Investors / United States / Sternhill Associates
Sternhill Associates
Investor · Houston, TX, United States · North America
Sternhill Associates provides investment capital and consulting services to innovative early-stage companies. Its founders work as advisors and investors, offering company-building support including fundraising help through their network of angel, venture capital and corporate investors.
Invests inHealthcare & BiotechAI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing
In its own wordstechnologyenergywaterhealth sciencesearly-stagecompany building
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Or find every investor that fitsSternhill Associates lists 10 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are Healthcare & Biotech (29%), AI & Machine Learning (21%) and Industrial & Manufacturing (21%). 100% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Colle Capital, Great North Ventures and HealthX Ventures.
No funding round on record names Sternhill Associates yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Round figures show recent activity, not Sternhill Associates' whole history. Rounds on record name 0 companies; its own site lists 10. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare & Biotech | 29% | 15% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 21% | 18% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 21% | 7% |
| Consumer | 7% | 3% |
| Fintech | 7% | 12% |
| Cybersecurity | 7% | 4% |
| Education | 7% | 7% |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers10100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 15th | 8 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 48th | 29% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 19th | 1 country |
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare Sternhill Associates head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
10 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adept Materials develops a technology for managing vapor, humidity, and temperature using a multifunctional material with unique capabilities. | Healthcare & BiotechIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Allergy Amulet develops a small and fast food allergen sensor to detect allergenic ingredients in food | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Avathon provides an AI platform for autonomous operations in various industries | AI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| EnsoData develops and provides AI-driven solutions for sleep medicine, including sleep diagnostics and therapy tracking. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Hyliion designs, develops, and sells linear generator solutions that are designed to operate on various fuel sources | Industrial & ManufacturingSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| LiquidPiston develops and manufactures compact and efficient combustion engines | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Metrika provides a digital asset risk management platform for institutions to manage and monitor digital asset risk | FintechCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Oura provides a smart ring that tracks various health metrics, including sleep, activity, stress, and more, and offers personalized insights through its app. | Healthcare & BiotechConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops technologies for steam methane reforming to produce hydrogen. | EducationIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- sternhillassociates.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 10
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