# Sunstone Management: portfolio, investments and team

> Sunstone Management is a vc firm based in United States. 40 investments on record, 2 in the last 12 months, latest Apr 2026.

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# Sunstone Management

Last cheque observed Apr 2026; 40 cheques on record.

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VC firm Deploying now Last fund $3.0M, Nov 2020

Pre-seed Seed Series A Telco Networking Technology Telecommunication

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**33%** of best year **2** **cheques in 12 months**, 40 on record

Since the last cheque **218** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$825K** Rounds led **0 of 40** Sole investor **8 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 92%**

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## Sunstone Management highlights

- 01 2 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Venture and Seed: 60% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 8 rounds, median $500K

## What they do

> We are passionate about supporting tech entrepreneurs like you by presenting an array of resources. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Telco Networking Technology Telecommunication
- **Based in:** Irvine, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **40 appearances**

- **2026** 2 rounds
- **Apr** **[EDGE Sound Research](https://millionrounds.com/company/edge-sound-research)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Santé](https://millionrounds.com/company/sante)** Seed · US · TechStartups **$7.6M** With 5 others
- **2025** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[EDGE Sound Research](https://millionrounds.com/company/edge-sound-research)** Seed · US **$2.8M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Zeto](https://millionrounds.com/company/zeto)** Series B · US **$31M** Sole investor
- **2024** 5 rounds
- **Aug** **[DELPHIRE](https://millionrounds.com/company/delphire)** Grant · US **$650K** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Parrots](https://millionrounds.com/company/parrots)** Grant · US **$20K** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[GRITTY IN PINK, INC.](https://millionrounds.com/company/gritty-in-pink-inc)** Seed · US **$500K** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Remmie](https://millionrounds.com/company/remmie)** Grant · US **$3.0M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Frich](https://millionrounds.com/company/frich)** Seed · US **$2.8M** With 2 others
- **2023** 16 rounds
- **Sept** **[PointsHound](https://millionrounds.com/company/pointshound)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Evolectric](https://millionrounds.com/company/evolectric)** Venture · US **$15M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Productions.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/productions-com)** Grant · US **$150K** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Scedugame](https://millionrounds.com/company/scedugame)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Busylike](https://millionrounds.com/company/busylike)** Pre-seed · US **$150K** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Rotender](https://millionrounds.com/company/rotender)** Pre-seed · US **$50K** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Guardian Lane Inc](https://millionrounds.com/company/guardian-lane-inc)** Grant · US **$150K** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Practice Axis](https://millionrounds.com/company/practice-axis)** Pre-seed · US **$500K** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[StageKeep](https://millionrounds.com/company/stagekeep)** Seed · CA **$150K** With 1 other
- **May** **[Magic](https://millionrounds.com/company/magic)** Series B · US **$52M** With 7 others
- **May** **[Magicflow UK](https://millionrounds.com/company/magicflow-uk)** Seed · GB **$1.5M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[NovaXS Biotech](https://millionrounds.com/company/novaxs-biotech)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[123 Baby Box](https://millionrounds.com/company/123-baby-box)** Pre-seed · US **$1.2M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Kwema](https://millionrounds.com/company/kwema)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Ocra](https://millionrounds.com/company/ocra)** Venture · US **$1.5M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Rideshine](https://millionrounds.com/company/rideshine)** Pre-seed · US **$100K** With 2 others
- **2022** 11 rounds
- **Dec** **[Tilt Five](https://millionrounds.com/company/tilt-five)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Meratas](https://millionrounds.com/company/meratas)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Allset](https://millionrounds.com/company/allset)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Syntr Health Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/syntr-health-technologies)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Rene](https://millionrounds.com/company/rene)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Pathloom](https://millionrounds.com/company/pathloom)** Pre-seed · US **$500K** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Intellitech](https://millionrounds.com/company/intellitech)** Grant · CL **$500K** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Apsy](https://millionrounds.com/company/apsy)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Educational Vision Technologies Inc](https://millionrounds.com/company/educational-vision-technologies-inc)** Pre-seed · US **$100K** Sole investor
- **May** **[Seatrec](https://millionrounds.com/company/seatrec)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Basilard BioTech](https://millionrounds.com/company/basilard-biotech)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **2021** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Serinus Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/serinus-labs)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[StoryBolt](https://millionrounds.com/company/storybolt)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 1 other
- **2019** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[Combinati](https://millionrounds.com/company/combinati)** Venture **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Lucira Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/lucira-health)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$15M** 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.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **5 named**

HS **Heather Shermaine Lewis** Chief Compliance Officer i Form ADV

JP **John Paul Keisler** Managing Member/CEO i Form ADV

JZ **John Zhong Shen** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

JJ **Jun Jiang** Managing Member i Form ADV

MS **Michael Stone** Managing Member/COO i Form 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

**$123M** assets it manages Oct 2026

**Registered** investment adviser full 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 **7** Securitised assets **1**

- Sunstone Fixed Income Fund IV, LLC *Securitised assets* 1 investor $74M
- Sunstone Dream Fund, L.P. *Venture* 2 investors $3.0M
- LBA Sunstone Fund II, L.P. *Venture* 8 investors $2.3M
- Sunstone Horizon Fund I, L.P. *Venture* 12 investors $1.9M
- Sunstone Horizon Fund II, L.P. *Venture* 3 investors $1.7M
- LBA Sunstone Fund I, L.P. *Venture* 16 investors $1.3M
- Sunstone Seatrec II, LLC *Venture* 5 investors $1.0M
- Sunstone Seatrec I, LLC *Venture* 10 investors $650K

Latest fund on file

**$3.0M**

raised in Nov 2020

From its SEC filing. Nothing newer is on file yet.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$825K** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$500K**

Led 0 of 40 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 8 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Apr 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *16*
- Seed said *8*
- Pre-seed said *7*
- Grant *6*
- Series B said *3*
- Series A said *-*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) 7
- [Right Side Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/right-side-capital-management) 4
- [Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/la-cleantech-incubator-laci) 3
- [Expert Dojo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/expert-dojo) 2
- [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) 2
- [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) 2

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## 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.

[**Techstars** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars)[**Right Side Capital Management** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/right-side-capital-management)[**Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator** Accelerator **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/la-cleantech-incubator-laci)[**Expert Dojo** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/expert-dojo)[**MassChallenge** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge)[**Plug and Play** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play)[**Unpopular Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/unpopular-ventures)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Sunstone Management put money into.

[**EDGE Sound Research** Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/edge-sound-research)[**Santé** $7.6M · Feb 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/sante)[**Zeto** $31M · Jan 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/zeto)[**DELPHIRE** $650K · Aug 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/delphire)[**Parrots** $20K · Jul 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/parrots)[**GRITTY IN PINK, INC.** $500K · Jun 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/gritty-in-pink-inc)

## 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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