Segal K-theory factors through Waldhausen categories (2506.13732v1)

Abstract: We show that Segal's K-theory of symmetric monoidal categorizes can be factored through Waldhausen categories. In particular, given a symmetric monoidal category $C$, we produce a Waldhausen category $\Gamma(C)$ whose K-theory is weakly equivalent to the Segal K-theory of $C$. As a consequence, we show that every connective spectrum may be obtained via Waldhausen K-theory.