Brainstorm Ventures

Brainstorm Ventures is a generalist VC firm that invests at the earliest stages in some of the most exciting technology startups.

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Updated: Feb 17, 2026 ·

Financial History

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Investments Made

Date	Company	Round	Lead Investor(s)	Co-Investor(s)
Oct 1, 2025	SiC Systems	$3.0M Seed	—	Altair Capital Management, Alumni Ventures, Amino Capital, Array Ventures, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, B Capital Group, Canvas Ventures, Chapter One Ventures, Climate Capital, Dreamers VC, f7 Ventures, Flex Capital, Foundation Capital, FreeSky Capital, Frontier Ventures, Gaingels, Ideas & Capital, Infinite Niches, LombardStreet Ventures, Long Journey Ventures, Mindset Ventures, Modern Venture Partners, Peak State Ventures, Plug & Play Ventures, Safar Partners, Sequoia Capital, UpHonest Capital, Virginia Venture Partners, Adam D'Angelo, Christopher Nguyen, Clark Landry, Eric Bunting, Faizan Khan (Unchained Capital), Gokul Rajaram, Jed Ng, Jeff Morris, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Marat Kichikov, Sahin Boydas, Scott Banister, Siqi Chen, Sue Xu
Sep 1, 2025	Evolve Platform	$1.0M Seed	—	Altair Capital Management, Alumni Ventures, Amino Capital, Array Ventures, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, B Capital Group, Canvas Ventures, Chapter One Ventures, Climate Capital, Dreamers VC, f7 Ventures, Flex Capital, Foundation Capital, FreeSky Capital, Frontier Ventures, Gaingels, Ideas & Capital, Infinite Niches, LombardStreet Ventures, Long Journey Ventures, Mindset Ventures, Modern Venture Partners, Peak State Ventures, Plug & Play Ventures, Safar Partners, Sequoia Capital, UpHonest Capital, Virginia Venture Partners, Adam D'Angelo, Christopher Nguyen, Clark Landry, Eric Bunting, Faizan Khan (Unchained Capital), Gokul Rajaram, Jed Ng, Jeff Morris, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Marat Kichikov, Sahin Boydas, Scott Banister, Siqi Chen, Sue Xu
Jul 1, 2025	Helical Fusion	$16.0M Series A	—	Altair Capital Management, Alumni Ventures, Amino Capital, Array Ventures, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, B Capital Group, Canvas Ventures, Chapter One Ventures, Climate Capital, Dreamers VC, f7 Ventures, Flex Capital, Foundation Capital, FreeSky Capital, Frontier Ventures, Gaingels, Ideas & Capital, Infinite Niches, LombardStreet Ventures, Long Journey Ventures, Mindset Ventures, Modern Venture Partners, Peak State Ventures, Plug & Play Ventures, Safar Partners, Sequoia Capital, UpHonest Capital, Virginia Venture Partners, Adam D'Angelo, Christopher Nguyen, Clark Landry, Eric Bunting, Faizan Khan (Unchained Capital), Gokul Rajaram, Jed Ng, Jeff Morris, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Marat Kichikov, Sahin Boydas, Scott Banister, Siqi Chen, Sue Xu
Jan 1, 2024	Metatable.ai	$25K Seed	—	Altair Capital Management, Alumni Ventures, Amino Capital, Array Ventures, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, B Capital Group, Canvas Ventures, Chapter One Ventures, Climate Capital, Dreamers VC, f7 Ventures, Flex Capital, Foundation Capital, FreeSky Capital, Frontier Ventures, Gaingels, Ideas & Capital, Infinite Niches, LombardStreet Ventures, Long Journey Ventures, Mindset Ventures, Modern Venture Partners, Peak State Ventures, Plug & Play Ventures, Safar Partners, Sequoia Capital, UpHonest Capital, Virginia Venture Partners, Adam D'Angelo, Christopher Nguyen, Clark Landry, Eric Bunting, Faizan Khan (Unchained Capital), Gokul Rajaram, Jed Ng, Jeff Morris, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Sahin Boydas, Scott Banister, Siqi Chen, Sue Xu
Aug 1, 2023	Kombai	$5.0M Seed	—	Altair Capital Management, Alumni Ventures, Amino Capital, Array Ventures, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, B Capital Group, Canvas Ventures, Chapter One Ventures, Climate Capital, Dreamers VC, f7 Ventures, Flex Capital, Foundation Capital, FreeSky Capital, Frontier Ventures, Gaingels, Ideas & Capital, Infinite Niches, LombardStreet Ventures, Long Journey Ventures, Mindset Ventures, Modern Venture Partners, Peak State Ventures, Plug & Play Ventures, Safar Partners, Sequoia Capital, UpHonest Capital, Virginia Venture Partners, Adam D'Angelo, Christopher Nguyen, Clark Landry, Eric Bunting, Faizan Khan (Unchained Capital), Gokul Rajaram, Jed Ng, Jeff Morris, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Marat Kichikov, Sahin Boydas, Scott Banister, Siqi Chen, Sue Xu
May 1, 2023	OkayKer	$700K Seed	—	Altair Capital Management, Alumni Ventures, Amino Capital, Array Ventures, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, B Capital Group, Canvas Ventures, Chapter One Ventures, Climate Capital, Dreamers VC, f7 Ventures, Flex Capital, Foundation Capital, FreeSky Capital, Frontier Ventures, Gaingels, Ideas & Capital, Infinite Niches, LombardStreet Ventures, Long Journey Ventures, Mindset Ventures, Modern Venture Partners, Peak State Ventures, Plug & Play Ventures, Safar Partners, Sequoia Capital, Unchained Capital, Inc., UpHonest Capital, Virginia Venture Partners, Adam D'Angelo, Christopher Nguyen, Clark Landry, Eric Bunting, Gokul Rajaram, Jed Ng, Jeff Morris, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Marat Kichikov, Sahin Boydas, Scott Banister, Siqi Chen, Sue Xu
Dec 1, 2022	HUSSLUP	$3.0M Seed	—	Altair Capital Management, Alumni Ventures, Amino Capital, Array Ventures, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, B Capital Group, Canvas Ventures, Chapter One Ventures, Climate Capital, Dreamers VC, f7 Ventures, Flex Capital, Foundation Capital, FreeSky Capital, Frontier Ventures, Gaingels, Ideas & Capital, Infinite Niches, LombardStreet Ventures, Long Journey Ventures, Mindset Ventures, Modern Venture Partners, Peak State Ventures, Plug & Play Ventures, Safar Partners, Sequoia Capital, Techstars, UpHonest Capital, Virginia Venture Partners, Adam D'Angelo, Christopher Nguyen, Clark Landry, Eric Bunting, Faizan Khan (Unchained Capital), Gokul Rajaram, Jed Ng, Jeff Morris, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Marat Kichikov, Sahin Boydas, Scott Banister, Siqi Chen, Sue Xu
Mar 1, 2022	Yubi	$140.0M Series B	—	Altair Capital Management, Alumni Ventures, Amino Capital, Array Ventures, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, B Capital Group, Canvas Ventures, Chapter One Ventures, Climate Capital, Dreamers VC, f7 Ventures, Flex Capital, Foundation Capital, FreeSky Capital, Frontier Ventures, Gaingels, Ideas & Capital, Infinite Niches, Insight Partners, LombardStreet Ventures, Long Journey Ventures, Mindset Ventures, Modern Venture Partners, Peak State Ventures, Plug & Play Ventures, Safar Partners, Sequoia Capital, Silverton Partners, UpHonest Capital, Virginia Venture Partners, Adam D'Angelo, Christopher Nguyen, Clark Landry, Eric Bunting, Faizan Khan (Unchained Capital), Gokul Rajaram, Jed Ng, Jeff Morris, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Marat Kichikov, Sahin Boydas, Scott Banister, Siqi Chen, Sue Xu
May 1, 2021	Sky Mavis	$8.0M Series A	—	186 Ventures, 2xN, Kevin Hartz, Altair Capital Management, Alumni Ventures, Amino Capital, Array Ventures, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, B Capital Group, Benchmark, Canvas Ventures, Chapter One Ventures, Climate Capital, Coatue, Collab+Currency, Craft Ventures, Dreamers VC, Electric Capital, f7 Ventures, Flexcap, Flex Capital, Foundation Capital, Founders Fund, FreeSky Capital, Frontier Ventures, Gaingels, Goat Capital, Gumi Cryptos Capital, Haun Ventures, Ideas & Capital, Incisive Ventures, Infinite Niches, Konvoy Ventures, LombardStreet Ventures, Long Journey Ventures, Mayfield, Mindset Ventures, Modern Venture Partners, Paradigm, Peak State Ventures, Plug & Play Ventures, Safar Partners, Scalar Capital, Sequoia Capital, Seven Seven Six, Signia Venture Partners, Sound Ventures, Talis Capital, The Hit Forge, Thirty Five Ventures, Tiger Global Management, TQ Ventures, UpHonest Capital, Virginia Venture Partners, Y Combinator, Adam D'Angelo, Aleksander Leonard Larsen, Andrew Steinwold, Balaji Srinivasan, Baron Davis, Ben Silbermann, Cato Sælid, Christopher Nguyen, Clark Landry, Dylan Field, Eric Bunting, Eugene Wei, Faizan Khan (Unchained Capital), Gokul Rajaram, Harry Hurst, Jason Robins, Jed Ng, Jeff Morris, Julian Wright, Julius Genachowski, Justin David Blau, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Marat Kichikov, Regan Bozman, Sahin Boydas, Scott Banister, Scott Belsky, Siqi Chen, Sue Xu, Tim Ferriss, Tobias Lutke, Xen Lategan
May 1, 2021	Memora Health	$11.0M Venture Round	—	Abstract Ventures, AlleyCorp, Altair Capital Management, Alumni Ventures, Amino Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Array Ventures, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Atreides Management, Bain Capital Ventures, B Capital Group, Canvas Ventures, Cedar Capital Group, Chapter One Ventures, Chemistry VC, Climate Capital, Commerce Ventures, Craft Ventures, Creative Juice, Curie.Bio, Dreamers VC, Exponent Founders Capital, f7 Ventures, Flex Capital, Foundation Capital, FreeSky Capital, Frontier Ventures, Gaingels, Gradient Ventures, Ideas & Capital, Infinite Niches, Kindred Capital VC, Lightspeed Venture Partners, LombardStreet Ventures, Long Journey Ventures, Mindset Ventures, Modern Venture Partners, NFX, Night Capital, Operator Partners, Peak State Ventures, Plug & Play Ventures, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Safar Partners, Sequoia Capital, Spark Capital, Stellar Capital, The Community Fund, Thirty Five Ventures, Uncorrelated Ventures, UpHonest Capital, UP.Partners, Virginia Venture Partners, Adam D'Angelo, Breon Corcoran, Christopher Nguyen, Clark Landry, Eric Bunting, Faizan Khan (Unchained Capital), Gokul Rajaram, Jason Henrichs, Jed Ng, Jeff Morris, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Marat Kichikov, Mark Cuban, Mark Pincus, Matthew Dellavedova, Mengxi Lu, Mitch Garber, Odell Beckham Jr., Sahin Boydas, Scott Banister, Siqi Chen, Steve Aoki, Sue Xu, William Hockey
Apr 1, 2021	Pahdo Labs	$2.0M Seed	—	20VC, Kevin Hartz, Adverb Ventures, Albion VC, Altair Capital Management, Alumni Ventures, Amino Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Array Ventures, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Basecamp Fund, B Capital Group, BoxGroup, Canvas Ventures, Chapter One Ventures, Climate Capital, Core Innnovation Capital, Defy Partners, DFJ, Dreamers VC, f7 Ventures, Flex Capital, Foundation Capital, FreeSky Capital, Frontier Ventures, Gaingels, Global Founders Capital, Ideas & Capital, Infinite Niches, Ironspring Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, LombardStreet Ventures, Long Journey Ventures, MaC Venture Capital, Makers Fund, Menlo Ventures, Mindset Ventures, Modern Venture Partners, Jonathan Golden, NextView Ventures, Nexus Venture Partners, Oyster Ventures, Peak State Ventures, Pear VC, Plug & Play Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Roosh Ventures, Safar Partners, Sequoia Capital, Soma Capital, Stride VC, Ulu Ventures, Uncork Capital, UpHonest Capital, Virginia Venture Partners, Y Combinator, Adam D'Angelo, Akshay Kothari, Brad Garlinghouse, Christopher Nguyen, Clark Landry, Drew Houston, Emil Lee, Eric Bunting, Faizan Khan (Unchained Capital), Girish Mathrubootham, Gokul Rajaram, Howie Liu, Jed Ng, Jeff Morris, John M. Mueller, Karl Mehta, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Marat Kichikov, Ralph Gootee, Ryan Wyatt, Sahin Boydas, Scott Banister, Scott Belsky, Siqi Chen, Stewart Butterfield, Sue Xu, Thomas Noonan, Tracy Young, Varsha Rao, William Hockey
Mar 1, 2021	On Deck	$20.0M Series A	—	01 Advisors, 10100, 125 Ventures, 20VC, Abstract Ventures, Kevin Hartz, Accel, AirAngels, Altair Capital Management, Alumni Ventures, Amino Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Anti fund, Archetype, Arena Ventures, Array Ventures, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Audacity, Awesome People Ventures, Bain Capital Crypto, Banana Capital, Adeyemi Ajao, Battery Ventures, B Capital Group, Boost VC, BoxGroup, Browder Capital, Buckley Ventures, Cadenza Capital Management, Canvas Ventures, Chapter One Ventures, Climate Capital, Coinbase Ventures, CoinFund, Construct Capital, Craft Ventures, DCM, Ali Tamaseb, Delta Blockchain Fund, Divergence Ventures, Dreamers VC, Electric Ant, Electric Capital, Ethereal Ventures, f7 Ventures, First Star Ventures, FJ Labs, Flex Capital, Formic Ventures, Foundation Capital, Founder Collective, Founders Fund, FreeSky Capital, Frontier Ventures, Future Perfect Ventures, Gaingels, Galaxy Digital, General Catalyst, GE Ventures, Goat Capital, Gradient Ventures, Gutter Capital, Hack VC, Hashed, Homebrew, Human Augmentation Syndicate, Ideas & Capital, Infinite Niches, Infinity Ventures Crypto, Innovation Endeavors, iNovia Capital, Jude Gomila Rolling Fund, Kearny Jackson, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, LAUNCH, LGF, Lightspeed Venture Partners, LombardStreet Ventures, Long Journey Ventures, M34 Capital, Makers Fund, Mindset Ventures, Mischief Venture Capital, Modern Venture Partners, Nascent, Not Boring Capital, Marc van den Berg, Operator Collective, Operator Ventures, Paradigm, Pareto Holdings, Peak State Ventures, Pillar VC, Plug & Play Ventures, Precursor Ventures, Robot Ventures, Safar Partners, Seed Club Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Seven Seven Six, SID Venture Partners, Social Capital, Solana Ventures, Sound Ventures, Tet Ventures, The General Partnership, William Guo, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, UpHonest Capital, Valar Ventures, Version One Ventures, Vertex Ventures, Virginia Venture Partners, Weekend Fund, Winklevoss Capital, WPP Ventures, XFactor Ventures, Y Combinator, Adam D'Angelo, Adam Goldstein, Adam Jackson, Adrian Aoun, Akash Garg, Alain Hanover, Alex Pack, Aliaksandr Hudzilin, Alice Lloyd George, Anastasia Andrianova, Andrew Steinwold, Andy Coravos, Andy Rankin, Anthony Pompliano, Ashby Monk, Aston Motes, Balaji Srinivasan, Bangaly Kaba, Biz Stone, Bobby Goodlatte, Bo Shao, Brad Holden, Charlie Cheever, Charlie Feng, Chris Bennett, Christina Cacioppo, Christopher Nguyen, Claire Hughes Johnson, Clark Landry, David Nage, David Rosenberg, Do Kwon, Dylan Field, Emil Lee, Eric Bunting, Eric Chernoff, Eric Wu, Faizan Khan (Unchained Capital), Gokul Rajaram, Immad Akhund, Imran Khan, JB Straubel, JD Ross, Jed Ng, Jeff Chang, Jeff Morris, Jehan Chu, Jen Rubio Butterfield, Jess Sloss, John Fontein, Julia DeWahl, Julia Hartz, Justin Mateen, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Koen Bok, Lauren Loktev, Luis Cuende, Marat Kichikov, Marc McCabe, Matthew Dellavedova, Matt Mazzeo, Michael Dell, Michael Stoppelman, Mike Volpe, Nathaniel Whittemore, Nelson Chu, Regan Bozman, Rene Reinsberg, Robert Gentz, Sahin Boydas, Scott Banister, Scott Belsky, Sina Habibi, Siqi Chen, Stani Kulechov, Steve Chen, Steve Weinstein, Stewart Butterfield, Sue Xu, Tegan Kline, Tikhon Bernstam, Tony Xu, Trevor McFedries, Tyler Scott Ward, Wayne Chang, Wayne Ting, Wiley Cerilli, William Hockey
Feb 1, 2021	Vendia	$16.0M Series A	—	1776, 33N Ventures, 8090 Industries, Altair Capital Management, Alumni Ventures, Amino Capital, Array Ventures, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, B Capital Group, BMW i Ventures, Canvas Ventures, Chapter One Ventures, Climate Capital, DFJ, Dreamers VC, f7 Ventures, Flex Capital, Foundation Capital, FreeSky Capital, Frontier Ventures, Gaingels, Ideas & Capital, Infinite Niches, Intel Capital, IVP, LombardStreet Ventures, Long Journey Ventures, Mindset Ventures, Modern Venture Partners, Neotribe Ventures, Next47, Peak State Ventures, Plug & Play Ventures, Prime Movers Lab, Qualcomm Ventures, Revolution, Safar Partners, SeedInvest, Sequoia Capital, TeClub, UpHonest Capital, Viola Ventures, Virginia Venture Partners, WestWave Capital, Adam D'Angelo, Ameet Patel, Bill Gates, Christopher Nguyen, Clark Landry, Eric Bunting, Faizan Khan (Unchained Capital), Gokul Rajaram, Jed Ng, Jeff Morris, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Marat Kichikov, Rashaun Williams, Sahin Boydas, Scott Banister, Siqi Chen, Sue Xu, Vivek Patel
Jan 1, 2021	Lowkey	$7.0M Series A	—	10100, 468 Capital, AirAngels, Altair Capital Management, Alumni Ventures, Amino Capital, Ardent Venture Partners, Array Ventures, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, backtrace capital, B Capital Group, Benchmark, Blossom Capital, Bullpen Capital, Canvas Ventures, Chapter One Ventures, Cherubic Ventures, Climate Capital, Coatue, Contrary Capital, Differential Ventures, Dreamers VC, Expa, f7 Ventures, Fin Capital, Flex Capital, Foundation Capital, FreeSky Capital, Frontier Ventures, FTX Ventures, Gaingels, Galaxy Digital, General Catalyst, Gradient Ventures, Ideas & Capital, Infinite Niches, Laconia Capital Group, LombardStreet Ventures, Long Journey Ventures, Jared Hecht, Mindset Ventures, Mischief Venture Capital, Modern Venture Partners, Oak HC/FT, Peak State Ventures, Plug & Play Ventures, QED Investors, Redpoint Ventures, Safar Partners, Sapphire Ventures, Sequoia Capital, SignalFire, Soma Capital, Sound Ventures, SV Angel, Sweater Ventures, The Hit Forge, UpHonest Capital, ValueStream Ventures, Virginia Venture Partners, Vouch Insurance, Aaron Levie, Adam D'Angelo, Adrian Aoun, Alex Adelman, Al Goldstein, Amber Feng, Christopher Nguyen, Clark Landry, Dylan Field, Eddie Hartman, Eric Bunting, Eric Wu, Faizan Khan (Unchained Capital), Gokul Rajaram, Jed Ng, Jeff Morris, Jenna Hannon, Kevin Colas, Kevin Lin, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Marat Kichikov, Marco Palladino, Sahin Boydas, Saturnin Pugnet, Scott Banister, Scott Belsky, Shane Neman, Steve Chen, Sue Xu, Vivek Patel, William Hockey
Dec 1, 2020	GetAccept	$20.0M Series B	—	Altair Capital Management, Alumni Ventures, Amino Capital, Array Ventures, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, B Capital Group, Blockchain.com Ventures, Blockchange Ventures, BootstrapLabs, Canvas Ventures, Chapter One Ventures, Climate Capital, Dreamers VC, f7 Ventures, Flex Capital, Foundation Capital, FreeSky Capital, Frontier Ventures, Gaingels, Ideas & Capital, INCE Capital, Infinite Niches, LombardStreet Ventures, Long Journey Ventures, Mindset Ventures, Modern Venture Partners, Peak State Ventures, Plug & Play Ventures, Safar Partners, Sequoia Capital, UpHonest Capital, Virginia Venture Partners, Adam D'Angelo, Christopher Nguyen, Clark Landry, Eric Bunting, Faizan Khan (Unchained Capital), Gokul Rajaram, Jed Ng, Jeff Morris, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Marat Kichikov, Mark Pincus, Sahin Boydas, Scott Banister, Siqi Chen, Sue Xu
Dec 1, 2020	Maven	$5.0M Seed	—	Altair Capital Management, Alumni Ventures, Amino Capital, Array Ventures, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, B Capital Group, Canvas Ventures, Chapter One Ventures, Climate Capital, Dig Ventures, Dreamers VC, f7 Ventures, Flex Capital, Foundation Capital, Four Rivers Group, FreeSky Capital, Frontier Ventures, Gaingels, Ideas & Capital, Independent, Index Ventures, Infinite Niches, LombardStreet Ventures, Long Journey Ventures, Mango Capital, Mindset Ventures, Modern Venture Partners, Motivate Ventures, Outrun Ventures, Peak State Ventures, Plug & Play Ventures, Propeller VC, Safar Partners, Sequoia Capital, UpHonest Capital, Virginia Venture Partners, Vitalize Venture Group, Adam D'Angelo, Augusto Marietti, Christopher Nguyen, Clark Landry, Eric Bunting, Faizan Khan (Unchained Capital), Gokul Rajaram, Jed Ng, Jeff Morris, Kevin Zuber, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Marat Kichikov, Sahin Boydas, Scott Banister, Scott Belsky, Siqi Chen, Sue Xu
Nov 1, 2020	Levels	$12.0M Seed	—	01 Advisors, 10100, 1confirmation, 8-Bit Capital, AAF Management Ltd., Abstract Ventures, Kevin Hartz, Accel, Adjacent, AirAngels, Altair Capital Management, Alt Capital, Alumni Ventures, Amino Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, AngelList, Jana Messerschmidt, Array Ventures, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Atreides Management, Backed VC, Basecamp Fund, B Capital Group, Bessemer Venture Partners, Betaworks Ventures, Bowery Capital, Brainchild, Buckley Ventures, Canvas Ventures, Chapter One Ventures, Charge Ventures, Climate Capital, Contrary Capital, Craft Ventures, CrunchFund, Ali Tamaseb, Divergence Ventures, Draper Associates, Dreamers VC, Earl Grey Capital, Electric Capital, Jenny Fielding, Scott Hartley, Expert Dojo, f7 Ventures, Factorial, FirstMark Capital, Flex Capital, Floodgate, Foundation Capital, Founder Collective, Founders Fund, FreeSky Capital, Frontier Ventures, Future Ventures, Gaingels, General Catalyst, Gradient Ventures, Greylock, Gutter Capital, Helium-3 Ventures, H.I.G. Capital, Hustle Fund, Ideas & Capital, Incisive Ventures, Infinite Niches, Jigsaw VC, KW Angel Fund, Leadout Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Liquid 2 Ventures, LombardStreet Ventures, Long Journey Ventures, M12, Math Capital, Metaplanet, Mindset Ventures, Modern Venture Partners, New Form Capital, Nonlinear, Norwest Venture Partners, Jeff Richards, Operator Ventures, Owl Rock Capital Partners, Pareto Holdings, Peak State Ventures, Pioneer Square Labs, Plug & Play Ventures, Polychain Capital, Practical Venture Capital, Primary Venture Partners, Quiet Capital, Rivet Ventures, Robot Ventures, Round One Capital, Safar Partners, Scale Asia Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Shrug Capital, Silicon Badia, Slow Ventures, SNR, Solana Ventures, Sound Ventures, Splash Capital, Supernode Ventures, The Hit Forge, Thirty Five Ventures, Thrive Capital, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Tucker Seed Fund LLC, Ulu Ventures, Unruly Capital, UpHonest Capital, Virginia Venture Partners, VZVC, Wave Capital, What If Ventures, WorkLife Ventures, Y Combinator, YLEM, Adam D'Angelo, Andre Iguodala, Arash Ferdowsi, Armando Mann, Aston Motes, Augusto Marietti, Balaji Srinivasan, Baron Davis, Bradley Horowitz, Brendan O'Driscoll, Christine Herron, Christopher Nguyen, Clark Landry, Dennis Crowley, Derrick Li, Diego Berdakin, Dylan Field, Eric Bunting, Eric Ries, Faizan Khan (Unchained Capital), Giovanni Gardelli, Gokul Rajaram, Howie Liu, Immad Akhund, Jaan Tallinn, Jack Smith, Jed Ng, Jeff Morris, Joe Greenstein, Joshua Reeves, Karen King, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Leore Avidar, Marat Kichikov, Mario Gabriele, Mark Cuban, Mark Pincus, Matt Bellamy, Matteo Franceschetti, Matthew Dellavedova, Moshe Lifschitz, Paul McKellar, Ron Pragides, Sahin Boydas, Scott Banister, Sheila Vashee, Siqi Chen, Stani Kulechov, Sue Xu, Sumon Sadhu, Tim Kendall, Vitalik Buterin, Zack Kanter
Nov 1, 2020	AlphaFlow	$10.0M Series A	—	Abstract Ventures, Afore Capital, Altair Capital Management, Alumni Ventures, Amino Capital, Array Ventures, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, B Capital Group, Burnt Island Ventures, Canvas Ventures, Chapter One Ventures, Climate Capital, Core Innnovation Capital, Dreamers VC, f7 Ventures, Flex Capital, Foundation Capital, FreeSky Capital, Frontier Ventures, Gaingels, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Ideas & Capital, Independent, Infinite Niches, LombardStreet Ventures, Long Journey Ventures, Mindset Ventures, Modern Venture Partners, Obscura, Operator Partners, Peak State Ventures, Plug & Play Ventures, PS Investments, RiverPark Ventures, Rosecliff Ventures, Safar Partners, Sequoia Capital, Silicon Badia, Startup Mavericks, Ulu Ventures, UpHonest Capital, Valar Ventures, Virginia Venture Partners, Vouch Insurance, Adam D'Angelo, Christopher Nguyen, David Yaffe, Dylan Field, Eric Bunting, Faizan Khan (Unchained Capital), Gokul Rajaram, Jed Ng, Jeff Morris, Kelvin Beachum Jr., Kintan Brahmbhatt, Marat Kichikov, Sahin Boydas, Scott Banister, Siqi Chen, Sue Xu, Vivek Garipalli
Nov 1, 2020	Farmstead	$8.0M Series A	—	Alpha Edison, Altair Capital Management, Alumni Ventures, Amino Capital, Amplify.LA, Array Ventures, Ameena El-Bibany, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Banana Capital, B Capital Group, Canvas Ventures, Chapter One Ventures, Climate Capital, Dimension Capital, Dreamers VC, f7 Ventures, Fika Ventures, FirstMark Capital, Flex Capital, Foundation Capital, FreeSky Capital, Frontier Ventures, Fuel Capital, Gaingels, Ideas & Capital, Infinite Niches, LombardStreet Ventures, Long Journey Ventures, M13, Mindset Ventures, Modern Venture Partners, Peak State Ventures, Plug & Play Ventures, Safar Partners, Sequoia Capital, UpHonest Capital, Virginia Venture Partners, Adam D'Angelo, Christopher Nguyen, Clark Landry, Eric Bunting, Faizan Khan (Unchained Capital), Gokul Rajaram, Jed Ng, Jeff Morris, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Leah Busque, Marat Kichikov, Sahin Boydas, Scott Banister, Siqi Chen, Sue Xu
Oct 1, 2020	Balsa	$50K Seed	—	20VC, 9Yards Capital, Adverb Ventures, AIX Ventures, Altair Capital Management, Alumni Ventures, Amino Capital, Amity Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Chloe Sladden, Array Ventures, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Base10 (Base10 Partners), B Capital Group, Benchmark, Bessemer Venture Partners, Blackhorn Ventures, Bling Capital, Bond, BoxGroup, Buckley Ventures, Canvas Ventures, Chapter One Ventures, Climate Capital, Craft Ventures, Dreamers VC, Electric Capital, Elefund, Ensemble VC, f7 Ventures, FirstMark Capital, First Star Ventures, Flexcap, Flex Capital, Foundation Capital, Founders' Co-op, Founders Fund, FPV Fund, FreeSky Capital, Frontier Ventures, Gaingels, Green Bay Ventures, Haun Ventures, Ideas & Capital, Infinite Niches, Innovent Capital Group, Jigsaw VC, K9 Ventures, Kearny Jackson, Kleiner Perkins, KRM Interests LLC, LombardStreet Ventures, Long Journey Ventures, Mango Capital, Menlo Ventures, Mindset Ventures, Modern Venture Partners, Moonshots Capital, Offline Ventures, Olima Ventures, Orca Climate Fund, Pace Capital, Peak State Ventures, Plug & Play Ventures, Quona Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Safar Partners, Sequoia Capital, Sinai Ventures, Spero Ventures, Susa Ventures, Thrive Capital, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Tribe Capital, TSVC Capital, Two Sigma Ventures, Uncork Capital, Union Square Ventures, UpHonest Capital, Vine Ventures LP, Virginia Venture Partners, Yes VC, Adam D'Angelo, Allison Barr Allen, Allison Pickens (Allison Pickens Ventures), Andy Bechtolsheim, Andy Johns, Bart Lorang, Chris Murphy, Christopher Nguyen, Clark Landry, Eoghan McCabe, Eric Bunting, Faizan Khan (Unchained Capital), Frederic Kerrest, Gokul Rajaram, Gregg Brockway, Jay Adelson, Jed Ng, Jeffrey Lee, Justin Mateen, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Louis Beryl, Manik Gupta, Marat Kichikov, Mathias Ockenfels, Matthew Chagan, Michael Stoppelman, Niraj Mehta, Nkechi Iregbulem, Rick Johanson, Russell Cook, Sahin Boydas, Sam Shank, Scott Banister, Scott Belsky, Siqi Chen, Sue Xu, Todd Corenson, Varsha Rao, Vivek Garipalli, William Hockey
Sep 1, 2020	Turing	$32.0M Series B	—	Act One Ventures, Afore Capital, Altair Capital Management, Alumni Ventures, Amino Capital, Amplo, Array Ventures, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Axiom Partners, A'Z Angels, Bascom Ventures, B Capital Group, Brighter Capital, Canvas Ventures, Chapter One Ventures, Climate Capital, Colossal Biosciences, Contrary Capital, Craft Ventures, Defy Partners, Dreamers VC, Jenny Fielding, f7 Ventures, Fifth Wall, FirstMark Capital, Flex Capital, Foundation Capital, Founder Collective, FreeSky Capital, Frontier Ventures, Gaingels, General Catalyst, Harlem Capital, King Goh, Ideas & Capital, Imagination Capital, Index Ventures, Infinite Niches, Innovation Endeavors, Jetstream, Keshif Ventures, LombardStreet Ventures, LongeVC, Long Journey Ventures, Matrix, Mindset Ventures, Modern Venture Partners, Moving Capital, Forest Baskett, Glenn Solomon, One Way Ventures, Pareto Holdings, Peak State Ventures, Plug & Play Ventures, Prosperity7 Ventures, Quiet Capital, Rebel Fund, Safar Partners, Saga, Sequoia Capital, Social Capital, Soma Capital, The Hit Forge, Thirty Five Ventures, TSVC Capital, Unchained Capital, Inc., Uncorrelated Ventures, UpHonest Capital, UP.Partners, Virginia Venture Partners, Vitalize Venture Group, Work-Bench, XSeed Capital, Y Combinator, Adam D'Angelo, Charlie Cheever, Christopher Nguyen, Clark Landry, David Petraeus, Ding Zhou, Dino Vendetti, Dylan Field, Emil Michael, Emmett Shear, Eric Bunting, Eric Ver Ploeg, Faizan Khan (Unchained Capital), Farzad Nazem, Gabriel Jarrosson, Gokul Rajaram, Gregory Waldorf, Howard Cox, Immad Akhund, Jed Ng, Jeff Morris, John Collison, John Spindler, Jonathan Wasserstrum, Josh Mohrer, Kevin Lin, Kevin O'Leary, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Manik Gupta, Marat Kichikov, Marc Benioff, Max Mullen, Max Simkoff, Nicolas Berggruen, Ron Pragides, Sahin Boydas, Scott Banister, Scott Belsky, Siqi Chen, Sue Xu, Tim Geisenheimer, Tony Xu, Travis May, Yechiel Engelhard
Aug 1, 2020	Rigetti Computing	$79.0M Series C	—	01 Advisors, Acequia Capital, Acrew Capital, Aleph VC, AllegisCyber Capital, Altair Capital Management, Alumni Ventures, Amino Capital, Amplify Partners, Anderson Angels, Array Ventures, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Bascom Ventures, B Capital Group, Canvas Ventures, Chapter One Ventures, Climate Capital, Craft Ventures, DBL Partners, Dimension Capital, Draper Associates, Dreamers VC, Earthshot Ventures, Energy Impact Partners, f7 Ventures, Family Office, Flex Capital, Foundation Capital, Founders Fund, FreeSky Capital, Frontier Ventures, Gaingels, Galaxy Digital, Grasshopper Capital, Helpful Capital, Highland Capital Partners, Humba Ventures, Ideas & Capital, Infinite Niches, Insight Partners, Javelin Venture Partners, LombardStreet Ventures, Long Journey Ventures, Mindset Ventures, Modern Venture Partners, NanoDimension, Northpond Ventures, Peak State Ventures, Plug & Play Ventures, Qiming Venture Partners, Safar Partners, Sand Hill Angels, Sequoia Capital, Streamlined Ventures, Susa Ventures, The Hit Forge, The Westly Group, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Transformation Capital, Trucks Venture Capital, UpHonest Capital, Virginia Venture Partners, VZVC, WestCap, Y Combinator, Aaron VanDevender, Adam D'Angelo, Adrian Aoun, Charlie Cheever, Charlie Songhurst, Christopher Nguyen, Clark Landry, Eric Bunting, Erick Miller, Faizan Khan (Unchained Capital), Farzad Nazem, Gokul Rajaram, Greg Kidd, Ian McNish, Jed Ng, Jeff Morris, Julius Genachowski, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Louis Beryl, Marat Kichikov, Richard Cooperstein, Ryan Tedder, Sahin Boydas, Scott Banister, Siqi Chen, Sue Xu
Aug 1, 2020	Turing	$14.0M Seed	—	Accomplice VC, Altair Capital Management, Alumni Ventures, Amino Capital, Amplo, Anderson Angels, Array Ventures, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Axiom Partners, A'Z Angels, Bascom Ventures, Basis Set Ventures, B Capital Group, Bling Capital, Canvas Ventures, Chapter One Ventures, Climate Capital, Colossal Biosciences, Contrary Capital, Dreamers VC, f7 Ventures, Aniq Kassam, Felicis Ventures, FirstMark Capital, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Foundation Capital, FreeSky Capital, Frontier Ventures, Gaingels, General Catalyst, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Ideas & Capital, Infinite Niches, Innovation Endeavors, Jetstream, Kleiner Perkins, KRM Interests LLC, LombardStreet Ventures, Long Journey Ventures, Mindset Ventures, Modern Venture Partners, Forest Baskett, NextView Ventures, Glenn Solomon, One Way Ventures, Parkway VC, Peak State Ventures, Plug & Play Ventures, Prosperity7 Ventures, Quiet Capital, Safar Partners, Saga, Sequoia Capital, Soma Capital, SVG Ventures-THRIVE, The Hit Forge, Thirty Five Ventures, TSVC Capital, Unchained Capital, Inc., UpHonest Capital, UP.Partners, Virginia Venture Partners, Work-Bench, Adam D'Angelo, Alain Hanover, Charlie Cheever, Christopher Nguyen, Clark Landry, David Petraeus, Dylan Field, Emil Michael, Eric Bunting, Eric Ver Ploeg, Faizan Khan (Unchained Capital), Gabriel Jarrosson, Gokul Rajaram, Howard Cox, Immad Akhund, Jed Ng, Jeff Morris, John Spindler, Kamiar Kordari, Kevin Lin, Kevin O'Leary, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Louis Beryl, Manik Gupta, Marat Kichikov, Marc Benioff, Max Mullen, Nicolas Berggruen, Sahin Boydas, Scott Banister, Siqi Chen, Sue Xu, Tom Williams, Tony Xu
Nov 1, 2019	Sky Mavis	$2.0M Seed	—	Altair Capital Management, Alumni Ventures, Amino Capital, Array Ventures, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, B Capital Group, Canvas Ventures, Chapter One Ventures, Climate Capital, Dreamers VC, f7 Ventures, Flex Capital, Foundation Capital, FreeSky Capital, Frontier Ventures, Gaingels, Ideas & Capital, Infinite Niches, LombardStreet Ventures, Long Journey Ventures, Mindset Ventures, Modern Venture Partners, Peak State Ventures, Plug & Play Ventures, Safar Partners, Sequoia Capital, UpHonest Capital, Virginia Venture Partners, Adam D'Angelo, Christopher Nguyen, Clark Landry, Eric Bunting, Faizan Khan (Unchained Capital), Gokul Rajaram, Jed Ng, Jeff Morris, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Marat Kichikov, Sahin Boydas, Scott Banister, Siqi Chen, Sue Xu
Apr 1, 2019	Umbra	$10.0M Seed	—	500 Global, Airbus Ventures, Airtree Ventures, Altair Capital Management, Alumni Ventures, Amino Capital, Array Ventures, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, B Capital Group, Canvas Ventures, Champion Hill Labs, Chapter One Ventures, Climate Capital, Crosscut Ventures, Dreamers VC, f7 Ventures, Flex Capital, Foundation Capital, FreeSky Capital, Frontier Ventures, Gaingels, Ideas & Capital, Infinite Niches, Kickstart Fund, LombardStreet Ventures, Long Journey Ventures, Mindset Ventures, Modern Venture Partners, Partech Ventures, Peak State Ventures, Pelion Venture Partners, Plug & Play Ventures, Safar Partners, Sequoia Capital, Signal Peak Ventures, UpHonest Capital, Virginia Venture Partners, Y Combinator, Adam D'Angelo, Charlie Songhurst, Christopher Nguyen, Clark Landry, Eric Bunting, Faizan Khan (Unchained Capital), Gokul Rajaram, Jed Ng, Jeff Morris, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Marat Kichikov, Sahin Boydas, Scott Banister, Siqi Chen, Sue Xu

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Deep Dive

# Brainstorm Ventures: High-Level Overview

Brainstorm Ventures is a pioneering seed and early-stage venture capital firm with a mission to empower visionary founders building disruptive technology startups. Founded in 1999, the firm specializes in backing companies at the earliest stages—often before product-market fit—across a broad spectrum of sectors, including software, fintech, edtech, enterprise, AI, and consumer tech. Their investment philosophy centers on identifying founders with bold ideas and providing not just capital, but hands-on mentorship, strategic guidance, and access to a powerful cross-border network. Brainstorm Ventures has played a catalytic role in the startup ecosystem, particularly as the first US-Mexico cross-border VC, helping launch and scale some of the most iconic startups of the past two decades.

The firm’s impact is evident in its portfolio, which includes household names like OpenTable, Zappos, and KIO Networks, Mexico’s first unicorn. By focusing on generalist technology investments and supporting founders through critical early milestones, Brainstorm Ventures has helped shape the trajectory of both Silicon Valley and Latin American innovation.

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# Origin Story

Brainstorm Ventures was founded in 1999 by former entrepreneurs Keith Cox and Eduardo Rallo, both of whom brought firsthand experience as startup founders to their venture capital approach. The firm was born out of a desire to support early-stage founders with the kind of empathy, operational insight, and strategic partnership that only comes from having built companies themselves. Over the years, Brainstorm evolved into a bridge between the US and Latin American tech ecosystems, establishing offices in San Francisco and Mexico City.

The firm’s early investments in OpenTable and Zappos validated its thesis and cemented its reputation as a forward-thinking investor. In 2018, Brainstorm launched its second fund, doubling down on its cross-border strategy and expanding its reach to support founders across the US and Latin America. The firm’s evolution reflects a deepening commitment to fostering innovation in both regions, leveraging its unique position to connect talent, capital, and markets.

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# Core Differentiators

First US-Mexico Cross-Border VC: Brainstorm Ventures was the first venture firm to systematically invest across the US and Mexico, creating a unique bridge between two of the most dynamic tech ecosystems in the Americas.
Founder-First Approach: The partners are former entrepreneurs who bring operational expertise and deep empathy for the founder journey, offering mentorship and strategic support beyond just capital.
Broad Sector Focus: As a generalist firm, Brainstorm invests across software, fintech, edtech, AI, enterprise, and consumer tech, allowing it to capture emerging opportunities across the innovation landscape.
Proven Track Record: The firm has backed multiple unicorns and high-profile exits, including OpenTable, Zappos, and KIO Networks, demonstrating an ability to identify and nurture breakout companies.
Hands-On Operating Support: Brainstorm is known for its active involvement, from board participation to recruiting and strategic introductions, helping founders navigate early-stage challenges and scale effectively.

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# Role in the Broader Tech Landscape

Brainstorm Ventures is riding the wave of globalization in venture capital, where cross-border collaboration and access to diverse talent pools are becoming increasingly important. The firm’s US-Mexico focus positions it at the intersection of two rapidly growing tech ecosystems, benefiting from the rise of remote work, digital transformation, and the increasing sophistication of Latin American startups.

By backing founders at the earliest stages, Brainstorm helps de-risk innovation and accelerates the pace of technological advancement. Its investments in AI, fintech, and enterprise software align with broader trends toward automation, financial inclusion, and digital transformation. As the lines between US and Latin American tech blur, Brainstorm’s cross-border model is likely to become a blueprint for other VCs seeking to tap into emerging markets and diverse founder networks.

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# Quick Take & Future Outlook

Looking ahead, Brainstorm Ventures is well-positioned to continue shaping the future of technology entrepreneurship in North and Latin America. The firm’s generalist approach and deep cross-border network will allow it to capture emerging opportunities in AI, fintech, and digital transformation, while its founder-first philosophy ensures it remains a trusted partner for early-stage innovators.

As global venture capital becomes more interconnected, Brainstorm’s pioneering cross-border model will likely inspire a new generation of VCs. The firm’s influence will grow not just through its portfolio, but through its role in building bridges between ecosystems, fostering collaboration, and accelerating the pace of innovation. In a world where the next big idea can come from anywhere, Brainstorm Ventures is proving that the most exciting startups are often those that cross borders—and that the best VCs are those who help them do it.

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# Core Differentiators

First US-Mexico Cross-Border VC: Brainstorm Ventures was the first venture firm to systematically invest across the US and Mexico, creating a unique bridge between two of the most dynamic tech ecosystems in the Americas.
Founder-First Approach: The partners are former entrepreneurs who bring operational expertise and deep empathy for the founder journey, offering mentorship and strategic support beyond just capital.
Broad Sector Focus: As a generalist firm, Brainstorm invests across software, fintech, edtech, AI, enterprise, and consumer tech, allowing it to capture emerging opportunities across the innovation landscape.
Proven Track Record: The firm has backed multiple unicorns and high-profile exits, including OpenTable, Zappos, and KIO Networks, demonstrating an ability to identify and nurture breakout companies.
Hands-On Operating Support: Brainstorm is known for its active involvement, from board participation to recruiting and strategic introductions, helping founders navigate early-stage challenges and scale effectively.

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# Quick Take & Future Outlook