# Cornerstone Capital Bank

> Cornerstone Capital Bank is a VC fund in Minneapolis backing Manufacturing and Hardware. See 23 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Minneapolis, United States
- Total investments: 23
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 9%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.cornerstonecapital.com

Cornerstone Capital Bank is a VC fund in Minneapolis focused on Manufacturing and Hardware. Cornerstone Capital Management seeks to provide world class investment and financial advisory solutions and service to enable institutions and individuals to achieve their financial goals, while maintaining the culture of a small firm with the highest levels of professionalism and integrity, and senior level attention to client relationships.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $14M–$15M |
| Series B | $14M–$62M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 9 | 39% |
| Hardware | 3 | 13% |
| Software | 3 | 13% |
| Retail | 2 | 9% |
| Sensor | 2 | 9% |

42 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 7 | 30% |
| Series A | 4 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 13% |
| Series C | 2 | 9% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 9% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| China | 16 | 70% |
| United States | 2 | 9% |
| Canada | 1 | 4% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 4% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 4% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The Logic | The Logic was founded in 2018 to help build the future of the innovation economy by providing in-depth reporting on the organizations, policies and people driving transformational change. Everything they do is underscored by their commitment to making Canada a better place to live and work—by sparking important conversations about what the countrywants to be. At The Logic, they believe the best days of journalism are ahead of us, with readers—not advertisers—at their core. | $2.9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 04, 2024 |  |
| SiEngine Technology | SiEngine technology creates vehicle electronic chips. |  | Series B | Mar 28, 2024 |  |
| Shanghai Electric Group Corp | Shanghai Electric (Group) Corporation designs, develops, and manufactures thermal, nuclear, and wind power equipment in China. The company offers gas turbines, transmission and distribution equipment, elevators, machine tools, refrigeration compressors, environmental protection equipment, automation products, rail transportation equipment, machineparts, generators, and other products. | $56.7M | Post-IPO Equity | Sep 13, 2023 |  |
| United Aircraft | United Aircraft specializes in the research and development, production, and servicing of drones and other equipment. United Aircraft aims to offer drone equipment and comprehensive solutions to government, military, and partners to address the major needs of the national economy and national security.The company has constructed an integratedbase that encompasses UAV design and development, production and manufacturing, partial assembly, and integrated testing. The company has achieved significant progress through the use of independent intellectual property rights and a series of core technologies. Their self-developed flight control system and electronically controlled coaxial technology have broken the blockade of Western countries and filled the domestic gap. United Aircraft has been authorized for more than 40 invention patents and over 20 software copyright authorizations from the United States, Russia, and the European Union, as well as more than 180 domestic invention patents. This level of authorization is at the forefront of domestic and foreign counterparts. | $291.1M | Series D | Mar 14, 2023 |  |
| Atech Automotive Electronics | Atech Automotive Electronics is a company that designs, develops, manufactures and sells various automotive electronic products |  |  | Aug 02, 2022 |  |
| Atech Automotive Electronics | Atech Automotive Electronics is a company that designs, develops, manufactures and sells various automotive electronic products |  | Series B | Aug 02, 2022 |  |
| Move Laser | Move Laser It involves the development, manufacturing, and production of wind lidar systems. advocate for using lidar equipment to measure wind in the wind energy sector. has a large-scale and batch-scale wind-measuring lidar production line. produces, manufactures, and provides data services for wind lidar systems. Its products are mostly used inmeteorology, aviation, and wind power. |  | Series C | Aug 01, 2022 |  |
| CIX Technology | This Core Technology offers next-generation intelligent computing solutions, designing and developing spec intelligent computing systems. | $50M | Seed | Jul 18, 2022 |  |
| Nest | Nest Bio is a manufacturer of disposable medical consumables, focusing on the R&D and production of cell culture consumables. |  | Series A | Jun 07, 2022 |  |
| CrossChip | Xinjin Electronics is a semiconductor company engaged in the research and development and sales of integrated circuits. | $15M | Series A | Jun 06, 2022 |  |

10 of 23 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Co-Stone Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/co-stone-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Cowin Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cowin-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Beijing Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beijing-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [BOCOM International](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bocom-international) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Brizan Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brizan-venture) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [CITIC Securities](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/citic-securities) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Cornerstone Capital Bank invest in?

Cornerstone Capital Bank invests primarily in Manufacturing, Hardware and Software startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 23 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in China. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Cornerstone Capital Bank's check size?

Cornerstone Capital Bank typically joins rounds of $14M–$15M at Series A and $14M–$62M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Cornerstone Capital Bank participates in.

### When did Cornerstone Capital Bank last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Cornerstone Capital Bank closed in Jun 2024. Shizune tracks 23 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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