Founder Focus: Blue Aqua Food Tech
Sunstone sits down with Blue Aqua Food Tech, winner of the Stella Zhang New Venture Competition in Social Enterprise at the University of California, Irvine.
June 28, 2022
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Industry Leader John Shen on Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and the White House
Sunstone founding partner John Shen shares his thoughts on the American Dream, AANHPI, and making California home.
June 27, 2022
Founder Focus: Dr. Yi Chao, CEO and Founder of Seatrec
Sunstone sits down with Dr. Yi Chao, CEO and founder of renewable “blue tech” startup Seatrec.
June 17, 2022
Innovation Leader John Shen Joins President Biden at White House Bill Signing
Innovation Leader and Sunstone Management founding partner John Shen joins President Biden at White House bill signing.
June 14, 2022
2022 Stella Zhang New Venture Competition
Finalists gathered at the University of California, Irvine to compete for $100,000 at the Stella Zhang New Venture Competition Grand Finale.
June 9, 2022
2022 CALED Annual Conference
CEO John Keisler invited to speak at CALED conference in Long Beach on accelerating entrepreneurship, public-private partnerships.
May 23, 2022
2022 Sunstone CSU Startup Launch
Twenty teams from six universities gathered at Cal State Long Beach for the inaugural Sunstone CSU Startup Launch.
May 9, 2022
Sunstone Management Announces New Chief Investment Officer Mike Stone
Finance and Startup Development Veteran Joins Sunstone as Top Advisor, Partner.
May 5, 2022
Sunstone Innovation Challenge Awards $25,000 to Winning Startups at CSULB
Sunstone Management presents top teams with startup seed funding and professional resources.
April 21, 2022
Sunstone and American Lending Center Recognized by The Financial Times in Fastest Growing Companies in the Americas for the Second Year in a Row
Sunstone ranks 222nd, ALC ranks 452nd.
April 11, 2022
Sunstone Management Welcomes New CEO John Keisler
Former Long Beach Economic Development Director Set to Spearhead Significant VC, P3 Growth.
February 22, 2022
Long Beach Accelerator Offers New $500K Direct Equity Investments for Startups
LBA creates the largest accelerator funding opportunity to date in the US.
February 17, 2022
American Lending Center and Sunstone Management Among Fastest Growing Companies
Inc. 5000 recognizes Sunstone Management for successful growth strategies two years in a row.
August 19, 2021
New Banking Institution Sunstone Trust Open for Business
Sister company Sunstone Trust approved as first de novo trust in California in nearly 14 years
August 2, 2021
Long Beach Accelerator Welcomes Second Round of Entrepreneurs
LBA congratulates the inaugural cohort on its completion of the program and greets a new class.
July 8, 2021
Sunstone and American Lending Center Recognized by The Financial Times in Fastest Growing Companies in the Americas
Sunstone ranks 59th, ALC ranks 390th on list of 500 for 2021.
April 13, 2021
Winning Startups Receive $25,000 through Sunstone Innovation Challenge at CSULB
Sunstone Management awards two innovative startups seed funding and professional resources at California State University, Long Beach.
April 8, 2021
Sunstone Management Ranks No. 65 on Inc. Magazine’s List of California’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies
Companies on the 2021 Inc. 5000 Regionals: California list had an average growth rate of 535 percent.
March 17, 2021
Long Beach Accelerator Welcomes Inaugural Cohort
Long Beach Accelerator announces new board members and the commencement of its first class of startups.
February 16, 2021
New Executive Director of Long Beach Accelerator Announces Opening of First Cohort Application
Andrea White-Kjoss brings over 20 years of business expertise and an extensive network of entrepreneurs to the Accelerator’s team.
November 12, 2020
Inc. 5000 Honoree Spotlight: Sunstone Management
Sunstone Management was not the first company founded by John Shen, a serial financial entrepreneur, but it could easily be the most efficient he has built in a short period of time.
October 27, 2020
Seatrec Raises $2M in Seed Funding to Commercialize Technology That Harvests Clean, Renewable Energy from the Ocean
Company expands initial market of research and defense to power Blue Economy including aquaculture and maritime transportation.
October 27, 2020
Sunstone Management Named One of 100 Best Places to Work in Los Angeles
Sunstone recognized by Built in LA, additionally under “50 Best Small Companies to Work For in Los Angeles” and “50 Companies with the Best Benefits in Los Angeles.”
September 2, 2020
Sunstone Management in Top 10% of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America Ranking by Inc. 5000
Sunstone recognized for supporting growth and job creation in US Economy.
August 12, 2020
Syntiant Completes $35M Series C Raise with Support of Sunstone Venture Capital
Sunstone investment in Series A and B supports Syntiant’s continued growth.
August 10, 2020
Sunstone Innovation Challenge Awards $25,000 to Two Startups
Sunstone Management founding partner John Shen presents winning teams at CSULB Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship.
May 12, 2020
American Lending Center and Sunstone Management Raise Money for A Perfect Love Foundation
Proceeds will support American families who have adopted Chinese infants with disabilities.
March 10, 2020
Sunstone Management and American Lending Center Spearhead Medical Donations and Support to Help Fight Coronavirus
American Lending Center and Sunstone Management implement long-term donation plan to distribute direly needed medical supplies to hospitals throughout China.
February 6, 2020
Sunstone Management Engages with Tech Leaders at IM DATA Conference
Sunstone leadership talks AI, big data, and startup investing.
December 19, 2019
Sunstone Management Expands its Investment in University Partnerships: How Universities are the Foundation of the Startup Economy
By John Keisler
Sunstone Management announced the launch of our most recent investment in early-stage entrepreneurs with Sunstone University, a monthly education series that brings university-based startup Founders together to share resources and support one another. Sunstone has emerged as a Statewide leader among early-stage venture capital firms in supporting university-based entrepreneurship.
Sunstone Management Expands Accelerator Partnerships Nationwide: How Does a National Startup Network Benefit the American Dream?
By John Keisler
This week, Sunstone Management announced its exciting nationwide expansion into New York City through a new partnership with early-stage startup accelerator Lair East Labs (LEL), one of the Top 100 Accelerators Worldwide. This is a big investment for two organizations located on separate sides of the continent over 2,780 miles apart. How can this big investment result in benefits to Founders of early-stage technology startups located in such different regions of the country?
Early-Stage Venture Capital Investment: Can It Save the American Dream?
By John Keisler
Earlier this month, Sunstone Management distributed approximately $1 million in Simple Agreements for Equity (SAFE) to 10 early-stage technology startups with the hope that these diverse entrepreneurs would become partners in the creative, complex, and challenging journey of risking it all to realize their entrepreneurial dream.
