Calm/Storm Ventures

Calm/Storm Ventures is a boutique venture capital firm and founder network headquartered in Vienna, Austria. It invests in early-stage health technology companies in Europe and the US. Most of its cheques go in at pre-seed and seed stage, with some follow-on up to Series A.

What Calm/Storm Ventures offers

• Early-stage investment — usually a start-up's first fundraising round, even before the founding team or pitch deck is complete.
• Digital health and wellbeing focus — prevention and care, for both business and consumer products.
• Founder community — portfolio founders support one another, with experienced Supporting Partners sharing their knowledge.
• Hands-on contact — the team prefers to work face to face with founders.

Who it works with

Purpose-driven founders, including those working on subjects long treated as taboo, such as fertility, mental health and chronic conditions. Examples in the portfolio include a pregnancy app with a midwifery marketplace and practice management software for doctors. The firm says it supports under-represented groups and has diverse teams and founders.

Key facts

• Based in: Vienna, Austria
• Stage focus: pre-seed and seed, up to Series A
• Portfolio: more than 75 companies, according to its site