Where does Arun Penmetsa work?

Arun Penmetsa is Partner at Storm Ventures and Board director at Compa Technologies, Inc. and Board director at Qualio and Board director at Clear Skye.

What check size does Arun Penmetsa write?

Arun Penmetsa typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.

What boards does Arun Penmetsa sit on?

Arun Penmetsa holds tracked board seats at Clear Skye, Compa Technologies, Inc., MY Ally, Qualio, Talview.

Where did Arun Penmetsa go to school?

Arun Penmetsa studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)); Stanford University (Master of Science, Computer Engineering); Carnegie Mellon University (Bachelor of Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering).

Arun Penmetsa

Investor

Partner at Storm Ventures · Board director at Compa Technologies, Inc. · Board director at Qualio · Board director at Clear Skye

Menlo Park, California

Writes $1M – $5M checks · typically $3M

About

Arun Penmetsa is a Partner at Storm Ventures investing in early-stage enterprise software, with a focus on AI, security, and digital health. He previously built enterprise software at Oracle and Google and advises healthcare groups in India on technology and population health.

Contact· published on Arun's own website

a•••@stormventures.comreveal

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Board director at Compa Technologies, Inc.

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Compa Technologies, Inc.'s investors · 1

Storm VenturesPalo Alto · since 2024

Co-founders at Compa Technologies, Inc.

Joseph MalandruccoloExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Charles FranklinExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Taylor ConeExecutive Officer, Promoter

Board director at Qualio

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Qualio's investors · 4

500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2016 Frontline VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $3.2M checks Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks Storm VenturesPalo Alto · since 2020

Co-founders at Qualio

Robert FentonExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Clear Skye

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Clear Skye's investors · 3

Inner Loop CapitalBaltimore Storm VenturesPalo Alto · since 2025 Toba CapitalIrvine · $1M – $10M checks

Experience

Storm VenturesPartnercurrent2014 — present
Synthpop - Healthcare AIInvestorcurrent2025 — present
FlywlInvestor / Board Membercurrent2024 — present
Tote.aiInvestorcurrent2024 — present
PinkfishInvestorcurrent2024 — present
OpsLabInvestorcurrent2023 — present
CompaInvestor / Board Membercurrent2023 — present
AtomicworkInvestorcurrent2022 — present
HSTInvestor / Board Membercurrent2022 — present
SpyneInvestorcurrent2022 — present
HyperproofInvestorcurrent2021 — present
BridgitInvestor / Board Membercurrent2021 — present
AvomaInvestorcurrent2021 — present
Provus IncInvestorcurrent2021 — present
Clear SkyeInvestor / Board Membercurrent2021 — present
Motivo, Inc.Investorcurrent2021 — present
Carta Healthcare Inc.Investor / Board Membercurrent2020 — present
KrispInvestorcurrent2020 — present
QualioInvestor / Board Membercurrent2020 — present
Tilda ResearchInvestorcurrent2019 — present
TalviewInvestor / Board Membercurrent2019 — present
Aviso IncInvestorcurrent2019 — present
Honeycomb.ioInvestorcurrent2017 — present
Asian Institute of GastroenterologyInvestorcurrent2009 — present
MaxCure HospitalsInvestorcurrent2015 — present
Seraphic SecurityInvestor2023 — 2026
Asian Institute of Nephrology and UrologyInvestor2013 — 2024
DaseraInvestor / Board Member2023 — 2024
Airgap Networks Inc. (Acquired by Zscaler)Investor / Board Member2022 — 2024
LimbixInvestor2019 — 2023
4meInvestor / Board Member2017 — 2023
TruSTAR TechnologyInvestor / Board Member2016 — 2021
ShoCard, Inc.Investor2017 — 2020
My AllyInvestor / Board Member2018 — 2020
RallyteamInvestor2015 — 2018
ScriptedInvestor2014 — 2017
Storm VenturesAssociate2013Menlo Park
OracleEngineering & Product2007 — 2012Redwood Shores, California
Google CorporationSoftware Engineer Intern2006Mountain View, California
OracleSummer Intern2005Redwood Shores, California

Skills & more

Embedded Systems19Enterprise Software14Java2C2Perl2SaaS7Software as a Service (SaaS)2strategy2Strategy1Distributed Systems12Architectures11Venture Capital10

+11 more

EntrepreneurshipBusiness StrategyProduct ManagementFinancial AnalysisInvestmentsSoftware EngineeringMobile DevicesStart-upsSecurityHealthcareBusiness Development

From Arun's professional profile.

Deals · 2

Compa Technologies, Inc.Board seat

via Storm Ventures · filed May 2024 · $12.1M raise

MY AllyBoard seat

via Storm Ventures · filed Jul 2018 · $5M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

Clear Skye Qualio Talview

Investor

AtomicworkAvisoAvomaBridgitCarta HealthcareClearskyeCompaFlywlHoneycombHSTHyperproofKrispMotivoOpsLabPinkfishProvusQualioSeraphic SecuritySpyneTalview

Sources: SEC Form D filings · the firm's website.

Colleagues at Storm Ventures

Abby Kearns

Investor at Storm Ventures

Ahmed Al-Bahar

Entrepreneur in Residence at Storm Ventures

Alex Mendez

Managing Director Emeritus at Storm Ventures

Christian Weniger

Venture Partner at Storm Ventures

Daniel von Devivere

Venture Scout at Storm Ventures

David Somers

Partner at Storm Ventures

Emily Moskowitz

Entrepreneur in Residence at Storm Ventures

Erik Meijer

Venture Scout at Storm Ventures

Network10

Neeraj AgrawalScout

General Partner at Battery Ventures

Abby KearnsScout

Investor at Storm Ventures

Mitchell N. SchearScout

Partner at Camber Creek

Nat TurnerScout

General Partner at Operator LP

Sanjay SubhedarScout

Managing Director Emeritus at Storm Ventures

Alex Mendez

Managing Director Emeritus at Storm Ventures

Frederik Groce

Partner at Storm Ventures

Ilbok Lee

Investor at Storm Ventures

Kevin Melia

CFO at Storm Ventures

Mary Anderson

Controller at Storm Ventures

Investors connected to Arun in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Arun Penmetsa?: Arun Penmetsa is a Partner at Storm Ventures investing in early-stage enterprise software, with a focus on AI, security, and digital health. He previously built enterprise software at Oracle and Google and advises healthcare groups in India on technology and population health.
Where does Arun Penmetsa work?: Arun Penmetsa is Partner at Storm Ventures and Board director at Compa Technologies, Inc. and Board director at Qualio and Board director at Clear Skye.
What does Arun Penmetsa invest in?: Arun Penmetsa invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Digital Health, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
What check size does Arun Penmetsa write?: Arun Penmetsa typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.
What boards does Arun Penmetsa sit on?: Arun Penmetsa holds tracked board seats at Clear Skye, Compa Technologies, Inc., MY Ally, Qualio, Talview.
What companies has Arun Penmetsa invested in?: Investments tracked here include Atomicwork, Aviso, Avoma, Bridgit, Carta Healthcare, Clearskye, Compa, Flywl, Honeycomb, HST, Hyperproof, Krisp, and 8 more.
Where did Arun Penmetsa go to school?: Arun Penmetsa studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)); Stanford University (Master of Science, Computer Engineering); Carnegie Mellon University (Bachelor of Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering).