StartFast is a Venture Accelerator Program based in Syracuse, NY. We invest in 5-8 companies from around the world each and help them make a year's worth of progress in three months.

1. StartFast'Venture'Accelerator'
Syracuse,'NY'
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2. StartFast'is'an'investor'backed'
accelerator'program'in'Syracuse,'NY'
• Our'Goal:'To'find'and'invest'in'the'best'startups'in'the'world'
– Running'since'2012''
– InvesFng'in'and'training'world'class'startups''
– 12Gweek'summer'sessions''
– 5G7'Internet/soKware'startups'each'year'
– Global'applicant'pool'and'100+'world'class'mentors'
• The'number'1'program'of'its'kind'between'Boston'and'Chicago,'StartFast'
aPracts'top'talent'to'our'region'
• StartFast'investors'get'frontGrow'access,'help'grow'our'community,'make'
money,'and'have'fun!'
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5. '
Chuck'Stormon'
Managing'Director'
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BS,'MS'Computer'Engineering'–'Syracuse'University'
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Raised'>'$45'million;'exits'totaling'>'$100'million'
Coherent'Research,'Inc.'–'Chip'manufacturer'$1'million'
Coherent'Networks,'Inc.'–'Electric'UFlity'SoKware'$20'million'
Steleus'Group,'Inc.'–'Telecom'SoKware'$59'million'
PacketExchange'Ltd.'–'Internet'$20'million'
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Angel'Investor'in'32'Startups'
LP'Seed'Capital'Fund'of'CNY'&'in'FG'Angels''
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Public'Company'&'Board'Experience'
VP'Strategy'–'Tekelec'(now'Oracle)''
Board'–'Symphony'Video,'Inc.'
Board'–'Augmented'Reality'Concepts,'Inc.'
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Founding(Team(
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Nasir'Ali'
Managing'Director'
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BS'Physics'–'Princeton'University'
MBA'–'Yale'University'
Founder'–'The'Syracuse'Technology'Garden'
Founder'–'Seed'Capital'Fund'of'CNY'
Cofounder'G'Upstate'Venture'Connect'
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Manage'26'investments'worth'>'$40'million'
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Advisory'&'Board'Experience'
Board'–'UVANY,'Inc.'
Board'Observer'–'Chequed,'E2E'Materials,'Paper'BaPery'
Advisor'–'NYSERDA,'NYS'InnovaFon'VC'Fund,'New'England'Clean'
Energy'Council,'Cleantech'Open'Northeast''
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Founding(Team(
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MarFn'Babinec'
Cofounder'
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Founder/Board'Trinet,'Inc'[NYSE:'TNET]'
Raised'over'$200'million'
Went'public'in'2014'with'>'$1.5'bn'revenue'
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Founder/Chairman'Upstate'Venture'Connect'
Member'InternaFonal'EO'
Silicon'Valley'Entrepreneur'of'the'Year'
Angel'Investor'in'numerous'startups'
LP'in'numerous'funds''
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Founding(Team(
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8. Chuck'Stormon'and'Nasir'Ali'manage'the'
StartFast'program'
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Managing(Director(Responsibili7es(
! EnFty'FormaFon'
! Capital'Raising'
! Building/Managing'Mentor'Network'
! MarkeFng'and'Entrepreneur'Outreach'
! Startup'SelecFon'
! Program'Delivery'
! Investor'Outreach'
! Demo'Day'
! Guiding'startups'to'future'rounds'and'exits'
! PorRolio'review'and'investor'reporFng'
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9. StartFast'screens'thousands'of'startups'to'find'
the'best'ones'
>'1,000'startups'screened'each'year'
200G300'qualify'
100'invited''
to'apply'
15G20'
Finalists'
5G7'
Selected'
0.5%'to'1%'selected'
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10. ParFcipaFng'teams'receive'a'host'of'benefits'
! $25K'for'7%''
! >($800,000'perks'
! WorldGclass'mentors'
! Strong'RelaFonships'
! Ongoing'support'
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11. Teams'make'a'year’s'worth'of'progress'in'3'
months'to'become'“investorGready”'
StartFast'is'a'12Gweek'bootcamp'that:'
• Surrounds'teams'with'mentors,'
• Transforms'them'into'wellGrun'scalable'businesses,'
• Introduces'them'to'key'partners'and'customers,'
• Gets'them'investorGready'
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12. We'rely'on'100+'experienced'mentors'who'
volunteer'their'services'
Mar7n(Babinec(
TriNet,'UVC,'Eastern'
NY'Angels'
Aaron(Newman(
AppSec,'DB'Secure,'
Techrigy'
Elisa(Miller=Out(
Singlebrook'
Technologies'
Zach(Shulman(
Cayuga'Venture'
Fund'
Karthik(Bala(
Vicarious'
Visions'
Kate(Brodock(
Girls'in'Tech'
Syracuse'University'
Liz(Liddy(
TextWise'
Syracuse'University'
Marc(Viggiano(
Sensis'CorporaFon,'
Seed'Capital'Fund'of'CNY'
Guha(Bala(
Vicarious'Visions'
John(Miller(
iNovum,'ePaySelect,'
Eastern'NY'Angels'
Todd(Tidgewell(
Nixon'Peabody,'
Village'Ventures'
Brad(Feld(
TechStars,Foundry'
Group,'SoKbankVC'
Lucy(Sanders(
Bell'Labs,'Lucent,'
Avaya,'UC'Boulder,'
NCWIT'
Steve(Gal(
ProQuo,'ID'AnalyWcs,''
Semio'
Tadd(Tobkin(
Arthur'Ventures'
Bill(Trenchard(
LiveOps,'CallCast,'
Idealab!,'Founder'
CollecFve'
Michael(Flannery(
Redwood'Partners'
Chris7ne(O'Connell(
More(
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13. Each'program'culminates'with'Demo'Day'
Celebrate'each'team’s'accomplishments'
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The'largest'gatherings'of'Angel'Investors,''
Venture'Capitalists'and'Mentors'
ever'in'Upstate'New'York.''
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14. StartFast'MDs'stay'engaged'with'the'teams'
long'aKer'Demo'Day'
Follow(On(Investments(
StartFast'will'act'as'a'lead'
investor'for'the'most'
promising'teams'
– Conduct'due'diligence''
– Establish'terms'of'investment'
– Seek'out'coinvestors'
…'or'follow'on'with'other'VCs'
in'the'lead'role'
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NOTE:'StartFast'investors'can'
coinvest'on'the'same'terms,'
including'proGrata'parFcipaFon'
rights'for'future'rounds'
Advice(and(Governance(
• MDs'act'as'advisors'and'are'
in'frequent'contact'with'
founders'
• MDs'also'serve'as'board'
members'or'observers'
• Ongoing'introducFons'and'
referrals'to'other'investors,'
customers,'and'partners'
• Regular'investor'updates'on'
company'progress'
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15. Two'examples'illustrate'how'StartFast'
creates'value'for'companies'and'investors'
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16. For'more'informaFon:'
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Or'contact:'
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Nasir'Ali'
nasir@starRast.net'
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Chuck'Stormon'
chuck@starRast.net''
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17. Addi7onal(Informa7on(
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18. StartFast'is'a'member'of'the'
Global'Accelerator'Network'
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19. StartFast'has'invested'in'24'companies'
from'around'the'globe'
Company((Origins)( Company((Origins)(
BitePal'(Ithaca,'NY)' Symcircle'(San'Francisco,'CA'and'Houston,'TX)'
StreamSpec'(NYC'and'Syracuse,'NY)' Instamour'(Philadelphia,'PA)'
Mozzo'AnalyFc'(Syracuse,'NY'and'Philadelphia)'' Platypus'TV'(Syracuse,'NY'and'Rochester,'NY)'
PadProof'(Orlando,'FL)' Mass'Mosaic'(Kingston,'NY'and'Australia)'
Tivity'(Hoboken,'NJ)' Wyzerr'(Berkeley,'CA)'
RevoPT''(Ithaca,'NY)' Zursh'(San'Diego,'CA'and'Chile)'
Guard'My'Angel'(Israel)' Interface'Foundry'(NYC)'
Canvita'(NYC'and'Denver,'CO)' SmartyPans'(Long'Island,'NY'and'San'Francisco,'CA)'
SpinCar'(Syracuse,'NY)' EGF'(Rochester,'NY)'
Wedwu'(Ft.'Lauderdale,'FL)' BitReady'(Trenton,'NJ)'
Calester'(Toronto,'Canada)' Mogee'App'(Syracuse,'NY'and'NYC)'
Falcon'(Los'Angeles,'CA)' Hoverstat'(AusFn,'TX)'
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20. StartFast'also'accelerates'the'growth'of'our'
region’s'startup'ecosystem'
• APracFng'the'best'startups'from'around'the'world'to'Syracuse'
each'summer'
• Bringing'accomplished'mentors'from'California,'Boston,'and'NYC'
and'exposing'them'to'the'Upstate'startup'ecosystem'
• Puzng'Syracuse'on'the'map'as'a'center'of'entrepreneurship'
through'online'visibility,'word'of'mouth'and'our'teams’'successes'
• Retaining'talented'college'graduates'through'8G10'summer'
internship'opportuniFes'each'year'
• And'gezng'the'best'returns'for'investors'so'that'they'conFnue'to'
invest'in'our'community’s'future'
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21. Disclosure'
This document has been prepared to provide prospective investors with the opportunity to determine
their preliminary interest in investing in StartFast Venture Accelerator, LLC (the “Fund”) and may not
be used or reproduced for any other purpose. This document does not constitute an offer to sell or a
solicitation of an offer to buy securities. Offers to sell or buy can be made only by means of the Fund’s
confidential operating agreement and the Fund’s subscription documents (Fund Documents), which
will be furnished to qualified investors on a confidential basis. Any offering to purchase an interest in
the Fund is subject to the terms and conditions contained in the Fund Documents. The information in
this document does not purport to be complete. The operating agreement and subscription documents
contain additional information about the terms and conditions of an investment in the Fund and risk
disclosures that are important in any investment decision. Any prospective investor should read these
documents completely before making an investment in the Fund. Before deciding to invest in the
Fund, prospective investors should read the Fund Documents, pay particular attention to the risk
factors contained therein, and consult with applicable financial and other advisors.
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