SOSV

About SOSV

Miranda Wang and Jeanny Yao have an uncanny talent for finding value where others see waste Their plastics upcycling company, Novoloop, just raised a $21m Series A to prove it

It was 2015, and Chiu Chau was on the ropes He had pitched nearly 150 venture capital firms No one would invest Everyone doubted the startup with the open-source laboratory robot

The question for Sumit Sinha and Mukesh Bansal in February 2019 was which would come first: The funding for their seed round or the sale of their Hyundai hatchbacks

Tesh Mbaabu rarely showed up to his freshman computer science class at the University of Nairobi His classmate Mesongo Sibuti noticed

Adebayo (“Ade”) Alonge and Amy Kao, co-founders of RxAll had invented a handheld scanner for detecting counterfeit prescription drugs—an illicit, multibillion-dollar industry that kills an estimated 1 million people annually around the world and 100,000 in Africa

With more than $1 5 billion in assets under management and more than 300 investments per year, including 100+ pre-seed rounds in new startups, SOSV is one of the most active venture investors in the world Our industry-leading startup development programs include HAX (hard tech), IndieBio (human and planetary health), and Orbit Startups (growth in emerging and frontier markets)

Deep tech for humanity

SOSV’s core mission is to fund visionary, deep tech founders who aim to deliver a radically beneficial impact on human and planetary health As of April 2022, our top 100 climate tech companies have an aggregate valuation of more than $11 billion and have raised $3 85 billion, while our top 100 health startups are valued at $5 7 billion with $1 billion raised SOSV is consistently ranked by PitchBook as a top investor in both categories

High touch, high value

SOSV is building companies, not just taking founders’ equity for advice and introductions Our startup development programs offer in-person and remote options with a 1:2 staff-to-founder ratio, including engineering, science and startup experts working in advanced lab and fabrication facilities Our approach helps founders hit critical inflection points sooner, which speeds up fund-raising and reduces dilution SOSV helps founders go further, faster

First of many checks

A typical startup “accelerator” has little to offer once demo day is done, which is one reason SOSV no longer uses the term At SOSV, we not only continue investing long after startups have completed our programs, we offer an open platform to support our program alums

We continue to make investor introductions and provide ongoing access to experts on the SOSV teams SOSV also maintains a vibrant, Slack-based peer-to-peer founder community and programs private founder-focused events covering topics from legal to marketing We also provide our startups visibility through public franchises such as the SOSV Climate Tech 100, the SOSV Human Health 100, and the SOSV Climate Tech Summit SOSV is for life

SOSV staff at HAX, IndieBio, Orbit Startups and dlab work with founders around the world Not sure which program is right for your startup? Learn more about SOSV pre-seed investment and startup development programs

A Day in the Life of SOSV

Scenes from SOSV’s offices in San Francisco, New York, Newark, Shenzhen, Shanghai, and Taipei

SOSV welcomes co-investors in portfolio companies as well as limited partners in SOSV funds

Invest in our Companies

SOSV’s portfolio companies raise 200 follow-on rounds each year, and the co-investors in SOSV’s 1000+ portfolio number in the 100s SOSV aims to build a global, diverse network of investors, and new co-investors are always welcome

Invest in our Funds

SOSV is a multi-stage VC that invests in 100+ pre-seed startups each year and joins hundreds of follow-on rounds through SOSV’s core and select funds New limited partners interested in “human and planetary health” are welcome