About Storm Ventures
Storm Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2000. It is primarily based out of Menlo Park, United States. As of Sep 2026, Storm Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 187 companies, with 4 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Enterprise Infrastructure. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Aron Overall, Storm Ventures portfolio has seen 4 unicorns, 2 IPOs and 81 acquisitions including key companies like Qualcomm, SalesLoft and Randstad. A lot of funds co-invest with Storm Ventures, with names like Norwest sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Storm Ventures has team of 24 people including 3 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Seed & 5 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Deals in last 12 months
Storm Ventures' List of Top Investments
Storm Ventures has a portfolio of 187 companies, including 4 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Inovys and Passage AI.Their portfolio spans across United States, Germany, South Korea and 11 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Enterprise Infrastructure and 21 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 5 more. Here is the list of top investments by Storm Ventures:
1. Qualcomm
Provider of semiconductor products and wireless technology solutions powering mobile communications. It specializes in creating semiconductors, software, and services related to wireless technology, addressing major industries such as manufacturing, automotive, and education. It technology breakthroughs focus on intelligent computing, enabling the development of on-device AI, high-performance computing, and low-power consumption. Its offerings range from chipsets and software development kits to cloud-based platforms, supporting the growth of various sectors, including 5G, automotive, and IoT.
Key facts about Qualcomm
- Founded Year: 1985
- Location: San Diego (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Sep 30, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Employee Count: 57,909 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Western Technology Investment, Greyrock Investments and 21 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Nov 01, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. SalesLoft
Sales prospecting and engagement tool for enterprises. The platform helps businesses find customers and close deals. It offers a range of tools and features to enhance the customer lifecycle, from initial contact to renewal. It allows users to streamline various aspects of the sales process. It also helps sales teams drive more revenue through the use of AI-powered revenue orchestration.
Key facts about SalesLoft
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Atlanta (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $246M
- Employee Count: 1,121 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Owl Rock, HarbourVest Partners and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, May 10, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Randstad
Provider of staffing, recruitment, and workforce management solutions across industries. It offers temporary staffing, permanent placement, and flexible workforce options. The company delivers talent services, managed solutions, and enterprise consulting. Payrolling, HR support, and workforce insights are also available.
Key facts about Randstad
- Founded Year: 1960
- Location: Diemen (Netherlands)
- Annual Revenue: €500M - €1B as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Public
- Employee Count: 61,734 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Storm Ventures, Corda Campus and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Apr 01, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Public
4. Pipedrive
Provider of customer relationship management software and sales pipeline tools. The platform offers features such as lead management, sales automation, and reporting. It provides integrations with other business applications. The software helps teams manage customer data, track sales activities, and automate sales processes.
Key facts about Pipedrive
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Tallinn (Estonia)
- Annual Revenue: €0 - €1M as on Dec 31, 2023
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $90.8M
- Employee Count: 1,124 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Storm Ventures, Atomico and 25 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jun 14, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Blueshift
AI-enabled marketing automation platform. It uses its patented AI technology to unify, inform, and activate the fullness of customer data across all channels and applications. It helps marketers to customize the messages based on customers interests, purchase patterns, and browsing behavior, enabling digital marketers to create personalized triggered messaging based on user actions and user attributes. BBC, Zumper, Udacity, and ClearScore are part of the clientele.
Key facts about Blueshift
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $57.6M
- Employee Count: 69 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Runway Growth Capital, Storm Ventures and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Venture Debt, Jan 16, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Storm Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Storm Ventures has invested in 187 companies over the last 26 years, with an average of 7 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 8 investments, while as of Sep 2026, it has made 7 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Aron and most recent follow-on round was in CarbonSix.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 4 | 3 | 7 |
2025 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
2024 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
2023 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
2022 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
2021 | 9 | 12 | 21 |
2020 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
2019 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
2018 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
2017 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
Storm Ventures' Investments by Stage
Storm Ventures is primarily an Early Stage Investor investor majorly investing in Series A (80) rounds where average round size is $703M, Seed (38) rounds where average round size is $137M and Series B (21) rounds where average round size is $390M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 80 |
Seed | 38 |
Series B | 21 |
Series C | 10 |
Series D | 2 |
Others | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Storm Ventures' Investments by Sector
Storm Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, High Tech, Vertical SaaS and Semiconductors. Notably, it has invested in 164 Tech companies, 160 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 135 Software companies and at least 85 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 109 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 42 |
High Tech | 23 |
Vertical SaaS | 23 |
Semiconductors | 13 |
Others | 100 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Storm Ventures' Investments by Geography
Storm Ventures has made most investments in United States (136), followed by Germany where it has made 6 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 136 |
Germany | 6 |
South Korea | 4 |
India | 2 |
Israel | 2 |
Others | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Storm Ventures' recent investments
Storm Ventures has made 7 investments in 2026 so far. Aron and Actualyze AI are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Storm Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Sep 14, 2026 | United States | Seed | 3837 | ||
Aug 03, 2026 | United States | Seed | 5200 | [+2] | |
Jul 03, 2026 | South Korea | Series C | 4147 | [+4] | |
Apr 02, 2026 | United States | Series A | 9425 | [+9] | |
Feb 12, 2026 | United States | Series B | 4205 | [+4] |
Unicorns in Storm Ventures' Portfolio
Storm Ventures has 4 unicorns in its portfolio - Algolia, Splashtop, Workato and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Algolia. It became a unicorn in 2021, 7 years after Storm Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Storm Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
72 | Developer of software for artificial intelligence search and retrieval systems | 2012 | San Francisco | Series D | wfuphud | ||
66 | Provider of remote access and remote support software and solutions | 2006 | San Jose | Series E | {wqxfra | ||
67 | AI powered automation and iPaaS solutions for enterprises | 2013 | Mountain View | Series E | wocjqdh | ||
71 | Provider of cloud-native platform for automotive retail and dealership operations | 2016 | Pleasanton | Series D | njhp{nz |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Storm Ventures' Portfolio
2 of Storm Ventures' portfolio companies have become public. Qualcomm got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Dec 1991 and Randstad got listed on the Euronext Exchange (Euronext).Here are Storm Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 13, 1991 | - | - | 9115 | |
Nov 07, 1991 | - | - | 5518 |
Acquired companies in Storm Ventures' Portfolio
81 companies from Storm Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Circula in Oct 2026 by Personio for $*****.Here are Storm Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 06, 2026 | Jan 31, 2022 | Series A | 5992 | |
Jun 30, 2026 | Jul 26, 2022 | Series A | 9431 | |
Jun 30, 2026 | Feb 11, 2025 | Seed | 9112 | |
Jun 17, 2026 | Dec 03, 2015 | Series A | 6470 | |
Jan 20, 2026 | - | - | 3779 |
Team profile of Storm Ventures
Storm Ventures has a team of 24 members including 3 Partners and 15 Venture Partners located in United States. Storm Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Storm Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Boulder | - | ||
Partner | Aspen | - | - | |
Partner | Menlo Park | - | - | |
Venture Partner | - | - | - | |
Venture Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Venture Partner | - | - | ||
Venture Partner | United States | - | ||
Venture Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Venture Partner | - | - | - | |
Venture Partner | - | - |
Co-investors of Storm Ventures
Over the past 26 years, 811 investors have co-invested in Storm Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Storm Ventures: Y Combinator, 500 Global and 227 others have invested in rounds before Storm Ventures. There are 5 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Storm Ventures and 4 companies where 500 Global has invested before Storm Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Storm Ventures: 302 investors entered a company along with Storm Ventures. These include investors like Norwest (8 companies).
- Invested after Storm Ventures: A total of 280 investors have invested in Storm Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Insight Partners (5 companies), Industry Ventures (5 companies) and Norwest (5 companies).
Recent News related to Storm Ventures
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Procurement Automation Startup Aron Launches with $8M in FundingSiliconAngle•Sep 15, 2026•Storm Ventures, Menlo Ventures
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Actualyze AI Secures $7 Million for AI Governance PlatformPYMNTS.com•Aug 04, 2026•Actualyze AI, Storm Ventures, Canaan
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Synthpop Raises $15M to Automate Healthcare’s Back OfficeHIT Consultant•Feb 03, 2026•Synthpop, Ansa, Peterson Ventures, Defy and 1 other
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Compa Raises $35M Series B to Accelerate AI for Enterprise CompensationSalesTech Star•Jan 27, 2026•Compa, PagsGroup, Permanent Capital, Crosslink Capital and 2 others
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Compa Raises $35M in Series B FundingFinSMEs•Jan 27, 2026•Compa, PagsGroup, Permanent Capital, Crosslink Capital and 7 others
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Tote.ai Raises $22.6M in FundingFinSMEs•Aug 18, 2025•Tote, Cervin, Storm Ventures, Cota Capital and 5 others
