Storm Ventures

What is Storm Ventures?

Storm Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California, specializing in B2B-focused investments. They aim to build enterprise leaders by investing primarily in software, media, business solutions, and various other sectors.

Their investment thesis revolves around disruptive B2B software startups with significant involvement in areas such as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), enterprise infrastructure, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, digital health, enterprise SaaS applications, product led go-to-market (GTM) strategies, and marketplaces.

They express a clear preference for companies with innovative software, happy customers, and a determined team.

Storm Ventures is not interested in hardware, consumer-facing businesses, or drug/medical device companies.

Their investments typically range from $500,000 to $7,000,000, with a sweet spot of around $3,000,000. As a firm, they offer resources to help companies transition from early growth stages (paddling) to scaling rapidly (surfing).

With over 23 years of experience, over 200 investments, and assets under management amounting to $130,400,000, Storm Ventures has an international investment team that has fostered the development of many founders and startups across the globe.

They cater to early, seed, Series A, and Series B stages, including Latin American ventures, pre-seed rounds, and specialize in various industries including, but not limited to, IoT, wearables, health tech, fitness, web security, privacy, cloud services, infrastructure, developer tools, future of work, govtech, human resources, messaging, robotics, mobility, nanotechnology, online social, consumer-focused, and women-focused initiatives.

Their approach is not just confined to financing but also involves partnering with GTM experts to scale growth in multiple regions, indicating a hands-on strategy in building the next generation of enterprise leaders.

What they say:

We are an early stage B2B-focused venture firm that specializes in building enterprise leaders, with over $2 billion in active management.

What we look for: We invest in B2B software startups in areas such as SaaS, enterprise infrastructure, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence with $1M+ ARR.

How we help: Storm has successfully worked with many founders across the globe in navigating the journey from inception to industry leader.