush Nigam
Co-Founder & CMO

He is the manager, does all the social media and communications and event hosting.

OUR VALUES

Curiosity First

We ask "why" before we ask "how." No question is too small or too weird.

Peer > Hierarchy

Learn from and teach your peers. No gatekeeping, no gatekeepers.

Show Your Work

Science is reproducible. We celebrate the process, not just the result.