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Sunstone Management

Last cheque observed Apr 2026; 40 cheques on record.

VC firmDeploying nowLast fund $3.0M, Nov 2020

Pre-seedSeedSeries ATelcoNetworking TechnologyTelecommunication

Deploying now
33%of best year2cheques in 12 months, 40 on record
Since the last cheque218days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$825KRounds led0 of 40Sole investor8 roundsMostly inUnited States, 92%
Pitch Sunstone Management

Sunstone Management highlights

  1. 01

    2 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Seed: 60% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 8 rounds, median $500K

What they do

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Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
TelcoNetworking TechnologyTelecommunication
Based in
Irvine, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first40 appearances

  1. 2026

    2 rounds

  2. Apr
    EDGE Sound ResearchVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  3. Feb
    SantéSeed · US · TechStartups$7.6MWith 5 others
  4. 2025

    2 rounds

  5. Jul
    EDGE Sound ResearchSeed · US$2.8MWith 2 others
  6. Jan
    ZetoSeries B · US$31MSole investor
  7. 2024

    5 rounds

  8. Aug
    DELPHIREGrant · US$650KWith 2 others
  9. Jul
    ParrotsGrant · US$20KWith 3 others
  10. Jun
    GRITTY IN PINK, INC.Seed · US$500KWith 1 other
  11. Jun
    RemmieGrant · US$3.0MWith 2 others
  12. May
    FrichSeed · US$2.8MWith 2 others
  13. 2023

    16 rounds

  14. Sept
    PointsHoundVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  15. Sept
    EvolectricVenture · US$15MWith 1 other
  16. Jul
    Productions.comGrant · US$150KWith 1 other
  17. Jul
    ScedugameVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  18. Jul
    BusylikePre-seed · US$150KSole investor
  19. Jul
    RotenderPre-seed · US$50KWith 2 others
  20. Jul
    Guardian Lane IncGrant · US$150KWith 2 others
  21. Jul
    Practice AxisPre-seed · US$500KWith 1 other
  22. Jun
    StageKeepSeed · CA$150KWith 1 other
  23. May
    MagicSeries B · US$52MWith 7 others
  24. May
    Magicflow UKSeed · GB$1.5MWith 1 other
  25. Mar
    NovaXS BiotechSeed · US$1.0MWith 2 others
  26. Mar
    123 Baby BoxPre-seed · US$1.2MWith 1 other
  27. Mar
    KwemaVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  28. Mar
    OcraVenture · US$1.5MSole investor
  29. Mar
    RideshinePre-seed · US$100KWith 2 others
  30. 2022

    11 rounds

  31. Dec
    Tilt FiveVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  32. Oct
    MeratasVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  33. Sept
    AllsetVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  34. Aug
    Syntr Health TechnologiesVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  35. Aug
    ReneVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  36. Jul
    PathloomPre-seed · US$500KSole investor
  37. Jul
    IntellitechGrant · CL$500KWith 1 other
  38. Jul
    ApsyVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  39. Jun
    Educational Vision Technologies IncPre-seed · US$100KSole investor
  40. May
    SeatrecVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  41. Feb
    Basilard BioTechVentureUndisclosedWith 2 others
  42. 2021

    2 rounds

  43. Dec
    Serinus LabsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  44. Sept
    StoryBoltSeed · US$1.0MWith 1 other
  45. 2019

    2 rounds

  46. Sept
    CombinatiVentureUndisclosedSole investor
  47. Aug
    Lucira HealthSeries B · US · FinSMEs$15MWith 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.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration5 named

HSHeather Shermaine LewisChief Compliance OfficeriForm ADV
JPJohn Paul KeislerManaging Member/CEOiForm ADV
JZJohn Zhong ShenExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
JJJun JiangManaging MemberiForm ADV
MSMichael StoneManaging Member/COOiForm ADV

We also hold 13 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$123Massets it managesOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
Sunstone Advisors, LLC
SEC number
CRD 324002

Funds on its Form ADV

8 private funds, $86M in gross assets · filed Jul 2024

Venture 7Securitised assets 1

  1. Sunstone Fixed Income Fund IV, LLCSecuritised assets1 investor$74M
  2. Sunstone Dream Fund, L.P.Venture2 investors$3.0M
  3. LBA Sunstone Fund II, L.P.Venture8 investors$2.3M
  4. Sunstone Horizon Fund I, L.P.Venture12 investors$1.9M
  5. Sunstone Horizon Fund II, L.P.Venture3 investors$1.7M
  6. LBA Sunstone Fund I, L.P.Venture16 investors$1.3M
  7. Sunstone Seatrec II, LLCVenture5 investors$1.0M
  8. Sunstone Seatrec I, LLCVenture10 investors$650K

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Sunstone Management. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Sunstone Management put money into.

Quick answers about Sunstone Management

What does Sunstone Management invest in?

Sunstone Management invests most often at Venture and Seed (60% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Telco, Networking Technology and Telecommunication.

How active is Sunstone Management?

40 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2026.

What has Sunstone Management invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: EDGE Sound Research (Venture, Apr 2026), Santé (Seed, Feb 2026) and Zeto (Series B, Jan 2025).

How big are Sunstone Management's cheques?

The median round it joins is $825K.

Does Sunstone Management lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 40 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Sunstone Management invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (92%).

Is Sunstone Management investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Sunstone Management invest alongside?

Most often Techstars (7 rounds together), Right Side Capital Management (4 rounds together) and Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (3 rounds together).

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