About StartFast
StartFast is a venture capital firm founded in 2011. It is primarily based out of Syracuse, United States. As of Oct 2025, StartFast has invested in 52 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Consumer and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of SelectFI Overall, StartFast portfolio has seen 2 acquisitions, namely Patient Pattern. A lot of funds co-invest with StartFast, with names like SaaS Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. StartFast has team of 12 people including 3 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed & Series A
Portfolio Acquisitions
StartFast's List of Top Investments
StartFast has a portfolio of 52 companies. Their most notable investments are in KredosAI and WedWu.Their portfolio spans across United States, Italy, Canada and 2 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, High Tech and 17 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by StartFast:
1. Signos
Provider of a wearable device for blood glucose pattern monitoring. The company has developed an app-based platform that recommends meals and exercises for users based on the glucose pattern detected through the connected device. The app provides real-time glucose monitoring and glucose spike levels for different foods. Based on this, personalized fitness and nutrition plan can be developed.
Key facts about Signos
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $37M
- Employee Count: 30 as on Dec 31, 2023
- Investors: Samsung NEXT, Cheyenne Ventures and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Oct 24, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. KredosAI
Financial and personalized communication platform. It enables businesses to improve payment outcomes and customer experiences by utilizing AI. It uses an automation platform to continuously monitor security controls across the organization. The platform enables service providers to improve payment outcomes by learning, experimenting, and personalizing engagement.
Key facts about KredosAI
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Bellevue (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $5.51M
- Employee Count: 21 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: SaaS Ventures, Okapi Venture Capital and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jul 31, 2025, $*****
3. Impel
SaaS-based marketing solutions for automotive dealerships. The platform offers solutions that includes merchandising, photograph management, advertising management, and more.
Key facts about Impel
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Syracuse (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $126M
- Employee Count: 542 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Wavecrest Growth Partners, Silversmith and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Dec 19, 2022, $*****
4. Blackbird
Provider of a platform for narrative and risk intelligence solutions. The platform analyzes narratives, influencers, associated networks, and cohorts to identify and prioritize risks. It offers solutions across diverse sectors, including corporate intelligence, finance, and brand safety. The platform helps organizations understand public opinion, counter harmful narratives, and protect their brand.
Key facts about Blackbird
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Rochester (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $58M
- Employee Count: 37 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Ten Eleven Ventures, Generation Ventures and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Nov 01, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. CodeCombat
Provider of the gamified web platform to learn to code. It offers online multiplayer games based on coding. The players use coding skills to generate algorithms in the gameplay and are ranked on the leaderboards. It provides project-based learning programs teachers for teachers.
Key facts about CodeCombat
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $8.33M
- Employee Count: 28 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: Allen & Company, Peak State Ventures and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, May 23, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
StartFast's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
StartFast has invested in 52 companies over the last 14 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 2 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in SelectFI and most recent follow-on round was in SelectFI.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
StartFast's Investments by Stage
StartFast has made 13 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.77M and 4 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $7.5M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 13 |
Series A | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
StartFast's Investments by Sector
StartFast has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Vertical SaaS, Auto Tech, Consumer and Enterprise Infrastructure. Notably, it has invested in 45 Tech companies, 29 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 26 Software companies and at least 22 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 11 |
Vertical SaaS | 5 |
Auto Tech | 4 |
Consumer | 3 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 2 |
Others | 9 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
StartFast's Investments by Geography
StartFast has made most investments in United States (16), followed by Mexico where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 16 |
Mexico | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
StartFast's recent investments
StartFast has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by StartFast:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Oct 28, 2025 | United States | Seed | 3570 | ||
Jul 31, 2025 | United States | Seed | 7303 | ||
Jul 29, 2024 | United States | Seed | 8688 | [+3] | |
Apr 04, 2024 | United States | Seed | 9863 | [+3] | |
May 23, 2023 | United States | Series A | 2730 | - |
Acquired companies in StartFast's Portfolio
2 companies from StartFast's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were Patient Pattern in Mar 2023 by PointClickCare.Here are StartFast's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 15, 2023 | Mar 04, 2022 | Seed | 4533 | |
Jul 16, 2020 | - | - | 7709 |
Team profile of StartFast
StartFast has a team of 12 members including 3 Partners and 3 Venture Partners located in United States. StartFast's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in StartFast:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Cazenovia | - | ||
Partner | Syracuse | - | ||
Partner | - | - | ||
Venture Partner | - | - | - | |
Venture Partner | Miami | - | - | |
Venture Partner | San Francisco | - |
Co-investors of StartFast
Over the past 14 years, 52 investors have co-invested in StartFast's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before StartFast: Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz and 10 others have invested in rounds before StartFast. There is 1 company where Y Combinator has invested before StartFast and 1 company where Andreessen Horowitz has invested before StartFast.
- Top Co-investors of StartFast: 21 investors entered a company along with StartFast. These include investors like SaaS Ventures (1 company).
- Invested after StartFast: A total of 19 investors have invested in StartFast's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include SeaChange (1 company), Wavecrest Growth Partners (1 company) and David Metter (1 company).
Recent News related to StartFast
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SelectFI Secures Funding, Appoints Andrew Sweet as CEOGlobeNewswire•Dec 02, 2025•Impel, SelectFI, Automotive Ventures, ACV Auctions and 4 others
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KredosAI Raises Seed Round, Partners with UScellular on National RCS LaunchBusiness Wire•Jul 31, 2025•KredosAI, UScellular, SeaChange, StartFast and 4 others
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Seattle Startup Kredosai Raises More Cash To Help Companies Collect Late PaymentsGeekWire•Apr 04, 2024•KredosAI, Early Light Ventures, StartFast, SeaChange and 3 others
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Kanarys Announces $5 Million Series A Round and Expands its Leadership Team with Six Senior-Level HiresRad AI•Feb 16, 2023•Kanarys, Seyen Capital, Portfolia, Rackhouse Ventures and 4 others
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Dallas-based Dei technology firm Kanarys scores $5 million in Series A fundingThe Business Journals•Feb 16, 2023•Kanarys, Seyen Capital, Portfolia, Rackhouse Ventures and 4 others
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HRTech Hitch closes $1.5 million pre-seed roundLatamList•Jul 22, 2022•Hitch, Evergreen Mountain Equity Partners, StartFast
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AI-powered disinformation detection platform Blackbird nabs $10MLaptopsmagazine•Sep 21, 2021•Blackbird, NetX, Trousdale Ventures, StartFast and 2 others
