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Calm/Storm Ventures

Investor type

VC

Founded

2020

AUM

$55 M

Location

Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Investment Ticket

$0-1 m

Investment Stage

Seed Pre-seed Series A

Region of investment

Europe North America Asia

ESG Focus

Impact investor Women People of color and other minorities LGBTQ
Investor profile last updated: 21 October, 2026

Profile

Calm/Storm Ventures is a boutique venture capital firm based in Vienna, focused on transforming health and wellbeing through strategic healthtech investments. Founded by a team of entrepreneurs and investors, the firm prides itself on fostering a community of founders supporting founders. The team is diverse and values-led, with a track record of backing underrepresented groups in the industry.

Calm/Storm Ventures specializes in HealthTech investment, emphasizing digital health and well-being. The firm targets super-early stage companies, often investing in the first fundraising round before the co-founding team or final pitch deck is complete. While primarily focused on Europe, their investments span a range of sub-sectors, including AI-infrastructures and B2B and B2C startups. They manage a portfolio of over 75 companies, with their funds demonstrating a commitment to both financial returns and societal impact.

Some of their notable portfolio companies include Clicks - AI agents for enterprise workflows, Foundation Health - enabling exceptional patient experiences, and Fertifa - a reproductive healthcare benefits solution. Calm/Storm has been recognized as the most active healthtech investor in Europe, reflecting its progressive approach to venture capital.

Industry

AI Telecommunications Software SaaS Medical Devices Internet and Web Services Healthcare Services Fintech Financial Services Digital Business Services (B2B) InsurTech HealthTech PropTech / ConTech Life Sciences MedTech Marketing and Advertising

Calm/Storm Ventures Funds

Name Type
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Industry
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Stage
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Region
Size AUM Launch date
Calm/Storm Ventures Fund I
Venture Capital (VC)
Healthcare Services
AI
MedTech
HealthTech
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
Europe
Middle East
$5-10 m
$22 M
February 2020
Calm/Storm Ventures Fund II I
Venture Capital (VC)
Financial Services
Fintech
Healthcare Services
Marketing and Advertising
SaaS
Software
HealthTech
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
Europe
$5-10 m
$30 M
October 2025
Calm/Storm Second HealthTech Fund
Venture Capital (VC)
SaaS
AI
HealthTech
InsurTech
Pre-seed
Seed
Europe
$0-1 m
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October 2026

Contacts

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Lucanus Polagnoli Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
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Stephanie Urbanski Managing Partner
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FAQs about Calm/Storm Ventures

Calm/Storm Ventures is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Seed, Pre-seed and Series A, writing tickets of $0-1 m.
Calm/Storm Ventures is located in Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Calm/Storm Ventures was founded in 2020.
Calm/Storm Ventures invests in companies and startups in AI, Telecommunications, Software, SaaS, Medical Devices, Internet and Web Services, Healthcare Services, Fintech, Financial Services, Digital, Business Services (B2B), InsurTech, HealthTech, PropTech / ConTech, Life Sciences, MedTech, Marketing and Advertising.
Calm/Storm Ventures invests in companies and startups in Europe, North America, Asia.
Calm/Storm Ventures invests in companies and startups at Seed, Pre-seed, Series A.
Calm/Storm Ventures usually invests $0-1 m on average.
Calm/Storm Ventures has around $55m assets under management.
Calm/Storm Ventures last fund was created/launched in 2025-10-26
Calm/Storm Ventures invests and supports Women, People of color and other minorities, LGBTQ startups and founders.
Yes, Calm/Storm Ventures is impact investor.
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