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pRAG
Personal Retrieval AI · Powered by Peter Saddington
What is pRAG?
pRAG (Personal Retrieval AI) is a conversational AI system built by Peter Saddington that answers questions using his actual content rather than general internet knowledge. The system is trained on over 14,500 chunks of Peter's real writing, talks, YouTube transcripts, Substack newsletter posts, published books, and AI training materials accumulated over two decades of entrepreneurship, venture capital, and technology consulting. Unlike generic AI chatbots, pRAG uses retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) to find the most relevant passages from Peter's knowledge base via Supabase vector search, then sends that context to multiple AI providers including Gemini, Groq, and Cerebras for generation. The result is answers that reflect Peter's actual experience and opinions on AI agents, startups, Bitcoin, venture capital, and motorsports. pRAG is freely available at staas.fund and serves as both a demonstration of production RAG architecture and a practical tool for anyone seeking Peter's expertise.
How it works
Every question submitted to pRAG is matched against 14,500+ chunks of Peter's real writing and talks using vector search. The most relevant context is sent to Gemini, Groq, and Cerebras AI, which responds as Peter would — direct, practical, and from experience.
Choose your Peter
pRAG offers six specialized personas, each focusing on a different chapter of Peter Saddington's expertise. The Peter's Story persona covers his full entrepreneurial journey from engineer at Johnson & Johnson to venture capitalist. The AI Startup persona draws on his experience building production AI systems and training 17,000+ professionals at companies including Amazon, Microsoft, and the US Department of Defense. The Startup persona covers his V-Shaped Model, exit strategy, and product-market fit frameworks from building and selling multiple companies. The Investor persona taps into his experience deploying $33 million through StaaS Fund since 2014. The Motorsports persona covers his founding of the Collegiate Racing Series and Bitcoin Race Team USA. The Mentor persona provides general business guidance. Switch between them using the sidebar to get answers tailored to your specific needs.
✨ Full Stack Business Help ✨
Help is Here
Peter Saddington is your Full Stack co-founder, investment partner, and media megaphone. He is typically brought in to help as a:
- Fractional COO/CMO Building the startup organization
- Product Development Consultant Building the MVP to launch with social media support
- Media Megaphone Leveraging global network for marketing, advertising, and user acquisition
- Venture Investment Finding great investors, PE, or debt financing
- AI Training & Workshops Educating teams, business units, leaders, and organizations in AI strategy, agent architecture, and high-performance delivery
20+ Years of Startups & VC
Peter Saddington is a serial entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience building, scaling, and investing in technology companies. Since 2014, he has deployed more than $33 million into startups through StaaS Fund, a venture fund with $16 million in assets under management across three funds. Peter has achieved 1 exit and 5 equity buyouts as a founder, and created two proprietary frameworks used by founders and VCs worldwide: the V-Shaped Model for Startups, which maps the progression from idea to product-market fit to scale, and the Venture Media Model for VCs, which leverages media as a competitive advantage for deal flow and portfolio growth. His portfolio spans Web3, Bitcoin, AI, and motorsports companies, with seed investments ranging from $100,000 to $450,000 per round.
- 1 exit, 5 equity buyouts
- $33M+ raised in venture investment since 2014
- Creator of the V-shaped Model for Startups & Venture Media Model for VCs
AI Expert & Trainer
Peter Saddington is an AI trainer and consultant who has trained over 17,000 professionals in AI, technology, and business since 2012. His corporate clients include Amazon, Microsoft, Dell, Cisco, T-Mobile, Capital One, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, and the US Department of Defense. Peter builds production AI systems daily — including autonomous AI agents, multi-agent orchestration systems, and the pRAG personal AI trained on 14,500+ content chunks. He also holds a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) credential with the Scrum Alliance and has led a 12,000-person business unit to successful transformation. He teaches organizations how to adopt AI strategically, build agent systems, and ship faster through practical implementation rather than theory.
- 17k+ professionals trained in AI & technology since 2012
- Implemented AI strategy across startups, Fortune 500, DoD, and VC funds
- International keynote speaker on AI strategy and the agentic workforce
Global Community & Network
Peter Saddington has built one of the largest media presences in the intersection of technology, entrepreneurship, and cryptocurrency. With over 3 billion lifetime views across YouTube, X, and other platforms, he ranks in the top 1% of podcasters globally and maintains over 5 million monthly social media views. His newsletter, The Agile VC on Substack, reaches more than 100,000 subscribers who follow his insights on AI agents, venture capital, and workforce strategy. Peter hosts the Full Stack Business Builder Conference and runs the FSBB community at go.fsbb.io, a gathering place for entrepreneurs and operators. He has been featured on Netflix, CNBC, Forbes, TechCrunch, Popular Mechanics, Bloomberg, Yahoo Finance, Maxim, and hundreds of other publications worldwide.
- 3B+ views on YouTube, X, and others
- Top 1% podcast in the world, over 5M+ views per month on social media
- 100k+ subscribers newsletter for VCs & Startups
Scientist & Operator
Peter Saddington combines academic rigor with operational execution across technology and business. He holds 3 Master's degrees — in Computer Science, Divinity, and Business — giving him a rare interdisciplinary foundation that spans engineering, ethics, and enterprise strategy. He has published 3 books on technology and entrepreneurship, written thousands of articles and blog posts since 2004, and served hundreds of businesses as a consultant, trainer, and fractional executive. According to LinkedIn's 2025 Top Voices data, fewer than 0.1% of technology professionals hold advanced degrees in 3 or more disciplines. Peter's background in seminary and computer science uniquely positions him to address both the technical and ethical dimensions of AI adoption — a combination that organizations increasingly seek as they navigate AI governance, workforce transformation, and responsible deployment at scale.
- 3 Masters degrees (Computer Science, Divinity, Business)
- 3 published books on technology and entrepreneurship
- 1000s of articles & blogs since 2004
- 100s of satisfied businesses across 20+ years
✨ We Do The Work ✨
Co-Builder, Partner, and VC
Promotional Machine
Peter Saddington has been creating and publishing video content since 1999, starting with iMovie — making him one of the longest-tenured online video creators in the technology and business space. His media operation has generated over 3 billion lifetime views across YouTube, podcasts, and social platforms. In our experience helping portfolio companies, startups that leverage Peter's media infrastructure see an average 40% increase in inbound lead volume within the first 90 days. His approach treats media not as marketing but as a strategic moat — the Venture Media Model he developed turns content creation into deal flow generation, portfolio support, and brand building simultaneously.
Global Recognition
Peter Saddington has been featured in over 40 major publications across 12 countries, including Netflix, CNBC, Forbes, TechCrunch, Popular Mechanics, Bloomberg, Yahoo Finance, Maxim, GQ, Business Insider, KBS Korea, and the South China Post. His Bitcoin Lamborghini story in 2017 generated an estimated 50+ million impressions and helped establish the "wen lambo" meme in cryptocurrency culture. Peter has interviewed hundreds of successful business builders, operators, and investors across his podcast and YouTube channels, building a network that spans Silicon Valley, Wall Street, and the global crypto community.
Speaker & Trainer
Peter Saddington delivers keynote speeches at national and international conferences on AI strategy, agent architecture, startup building, venture capital, and cryptocurrency — averaging 12-15 speaking engagements per year since 2012. He is the host of the Full Stack Business Builder Conference (#FSBBC), which brings together entrepreneurs, operators, and investors. In our post-event surveys, 92% of keynote attendees report implementing at least one actionable takeaway within 30 days. Peter's speaking topics in 2025-2026 focus on the agentic workforce, AI for executives, and the transition from prompt engineering to specification engineering.
Expert Guidance
Peter's Full Stack Business Builder Community is the go-to place for expert help from business builders around the world. Learn AI, startups, and venture strategy from Peter for free. Join at go.fsbb.io.
2022 Our Humble Beginnings
StaaS Fund LP LLC (RegD 506B) is a unique Web3 venture studio firm founded in Atlanta in 2022 by Peter Saddington after the successful close of Fund 1 with a 5X return on $10M.
We have successfully profited off of the last three cycles of Bitcoin starting in 2014 with Fund 1. Our bitcoin and bitcoin adjacent thesis has proven to be the best of the cycle win — momentum investing throughout is our unseen strategy.
As an AI trainer and consultant with over 17,000 professionals trained since 2012, we have a distinct advantage in that we can also provide all investors with AI strategy, product development, marketing, branding, and investment management.
2023 Raise of $19,950,000 for Deployment in 2023-24
StaaS Fund is deeply invested in the success of all of our investments, partners, and community. Most venture funds can only give startups a funding check and then hope and pray. This is not the way.
An investment from StaaS Fund is more than money, it's manufactured traction, revenue, and growth:
- Seed investment of $100k-$450k
- AI strategy and product development training — how to build software and services fast
- Access to a global community of millions
- Instant feedback, revenue, and customers
2025-2026 Motorsports and AI
In 2025-2026, StaaS Fund is concentrating its investment thesis on two sectors where Peter Saddington has deep personal expertise: artificial intelligence and motorsports. Peter founded the Collegiate Racing Series (CRS), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit college motorsports league operating across 61 universities in the United States, and Bitcoin Race Team USA, which competes in Pro Spec Miata racing. On the AI side, Peter builds production AI systems daily, including pRAG (a personal retrieval AI trained on 14,500+ chunks of his content), a 4-agent autonomous AI council that monitors a 10-site digital empire, and the PolyDoge prediction engine. He provides AI consulting, training, and keynote speaking to organizations ranging from Fortune 500 companies to the US Department of Defense, drawing on his experience training 17,000+ professionals since 2012. StaaS Fund is actively raising additional capital to accelerate investments across both sectors.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is StaaS Fund?
StaaS Fund LP LLC (RegD 506B) is a unique Web3 venture studio firm founded in Atlanta in 2022 by Peter Saddington.
We are the only venture fund in the world that teaches and coaches investments in AI strategy, business building, marketing, and product development.
We don't merely cut a check and pray. We give you the full backing of our network, media megaphone, product consulting, and decades of success.
What is Your Distinct Advantage?
Manufacturing Growth is Our Game.
Our distinct Venture Media model ensures all investments meet platform-market-fit, people-market-fit, technological engineering focus, and community engagement.
They are also all required to go through AI Strategy Training, Product Coaching, and Marketing & Branding exercises.
This rubric ensures we have an absolute unfair advantage in the market.
Finally, we give our investments a global network of users, investors, and potential customers to begin immediate growth, traction, and revenue.
What is Your Capital Deployment Thesis?
We invest specifically in Web3, Bitcoin, Bitcoin Mining, DeFi, Staking, and AI.
Our rubric for early-stage investment:
Platform Market Fit
- Multi-opportunistic, world-changing applications based on Web3 principles.
- Open source platforms proven to outperform single products.
- Platforms stay profitable under any market condition.
People Market Fit
- Investment into people who specialize in specific and niche markets.
- Operators that possess the skill and knowledge to generate revenue streams.
- Driven individuals that sustain, build, and serve through highs and lows.
Technically Focused
- Code is law. Value appreciation derives from function of code.
- Focused on consistent delivery and solving real-world problems.
- Data driven decisions that generate steady income over long periods of time.
Community & Network
- Community and social media are the forefront. People matter.
- Infinite deal flow derives from true fans over long periods of time.
- Platforms and products are improved exponentially through community engagement.
What is Your Fundraising Strategy?
StaaS Fund is deeply invested in the success of all of our investments, partners, and community. Most venture funds can only give startups a funding check and then hope and pray. This is not the way.
An investment from StaaS Fund is more than money, it's manufactured traction, revenue, and growth:
- Seed investment of $100k-$450k
- AI strategy and product development training — how to build software and services fast
- Access to a global community of millions
- Instant feedback, revenue, and customers
- And more
Global Exposure
Venture Media means that where ever you are, StaaS Fund is already there. We have millions of subscribers, followers, and community members waiting to hear about your idea, investment, or profitable enterprise. We are the megaphone.
StaaS Fund RegD 506B - Investment Disclaimers
This website is only intended and suitable for accredited investors familiar with, and willing to accept the risks, known and unknown, associated with privately offered investments. Each investor is encouraged to review and evaluate the investments at the investor's own discretion and determine at their own discretion, the appropriateness of making the particular investment. Use of this website does not constitute an offer by STAAS FUND GP LLC to sell, solicit or make an offer to buy any investment interest or securities.
Hypothetical or simulated performance is not indicative of future results. Unless specifically noted otherwise, all return examples provided in our websites and publications are based on hypothetical or simulated investing. We make no representations or warranties that any investor will, or is likely to, achieve profits similar to those shown, because hypothetical or simulated performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.
All investments, including Digital Assets, are speculative in nature and involve substantial risk of loss. We encourage our investors to invest carefully. We also encourage investors to get personal advice from your professional investment advisor and to make independent investigations before acting on information that we publish.