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Storm Ventures

SEC exempt reporting adviser (venture capital exemption).

HQ
CA

Storm Ventures is an early stage venture firm focused on B2B companies, with a stated goal of building enterprise leaders. The firm has a team of partners and emeritus partners based in Silicon Valley and Boulder. Its portfolio includes Heeler Security, Pinkfish, Retorio, and Dasera.

New fund likely raising soon

The firm's newest fund is 4 to 7 years past its first sale and no newer Form D has been filed.

01 · Says / Does

TagSaysDoesHistorically (to 2020)
StagesNot statedNot enough dated dealsSeries A, Series B, Growth, Seed
SectorsAI applications, Cybersecurity, Enterprise SaaSNot enough dated dealsEnterprise SaaS, Hardware, Data analytics, Cybersecurity, Devtools
RegionsNot statedNot enough dated dealsCA

Says: what the firm's funds state. Does: from 0 dated deals in the last 24 months.

Historical focus (through 2020), derived from historical deal data.

YearDealsTop sectors
19981Hardware
19991Enterprise SaaS, Hardware, Manufacturing
200010Hardware, Enterprise SaaS, Semiconductors
20013Hardware, Enterprise SaaS
20026Hardware, Consumer, Enterprise SaaS
20033Hardware, Enterprise SaaS
20045Hardware, Manufacturing, Semiconductors
200513Hardware, Enterprise SaaS, Cybersecurity
200610Enterprise SaaS, Media, Cybersecurity
20078Hardware, Enterprise SaaS, Cybersecurity
200812Enterprise SaaS, Media, Cybersecurity
20096Enterprise SaaS, Cybersecurity, Data analytics
201014Enterprise SaaS, Data analytics, Hardware
201110Enterprise SaaS, Data analytics, Cybersecurity
201212Enterprise SaaS, Devtools, Media
201310Enterprise SaaS, Devtools, Cybersecurity
201410Enterprise SaaS, Devtools, Data analytics
201514Enterprise SaaS, Data analytics, Devtools
201616Enterprise SaaS, Data analytics, AI applications
201716Enterprise SaaS, Data analytics, Cybersecurity
201814Enterprise SaaS, AI applications, Data analytics
201911Enterprise SaaS, Data analytics, AI applications
20203Biotech, Enterprise SaaS, Fintech

Stage mix over time

2010 Series A: 32010 Series B: 32010 Growth: 5102011 Seed: 12011 Series A: 32011 Growth: 5112012 Seed: 22012 Series A: 52012 Growth: 4122013 Seed: 12013 Series A: 32013 Series B: 32013 Growth: 2132014 Seed: 42014 Series B: 42014 Growth: 2142015 Seed: 52015 Series A: 72015 Growth: 1152016 Seed: 52016 Series A: 52016 Series B: 6162017 Seed: 62017 Series A: 82017 Series B: 12017 Growth: 1172018 Seed: 42018 Series A: 52018 Series B: 42018 Growth: 1182019 Seed: 12019 Series A: 62019 Series B: 22019 Growth: 2192020 Series A: 12020 Series B: 12020 Growth: 120212223242526
  • Pre-seed
  • Seed
  • Series A
  • Series B
  • Growth
Share of rounds by stage, per year. Striped years have fewer than 3 rounds.Historical focus (through 2020), derived from historical deal data.
Rounds by stage and year
YearPre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
201000335
201101305
201202504
201301332
201404042
201505701
201605560
201706811
201804541
201901622
202000111
202100000
202200000
202300000
202400000
202500000
202600000

02 · Fund history

FundYearSizeStatus
STORM VENTURES FUND VII, L.P.

Storm Ventures is an early stage venture firm investing in B2B enterprise software startups, including disruptive B2B AI software in areas such as enterprise infrastructure and cybersecurity. Inferred from the firm's website

2021$208.42M (Form D)Late investment period

03 · People across funds

04 · Recent deals

No dated deals found yet.

05 · Latest from the firm

No news from the firm's website yet.

06 · Sources

  1. HTTP://WWW.STORMVENTURES.COM
  2. https://stormventures.typeform.com/to/H6I1Qq?typeform-source=www.stormventures.com
  3. https://www.stormventures.com/
  4. https://www.stormventures.com/blog
  5. https://www.stormventures.com/team-members/minjoo-kim
  6. https://www.stormventures.com/team-members/arun-penmetsa

Fund dates and sizes are from SEC Form D filings.

Last verified: Oct 28, 2026