About Sorenson Impact Foundation
Sorenson Impact Foundation is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. It is primarily based out of Salt Lake City, United States. As of May 2026, Sorenson Impact Foundation is an active investor, having invested in 66 companies, with 1 new investment in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Consumer and HealthTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Paralign Health Overall, Sorenson Impact Foundation portfolio has seen 9 acquisitions including key companies like Rimidi Diabetes, Elevate and Wayfinder. A lot of funds co-invest with Sorenson Impact Foundation, with names like Acumen sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Sorenson Impact Foundation has team of 11 people including 5 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed & Series A
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Sorenson Impact Foundation's List of Top Investments
Sorenson Impact Foundation has a portfolio of 66 companies. Their most notable investments are in Copia Global and Neopenda.Their portfolio spans across United States, India, Kenya and 6 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, HealthTech and 29 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Sorenson Impact Foundation:Key facts about New York State
- Founded Year: 1788
- Location: United States
- Stage: Early Stage
- Total Funding till date: $130K
- Employee Count: 4,192 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Military Health and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Unattributed, Dec 01, 2025, $*****
2. Ethic
Key facts about Ethic
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $183M
- Employee Count: 148 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Fidelity Investments, State Street Global Advisors and 22 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Apr 07, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Kasha
Online retailer offering multi-category beauty and healthcare products for women. The product catalog includes handwashes, toothpaste, toothbrushes, moisturizers, sanitary pads, hand sanitizers, hair oils, shampoo, hair conditioners, and more. The company also offers baby care products. It offers offline-to-online service of providing essential care products for women on-demand. The company creates a social impact by working on empowering women in urban and rural areas.
Key facts about Kasha
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Nairobi (Kenya)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $29.5M
- Employee Count: 191 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Sanofi, Mastercard and 25 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Dec 10, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Developer of small molecule precision medicine for cancer. The company has developed a platform to detect druggable regions that are key targets for transcription factor regulation that identifies the mutations that cause disease. Also developing treatments for neurology, rare genetic disorders, immunology, and inflammation.
Key facts about Flare Therapeutics
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Cambridge (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $290M
- Employee Count: 52 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Boxer Capital, Agent Capital and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jun 30, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Cloud-based platform for diabetes management. The company has developed products like Diabetes+Me, a cloud-based application that enables diabetic patients, their healthcare providers, and their care team to identify and close gaps in diabetes management, meet glucose targets, and create a more efficient cycle of care. The application leverages self-monitored glucose and lifestyle data to accurately model an individual’s blood glucose profile and enable the health care provider to visualize the effects of treatment changes.
Key facts about Rimidi Diabetes
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Coral Gables (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $10.8M
- Employee Count: 13 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Lilly, Southeast Investor Group and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Aug 15, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Sorenson Impact Foundation's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Sorenson Impact Foundation has invested in 66 companies over the last 13 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 3 investments, while as of May 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Paralign Health and most recent follow-on round was in Copia Global.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Sorenson Impact Foundation's Investments by Stage
Sorenson Impact Foundation has made 12 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.56M and 6 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $5.75M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 12 |
Series A | 6 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sorenson Impact Foundation's Investments by Sector
Sorenson Impact Foundation has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Financial Services, Vertical SaaS, Consumer and FinTech. Notably, it has invested in 37 Tech companies, 36 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 25 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 20 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 8 |
Financial Services | 4 |
Vertical SaaS | 4 |
Consumer | 3 |
FinTech | 3 |
Others | 18 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sorenson Impact Foundation's Investments by Geography
Sorenson Impact Foundation has made most investments in United States (10), followed by India where it has made 3 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 10 |
India | 3 |
Kenya | 2 |
Canada | 1 |
Mexico | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sorenson Impact Foundation's recent investments
Sorenson Impact Foundation has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Paralign Health.Here are the most recent investments by Sorenson Impact Foundation:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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May 18, 2026 | United States | Seed | 6745 | [+5] | |
Aug 20, 2025 | United States | Seed | 5082 | [+4] | |
Jul 17, 2025 | United States | Seed | 6733 | ||
Jul 17, 2025 | - | Seed | 4277 | ||
Dec 14, 2023 | Kenya | Series C | 4770 | [+5] |
Acquired companies in Sorenson Impact Foundation's Portfolio
9 companies from Sorenson Impact Foundation's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Wayfinder in Sep 2026 by Lemnis for $*****.Here are Sorenson Impact Foundation's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 04, 2026 | - | - | 6520 | |
Mar 05, 2026 | - | - | 4330 | |
Nov 16, 2022 | - | - | 7771 | |
Oct 24, 2022 | - | - | 9591 | |
Oct 05, 2022 | - | - | 5649 |
Team profile of Sorenson Impact Foundation
Sorenson Impact Foundation has a team of 11 members including 5 Partners located in United States. Sorenson Impact Foundation's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Sorenson Impact Foundation:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Salt Lake City | - | - | |
Partner | Salt Lake City | - | ||
Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | Salt Lake City | - | ||
Partner | Salt Lake City | - | - |
Co-investors of Sorenson Impact Foundation
Over the past 13 years, 201 investors have co-invested in Sorenson Impact Foundation's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Sorenson Impact Foundation: Patamar Capital, John Ayliffe and 54 others have invested in rounds before Sorenson Impact Foundation. There is 1 company where Patamar Capital has invested before Sorenson Impact Foundation and 1 company where John Ayliffe has invested before Sorenson Impact Foundation.
- Top Co-investors of Sorenson Impact Foundation: 74 investors entered a company along with Sorenson Impact Foundation. These include investors like Acumen (3 companies).
- Invested after Sorenson Impact Foundation: A total of 71 investors have invested in Sorenson Impact Foundation's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include American Heart Association (1 company), Rethink Capital Partners (1 company) and Social Finance (1 company).
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