About Brainstorm Ventures
Brainstorm Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 1999. It is primarily based out of San Francisco, United States. As of Mar 2026, Brainstorm Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 47 companies, with 1 new investment in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Consumer and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of BrainGrid Overall, Brainstorm Ventures portfolio has seen 1 unicorn and 12 acquisitions including key companies like OpenTable, Turing and Knotel. A lot of funds co-invest with Brainstorm Ventures, with names like Climate Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Brainstorm Ventures has team of 8 people including 3 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 2 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Brainstorm Ventures' List of Top Investments
Brainstorm Ventures has a portfolio of 47 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Tangibly and Spring Free EV.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada, Mexico and 2 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, High Tech and 24 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Brainstorm Ventures:1. OpenTable
Provider of reservation management solutions for restaurants. The platform provides reservation management, a chatbot, delivery management, sales management, and more.
Key facts about OpenTable
- Founded Year: 1998
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $12M
- Employee Count: 2,182 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: American Express Ventures, W Capital Partners and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 16, 2000, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Turing
Provider of talent as a service for on demand software development solutions. The website employs AI algorithms to help companies find and interact with candidates for job openings. The program uses deep developer profiles that offer details about the abilities, background, and output of developers. It offers LLM evaluation, LLM factuality, custom engineering, and more.
Key facts about Turing
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Palo Alto (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $247M
- Employee Count: 6,574 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Khazanah Nasional Berhad, Foundation Capital and 48 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Mar 06, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. CFS
Provider of tokamak nuclear fusion reactors. It uses rare-earth barium copper oxide in high-field superconducting magnets for the working of compact fusion reactors.
Key facts about CFS
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Cambridge (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $2.93B
- Employee Count: 1,075 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Temasek, Mitsui and 68 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Aug 28, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Knotel
Provider of managed co-working space. The company offers co-working spaces, dedicated desks, private offices, and more. Some of the amenities provided are WiFi, refreshments, parking spaces, and more. Users can register and search for the spaces by providing necessary information online.
Key facts about Knotel
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $555M
- Employee Count: 75 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: TriplePoint Capital, Western Alliance Bank and 27 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Feb 01, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Vacatia
Vacatia is an online platform to discover & book vacation rental accommodation. Property owners can list their properties & pay only a success fee once the transaction is completed. Once a buyer & seller are connected, a seller can either accept, counter or reject a buyer’s offer. Bookings can be done via the platform by making an online payment.
Key facts about Vacatia
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $51M
- Employee Count: 354 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: 10x Group, Authentic Ventures and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Nov 10, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Brainstorm Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Brainstorm Ventures has invested in 47 companies over the last 25 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. As of Mar 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in BrainGrid.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Brainstorm Ventures' Investments by Stage
Brainstorm Ventures has made 5 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.14M, 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $25.5M, 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $14M and 1 investment in Series D stage with an average round size of $87M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 5 |
Series A | 2 |
Series B | 1 |
Series D | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Brainstorm Ventures' Investments by Sector
Brainstorm Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Auto, Auto Tech and Energy Tech. Notably, it has invested in 40 Tech companies, 34 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 23 Software companies and at least 17 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 6 |
Consumer | 2 |
Auto | 1 |
Auto Tech | 1 |
Energy Tech | 1 |
Others | 7 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Brainstorm Ventures' Investments by Geography
Brainstorm Ventures has made most investments in United States (7), followed by Canada where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 7 |
Canada | 1 |
Mexico | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Brainstorm Ventures' recent investments
Brainstorm Ventures has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - BrainGrid.Here are the most recent investments by Brainstorm Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Mar 24, 2026 | Canada | Seed | 4117 | [+1] | |
May 16, 2024 | United States | Seed | 8301 | [+11] | |
Apr 29, 2024 | United States | Seed | 6522 | ||
Mar 23, 2023 | United States | Series A | 5384 | [+7] | |
Aug 18, 2022 | United States | Seed | 2078 | [+7] |
Unicorns in Brainstorm Ventures' Portfolio
Brainstorm Ventures has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Turing. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Turing which became a unicorn in 2021.Here is a list of unicorns in Brainstorm Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
69 | Provider of talent as a service for on demand software development solutions | 2018 | Palo Alto | Series E | lilenvk |
Acquired companies in Brainstorm Ventures' Portfolio
12 companies from Brainstorm Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Class Companion in Apr 2025 by Panorama Education for $*****.Here are Brainstorm Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 24, 2025 | - | - | 6053 | |
Dec 02, 2021 | - | - | 7218 | |
Nov 01, 2021 | - | - | 8096 | |
Mar 18, 2021 | - | - | 3904 | |
Oct 29, 2020 | Aug 02, 2001 | Series B | 7448 |
Team profile of Brainstorm Ventures
Brainstorm Ventures has a team of 8 members including 3 Partners and 1 Principal located in United States. Brainstorm Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Brainstorm Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | Las Vegas | - | - | |
Principal | Los Angeles | - | - |
Co-investors of Brainstorm Ventures
Over the past 25 years, 91 investors have co-invested in Brainstorm Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Brainstorm Ventures: Foundation Capital, Adam D’Angelo and 10 others have invested in rounds before Brainstorm Ventures. There is 1 company where Foundation Capital has invested before Brainstorm Ventures and 1 company where Adam D’Angelo has invested before Brainstorm Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Brainstorm Ventures: 63 investors entered a company along with Brainstorm Ventures. These include investors like Climate Capital (2 companies).
- Invested after Brainstorm Ventures: A total of 16 investors have invested in Brainstorm Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include MVP Ventures (2 companies), Khazanah Nasional Berhad (1 company) and Sozo Ventures (1 company).
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