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    Story Ventures

    New York, New York, United StatesFounded 2016

    Story Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in the building blocks of automated systems within the data automation ecosystem. Their strategy focuses on three integrated layers: sensory systems (data capture), data processing (organization and structure), and machine intelligence (applications and decision-making), partnering with founders who are pursuing audacious, challenging businesses that solve complex real-world problems through data-driven innovation.

    35% of their portfolio is in Healthcare. Deal activity increased 400% year-over-year (5 deals in the last 12 months). Their most common stage is seed (41% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $21.9M (across 17 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    17

    Fund Size

    $250M

    Top Stage

    Seed

    Last 12 Mo

    5

    Team

    FG

    Frederik Groce

    Partner

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    17 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    True Footage logoTrue FootageSeries C$40MApr 2026
    PProcode AISeed$4MMar 2026
    PParableSeed$16.5MNov 2025
    Inspiren logoInspirenSeries B$100MSep 2025
    Empo Health logoEmpo HealthSeed$7MJun 2025
    Inspiren logoInspirenSeries A$35MMar 2025
    NNomic AISeries A$17MJul 2023
    Summer logoSummerSeries A$6MApr 2023
    Particle Health logoParticle HealthSeries B$25MJul 2022
    Motorq logoMotorqSeries B$40MFeb 2022
    NewtonX logoNewtonXSeries B$32MDec 2021
    Smile Identity logoSmile IdentitySeries A$7MJul 2021
    Wellory logoWellorySeed$4.2MDec 2020
    Petal logoPetalSeries B$30MJan 2019
    SStaeSeed$1.5MMay 2017
    AAether BiomedicalSeed$5.8M
    Phood logoPhoodSeed$2M

    Top Co-Investors

    Gaingels3 shared
    Studio VC2 shared
    Valar1 shared
    J2 ventures1 shared
    New Stack1 shared
    QED1 shared
    FM Capital1 shared
    Monta Vista Capital1 shared

    Last updated: 24 April 2026