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Story Ventures

Institutional venture firmSEC venture capital fund adviserRaising· New York, New Yorkstoryventures.vc

Story invests in the building blocks of automated systems — starting with the very first check. Today's technologies will tell the story of tomorrow.

In the firm's own words, from its website.

Reported fund assets
$490M
sum of its funds' Form ADV filings, last 30 months
New companies, 12 mo
4
Investment team
2
Latest vintage
2026
Contact decision makers
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Ask DFX about thisView relationshipsFind contactsInvestments (41)Team (4)Funds
As of · the latest observation of this organization; filed figures are as of its latest Form ADV

1 additional team member, 34 additional co-investors and affiliates, 64 additional investments, funds and LPs, 30 events, 2 verified contacts (1 general firm email, 1 firm phone)

Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.

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What matters now

  1. 1 vehicle
    on Form D, 18 months

    1 vehicle filed a Form D in the last 18 months, the latest OR-0520 Fund I, a series of Nebular Expansion II on 5 Jun 2026. $43.5M reported sold so far.

    A Form D is filed when a vehicle takes its first money, so these are open to LPs now.

    FactSEC Form D filingsFor LPs, fund-of-funds, placement agents →
  2. 4 companies
    new in 12 months

    4 new companies in the last 12 months.

    A firm writing cheques this quarter is one a founder can pitch now.

    Factfunding announcements, Form D, the firm's portfolio pageFor Founders, co-investorsInvestments →
  3. 1 company
    portfolio raising

    One portfolio company has new financing on record in 6 months without this firm named on the round; the latest on 28 Jul 2026 ($10M round).

    A portfolio company raising again is a follow-on decision for the firm and a co-investment opening for others.

    FactPress release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire)For Co-investors, LPs, lendersInvestments →
  4. 2 deals
    with Core Venture Capital

    Invests most often alongside Core Venture Capital (2 shared deals) and Primary Ventures (2 shared deals).

    pair last observed on record 1 Oct 2026, not a deal date · The firms it syndicates with are the likeliest to see the same deals and to fill out its rounds.

    Measuredshared rounds and portfolio companies on recordFor Founders building a round, co-investorsCo-investors →

People to know

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  • Brian Alexander Yormak
    Managing Partner
    Why: Managing partner: runs the firm
    No route on file yet
  • Jacob Yormak
    Managing Partner
    Why: Managing partner: runs the firm
    No route on file yet

Relationship network

111 connected entities5 observed rounds1 dated round shown here, 2026

From financing rounds and every investor named in them, Form ADV and Form D filings, the firm's funds and team, and disclosed LP commitments in the venture capital graph. A round's amount is the size of the round, not money that moved between two investors.

Some relationships on this record are counted rather than named here. They open with the full profile.

Click any name or line for the rounds and sources behind it. Line weight is rounds together; dashed lines are inferred.

Reading the network
  • Sponsor
  • Company
  • Fund or vehicle
  • Person

Co-investors are read from the rounds: three or more shared rounds is a strong observed relationship, two a repeat co-investor, one a single round. Funds and people are structural. Nothing is scored that a reader cannot check.

Darker lines were active in the last 24 months or are current; lighter lines are older or undated.

How am I connected?

Name your firm, a company or a person, and DFX finds the published routes to Story Ventures: a shared portfolio company or board, a prior employer, a co-investor, a shared LP or service provider. Every step is a filed or published record with its source; none is a guess about who knows whom.

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Investing

41 companies on record, 4 new in 12 months
Investments on record
41 companies, 7 partner-attributed
CompanyRoundRolePartnerRound sizeThis investorDateSource
10Beauty, Inc.portfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Firm website
Aetherportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Firm website
Aspireshipportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Firm website
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
45 observed deals
Stated (the firm’s website)
Sectors
ai, deep tech, logistics, industrial, media
Stages
not stated or not yet read
Geography
new york
Check size
not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
Self-described
seed
Observed (from deals on record)
Stage at participation
series c 100%
Stage at first entry
series c 100%
Industries, each company once
Hardware and deep tech (1)Hardware and deep tech, Software or Tech-enabled and IT services (1)
lead rate 0%follow-on rate 0%new companies, 12 months 4

Team

4 current, 0 departed
Decision makers
who to call first, and why; then everyone else by function
  • Brian Alexander Yormak · Managing Partner
    Why this person: Managing partner: runs the firm; Named with investment responsibility
  • Jacob Yormak · Managing Partner
    Why this person: Managing partner: runs the firm; Named with investment responsibility
Who else at this firm · 1 person, grouped by function
Finance, operations and compliance (1)

Ranked by the role the firm or its filing states, a route on file and deals led. Every reason is read from the record, never inferred. Routes are published by the person or the firm (their bio, the team page or a filing) and are revealed on a plan; data bought from a provider is never shown, and a route printed at a firm the person has since left is held back.

Investment team
4 current, 0 departed
Contacts
1 general firm email, 1 firm phone

1 general firm email, 1 firm phone on record, each with its source. Values open with the complete profile.

Funds and LPs

30 vehicles, 0 LPs disclosed
Funds and vehicles
30 reported
VehicleTypeVintageLifecycleReported GAVOwnersForm D soldLatest Form D
OR-0520 Fund I, a series of Nebular Expansion II, LPSPV or co-invest vehicle2026 form d first saleNewly closedunknownunknown$768,000
of $768,000
Jun 5, 2026
Story VP, L.P.Fund2025 form d first saleNewly closed$67.0M
Mar 30, 2026
63$10.0M
of $10.0M
Sep 12, 2025
Story Data III, L.P.Fund2024 form d first saleFundraising$32.0M
Mar 30, 2026
40$32.7M
of $50.0M
Sep 23, 2025
Limited partners
0 LPs, 0 disclosed commitments
No LP commitment on record. An LP edge needs a public disclosure with a quote: a pension report (see Limited partners for the plans read), a fund announcement naming the LP, or a Form ADV owner. The fund page carries the LP’s reported performance.
Known LPs and allocators
0 relationships across the firm's funds, from public pensions and the allocator graph
No allocator names this firm or its funds in a public disclosure DFX holds.

Relationships across DFX

37 co-investors
Co-investors
37 counted from shared deals, for the whole firm

Evidence and history

35 dated events, 63 observations from 3 sources
Timeline
35 dated events
  1. seen on or beforeSep 24, 2026
    Story Ventures: SEED_FUND_MANAGER -> INSTITUTIONAL_VC (venture manager, reported GAV $459M across 32 vehicles)
    Classification changedClassificationInferenceno URL
  2. seen on or beforeSep 14, 2026
    Story Ventures: INSTITUTIONAL_VC -> SEED_FUND_MANAGER (name or self-description says seed)
    Classification changedClassificationInferenceno URL
  3. Mar 30, 2026
    Story Vp, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Story Ventures (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $67,046,671
    Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsInferenceStory VP, L.P.Form ADV
  4. Mar 30, 2026
    True Footage Series C, a Series of Story Ventures Series Investments LLC first reported on Form ADV by Story Ventures (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $440,203
    Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsInferenceTrue Footage Series C, a Series of Story Ventures Series Investments LLCForm ADV
  5. Mar 30, 2026
    Inspiren Series a, a Series of Story Ventures Series Investments LLC first reported on Form ADV by Story Ventures (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $3,140,495
    Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsInferenceInspiren Series a, a Series of Story Ventures Series Investments LLCForm ADV
Identity and regulatory footprint
Address, phone, Form ADV filing and ownersForm ADV filed Mar 30, 2026 · 27 private fundsShow
Headquarters
Westport, CTadviserinfo.sec.gov
Office address
unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
Business phone
unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
Website
storyventures.vc
SEC adviser type
Exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
SEC exemption claimed
Venture capital fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.govItem 2.B(1): advises solely venture capital funds
Latest Form ADV
Mar 30, 2026
Private funds reported
27 (27 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
Private fund gross assets, adviser total
$455Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
Classification history
Every classification this record has carried5 on recordShow
  1. Sep 30, 2026
    Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%)
    Venture manager, reported GAV $490M across 32 vehicles
  2. Sep 24, 2026
    Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%)
    Venture manager, reported GAV $459M across 32 vehicles
  3. Sep 14, 2026
    Seed fund manager (confirmed, 95%)
    Name or self-description says seed
  4. Sep 12, 2026
    Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%)
    Venture manager, reported GAV $124M across 23 vehicles
  5. Sep 12, 2026
    Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%)
    Venture manager, reported GAV $124M across 19 vehicles
Evidence
63 observations from 3 sources
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
FactValueEffectiveClassSource
Why admittedVC exemption, VC funds reportedMar 30, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC exemption claimedVenture capital fund adviserMar 30, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC exemption claimedVenture capital fund adviserMar 1, 2024FactForm ADV
SEC adviser typeExempt reporting adviserMar 30, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC adviser typeExempt reporting adviserMar 30, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC adviser typeExempt reporting adviserMar 1, 2024FactForm ADV
First Form ADV filing2019-09-24Mar 30, 2026FactForm ADV
First Form ADV filing2019-09-24Mar 1, 2024FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-29Sep 30, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-25Sep 26, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-23Sep 24, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-21Sep 23, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-22Sep 23, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1Sep 12, 2026FactForm ADV
Latest Form ADV filing2026-03-30Mar 30, 2026FactForm ADV
Latest Form ADV filing2026-03-30Mar 30, 2026FactForm ADV
Latest Form ADV filing2024-03-01Mar 1, 2024FactForm ADV
SEC statusERA - ActiveMar 30, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC status effective2019-09-24Mar 30, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture share of reported funds1Mar 30, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture share of reported funds1Mar 1, 2024FactForm ADV
Business phoneMar 30, 2026FactForm ADV
Business phoneMar 1, 2024FactForm ADV
Contact page urlSep 16, 2026Factno URL
DescriptionSep 16, 2026Factno URL
DescriptionSep 14, 2026Factno URL
HeadquartersWestport, CTMar 30, 2026FactForm ADV
HeadquartersNew York, NYMar 1, 2024FactForm ADV
Office addressMar 30, 2026FactForm ADV
Office addressMar 1, 2024FactForm ADV
Self-described typeseedSep 16, 2026Factno URL
Self-described typeseedSep 14, 2026Factno URL
Legal formLimited Liability CompanyMar 30, 2026FactForm ADV
Legal formLimited Liability CompanyMar 1, 2024FactForm ADV
Portfolio pageSep 16, 2026Factno URL
Portfolio pageSep 14, 2026Factno URL
Private funds reported27Mar 30, 2026FactForm ADV
Private funds reported27Mar 30, 2026FactForm ADV
Private funds reported18Mar 1, 2024FactForm ADV
Private fund gross assets (reported)$455MMar 30, 2026FactForm ADV
Private fund gross assets (reported)$455MMar 30, 2026FactForm ADV
Private fund gross assets (reported)$124MMar 1, 2024FactForm ADV
Schedule a diffsadiff-1Sep 24, 2026FactForm ADV
Stated geographynew york
“geography words on the home page”
Sep 16, 2026Factno URL
Stated geographynew york
“geography words on the home page”
Sep 14, 2026Factno URL
Stated sectorsAI, deep tech, logistics, industrial, media
“sector words on the home page”
Sep 16, 2026Factno URL
Stated sectorsAI, deep tech, logistics, industrial, media
“sector words on the home page”
Sep 14, 2026Factno URL
Team pageSep 16, 2026Factno URL
Team pageSep 14, 2026Factno URL
Venture funds reported27Mar 30, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture funds reported27Mar 30, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture funds reported18Mar 1, 2024FactForm ADV
WebsiteMar 30, 2026FactForm ADV
WebsiteMar 1, 2024FactForm ADV
Site titleSep 16, 2026Factno URL
Site titleSep 14, 2026Factno URL
How this is scored
Scores, classification basis and filing advisersInstitutional venture firm, confirmedShow
Importance
56
elevated
Active deployment
71
high
Emerging
0
low
Freshness
100
high
Institutional venture firmSEC exempt reporting adviser

Venture manager, reported GAV $490M across 32 vehicles

The inputs behind each score
importance
gav: $1 · funds: 1 · people: 0.08 · investments: 0.61 · co investors: 0.63
active deployment
investments 12m: 0.38 · fund raising 18m: 1 · people joined 12m: 0 · vintage within 3y: 1 · latest investment at: 2026-09-10
emerging manager
fund count: 32 · reported gav: $490M · first adv filing: 2019-09-24 · years since first filing: 7

Fits, record history and connections

scored matches for this investor, every identity change, every edge

Fits

36 scored matches, best firstas of
  • score 40.9confidence 100%
    Why: sector fit; geography fit; activity; analogous
    Watch: adjacent portfolio
  • score 40.9confidence 100%
    Why: sector fit; geography fit; activity; analogous
    Watch: adjacent portfolio
  • score 40.9confidence 100%
    Why: sector fit; geography fit; activity; analogous
    Watch: adjacent portfolio

+33 more scored matches

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Record history

3 dated events on the change ledger, latest event first
  • Organization classification changed
    2026-09-24
  • Organization classification changed
    2026-09-14
  • Adviser's first ADV filing
    2019-09-24source on record

The ledger records every merge, rename and reclassification this record went through and the dated filings observed on it, so the identity on this page can be traced to the records it was built from. The ledger's own sentences name other records, so they show with the names.