Sorrento Associates Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Venture Capital

  • Status
  • Inactive

  • Investments
  • 37

  • Portfolio
  • 1

  • Exits
  • 33

Exits

Sorrento Associates General Information

Company Description

Sorrento Associates was a venture capital investment firm committed to providing strategic capital and vision to promising emerging growth companies. The firm used to invest in companies operating in the medical devices and biotechnology, enterprise software, communications, electronics and hardware, enabling distribution technologies including the internet and specialty retail sectors. It was founded in 1985 and was based in Encinitas, California.

Business Details

Year Founded
1985
Investor Status
Out of Business
Primary Investor Type
Corporate Venture Capital
Other Investor Types
Growth/Expansion
Venture Capital
Corporate Office
  • 2211 Encinitas Boulevard
  • Suite 200
  • Encinitas, CA 92122
  • United States

Sorrento Associates Investments (37)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
A-Life Medical 25-Aug-2009 Early Stage VC Enterprise Systems (Healthcare) Profitable
Cameron Health 12-Jun-2009 Surgical Devices Generating Revenue
GroundTruth 01-Aug-2008 Media and Information Services (B2B) Generating Revenue
Cameron Health 09-May-2007 Surgical Devices Generating Revenue
TorreyPines Therapeutics 15-Dec-2004 Biotechnology Generating Revenue
Akonni Biosystems 22-Mar-2004 Diagnostic Equipment Generating Revenue
Laser Diagnostic Technologies 06-Nov-2003 Diagnostic Equipment Generating Revenue
GroundTruth 30-Sep-2003 Media and Information Services (B2B) Generating Revenue
MobiTV 04-Feb-2003 Early Stage VC Entertainment Software Generating Revenue
Idun Pharmaceuticals 09-Dec-2002 Later Stage VC Drug Discovery Out of Business
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Sorrento Associates Exits (33)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
MobiTV 01-Mar-2021 Bankruptcy: Admin/Reorg
GroundTruth 18-Apr-2019
SeatAdvisor 16-Oct-2017
Selective Genetics 01-Jan-2013
Cameron Health 15-Jun-2012
A-Life Medical 27-Oct-2010
IPMobileNet 19-Nov-2009
Perlan Therapeutics 23-May-2007
TorreyPines Therapeutics 04-Oct-2006 Reverse Merger
FieldCentrix 22-Sep-2005 Merger/Acquisition
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Sorrento Associates Fund Performance

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Sorrento Associates FAQs

  • What is Sorrento Associates?

    Sorrento Associates was a venture capital investment firm committed to providing strategic capital and vision to promising emerging growth companies.

  • When was Sorrento Associates founded?

    Sorrento Associates was founded in 1985.

  • Where is Sorrento Associates headquartered?

    Sorrento Associates is headquartered in Encinitas, CA.

  • How many investments has Sorrento Associates made?

    Sorrento Associates has made 37 investments.

  • What has Sorrento Associates invested in?

    Sorrento Associates has made numerous investments in companies like A-Life Medical, Cameron Health, and GroundTruth within the Enterprise Systems (Healthcare), Surgical Devices, and Media and Information Services (B2B) industries.

  • What has Sorrento Associates invested in recently?

    Sorrento Associates's latest investment was on 25-Aug-2009 in A-Life Medical, a company within the Enterprise Systems (Healthcare) industry.

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