Storytime Capital Fund II

Canada
Pre Seed
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About Storytime Capital Fund II

Storytime Capital Fund II is a venture capital firm based in Canada, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in Consumer Commerce, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionCanada
Funding StagePre Seed
Industry Focus
Consumer Commerce
Saas

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Canadian AI/tech founders, Startupfest-connected, ecosystem-engaged

Canada-based
early-stage
AI-tech
ecosystem-builder
talent-pipeline
founder-education

Bullish Signals

Active intern program, Schulich top-10 awardexternal
Strong Toronto VC ecosystem tiesexternal
20+ industry mentors in networklinkedin
Fund actively posts & engages LinkedInlinkedin
ENTR 6960 won TEA top-10, Winter '26linkedin
2,000+ LinkedIn followers, consistent engagementlinkedin
Neil Grunberg Startupfest panel, founder mentorbetakit
Active Startupfest participation, CDN tech visibilitybetakit
Portfolio: Bloks named Canada Top 100 AIlinkedin
Founder Marc Gingras, Mila residency, serial founderlinkedin

Contrarian Signals

Network-gated, academia-heavy deal flowexternal
Visibility skews educational, not deal-focusedlinkedin

Founder Do's

Engage with Canadian university ecosystems
Value mentorship & talent pipelines
Leverage Schulich / York University network
Welcome intern & student involvement
Tap founder mentors for real lessons
Pursue AI/tech category recognition

Founder Don'ts

Expect purely transactional relationship
Skip community & network signals
Ignore founder peer learning culture

Key GPs & Partners

CC
Chris Carder
Partner / GP
educatorcommunity-buildermentor
NG
Neil Grunberg
Partner / Associated
founder-mentorCDN-ecosystem
SB
Shray Kumar Bhatnagar
Team Member
operationscoordinator
LC
Lesley Chen
Team Member / Intern
emerging-talent
SW
Sophie Wu
Team Member / Intern
MBAemerging-talent
AC
Artem Chaykovskyy
Team Member / Intern
emerging-talent
SN
Shay Nulman
External / Peer Educator
educatorventure-capital
MG
Marc Gingras
Founder / Portfolio
AIfounder-residencyserial-founder

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Fund Overview

Fund SizeC$14M
Saves0

Key People

Neil Grunberg, Ryan Kimel, Lauren Epstein

Chris CarderPartner / GP
Neil GrunbergPartner / Associated
Shray Kumar BhatnagarTeam Member
Lesley ChenTeam Member / Intern
Sophie WuTeam Member / Intern
Artem ChaykovskyyTeam Member / Intern
Shay NulmanExternal / Peer Educator
Marc GingrasFounder / Portfolio

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