# StartFast Ventures

> StartFast Ventures is a VC fund in Syracuse backing Software and SaaS. See 50 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Syracuse, United States
- Total investments: 50
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 20%
- Fund size: $500k
- Last fund: Dec 2013
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/startfast
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/start_fast
- Website: https://www.startfastventures.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/StartFast

StartFast Ventures is a VC fund in Syracuse focused on Software and SaaS. StartFast invests in the heartland of America. We have built companies outside VC hubs and know what it takes to succeed. We like… Strong, diverse teams with proven track records and exceptional domain expertise Recurring revenue business models, particularly with a business to business focus Founders based outside venture capital hubs, at theSeries Seed and Series A stageLearn more and partner with us at http://startfast.net.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $12k–$2M |
| Pre-Seed | $25k–$1.5M |
| Series A | $5M–$10M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 10 | 20% |
| SaaS | 8 | 16% |
| Mobile | 6 | 12% |
| E-Commerce | 6 | 12% |
| Analytics | 5 | 10% |

93 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 28 | 56% |
| Pre-Seed | 13 | 26% |
| Series A | 3 | 6% |
| Convertible Note | 2 | 4% |
| Series B | 1 | 2% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 40 | 80% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |
| Israel | 1 | 2% |
| Mexico | 1 | 2% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brian Vital | Mentor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-vital |
| Chuck Stormon | General Partner & Co-Founder; Managing Partner | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chuck-stormon |
| Jack Greco | LP & Venture Partner | 27 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jack-greco-2 |
| James Shomar | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-shomar |
| Martin Babinec | Co-Founder & Chairman | 8 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/martin-babinec |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KredosAI | KredosAI is a fintech company that provides financial solutions with the help of technology. KredosAI is an early-stage company at the convergence of artificial intelligence, behavioral economics, payments, and a dedication to the financial success of those they serve. | $7M | Series A | Jul 02, 2026 |  |
| SelectFI Lending Solutions | SelectFI leverages proprietary Predictive Lending™ analysis to prequalify customers for financing using an auto dealership's existing lenders. The platform uses soft pull technology and lender guidelines to prequalify a customer for their vehicle of choice, and give dealerships fast, accurate quotes from each of its lenders without impactingthe customer's credit score. The software reduces dealership expenses for hard credit pulls, greatly improves efficiency for their internal F&I teams, and helps dealerships remain compliant with FTC regulations for fair lending. |  | Seed | Dec 02, 2025 |  |
| KredosAI | KredosAI is a fintech company that provides financial solutions with the help of technology. KredosAI is an early-stage company at the convergence of artificial intelligence, behavioral economics, payments, and a dedication to the financial success of those they serve. |  | Seed | Jul 31, 2025 |  |
| KredosAI | KredosAI is a fintech company that provides financial solutions with the help of technology. KredosAI is an early-stage company at the convergence of artificial intelligence, behavioral economics, payments, and a dedication to the financial success of those they serve. | $1.3M | Seed | Apr 04, 2024 |  |
| In-Seam | In-Seam is a platform that helps connectors whose personal relationships account for the majority of luxury fashion sales. The company is currently working with top luxury brands including Dior, Khaite, Ganni, Lapointe, Rosetta Getty, Rodarte, Adam Lippes, Brandon Maxwell, Altuzarra, Rosie Assoulin, Bibi van der Velden; and leading personalshoppers, including Micaela Erlanger, and the mission is to shift the value chain and bring power, efficiency, and financial reward to the connectors who's personalized service drives luxury while reimagining connection for designers and clients alike. It was founded in 2020 and is located in New York, New York. | $1.9M | Pre-Seed | Aug 14, 2023 |  |
| Blackbird.AI | Blackbird.AI provides narrative and risk intelligence tools that deliver advanced AI-powered solutions in its mission to empower trust, safety, and integrity across the information ecosystem. The Blackbird Constellation Platform™ powers the detection and analysis of information-driven attacks, narrative manipulation, and threat evolution across adynamic adversarial environment. | $20M | Series B | Jun 15, 2023 |  |
| Kanarys | Kanarys, Inc. is a technology company focused solely on providing the tools organizations need to create long-term, systemic change around Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) challenges. Our platform provides the framework, benchmarking and data companies need to incorporate best-in-class DEI into every area of the organization, so they cantrack and measure impact on business outcomes. We are transforming DEI work with data | $5M | Series A | Feb 15, 2023 |  |
| Patient Pattern | Patient Pattern is a provider of a cloud-based clinical software designed to to improve the lives of geriatric patients and those in need of complex care. The company's clinical software uses data science and offers clinical decision support as well as formulates comprehensive care plans that summarizes the patient's current situation andgives recommendations, enabling healthcare providers to treat elderly patients efficiently and lower utilization costs. | $2M | Seed | Jan 26, 2022 |  |
| Hitch | Bad hiring is a global problem for companies with billions of dollars in annual losses. Early turnover, slow learning curves and poor productivity are some of the results of choosing the wrong candidate.Hitch is a SaaS that uses high-tech, artificial intelligence and machine learning to create a much more efficent and smart recruiting process.Multiple variables, dozens of them mixed, to get one result with that determines not only how prepared the candidate is, but also if he/she is the right candidate for the right company. Is not just about which candidate is more skilled than the other, is also about figuring out, with a data-driven tool, which one is the perfect match for the company. It’s about connecting the dots in an accurate way.We improve workplace productivity, retention rates, employee satisfaction and branding by creating a more stable base of key team members. | $1.5M | Pre-Seed | Nov 01, 2021 |  |
| Blackbird.AI | Blackbird.AI provides narrative and risk intelligence tools that deliver advanced AI-powered solutions in its mission to empower trust, safety, and integrity across the information ecosystem. The Blackbird Constellation Platform™ powers the detection and analysis of information-driven attacks, narrative manipulation, and threat evolution across adynamic adversarial environment. | $10M | Series A | Sep 21, 2021 |  |

10 of 50 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does StartFast Ventures invest in?

StartFast Ventures invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Mobile startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 50 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is StartFast Ventures's check size?

StartFast Ventures typically joins rounds of $12k–$2M at Seed, $25k–$1.5M at Pre-Seed and $5M–$10M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds StartFast Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact StartFast Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at StartFast Ventures?

The team at StartFast Ventures includes Brian Vital (Mentor), Chuck Stormon (General Partner & Co-Founder; Managing Partner) and Jack Greco (LP & Venture Partner), among 10 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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