Cloud Catalyst is an EU FP7 project that began in 2013 with the goals of reinforcing innovation in the European cloud ecosystem, fostering a community of cloud adopters and supporters, and supporting entrepreneurs and developers creating value-added cloud solutions. The main outputs include a Cloud Accelerator Toolbox providing best practices for new cloud projects, a Cloud Catalyst Survey on trends and barriers to identify innovation opportunities, and the first Annual Event held in Slovenia in 2014.