About Sonostar Ventures
Sonostar Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 1997. It is primarily based out of Chappaqua, United States. As of Mar 2022, Sonostar Ventures has invested in 26 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Life Sciences to Consumer and Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Plum Life Overall, Sonostar Ventures portfolio has seen 6 IPOs and 10 acquisitions including key companies like Grab, Kite Pharma and UroGen Pharma. Jesse Horwitz co-invest with Sonostar Ventures, sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Sonostar Ventures has team of 3 people including 3 partners.Key Metrics
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Seed & Series B
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Sonostar Ventures' List of Top Investments
Sonostar Ventures has a portfolio of 26 companies. Their most notable investments are in Plum Life and UroGen Pharma.Their portfolio spans across United States, Israel and Singapore. They have invested in Life Sciences, Consumer, Retail and 14 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series B stages. Here is the list of top investments by Sonostar Ventures:1. Grab
Operator of a platform providing ride-hailing, food delivery, and payment services. The platform offers options for transportation, on-demand delivery, and various financial solutions. It facilitates connections between consumers, drivers, and merchants. The platform also provides tools and resources for business and enterprise clients.
Key facts about Grab
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Singapore (Singapore)
- Annual Revenue: SGD 1B+ as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $10.4B
- Employee Count: 56,187 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Glean Management, Toyota and 108 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jul 27, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Kite Pharma
Developer of cancer immunotherapy products using genetic engineering. The company's product Yescarta a CAR-T therapy for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory large B-Cell lymphoma and TECARTUS is a CD19-directed genetically modified autologous T cell immunotherapy indicated for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma.
Key facts about Kite Pharma
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: Los Angeles (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $100M - $500M as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $97.7M
- Employee Count: 4,053 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Amgen Business Development, BB Biotech and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Apr 03, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Developer of therapeutics to treat urothelial and specialty cancers. The company uses proprietary technology RTGel to deliver targeted therapies which include "Jelmyto" for the treatment of adult patients with low-grade Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer.
Key facts about UroGen Pharma
- Founded Year: 2004
- Location: Ra anana (Israel)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $7M
- Employee Count: 337 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: RTW Investments, Sonostar Ventures and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jul 27, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Public
4. Andie
Provider of swimsuits. It is an internet-first brand offering one-piece women's swimsuits. The product catalog includes one-pieces, two-pieces, maternity, and more.
Key facts about Andie
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $27.5M
- Employee Count: 104 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Sonostar Ventures, Marcy Venture Partners and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Dec 14, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
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5. Kronos Bio
Developer of small molecule-based therapeutics for cancer treatment. The company has developed small molecules that bind or interfere with the target protein activity directly, disrupt protein-protein complexes, or affect nearest neighbor proteins that may indirectly modulate target activity.
Key facts about Kronos Bio
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: San Mateo (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1M - $10M as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $271M
- Employee Count: 52 as on Feb 24, 2025
- Investors: Perceptive Advisors, Fidelity Investments and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Aug 24, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Sonostar Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Sonostar Ventures has invested in 26 companies over the last 10 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Plum Life and most recent follow-on round was in Plum Life.Sonostar Ventures' Investments by Stage
Sonostar Ventures has made 2 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.24M and 1 investment in Series B stage.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 2 |
Series B | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sonostar Ventures' Investments by Sector
Sonostar Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Consumer Goods, Enterprise Applications, FinTech and InsurTech. Notably, it has invested in 17 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 14 Tech companies, 8 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 3 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 1 |
Consumer Goods | 1 |
Enterprise Applications | 1 |
FinTech | 1 |
InsurTech | 1 |
Others | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sonostar Ventures' Investments by Geography
Sonostar Ventures has made most investments in United States (2), followed by Israel where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 2 |
Israel | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sonostar Ventures' recent investments
Sonostar Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Sonostar Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Mar 02, 2022 | United States | Seed | 8713 | ||
Oct 21, 2021 | United States | Seed | 6915 | - | |
Oct 08, 2020 | United States | Series A | 7877 | ||
Mar 21, 2018 | United States | Seed | 2352 | ||
2016 | Israel | Series B | 9786 | - |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Sonostar Ventures' Portfolio
6 of Sonostar Ventures' portfolio companies have become public. Grab got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Dec 2021 at marketcap of $40B and Allogene Therapeutics got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ).Here are Sonostar Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 01, 2021 | - | - | 3999 | |
Oct 11, 2018 | - | - | 7719 | |
May 04, 2017 | 2016 | Series B | 3589 | |
Nov 17, 2014 | - | - | 6854 | |
Jun 05, 2000 | - | - | 7174 |
Acquired companies in Sonostar Ventures' Portfolio
10 companies from Sonostar Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Kronos Bio in May 2025 by Concentra Biosciences for $*****.Here are Sonostar Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 01, 2025 | - | - | 9246 | |
Jun 04, 2024 | Oct 21, 2021 | Seed | 2090 | |
Nov 29, 2022 | - | - | 2977 | |
Aug 08, 2022 | - | - | 6562 | |
Nov 29, 2021 | - | - | 2320 |
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Team profile of Sonostar Ventures
Sonostar Ventures has a team of 3 members including 3 Partners located in United States. Sonostar Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Sonostar Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Chappaqua | - | - | |
Partner | New York City | - | - | |
Partner | New York City | - | - |
Co-investors of Sonostar Ventures
Over the past 10 years, 14 investors have co-invested in Sonostar Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Sonostar Ventures: Pontifax has invested before Sonostar Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Sonostar Ventures: Jesse Horwitz entered a company along with Sonostar Ventures.
- Invested after Sonostar Ventures: A total of 12 investors have invested in Sonostar Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include RTW Investments (1 company), RA Capital Management (1 company) and Great Point Partners (1 company).
Recent News related to Sonostar Ventures
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Plum Life Raises $5.3M in Seed FundingFinSMEs•Mar 03, 2022•Plum Life, ManchesterStory Group, MTech Capital, Sonostar Ventures
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Plum Life Raises $2.45M for Advisor-Focused PlatformIireporter•Oct 23, 2021•Plum Life, Sonostar Ventures
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