Sorenson Capital Ventures Fund III

United States
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About Sorenson Capital Ventures Fund III

Sorenson Capital Ventures Fund III is a venture capital firm based in United States, focusing on Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States
Funding StageSeed
Industry Focus
Ai Ml
Saas

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Product-first B2B founders, pre-revenue to $5M ARR

B2B software seed-to-preIPO
cybersecurity
AI agents
DevOps & infrastructure
product-first GTM

Bullish Signals

Portfolio exit: Doyen AI acquired by Sageexternal
Backed Caltech PhD founders, fast exit 2024external
12-month impl. cut to 2 weeks post-investmentexternal
Two funds: seed + growth stage coverageexternal
Bridgecrew, Talon, Oyster — notable exitsexternal
Strong CISO network drives portfolio dealsexternal
Tactical growth plans beyond boardroomwebsite
Cloudsmith, Couchbase — active scaling portfoliowebsite
GTM funnel + comp modeling — operational depthwebsite
AI observability & GTM talent — fresh contentwebsite

Contrarian Signals

Single exit signal, limited fund-level dataexternal
Highly hands-on — may not suit autonomous foundersexternal

Founder Do's

Show deep technical credentials (PhD-level)
Target SMB pain points with clear ROI
Build AI that replaces manual workflows
Come with top-tier publications or research
Embrace collaborative, hands-on investor involvement

Founder Don'ts

Avoid vague AI positioning without specifics
Don't pitch without clear enterprise use case
Don't expect passive board-only engagement

Key GPs & Partners

KE
Ken Elefant
Partner
security expertnetwork builderfounder-friendly
ES
Eric Sorenson
Partner
empathetichands-oncollaborative
RR
Rob Rueckert
Partner
committedtrust-drivenoperator-minded

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$150M
Saves0

Key People

Fraser Bullock, Ron Mika, Luke Sorenson

Ken ElefantPartner
Eric SorensonPartner
Rob RueckertPartner

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