# Sterling Capital Management: portfolio, investments and team > Sterling Capital Management is a vc firm based in United States. 8 investments on record, latest Jul 2013. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/sterling-capital-m (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Sterling Capital Management Last cheque observed Jul 2013. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet VC firm Pre-seed Seed Series A Biotechnology Clinical Trials Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 8 on record Since the last cheque **4856** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$23M** Rounds led **0 of 8** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch Sterling Capital Management ## Sterling Capital Management highlights - 01 8 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Venture and Series D: 63% of its rounds - 03 2 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Growth Pre-IPO - **Sectors:** Biotechnology Clinical Trials - **Based in:** Charlotte, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **8 appearances** - **2013** 1 round - **Jul** **[CVRx](https://millionrounds.com/company/cvrx)** Series F · US · finsmes.com **$30M** With 4 others - **2011** 1 round - **Sept** **[Morphlabs](https://millionrounds.com/company/morphlabs)** Series C · US · eon.businesswire.com **$5.0M** With 1 other - **2010** 3 rounds - **Sept** **[Accumetrics](https://millionrounds.com/company/accumetrics)** Venture · US · finsmes.com **$7.0M** With 5 others - **Jan** **[Accumetrics](https://millionrounds.com/company/accumetrics)** Series E · US · onbiovc.com **$17M** With 5 others - **Jan** **[DFine](https://millionrounds.com/company/dfine)** Venture · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$2.8M** With 4 others - **2009** 1 round - **Jan** **[DFine](https://millionrounds.com/company/dfine)** Venture · US · biospace.com **$35M** With 4 others - **2008** 1 round - **Feb** **[Accumetrics](https://millionrounds.com/company/accumetrics)** Series D · US · prnewswire.com **$29M** With 7 others - **2007** 1 round - **Nov** **[Evalve](https://millionrounds.com/company/evalve)** Series D · US · venturebeat.com **$60M** With 5 others An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor. ## What the register says From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law **$69B** assets it manages Oct 2026 **Registered** investment adviser full reporting to the SEC - **Legal name:** Sterling Capital Management LLC - **SEC number:** CRD 135405 ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **2 in all** **[Accumetrics](https://millionrounds.com/company/accumetrics)** Bought by [ITC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/itc) **Undisclosed** Aug 2013 **[Evalve](https://millionrounds.com/company/evalve)** Bought by [Abbott Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abbott-labs) **$410M** Sept 2009 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Pre-seed Seed Series A Median round joined **$23M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 8 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Jul 2013 - **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Venture *3* - Series D *2* - Series C *1* - Series E *1* - Series F *1* - Pre-seed said *-* - Seed said *-* Cheques by year Led Joined 2007 2013 Often in the room with - [BBT Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bbt-fund) 8 - [Arnerich Massena & Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arnerich-massena-and-associates) 3 - [Essex Woodlands Healthcare Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/essex-woodlands-health-ventures) 3 - [Kaiser Permanente Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kaiser-permanente-ventures) 3 - [RiverVest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rivervest-venture-partners) 3 - [Highland Credit Strategies Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/highland-credit-strategies-fund) 2 **Pitching Sterling Capital Management?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Sterling Capital Management. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**BBT Fund** Investment firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bbt-fund)[**Arnerich Massena & Associates** Growth equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arnerich-massena-and-associates)[**Essex Woodlands Healthcare Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/essex-woodlands-health-ventures)[**Kaiser Permanente Ventures** Corporate VC **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kaiser-permanente-ventures)[**RiverVest** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rivervest-venture-partners)[**Highland Credit Strategies Fund** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/highland-credit-strategies-fund)[**New Enterprise Associates** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates)[**Prospect Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prospect-venture-partners)[**Vanguard Ventures** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vanguard-ventures) ## Quick answers about Sterling Capital Management ### What does Sterling Capital Management invest in? Sterling Capital Management invests most often at Venture and Series D (63% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Biotechnology and Clinical Trials. ### How active is Sterling Capital Management? 8 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2013. ### How big are Sterling Capital Management's cheques? The median round it joins is $23M. ### Does Sterling Capital Management lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 8 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Sterling Capital Management invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is Sterling Capital Management investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2013. ### Who does Sterling Capital Management invest alongside? Most often BBT Fund (8 rounds together), Arnerich Massena & Associates (3 rounds together) and Essex Woodlands Healthcare Partners (3 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Sterling Capital Management? Sterling Capital Management is a VC firm based in Charlotte, United States. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=sterling-capital-m) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=sterling-capital-m)