Calm/Storm Ventures

What is Calm/Storm Ventures?

Calm/Storm Ventures is a boutique venture capital firm headquartered at Frankenberggasse 13, Top 18, Wien, 1040, AT. They specialize in early-stage investments, ranging from Pre-Seed to Series A, with an investment range from €25,000 to €250,000 and a sweet spot at approximately €137,000.

The firm's core focus is on the Digital Health & Wellbeing space, paying special attention to projects that address taboo subjects, which are often overlooked but have significant market potential.

They have an impressive track record with initiatives related to (in)fertility, sexual wellness, mental health, and chronic constipation.

Committed to fostering diversity and equal opportunities, Calm/Storm Ventures boasts that nearly 50% of their portfolio companies have diverse teams, and almost a third of CEOs in their portfolio do not identify as male, with more than 50% female representation within their own team and board members.

They consider themselves a super-early stage investor who aims to be part of an entrepreneur's journey from the very beginning, even before the final co-founder team or pitch deck is completed. Calm/Storm Ventures is built by founders for founders, comprising a team of entrepreneurs, adventurers, overachievers, and dreamers.

Investment Manager Philippa Allen, Partner Johannes Blaschke, and Partner Ekaterina Gianelli are noteworthy team members. Furthermore, they provide support to their portfolio companies through a network of Supporting Partners, experts who share knowledge and experience to nurture growth. The portfolio includes more than 75 companies, making them one of the most active healthtech investors in Europe.

Their co-investors include prominent firms like Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures, and Creandum. Calm/Storm Ventures has received accolades such as the #1 most active HealthTech Investor by Sifted, Top 10 Most Active Global FemTech VC, and the #1 FemTech VC Investor in Europe.

What they say:

Calm/Storm Ventures is an exclusive founder network & boutique venture capital firm. We are the most active health investor in Europe.

What we look for: We invest in the Digital Health & Wellbeing space. Particularly we focus on projects tackling taboo subjects that once were deemed too sensitive to discuss but that have huge potential markets. We believe in diversity and equal opportunities and support unrepresented minorities. 50% of our portfolio companies have diverse teams and every third CEO.

How we help: We invest in purpose driven founders changing our life, health and wellbeing for the better. We are a super-early stage investor and want to join your journey as early as we can.