Partner
Chuck Stormon
General Partner, StartFast
- Firm
- StartFast
- Title
- General Partner
- Role
- General partner
- Known as
- Investor
Record updated 19 September 2026
About
Chuck Stormon is a 8X serial entrepreneur and prominent figure in the fields of artificial intelligence and venture capital. Stormon left his PhD studies to found Coherent Research which commercialized chip architecture for neural networks, which was acquired by Cypress Semiconductor. Stormon then co-founded Coherent Networks which combined neural networks and expert (rule-based) systems with human-in-the-loop processing at scale in one of the first commercially successful hybrid AI solutions, SmartMaps, which transformed the electric utility industry. Coherent Networks was acquired by Osmose Corp. Stormon's next venture was Steleus, which was acquired by Tekelec (NASDAQ: TKLC), and was subsequently acquired by Oracle. After these successes, Stormon pivoted into Venture Capital, while continuing to be an entrepreneur/operator in a series of businesses. Stormon earned his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Computer Engineering from Syracuse University.
Background
- Education
- Stormon earned his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Computer Engineering from Syracuse University.Source (opens in a new tab)
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