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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
Investor profile last updated: 17 August, 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

PropTech / ConTech HealthTech InsurTech Business Services (B2B) Financial Services Fintech Healthcare Services SaaS Software AI Life Sciences MedTech Marketing and Advertising

Calm/Storm Ventures Funds

Name Type
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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
September 2026

Contacts

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Lucanus Polagnoli 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 PropTech / ConTech, HealthTech, InsurTech, Business Services (B2B), Financial Services, Fintech, Healthcare Services, SaaS, Software, AI, 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 startups and founders.
Yes, Calm/Storm Ventures is impact investor.
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