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Medical device The young entrepreneurs were vying for $200,000 in prize money from the Sunstone Community Fund, the charitable donor-advised fund which raises money to support entrepreneurship at its earliest stages.
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- The young entrepreneurs were vying for $200,000 in prize money from the Sunstone Community Fund, the charitable donor-advised fund which raises money to support entrepreneurship at its earliest stages.
- Andrew Jenkins said Concussion Coach’s journey to the Grand Prize didn’t start auspiciously.
- Next year’s Sunstone CSU Startup Launch Competition will be at San Francisco State University in Spring 2025.
- In the latest Pitchbook rankings, Sunstone Management was #15 in the third quarter of 2023 nationally, and #18 in the fourth quarter .
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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
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Management An event Friday, Feb. 23, brought together for the first time graduate student teams in the 2nd Annual Sunstone Economic Development Challenge @ USC Price and officials from the five cities they will work with through this spring to develop innovative economic development plans for their cities.
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- An event Friday, Feb. 23, brought together for the first time graduate student teams in the 2nd Annual Sunstone Economic Development Challenge @ USC Price and officials from the five cities they will work with through this spring to develop innovative economic development plans for their cities.
- This is the second year of the Sunstone Economic Development Challenge @ USC Price.
- Teams of students work with officials of their designated city to put together an economic development approach, ideally one supporting innovation and entrepreneurship.
- He is a USC Price School graduate and was the Economic Development Director for Long Beach before joining the private capital investment management firm Sunstone.
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AANHPI Sunstone Management, Inc., and the National Asian/Pacific Islander American Chamber of Commerce and Entrepreneurship (National ACE) have reached agreement to partner in a federally financed program designed to help AANHPI entrepreneurs launch and grow their businesses.
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- Sunstone Management, Inc., and the National Asian/Pacific Islander American Chamber of Commerce and Entrepreneurship (National ACE) have reached agreement to partner in a federally financed program designed to help AANHPI entrepreneurs launch and grow their businesses.
- "We recognize the value of the Capital Readiness Program including capacity building, development, and capital opportunities for the success of the 2.9 million AAPI-owned small businesses nationwide,” said Chiling Tong, President and CEO of National ACE.
- “We are proud to be a key partner with MBDA, which will bolster AAPI businesses across the nation with an accelerator curriculum to expand access to capital.”
Sunstone Management supported National ACE’s application with a proposal to be the matching capital funds partner.
- “National ACE’s new program aligns well with our approach to helping young, underserved entrepreneurs launch and scale up their businesses,” Keisler said.
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Tuesday, January 23, 2024
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Security (finance) Sunstone Management, Inc., is proud to announce that Heather Lewis has joined the company as Chief Compliance Officer at our Irvine headquarters.
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- Sunstone Management, Inc., is proud to announce that Heather Lewis has joined the company as Chief Compliance Officer at our Irvine headquarters.
- Ms. Lewis has more than 17 years of experience in ensuring organizations follow stringent state and federal securities laws, most recently at Kairos Investment Management Co. as their chief compliance officer.
- “This is a momentous day for Sunstone Management,” said John Keisler, Sunstone’s CEO and managing partner.
- “We have had strong compliance management with a contracted compliance manager, but having Heather on site full time will provide even closer oversight with a quick result.”
Ms. Lewis has a finance degree from DePaul University and is an active member of the National Society of Compliance Professionals.
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Growth More than 170 people boarded the historic Queen Mary on Thursday, Jan. 11, for the Inaugural Long Beach Accelerator Investors and Founders Summit.
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- More than 170 people boarded the historic Queen Mary on Thursday, Jan. 11, for the Inaugural Long Beach Accelerator Investors and Founders Summit.
- “The startup tech ecosystem is so important for the city of Long Beach and our region,” said Vivian Shimoyama, chair of the Long Beach Accelerator (LBA) board of directors.
- Dr. Wade Martin, director of the Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Cal State Long Beach and one of the Long Beach Accelerator founders, did the honors for John Shen.
- “These awardees epitomize the entrepreneurial spirit that is the bedrock of the Long Beach Accelerator,” Shimoyama said.
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Wednesday, January 3, 2024
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Renewable energy It’s a Happy New Year for Seatrec CEO and founder Dr. Yi Chao and his team, with the closing of a $1 million loan through American Lending Center (ALC).
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- It’s a Happy New Year for Seatrec CEO and founder Dr. Yi Chao and his team, with the closing of a $1 million loan through American Lending Center (ALC).
- This infusion of capital signifies a step forward for Seatrec’s innovative initiatives as a Climate Tech startup, qualifying for the Climate Tech Finance Program.
- Seatrec is amongst the first startup tech companies to qualify for the Climate Tech Finance loan guarantee program administered by the State of California.
- “We’re a private company working with the government to support a high-tech entrepreneur – that’s a basic tenet for both American Lending Center and Sunstone Management.
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Monday, December 18, 2023
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LBA The Long Beach Accelerator will honor Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson and one of its original founders, John Shen, at its first annual Investors & Founders Summit on Jan. 11 in Long Beach.
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- The Long Beach Accelerator will honor Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson and one of its original founders, John Shen, at its first annual Investors & Founders Summit on Jan. 11 in Long Beach.
- Mayor Richardson will receive the Visionary of the Year Award, acknowledging his role in creating the Launch Long Beach: 100 Startups coalition.
- Richardson wants to see 100 new businesses locate in Long Beach in the next five years, with the founders going through the Long Beach Accelerator (LBA).
- John Shen is the founder of Sunstone Management, Inc. , the capital partner for the LBA.
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Cryptocurrency Lair East Labs (LEL), one of the highest rated accelerators* in the country, has become a certified accelerator under the New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s (NJEDA’s) NJ Accelerate program.
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- Lair East Labs (LEL), one of the highest rated accelerators* in the country, has become a certified accelerator under the New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s (NJEDA’s) NJ Accelerate program.
- That program offers financial support for both Lair East Labs and startup companies that graduate from the LEL program and locate in New Jersey.
- Lair East Labs received the notice of approval in September from the NJEDA after completing a stringent application process.
- “This is amazing news for Lair East Labs, for us, and for the entrepreneurs in LEL’s accelerator,” Keisler said.
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Thursday, November 9, 2023
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Arms industry Long Beach is at a transition point in its economy, experts said at the Accelerate Long Beach Economic Forum on Thursday, Nov. 2, and entrepreneurial startups will be key to making that transition successfully.
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- Long Beach is at a transition point in its economy, experts said at the Accelerate Long Beach Economic Forum on Thursday, Nov. 2, and entrepreneurial startups will be key to making that transition successfully.
- The forum was put on by the Long Beach Economic Partnership and Sunstone Management, Inc., was the presenting sponsor.
- Sunstone’s CEO and managing partner John Keisler provided the keynote address after Dr. Robert Kleinhenz of the Cal State Long Beach Office of Economic Research presented his economic status report and forecast.
- Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson opened the forum talking about how the city’s last major economic transition took place in the early 1990s, when the Navy closed the Naval Shipyard and the military left the city.
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Wednesday, November 8, 2023
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Cryptocurrency Entrepreneurs from all over California converged on Long Beach last Friday to present their ideas to investors at the CSU Demo Day Powered by Sunstone.
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- Entrepreneurs from all over California converged on Long Beach last Friday to present their ideas to investors at the CSU Demo Day Powered by Sunstone.
- Almost 100 people attended the second annual event, hosted at California State University, Long Beach, by the CSULB Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship.
- The day featured presentations by 26 teams of students and faculty from the 23-campus California State University system.
- The CSU Demo Day is a critical step forward to support the creativity and innovation coming out of the world’s largest university system.
