The #1 Mistake Killing B2B Startups | Arun Penmetsa, Storm Ventures

The #1 Mistake Killing B2B Startups | Arun Penmetsa, Storm Ventures

July 21, 2026 · 1h 17m · Season 1 · Episode 382

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The episode discusses the challenges B2B startups face in a market increasingly influenced by AI and the insights from Storm Ventures on navigating these challenges.

Can the biggest AI labs simply walk into any market and replace the software companies already sitting there? Storm Ventures has spent 26 years building an answer for B2B founders. The firm has made close to 200 investments, backed 11 unicorns, and produced some of the cleanest enterprise exits in Silicon Valley, from AirGap Networks selling to Zscaler to earlier winners like Marketo and MobileIron. Its portfolio today runs from Tekion in automotive retail to Atomicwork in IT service managem...

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