Any business that gets to $15–20M in revenue inevitably attracts some acquisition interest. Getting acquisition interest can be extremely exciting but also distracting. If being acquired is on your radar, now is a good time…
It’s tough as a founder on so many levels. As an investor in B2B startups, I’ve seen many of the same mistakes made — here are some thoughts on maybe trying to avoid some of…
This is how I, as an investor, want to receive pitches It might seem incredible that an unsolicited email from a startup founder to an investor they’ve never met could result in a response, let alone…
What is the difference between an angel investor and a VC, and which should your tech start-up pitch to for investment? As a venture capital (VC) investor in tech startups, I’m often asked by new…
A US investor’s love letter to European startups. You might think that as an American investor in the heart of the tech startup universe — Silicon Valley — I’d want to stay local in my…
Change must happen from the top. We need to increase the number of female partners in venture firms. As the number of senior women increases, the numbers of females at all levels will increase. Don’t…
It is understandable that automation and its effect on jobs is the subject of much recent debate. Visions of robots doing all of our work and computers telling us our future is a scary picture….
We all know the dismal figures for the lack of women on boards and the rarity of female investors, now the attention has turned to the number of women receiving funding. In honour of International…
As enterprises continue to migrate applications and workflows to the cloud, Storm has been interested in investing in companies that make that process even more compelling and easier. Companies need to be able to connect…
Storm Ventures is an early stage investor and partner for enterprise leaders. I am not a road warrior. I don’t even spend a week a month on the road. But as an investor, I see…