
“Brainstorm Ventures was among our first early stage investors. Their partnership and belief in our vision helped validate that Zappos was onto something big.”
– Tony Hsieh, CEO

“Brainstorm Ventures was among our first early stage investors. Their partnership and belief in our vision helped validate that Zappos was onto something big.”
– Tony Hsieh, CEO

“Brainstorm Ventures invested early on in OpenTable and Keith joined the board as one of the first outside directors. He helped me as a first time founder by acting as a sounding board, recruiting directors and investors, and advising on early stage issues like consumer research, resulting in our name change from EasyEats to OpenTable.”
– Chuck Templeton, Founder

“I’ve known Eduardo for years. Brainstorm Ventures brought the technical know-how to Mexico from a US-based company to incubate KIO Networks and then backed us financially. We’re now a billion dollar company in large part thanks to Brainstorm.”
– Sergio Rosengaus, Co-Founder and CEO
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“Brainstorm Ventures participated in Turing’s first funding round and was a steadfast partner since the beginning. Ariel made some valuable introductions that helped us grow our presence in Latin America.”
– Jonathan Siddharth, Co-Founder and CEO
Brainstorm Ventures is a small, generalist venture capital firm founded in 1999 by former exited founders. With roots in Silicon Valley and Mexico City, Brainstorm invests at the earliest stages in category-defining startups across North America. We have deep empathy for entrepreneurs and experience delivering top-decile returns across market cycles.
