StartFast Ventures

Managing Partner at StartFast who has spent two decades building Upstate NY's entrepreneurial ecosystem through Upstate Venture Connect and investments in 60 companies. He launched Upstate NY's first angel fund in 2007 and co-founded the StartFast Venture Accelerator in 2011.

An exited tech founder with a decade of B2B software experience who co-founded RepHike, an influencer marketing software, and led it to acquisition in 2019. Earlier she advised international tech companies on U.S. market entry.

Director of the Institute for Responsible Technology at Nazareth University and an assistant professor, with prior strategic roles at SAP and IBM in Asia and two Silicon Valley startups. A former U.S. Marine, he authored Writing AI Prompts for Dummies.

Director of the Institute for Responsible Technology at Nazareth University and an assistant professor teaching AI strategy. A former U.S. Marine, he held roles at SAP and IBM in Asia and founded two Silicon Valley startups. He holds a PhD in International Business and degrees in Cognitive Psychology.

A venture partner for ICI and StartFast who founded and sold two healthcare companies and created the Zetema Project. He advises Riverside Partners and Stanford's BioDesign Program and invests in US and Israel startups.

A Silicon Valley entrepreneur with two startup exits (to Ribbon Communications and Koch Industries) and expertise in telecom, AI communications, digital health, and cybersecurity. Most recently CTO at Transaction Network Services, he advises early-stage companies in the US and India.