Techstart Ventures

Techstart Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 and based in Belfast, United Kingdom. It acts as a first-cheque investor for extraordinary founders pursuing uncapped global opportunities, focusing on backing early-stage companies at the pre-seed and seed stages.

James Andrews

Investor and Partner

Jamie Andrews

Investor

Julie Curran Ph.D

Venture Partner

Calum Forsyth

Investor

Mark Hogarth

Partner

Past deals in Storage Services

Cloudsmith

Series B in 2025
Cloudsmith is a software-as-a-service provider of a cloud-native artifact and package management platform designed to secure and streamline software supply chains. The platform supports a broad range of package formats including npm, Docker, Maven, PyPI, RubyGems, and Debian, enabling developers to store, manage, and distribute artifacts across ecosystems. It provides hosted repositories with access controls, authentication, and integration with identity providers, along with features such as discoverability, malware scanning, detailed logs and analytics, private repositories, retention policies, and integrations with development tools. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Belfast, Cloudsmith focuses on secure artifact repositories that help teams manage packages and automate distribution across cloud and local environments.

Cloudsmith

Series A in 2021
Cloudsmith is a software-as-a-service provider of a cloud-native artifact and package management platform designed to secure and streamline software supply chains. The platform supports a broad range of package formats including npm, Docker, Maven, PyPI, RubyGems, and Debian, enabling developers to store, manage, and distribute artifacts across ecosystems. It provides hosted repositories with access controls, authentication, and integration with identity providers, along with features such as discoverability, malware scanning, detailed logs and analytics, private repositories, retention policies, and integrations with development tools. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Belfast, Cloudsmith focuses on secure artifact repositories that help teams manage packages and automate distribution across cloud and local environments.

Stora

Seed Round in 2021
Stora is a technology company that specializes in providing comprehensive, web-based solutions for self-storage operators. Its primary product is an all-in-one management and sales software platform designed to facilitate online operations. This includes features such as website hosting with online booking and payment functionalities, automated recurring billing processes, customer check-in systems, and facility management tools for unit allocation, pricing adjustments, and business metric tracking. Stora aims to empower self-storage operators to efficiently run their businesses online.

Cloudsmith

Seed Round in 2019
Cloudsmith is a software-as-a-service provider of a cloud-native artifact and package management platform designed to secure and streamline software supply chains. The platform supports a broad range of package formats including npm, Docker, Maven, PyPI, RubyGems, and Debian, enabling developers to store, manage, and distribute artifacts across ecosystems. It provides hosted repositories with access controls, authentication, and integration with identity providers, along with features such as discoverability, malware scanning, detailed logs and analytics, private repositories, retention policies, and integrations with development tools. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Belfast, Cloudsmith focuses on secure artifact repositories that help teams manage packages and automate distribution across cloud and local environments.

Cloudsmith

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Cloudsmith is a software-as-a-service provider of a cloud-native artifact and package management platform designed to secure and streamline software supply chains. The platform supports a broad range of package formats including npm, Docker, Maven, PyPI, RubyGems, and Debian, enabling developers to store, manage, and distribute artifacts across ecosystems. It provides hosted repositories with access controls, authentication, and integration with identity providers, along with features such as discoverability, malware scanning, detailed logs and analytics, private repositories, retention policies, and integrations with development tools. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Belfast, Cloudsmith focuses on secure artifact repositories that help teams manage packages and automate distribution across cloud and local environments.
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