Investment Criteria

Sorrento Ventures focuses on high growth technology businesses in Southern California with great management teams that can grow to $50 million in revenues within five years. We typically provide between $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 in growth capital in our first investment round and an aggregate of $5,000,000 to $10,000,000 through the life cycle of our emerging growth companies. Our initial investment in a portfolio company typically occurs after a management team has proven its ability to raise equity financing from third parties and has demonstrated a market demand for its product or service. Our initial investment is typically in the Series A or Series B preferred round in which we often act as a lead investor bringing in additional financing from institutional investors. For capital intensive businesses, we typically participate in an investment syndicate led by another venture firm. While we will consider any exciting investment opportunity, we particularly focus on the following industry sectors:


· Biotechnology
· Medical Devices
· Drug Discovery
· Drug Delivery


· Technology
· Communications
· Computer Software
· Electronics
· Electronics


· Enabling Technologies
· E-commerce

· Specialty Retail
· Specialty Retail
· Distribution