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Company type | Private company |
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Industry | Venture capital and private equity |
Founded | 1995 |
Founder | Sean O'Sullivan |
Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | Cork, New York City, Newark, Pune, Princeton, San Francisco, Shenzhen, Tokyo |
Services | Venture funding |
Number of employees | 100+ (2023) |
Website | www |
SOSV is an American venture capital firm that provides pre-seed, seed, Series A and later stage funding to deep tech startups that join its startup development programs, which are located in New York City, Newark, New Jersey, and San Francisco. [1] [2]
SOSV was founded in 1995 by Sean O'Sullivan. [3] It is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, with additional offices in Cork, Pune, Shenzhen and Tokyo. [4] [5] [6] [7]
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. [6] In January 2023, SOSV opened a 30,000 sq. ft. IndieBio NY at 7 Penn Plaza in Manhattan. [8]
In December 2020, TechCrunch's former COO, Ned Desmond joined SOSV as senior operating partner. [9] [10]
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. [11] [12]
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. [7]
The new 35,000 sq ft HAX office in Newark, New Jersey opened officially in April 2024. [13] [14]
SOSV invests in startups that specialize in deep tech, including climate and health. [15] [16] [17] Notable companies within its portfolio include Opentrons, Formlabs, NotCo, Prolific Machines, unSpun, Neptune Robotics, Smartex, and BitMEX. [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]
In 2020, SOSV closed its fourth fund totalling $277 million. [23]
In 2021, SOSV closed a $100 million Select Fund. [2]
In 2024, SOSV closed its fifth core fund, totalling $306 million. [24]
SOSV runs the following programmes: