SOSV

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SOSV
Company typePrivate
IndustryVenture capital and private equity
Founded1995
Founder Sean O'Sullivan
Headquarters
Princeton, New Jersey
Number of locations
San Francisco, New York, Cork, London, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Xi’An, Taipei, Tokyo
Number of employees
100+
Website www.sosv.com

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]

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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]

History

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]

Investments

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]

Programmes

SOSV runs the following programmes:

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  9. ↑ Srivastava, Moulishree (2021-11-14). "3 thoughts on India's climate tech ecosystem from William Bao Bean of SOSV". KrASIA. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
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