# Jake Storm

> Jake Storm is a General Partner at Felicis, the early-stage venture firm behind companies like Shopify, Fitbit, and Canva. He focuses on AI, DevTools, cybersecurity, and deeptech — investing from pre-seed through Series B — and brought to Felicis a track record from IVP where he backed Lyra Health, Whoop, and CircleCI. A Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree in Venture Capital (2023), Storm grew up across multiple U.S. regions and Brazil, giving him a cross-cultural perspective he credits as foundational to how he evaluates founders and markets.

- **Role:** General Partner at Felicis
- **Organizations:** Felicis, IVP, Jefferies, Qualtrics, Zuora, Brigham Young University
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Finance, Brigham Young University (Marriott School of Management)
- **Known for:** Forbes 30 Under 30 — Venture Capital (2023), General Partner at Felicis, one of the top early-stage VC firms with $2.4B+ in total funding raised, Led or participated in investments across Tines, ConductorOne, Observo AI, Corridor, Terra Security, Depot, Runlayer, Artemis

## Career timeline

- **2014-2016** — Enterprise software sales at Qualtrics and Zuora (and Doba)
- **2016-2018** — Technology Investment Banking at Jefferies
- **2018-2021** — Venture Investor at IVP — backed Papaya Global, Lyra Health, Whoop, CircleCI
- **2021** — Joined Felicis as VP
- **2022** — Named Forbes 30 Under 30 — Venture Capital (2023 list)
- **2022-2024** — Deal Partner then Partner at Felicis
- **2024** — Promoted to General Partner at Felicis

## Achievements

- Forbes 30 Under 30 — Venture Capital (2023)
- General Partner at Felicis, one of the top early-stage VC firms with $2.4B+ in total funding raised
- Led or participated in investments across Tines, ConductorOne, Observo AI, Corridor, Terra Security, Depot, Runlayer, Artemis
- At IVP, partnered with breakout companies including Lyra Health, Whoop, and CircleCI
- Built one of the most focused cybersecurity + AI investment portfolios among emerging GPs

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — Led or participated in investment in Depot — developer build acceleration platform
- **2025-01** — Invested in Observo AI's $15M round focused on AI-powered data pipelines for security and DevOps teams
- **2025-01** — Felicis led Series A in Terra Security — continuous offensive security for the AI era
- **2024-01** — Promoted to General Partner at Felicis

## Links

- Website: https://felicis.com/team/jake-storm
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakestorm/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/jakestorm_

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Last updated: 2026-05-18