Story Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2016 by brothers Jake and Brian Yormak. The firm makes early-stage investments in frontier technology companies that capture and leverage proprietary data to drive decision-making, with a focus on hardware-software integration across sensory systems, data processing, and machine intelligence.
Story Ventures backs pre-seed and seed-stage founders building data stack companies that automate manual processes in legacy industries, spanning AI, connected vehicles, health data, property and insurance data, and fintech.
The firm invests exclusively in U.S.-based companies and can lead rounds at the earliest stages.
In October 2026, Story Ventures disclosed $63.1 million raised for Story VP II, according to an SEC filing.
The new fund follows Story VP, a 2025-vintage vehicle, and continues the firm's practice of backing a concentrated number of frontier technology companies at pre-seed and seed stage.
Leadership
Jake Yormak and Brian Yormak, both Managing Partners, co-lead Story Ventures. The founding team combines big-law M&A experience with sector-specialist venture capital backgrounds.
Jake focuses on data-driven frontier technology broadly, while Brian concentrates on mobility and the creation and utility of data assets.
Investment Strategy
Story Ventures makes concentrated early-stage investments, writing checks that average $1 million to $3 million and occasionally deploying a significant share of a fund into a single high-conviction company.
The firm launched a Scout Program in 2022 to extend its reach into entrepreneurial and angel-investor networks.
Notable Investments
Particle Health, Motorq, Prism Data, and Petal.
Jake Yormak, Managing Partner
jake@storyventures.vc
Brian Yormak, Managing Partner
brian@storyventures.vc
United States
