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Fast, the easy checkout startup, shuts down after burning through investors' money

Fast CEO Domm Holland at Web Summit 2021 in Lisbon. On Tuesday, he announced the startup would close its doors. Harry Murphy/Sportsfile for Web Summit via Ge hide caption

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Fast, the easy checkout startup, shuts down after burning through investors' money

April 5, 2022 • The startup received more than $120 million from venture capitalists in Silicon Valley and the support of Stripe, yet questions remained about its flamboyant CEO's business decisions and past deals.

He reinvented himself in Silicon Valley. Ex-associates say he's running from his past

Domm Holland, Fast, on Centre Stage during day one of Web Summit 2021 at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal. Harry Murphy/Sportsfile for Web Summit/Getty Images hide caption

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He reinvented himself in Silicon Valley. Ex-associates say he's running from his past

February 17, 2022 • The payments startup Fast has raised tens of millions of dollars from venture capitalists, but critics of its CEO Domm Holland say his past in Australia is being overlooked.