About
SOSV is a global venture capital firm that operates early stage startup development programs. SOSV’s programs are focused on two broad areas. The first is revolutionary deep technology that promises the betterment of humanity and the planet. The second is startups in emerging markets that are ripe for explosive growth.
The firm’s strategy is to invest in a small number of highly promising startups and use its deeply resourced programs to accelerate product development, acquire customers, and scale. SOSV companies consistently raise funding rounds led by top tier investors. SOSV joins seed, series A, and later rounds while providing founders with ongoing support and community. As of January 2022, SOSV had more than 1,000 portfolio companies and $1.5 billion in assets under management, reflecting a 40% increase over 2020.
SOSV’s programs include hard tech-oriented HAX and life-science driven IndieBio. Both offer deep technical and scientific expertise on-site as well as well-equipped lab and fabrication facilities and supply chain access. At Chinaccelerator and MOX, market-entry and growth experts help entrepreneurs in emerging markets around the world ramp quickly. SOSV’s latest program, dlab, fosters new players in the blockchain ecosystem.
SOSV also operates the Genesis Consortium, a partnership between IndieBio and leading VCs and industry partners, including co-founding partner Mayfield, that provides an additional $250,000 in funding certain life sciences startups in the programs.
Portfolio · 15
Investment activity
Portfolio by sector
Funds · 3
- 5 — $306M Apr 2024
- Select Fund — $100M Jan 2021
- Fund IV — $270M Jan 2019
Q&A
- What is SOSV's most recent fundraise?
- SOSV raised Fund 5, totaling $306M, in April 2024.
- What is SOSV's investment focus by sector?
- SOSV shows a concentration in Industrial Technologies and Agriculture & Food Technologies, with 6 and 4 portfolio companies respectively. They also invest in Business Software, Health Tech & Life Sciences, and Energy Tech.
- Which stages does SOSV typically invest in?
- SOSV primarily invests in Pre-Seed and Seed stage companies. According to startupim data, they have 8 Pre-Seed investments and 7 initial Seed investments, along with 4 follow-on Seed rounds.
- Can you name some of SOSV's recent portfolio companies?
- SOSV has recently invested in companies like Starstone, which raised $1.23M in Pre-Seed funding in 2023, and NitroFix, which secured $4.6M in Series A funding in 2022.
- What is the typical check size for SOSV's investments?
- SOSV's investment range for disclosed rounds is between $200K and $4.2M.
- Who founded SOSV?
- SOSV was founded by Sean O’Sullivan, who serves as the Founder & Managing General Partner.
- What is SOSV's investment activity like in 2023 and 2024?
- SOSV has shown consistent investment activity, with multiple investment rounds recorded in July 2023, and further rounds in February and March 2024.
- Has SOSV raised other funds recently?
- Prior to their 2024 fund, SOSV raised a Select Fund of $100M in January 2021 and Fund IV, which closed at $270M in January 2019.
Full data — links, identifiers, deals & radar signals (jobs, patents, research, more)
External links
| Website | sosv.com/ |
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| linkedin.com/company/854535 | |
| X / Twitter | twitter.com/sosv |
| facebook.com/SOSVvc | |
| YouTube | youtube.com/channel/UCr3_edKFdOwK6I5L081Zy5Q |
| instagram.com/sosvvc | |
| Wikipedia | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOSV |
| Wikidata | wikidata.org/wiki/Q17154958 |
Identifiers & details
| Founded | 1995 |
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| Wikidata QID | Q17154958 |
Radar intelligence
Publications (Crossref)
| Works | 1 |
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GitHub
| Top repos | city-state, sosv.github.io |
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Web history (Wayback)
| Domain | sosv.com |
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Wikidata
| QID | Q17154958 |
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