On a June night in 2027, the United States breathes its final innocent breath, unaware of the terrible disease that would sweep the country leaving ninety percent of the population to a bleak existence as ambulatory corpses. Told over a handful of days, Startup Z is the story of a small group of survivors struggling to keep their footing in this drastically changed world where they find that surviving the disease is far from a guarantee that they will survive what comes after. Startup Z is the prequel to Zombie, Inc.