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Storytime Capital

Storytime Capital

  • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  • Toronto, Ontario

Stage

  • Early Stage, Seed

Type

  • Venture Capital

Description

Storytime Capital is a Toronto-based venture capital firm founded in 2022 by Neil Grunberg and Ryan Kimel. It focuses on pre-seed and seed-stage investments in startups innovating in the “Future of Work” sector. With an inaugural fund of CAD 17.5 million, the firm provides financial support and strategic guidance to early-stage companies, helping them navigate the evolving workforce landscape​

Mission

We join the stories of passionate, insightful, driven founders tackling unique and impactful problems. Our founders are our heroes.

Beauty Investments #

  • 1

Primary Sector

Beauty Exits #

  • 0

Last Beauty Invest

  • Mar, 2024-Thoras.ai-$1.5M

BEAUTY PORTFOLIO

How to Apply?

Apply here: https://www.storytime.capital/raise-from-us

Criteria

We look for world class teams solving big problems.

Our founders are passionate about both the journey they are on and the problem they are trying to solve. Large and growing market opportunities and unique value propositions are a must. With respect to revenue, we expect to see early signals of traction in seed stage companies, but we are not afraid to jump into a pre-seed opportunity pre-product market fit.

We have no hangups as to where a company is located or whether we lead or jump onto a syndicate; we simply want to invest in companies where our team and network can make a positive impact – whether through great intros or a quarterly call, or even embedding a superstar talent or diving deep for a major department focused workshop.

Our sweet spot is companies that are foundationally revolutionizing the way individuals and organizations define, discover, develop, execute, evaluate, and incentivize work.

Resources Breakdown Funding Terms
  • CA $1.5M to $2M

Education
  • No
Accelerator
  • Type-No
  • Duration-No
Network
  • 6
1:1
  • Yes

IMPERATIVE: CULTURE & VALUES

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BEAUTY FUNDER FIT SCORE

Resources

Education

Accelerator

Network

1:1

2.55/10

*This score calculates the likelihood of any beauty brand getting funded by the investor. The score gives weights to number of beauty investments, recency of beauty investment, number of beauty exits, inclusivity inclination, resources offered, etc.

Inclusivity Investments %
  • 16.67%
Beauty Investments #
  • 1

Beauty Exits #
  • 0
Last Beauty Invest
  • Mar, 2024-Thoras.ai-$1.5M

LEAD DETAILS

Lead Contact

Neil Grunberg

Title

Co-Founder, Managing Partner

LinkedIn

Twitter Handle

JUMP CONCLUSION

Storytime Capital appears to focus on early-stage companies, as indicated by their recent investments in entities that are in the seed phase. They have a diverse interest in various industries, with a notable inclination towards technology-oriented sectors such as software, internet services, and cloud solutions. Geographically, their investments are primarily concentrated in Canada, with a particular emphasis on cities within the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia, although they have also reached as far as Australia. The firm does not typically take a leading role in the funding rounds they participate in. Their investment choices reflect a preference for ventures that are innovating in the digital space, including areas like e-learning, e-commerce, and smart city technology. Organizations that could attract Storytime Capital’s attention for future investments might be those involved in emerging tech markets, particularly those offering innovative software solutions or platforms that enhance digital infrastructure and services, and are seeking seed funding. Companies based in Canada or those with a global reach that align with Storytime Capital’s geographical focus would likely be of interest. The IG handle mentions future of work as a focus so if your beauty brand can show alignment then you might get a listen esp. for Canadian startups, otherwise avoid would be a reco.

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