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Calm/Storm VC

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Vienna · Pre-Seed–Series A · 34 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Calm/Storm backs purpose-driven founders working to improve life, health and wellbeing. It focuses on HealthTech broadly, spanning digital health and well-being, prevention and care, and both B2B and B2C startups across areas such as fertility, AI-enabled infrastructure, mental health, clinical decision support, insurtech and SaaS tools for healthcare professionals. As a super-early-stage investor it aims to join founders at the earliest point, usually their first fundraising round, even before a final co-founder team or pitch deck exists. The firm emphasizes diversity and equal opportunity, targeting both impact and financial returns, and fosters a community of founders supporting each other.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
HQ
Vienna, NY, AT
Instruments
Equity
Tracked investments
93

Team · 34 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Nina Kasmaei-Gatzmaga· Founders Associate
Stephanie Urbanski· Managing Partner
Philippa Allen· Investment Managerin
Alex Thomson· Supporting Partner

A professional sailor who serves as a supporting (venture) partner.

Johannes Braith· Supporting Partner

Co-founder of Storebox, serving as a supporting partner.

Paul Varga· Venture Partner
Tim Schneider· Supporting Partner

A digital health and pharma investor at Bertelsmann Investments, serving as a supporting partner.

Alfred Luger· Board Partnerin
Haymo Meran· Academy Partner
Johann “Hansi” Hansmann· Chairman, Advisory Board
Julinka Waesche· Visiting Analyst
Karin Kreutzer· Vice-Chair, Advisory Board
Katharina Kräftner· Advisory Board
Lisa Pallweber· Advisory Board
Matheus Verweijen· Junior Finance Managerin
Matteo Vannucchi· Visiting Analystin
Noah Zünd· Visiting Analyst
Philip Jungen· Advisory Board
Regina Hodits· Chairwoman, Advisory Board
Selma Prodanovic· Advisory Board
Susanne Holzer· Communication Partner
Andrej Steinberg· Investorin

Founder mafia

5 people who came through Calm/Storm VC went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 28 of 93 portfolio companies

Digital Health ×20Healthtech ×20AI & Machine Learning ×12FemTech ×6Medical Devices ×6SaaS ×5Marketplaces ×3Wellness & Fitness ×3

HQs:Germany×8United Kingdom×7United States×5Spain×2Finland×1Sweden×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 18 portfolio companies
50%
solo founders
9 of 18 mapped founding teams
40%
repeat founders
of 15 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×92 founders×73 founders×14+ founders×1

Where their founders studiedfrom 13 founders with education data

University of Cambridge ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 15 founders with career history

Klarna ×3McKinsey & Company ×3Rocket Internet ×2Rocket Internet SE ×2Universal Music Group ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Entrepreneur First ×2

Investments · 93 tracked

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By year:2023 · 12022 · 12 dated

9am Healthjoin9am.comin

9amHealth provides virtual care for cardiometabolic conditions, offering weight management, diabetes care, and heart health treatment that combines prescription medication (including GLP-1s), lifestyle coaching, and lab testing.

Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessEncinitas, US

Frank Westermann(Executive Officer, Director)Anton Kittelberger(Founder)inMichael Hofner(Executive Officer)Avantika Waring(Executive Officer)Paul Geevarghese(Executive Officer)Bernhard Schandl(Executive Officer)

Co-investors7wire VenturesCatalio Capital Management, LPHabitat PartnersHansmann Family OfficePUSH VenturesSemperVirens Venture Capital+1 more

Adent
Aeon
aiomicsaiomics.ioin

aiomics is an AI platform for German rehabilitation and acute-care hospitals that reads and structures existing patient documents (paper files, PDF reports, doctors' letters, lab results), flags gaps and inconsistencies, and drafts discharge letters, extension requests, payer correspondence and forms for physician review.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech

Co-investorsVorwerk Ventures

Apriwell
Apylon
At-home health lab
Bambus
Béa Fertilitybeafertility.com

Béa provides at-home fertility treatments that bridge the gap between natural conception attempts and in-vitro fertilization, offering clinic-level care with personalized support.

Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechMedical DevicesLondon, GB

Co-investorsAmboy Street VenturesAngel AcademeMolten VenturesOctopus VenturesQVentures7percent Ventures

CertHub
Cherub Health
Circle Health
Clay

Innovative behavioral & developmental screening platform for earlier identification

Clicks
coinpanionaltify.appin𝕏

Altify is a regulated investing platform offering access to alternative and traditional assets including private credit, tokenised stocks, cryptocurrencies, crypto bundles, commodities, stablecoins, structured products, and pre-IPO stocks.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechLondon, GB

Sean Sanders(CEO & Founder)in

Co-investorsFounders Factory AfricaAdaverseCoastCapCV VCHansmann Family Office

Creandumcreandum.comin𝕏

Creandum is a venture capital firm whose team is made up of former operators, founders, engineers, and specialists who back startups and their founders.

Sector Agnostic

Staffan Helgesson(Founder)in

Co-investorsButterfly VenturesGolden Sparrow Ventures, LlcTesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)Vintage Investment PartnersAndreessen HorowitzBain Capital Ventures+8 more

CredCompare
Curio
DeepScan Diagnostics
Doshi
Everyman
Fertifafertifa.comin

Fertifa provides reproductive healthcare benefits for employees, including fertility treatment, menopause support, women's health, men's health, maternity care, and neurodiversity support delivered by an in-house clinical team.

Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechHR TechLondon, GB

Co-investorsNotion CapitalTrue.

Foundation Health
Friday Finance

Business banking with integrated finance management software

Ginkgo
Glacier
Halm
Healee
Health Force
Heba
heyvie
Hi Health
Holo
IMA Health
Inneinne.ioin

inne makes the Minilab, a CE-certified saliva-based fertility and cycle tracker that measures progesterone from a daily saliva sample to identify fertile days as a hormone-free contraceptive and conception aid.

Digital HealthFemTechHardwareBerlin, DE

Eirini Rapti(Founder)in

Co-investorsAuxxoBlossom CapitalHCVCBorski Fund

Keleyakeleya.de

Keleya provides pregnancy and postpartum digital health applications offering personalized expert guidance, fitness content, and birth preparation courses for pregnant women and new mothers.

Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechWellness & FitnessBerlin, DE

Co-investorsKickstart InnovationSpinLab

Khosla Ventureskhoslaventures.com

Vinod Khosla(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsBeast VenturesClean Energy VenturesModi VenturesPerot Jain

Kickscale
Kiko
Kiroku
Kumi
Leaders21
Ledaleda.coin𝕏Mar 2022

Leda provides self-administered DNA testing kits and related services for individuals who have experienced sexual assault, aiming to improve evidence collection and support for survivors.

HealthtechImpact & Social GoodBrooklyn, US

Liesel Vaidya(Executive Officer, Director)Madison Campbell(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investors2B.VCHypothesisStone Mountain VenturesThe Innovation SpaceGaingelsHelm+1 more

LEVY Health

Clinical decision support software for endocrine disorders

Co-investorsAtlantic

Lillian Carelillian-care.dein𝕏

LillianCare addresses physician shortages in underserved rural and urban regions of Germany by redistributing primary care responsibilities among nurses and physician assistants within regulatory frameworks.

Digital HealthHealthtech

Co-investorsAescuvestBONVENTURECaesar VenturesNina Capital

Lindus Healthlindushealth.comin𝕏

Lindus advances pharmaceutical asset portfolios through an integrated clinical trial platform, partnering with biotech and pharma companies to accelerate drug development.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsBalderton Capitalfirstminute capitalSalica InvestmentsCreandumVisionaries Club

Lingio
Linq
Little Journeylittlejourney.healthin

Little Journey is a digital health platform that helps children, young people, and families prepare for hospital visits through interactive virtual tours, educational content, and relaxation tools.

ConsumerDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaS

Dr Chris Evans(Founder)Sophie Copley(Founder)

Co-investorsConduit ConnectOctopus Ventures

Livv Health
LVNDR Health
Manage Your Well-being
Medwise Aimedwise.ai

Medwise AI offers an AI-powered app for clinicians that surfaces answers to clinical questions, with prompts to verify information against the source and apply clinical judgement.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech

Meelameelahealth.comin

Meela operates a matchmaking service that connects individuals in Sweden with licensed psychologists and psychotherapists based on research on therapeutic alliance, offering both in-person and online therapy across more than 50 methods and 20 languages.

Digital HealthMarketplacesMental Health

Tiffany(Founder)

Co-investorsnaturalX Health VenturesPeakBain CapitalBain Capital VenturesUnconventional Ventures

Mindstep
Moonrise
Motra
Natural Uti Treatment Stealth Mode
Nellygetnelly.dein

Nelly develops digital solutions to reduce administrative burden for healthcare professionals and improve patient experience.

FintechHealthtechSaaS

Dr. Tobias H(Founder)inLukas Eicher(Founder)inNiklas Radner(Founder)inRasmus Schults(Founder)in

Co-investorsCathay InnovationHeliad AGNotion Capitalb2ventureLakestar

Newton's Treenewtonstree.aiin𝕏

Newton's Tree is an AI orchestration and deployment platform for hospitals that helps health systems select, test, deploy, and monitor AI products as managed infrastructure.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech

Haris Shuaib(Founder)in

Co-investorsOctopus Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Calm/Storm VC made?
Calm/Storm VC has 93 tracked investments.
What stage does Calm/Storm VC invest at?
Calm/Storm VC invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does Calm/Storm VC focus on?
Calm/Storm VC focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Digital Health, FemTech, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, InsurTech, Mental Health, SaaS, Wellness & Fitness.
Where is Calm/Storm VC located?
Calm/Storm VC is headquartered in Vienna, AT.
Who does Calm/Storm VC co-invest with?
Calm/Storm VC most often shares deals with Hansmann Family Office, Octopus Ventures, Butterfly Ventures, among 78 tracked co-investors.

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