Brian Yormak

Managing Partner at Story Ventures

Managing Partner
2017 - Current
Story is an early stage venture fund based in NYC. We invest in entrepreneurs with big visions that leverage technology and improved data processing capabilities to change the way people interact with the world. Sectors we target include cybersecurity, critical infrastructure (telecom, IT, finance), vertical AI/machine learning, and intelligent mobility, among others. The general approach is to invest across the data landscape from creation (e.g. sensors) to infrastructure (e.g. pipes/tubes of IT) to application (e.g. AI/ML).

Fellow
2015
Venture for America is a career accelerator for recent grads who want to learn how to build a business while making an impact. VFA Fellows receive training and join a startup in an emerging U.S. city, where we live and work for two years at one of our hundreds of partner companies. We learn hands-on what it takes to build a company, while getting the mentorship, network, and ongoing support to prepare ourselves to become successful entrepreneurs. Our goal is to spark job growth in cities that need it by sending top-talent to help grow the businesses that will make it happen.

Investor
2015 - 2017
Fontinalis Partners is a strategic investment firm that seeks to invest in growth-stage companies operating in the next-generation mobility space. Fontinalis takes a value-added approach to helping scale its portfolio companies by combining its resources and assuming an active, hands-on role. To date, Fontinalis has invested in the following innovative companies across the next-generation mobility landscape: ● Autonomous Marine Systems ● Elementum ● INRIX ● Life360 ● LocoMobi ● Lyft ● Masabi ● Nano-C ● nuTonomy ● Parkmobile ● RelayRides ● Service.com ● SmartKargo ● SQLstream ● Synovia Solutions ● Telogis ● TransLoc ● Zagster ● Zendrive

Investment Banking Analyst
2014 - 2015
Participate in all phases of the transaction process including the writing of credit applications that analyze financial statements, business strategy, risks, and market environment within the Energy & Natural Resources Trade & Commodity Finance team with a focus in Agribusiness.

Total Funding: $7M