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Merry Christmas from Sunstone Management! We’re grateful for your support in making 2024 an incredible year and wish you a joyful holiday season filled with love, laughter, and Connects. Cheers to a bright and prosperous New Year ahead! #MerryChristmas #SunstoneManagement

 2025 Irvine Dream Run is Here!!!- Special Offer for Our LinkedIn Friends! We had an amazing time at the 2024 Dream Run, and now it’s time to kick off 2025 with even more energy and impact! 💥 Exclusive Holiday Discount: Use code HOLI_SAVE_25 at checkout to get 20% OFF your Dream Run entry. When: April 26, 2025 Where: 8000 Great Park Blvd, Irvine, CA Run with purpose and make a difference—proceeds support the Sunstone Community Fund to drive entrepreneurship and innovation in Irvine. 🔗 Reserve your spot today: https://lnkd.in/g-ycNtMr Don’t wait—this exclusive offer won’t last long. Let’s run, save, and support our community together! #IrvineDreamRun #SpecialOffer #RunForImpact #LinkedInExclusive

Startup Pitch Event by Startup Valley – Los Angeles Date: December 23, 2024 Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Location: 1203 South Olive Street, Los Angeles, CA Join us for an evening of networking, innovation, and growth with entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders! Highlights: *Startup Pitches & Feedback: Showcase your ideas to top VCs and angels. *Investor Opportunities: Discover and connect with promising startups. *Networking: Build global connections with industry experts. 🎟 Reserve your spot now: https://lnkd.in/gU5eNeVU 💡 Let’s innovate, collaborate, and grow together. See you there! #StartupValley #NetworkingEvent #Entrepreneurship #LosAngelesStartups

🚛 California Air Resources Board (CARB) is boosting incentives for EV conversions, offering up to 75% of new EV vouchers! Companies like Evolectric - CircularEV™ Solutions are leading the way by transforming diesel trucks into 100% electric vehicles, accelerating the path to cleaner air and sustainable transportation. Click here to learn more: https://lnkd.in/g2sgKhWk #EV #Sustainability #CleanTech

Celebrate Thanksgiving The Sunstone Way: By Thanks-Giving! Happy Thanksgiving! It is the season for giving, and giving thanks. Many families start the big holiday feast by asking everyone to mention something they are thankful for. (Yes, we do that at the Keisler household.) These days, I’m most thankful for the ability to give back. I’ve been blessed by many people helping me in my life – family, friends, strangers – and I find it exciting to be able to return the giving. Some people call it paying it forward. Planes, Trains & Automobiles One of the many Thanksgiving traditions in the Keisler home is the annual screening of the Steve Martin/John Candy classic movie “Planes, Trains and Automobiles.” If you haven’t seen it recently, it is a hilarious comedy of missteps with a serious underlying message – it takes the kindness of others to help us reach our destination. https://lnkd.in/dQ3BU6Ev

This Thanksgiving, we reflect on the incredible partnerships, innovative entrepreneurs, and supportive communities that have made this year a success. At Sunstone Management, we are deeply grateful for the opportunity to support visionary startups, foster economic growth, and work alongside such inspiring individuals and teams. As we celebrate this season of gratitude, we extend our heartfelt thanks to our investors, partners, and clients for trusting us with your visions for the future. #thanksgiving #community #Sunstone #supportive #partnership

Thursday - A special #GrowthOC event: Don't Miss your chance to master your #InvestorPitch to succeed with #investors! #FREE for #OCSC and #IrvineChamber members: https://lnkd.in/gq9_GHTP Thursday Nov 14 at 400pm join the #fun with the Greater Irvine Chamber and the Orange County OC Startup Council to hear from Scott Fox 🦊 (StartupCouncil.org), Lisa Thomas (Main Street Marketing Partners), Shaun Sanders, J.D. (Venture Boost), Chi Pham (Founders Flow), and Mike Stone, CFA (#CIO of Sunstone Management). There will be two informative short presentations plus an all-star panel of experts to help #startup #founders upgrade their #fundraising efforts with #angelinvestors and #VCs. REGISTER NOW: https://lnkd.in/gq9_GHTP We're looking forward to seeing YOU plus Karen Caswelch Sandy Eulitt Gregory Santana Vlad Markov Jerry Heikens Kamola Mir Joe Padilla Ashish Saboo Hari Seedhar Dave Vo Alton Takabayashi, MD, RICP, CLTC Alejandro Gomez Alex S. Tom Cocotis Kirk Patel Molly Watts Kalin Tabov Vitaly Dubinin Alexander Brana Paul M. Stein Michael Sigler Jayne Jung Rhoda Pflum Dmitrii (Dima) Chuguev Jay T. Katherine V. Lai, CPA, CGMA and many more... How 'bout you?? PLEASE LIKE & COMMENT TO LET OTHERS KNOW ABOUT THIS SPECIAL EVENT?? #GrowthOC #StartupPitch #Entrepreneur #Workshop #OCStartup #IrvineEvents #InvestorPitch #Networking #StartupCommunity #PitchTips #Training #IrvineNetworking #OCSC #OrangeCounty #Irvine #California Laura Perdew, ACE, IOM Dave Coffaro

We had a fantastic time touring Irvine City Hall and learning about this incredible community! A huge thank you to Mayor Farrah N. Khan for the warm welcome and engaging introduction – it was inspiring to witness firsthand the dedication to fostering a vibrant, inclusive Irvine. Special thanks also to Tony Wang and Jordan Liu for making the tour both informative and fun! Their enthusiasm and insights truly made this experience unforgettable. We look forward to continuing our connection with the City of Irvine and exploring future opportunities to collaborate with such a remarkable community! #CommunityEngagement #IrvineCityHall #Grateful #Sunstone

Thank You to All Attendees, Speakers, and Sponsors of the "Women Who Raise" Panel at LA Tech Week! We are grateful for the incredible turnout at the "Women Who Raise" panel during LA Tech Week 2024, with over 124 guests in attendance! A special thank you to our amazing speakers for sharing their insights on fundraising, diversity, and innovation: Bernice Ledbetter, Ed.D (Pepperdine Graziadio Business School), Shira Yevin (Gritty In Pink), Qiana Patterson, Joresa Blount (GoFlyy ), Ayushi Patel(CenSyn, Inc.), Miki Reynolds Thank You to Our Sponsors: TiE SoCal Startup Steroid - Deal Flow | SPVs | Demo Day Platform We also want to thank Pepperdine Graziadio Business School for hosting us at their beautiful West LA Campus. To all the attendees, thank you for being part of this event and driving the conversation on women’s leadership in venture capital and beyond. We look forward to continuing these important discussions in future events!

Started this week off moderating a panel on bootstrapping to fundraising for women in tech. Insightful conversation. Takeaway: Focus on building a great business. We discussed traditional VC, what it looks like today, are DEI initiatives going away for good, alternative funding and being a woman leader. Thank you Sunstone Management and Pepperdine for sponsoring this event. Thank you for to Miki Reynolds, Shira Yevin, Qiana Patterson, Ayushi Patel and Bernice Ledbetter, Ed.D for your time and insight. #LATW