SOSV

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VCMatch tracks SOSV as an investor focused on AI/ML, Hardware, and Robotics companies, Pre-Seed and Seed rounds, United States, United Kingdom, and Canada markets, and $0 to $550k check sizes. Upload your deck to compare your startup against the full private matching profile.

Check Size

$0 to $550k

Stages

Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth

Focus Areas

AI/ML, Hardware, Robotics

Geography

United States, United Kingdom, and Canada

Investment Thesis

SOSV is a global, multi-stage venture capital firm dedicated to launching founders who have the insights, vision and grit to create incredible technology companies bound to benefit human and planetary health. Their philosophy centers on backing deep tech startups from pre-seed through later stages, recognizing that existential challenges to climate and health demand reinvention across most spheres of production. They believe great founders come from all geographies, genders, and backgrounds, and focus on science and technology at the frontiers of human knowledge.

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Investment Focus

Who should take a closer look

SOSV is most relevant for founders raising Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A rounds in AI/ML, Hardware, Robotics, and Biotech, especially across United States, United Kingdom, and Canada, with public check-size signals around $0 to $550k.

Focus statement

SOSV invests in deep tech startups spanning from therapeutics and precision fermentation to AI, quantum sensors, and robotics—all focused on human and planetary health. Their mission includes making humanity's means of production more sustainable (from powering the grid to feeding the planet) and making people healthier (from addressing toughest cancers to diagnosing elusive conditions).

Value Add

Most active deep tech venture investor in the world with $1.5 billion in assets under management
Industry-leading HAX and IndieBio startup development programs with 85,000 square feet of labs and equipment across 3 locations
Makes 60 'first check' pre-seed investments (up to $550k) annually plus 150 follow-on investments
Branded as 'First Check in Deep Tech'® with pre-seed focus that most other VCs avoid
Extensive follow-on support: portfolio raised $6.5B (2021-2024) with 1,000+ co-investors and 579 follow-on rounds participated
24/7 global innovation engine with staff in Pune, Shenzhen, and Tokyo plus 3 US locations
Produces high-profile events including annual SOSV Climate Tech Summit and Deep Tech Live series
Deep technical expertise: 44% of founders have PhDs; team includes Chief Science Officers and technical specialists across biology, chemistry, and engineering