패스트벤처스 FastVentures

We invest in rapidly growing venture enterprises with trust and experience. For over 20 years, we have been investing in various industries and maintained a stable performance of the investment. We are raising investment value by supporting the network to expand business from investing in early-stage startups to growing scale-up companies.

The heart of Japan: the Tokai region. Here, we have some of the nation’s leading research institutions. A fertile ground for generating groundbreaking ideas. And world-class manufacturing companies renowned across the globe. By connecting these assets, we aim to create innovations that will transform the world. To bring exceptional technologies and ideas born in universities and startups into society as powerful businesses, our professional team supports everything from business launch to self-sustained growth.

High-Tech Gründerfonds is Germany's leading and most active early-stage investor, specializing in pre-seed and seed financing for technology-driven startups. Since 2005, HTGF has invested in over 800 companies across three core sectors: Industrial, Climate & Deep Tech, Life Sciences & Chemistry, and Digital Tech. As a public-private partnership backed by the German Federal Ministry, KfW Capital, and leading industrial corporations, HTGF brings more than capital to the table. The firm provides deep technical expertise, entrepreneurial experience, and an extensive network of industry leaders, scientists, and investors to help founders build international market leaders. HTGF's investment team combines backgrounds in venture capital, technology, and startup operations to support companies through every stage of early development. With a fund volume exceeding €2 billion and the ability to follow on in later financing rounds, HTGF offers comprehensive support from initial concept through growth phases. The firm's portfolio includes successful exits and IPOs across diverse technology sectors, demonstrating a proven track record of identifying and nurturing breakthrough innovations. HTGF strengthens Germany's technological backbone by empowering visionary founders who have the courage to shape the future.

We refuse to be just another investor who sends you money and shows up at board meetings to provide “advice.” Our mission is to empower you throughout your journey with actionable, aligned and game-changing support. From day one, you have full access to our experienced investors, Platform+ operational experts and global networks of industry partners. Whatever you need to succeed, we do everything in our power to help make it happen. Focused Investment Teams Our investment teams know your industry inside and out. From follow-on funding support to landing new customers, their deep sector know-how and networks open doors. Operational Expertise We don’t expect you to know or have time to do everything. Our Platform+ team supports your unique operational needs so you can focus on executing your core vision. Pan-European Presence With investors and operational experts on the ground across the continent, we help win your local market and expand your business throughout Europe and beyond. European focus, global footprint We may have been born in Vienna, but we’ve grown a bit over the years. With five offices across Europe, we’re closer than you may think.

VOY Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH is a Berlin-based law firm and tax consultancy established in 2021, serving founders and investors across Europe's startup ecosystem. Founded by André Buchholtz and Johannes Steinacher, the firm specializes in venture capital and private equity transactions, combining legal advisory with tax consultancy through a digital-first service model. Chambers ranked VOY as a top law firm in Germany for 2025, recognizing its position within the country's legal services sector. The firm's practice centers on corporate transactions with particular emphasis on venture capital and private equity structuring. VOY advises companies at every stage of development, from initial formation through fundraising rounds to exit scenarios. The firm has advised on numerous significant transactions, including multi-million dollar seed and Series A financing rounds, providing integrated legal and tax guidance for both capital-raising entities and their investors. VOY distinguishes itself through its digital client experience, emphasizing direct accessibility and streamlined service delivery rather than traditional law firm models. This approach combines technical expertise in corporate law and tax matters with operational infrastructure designed for the pace and requirements of startup transactions. The firm's client base spans founders building early-stage companies and institutional investors participating in private equity and venture capital deals across European markets.

ERA combines seed capital, hands-on help and a great co-working location with an expert team to positively impact the trajectory of early-stage startups. ERA runs two, four-month programs per year. We are New York City’s largest accelerator program. ERA has NYC’s deepest and strongest mentor network with 500+ expert investors, technologists, product specialists, marketers, customer acquisition strategists, sales execs, and more, across all major industries represented in NYC. ERA companies gain direct access to leading members of the New York City tech community through the ERA mentor network and are also given access to the right investors, sales prospects and partners. We look for companies from anywhere in the world that are able to take full advantage of the NYC opportunity as a starting point to successfully enter the market for their product, service or application. To date, our alumni companies have raised more than $1B in investor capital and collectively exceed $6 billion in market capitalization. What’s the Deal? Located in New York City, ERA provides participant companies with an intensive four-month program with the goal of helping early-stage companies progress rapidly into exciting, viable, venture-scalable businesses. Each accepted company receives an initial $100,000 investment and the potential for follow-on funding from ERA’s Fund. ERA companies also receive the partner and sponsor benefits listed below: Up to $120,000 of Azure benefits for 2 years from Microsoft $100,000 in webhosting credits from Amazon Web Services $100,000 in webhosting credits from Google Cloud Platform $24,000 in webhosting credits from Softlayer $10,000 in webhosting credits from DigitalOcean $50,000 in credits from Stripe Special legal benefits from Dentons Law Firm One year free service from Phone.com Free access to the SendGrid Pro 300K Plan Free banking account and perks package from Silicon Valley Bank Free and discounted services from Shutterstock, WithumSmith+Brown, ZipCar, HubSpot, RelateIQ, RJMetrics, InVision, FreshDesk, ZenDesk A Day in the Life A typical ERA week looks like this: Founder Speaker Series–NYC’s most successful business builders from entrepreneurs to VCs discuss topics ranging from how they built their companies from idea to exit to details about acquiring customers and investment strategies to trends and what they mean–or don’t mean. Workshop Series–Outside experts and ERA alum cover wide-ranging and diverse specific relevant topic areas. Sample workshops include: Enterprise Sales Tools and Tactics, User Optimization and Testing, Data Science and Decision Making, Digital Marketing Best Practices by Channel, IP and Patent Filing, and more. Fundraising Sessions–ERA partners lead sessions that cover funding categories, cap tables, understanding and preparing to meet your potential investors, tracking and follow-up meetings, investor decks, etc. CTO Roundtable–Problem solve with your cohort and other CTOs in the trenches. Mentor Meetings–ERA’s 500+ mentors, who have expertise in every imaginable functional area. ERA mentors are generous with their time and resources, available to advise our companies for the duration of our program. Resident Expert Office Hours–consult with technologists and other pros on specific tactical issues you encounter. KPI Review–You and your cohort track and discuss weekly progress together in a lively game show atmosphere that fosters teamwork. Pitch Practice–Practice, revise and refine your pitch; get feedback from your cohort, entrepreneurs and investors. Open Door to Partners & Staff–Our partners and staff are always here to help build your business. Mentorship Mentorship is the heart of ERA’s program. ERA has the largest mentor network in New York, with more than 500 active for any one program. These are expert entrepreneurs, investors, executives, and others who are often the path to our startups’ firsts, including: first customer, first outside employee, first outside investment, first marketing program. Apart from these “firsts,” ERA mentors work with our startups on areas like product engineering, building a sales funnel, user testing, hiring, SEO, Google analytics, branding, and more. Mentors in our program can help startups focus on the right metrics to help get to product market fit. Through our deep mentor network, we connect you with the partners you need and provide you with critical access to the industries that comprise the New York opportunity. During the first week of the program, you are matched with a lead mentor, who helps you achieve key milestones, and works with you through the entire program. Many of our alumni continue to seek counsel from their lead mentor long after the program ends. We also pair our companies with one of our incredibly talented alumni mentors. Fundraising It takes real capital to build a real business, so you will need to raise money–and most likely, more money. Fundraising is complicated and frustrating; we provide you with the support and resources to needed to navigate the process from valuation and timing to presenting your investor message and creating your deck to scheduling and tracking meetings and evaluating the right/appropriate financial partners for your business. Alumni We strongly encourage the exchange of ideas with the other startups in your program and in the ERA alumni network. We formally pair you with alumni mentors; our 240+ alumni companies have created an active and engaged community, including the thousands of employees at companies in the ERA family. ERA alumni have been in your shoes; they are inspired and committed to their ERA family. We find that ERA startups learn as much from each other as anyone else and they thrive on the energy and innovation of working day in and day out with like-minded startups. Check out our video wall to hear what our founders have to say about the ERA experience. Events ERA kicks off every class with a launch event, where our companies meet mentors in an intimate setting. We give you the opportunity to bond with your fellow founders and ERA operating partners and staff at happy hours and mid-program investor pitch night. We host pitch events with angel groups and bring together current and alumni founders at our Summer BBQ and our Winter Holiday party. Demo Day Our program officially ends with Demo Day, a high-profile coming out party to ERA’s community of 700+ investors from New York and the wider investor ecosystem. Demo Day is an invitation-only event where accredited investors get the opportunity to see and meet with our companies. Each startup presents their businesses in what many of our founders have called the most meaningful and exciting moments of their professional career. The weeks preceding Demo Day are intense and focused. Founders are assigned a professional presentation coach to help hone their story. We hold practice sessions where founders are drilled on every aspect of their presentations until they are ready for prime time. After the Program: We Are Your Partners We are investors for the long-haul and the official program is just the beginning. We stay actively involved with your company as it grows, helping our founders build lasting businesses. Whether you’ve got a new product rollout, a major partnership or your next round of funding, ERA and its network are there to help you succeed.