Company type | Private |
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Industry | Venture capital and private equity |
Founded | 1995 |
Founder | Sean O'Sullivan |
Headquarters | |
Number of locations | San Francisco, New York, Cork, London, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Xi’An, Taipei, Tokyo |
Number of employees | 100+ |
Website | www |
SOSV is a venture capital firm that provides pre-seed, seed, venture and growth stage funding to startups in the technology sector.[1][2] The company conducts seed accelerator programs in Asia and the United States of America.[3]
SOSV was founded in 1995 by Sean O'Sullivan.[4] It is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, with operations in Cork, Ireland, and offices in San Francisco, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Taipei, New York City, and Newark.[5][6]
In July 2018, then governor of New York state Andrew Cuomo announced that the state would invest $25 million in an IndieBio facility in New York City.[5]
In December 2020, TechCrunch's former COO, Ned Desmond joined SOSV as senior operating partner.[7][8]
As of November 2021, SOSV has backed approximately 150 startups that are developing climate technologies, with a focus on the transport, supply chain, logistics, and agriculture sectors.[9][10]
In September 2021, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority announced that the state was investing $25 million to establish a HAX location in Newark, New Jersey.[6]
SOSV invests in startups that specialize in deep tech, including climate and health, as well as enterprise and consumer in emerging markets.[11][12][13] Notable companies within its portfolio include Opentrons, Formlabs, Perfect Day, NotCo, Upside Foods, The EVERY Company, and BitMEX.[14][15][16][10][17][18]
In 2020, SOSV closed its fourth fund totalling $277 million.[19]
In 2021, SOSV closed a $100 million Select Fund.[2]
SOSV runs the following programmes: