600+
Portfolio Companies
150
New Startups
Per Year
$300M
Assets Under Management
700+
Mentors Worldwide
>30%
NET IRR
90+
Staff
SOSV is a global venture capital firm providing multi-stage investment to develop and scale our founders’ big ideas for positive change. We invest in 150 companies every year through our world class vertical accelerator programs.
Our intensive 3-6 month programs provide startups with seed capital, a specialized global staff of engineers, designers, and scientists to accelerate product development, mentors with deep market and technical expertise, and an unparalleled infrastructure of fully outfitted laboratory & maker spaces.
We help startups go further, faster.
The world’s largest seed Life Sciences Accelerator – devoted to funding and building startups dedicated toward solving humanity’s most pressing problems with life itself.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
FEATURED INDIEBIO COMPANIES
VIEW ALLFood-X is the #1 food innovation accelerator in the world, helping food entrepreneurs bring their products and services to market at super speed.
NEW YORK, NY
FEATURED FOOD-X COMPANIES
VIEW ALLThe first mentorship-driven, seed-funding accelerator program in China for entrepreneurs innovating at the cutting edge of information technology, either entering China, expanding across SE Asia, and ultimately dominating globally.
SHANGHAI, CHINA
FEATURED CHINACCELERATOR COMPANIES
VIEW ALLSOSV’s “Mobile-Only Accelerator” is a leading mobile app accelerator, which allows best in breed mobile solutions from mature markets to rapidly penetrate emerging mobile markets.
TAIPEI, TAIWAN
FEATURED MOX COMPANIES
VIEW ALLThe leading early-stage biotech accelerator. An innovation engine to unlock biology's exponential potential.
CORK, IRELAND
FEATURED REBELBIO COMPANIES
VIEW ALLWHAT OUR FOUNDERS HAVE TO SAY
"HAX taught us the skills we needed to get our business off the ground. We learned about sourcing and manufacturing on the ground in Shenzhen, and as a result we were able to bring our first product to market in nine months with very limited capital."
"SOSV & IndieBio provided a great entrepreneurial environment surrounded by fellow scientists, excellent lab facilities, and contacts to the Bay Area life sciences community. The breadth of SOSV’s companies provides a unique perspective, and has exposed us to different global ecosystems through fellow portfolio companies."
"Food-X helped us build and launch a market validated product, raise venture capital, and ultimately exit to one of the leading technology companies in the space. We couldn't have achieved what we did without Food-X and SOSV."
"The accelerator breathed life into what was previously just an idea...The team at SOSV truly understands that successful early stage investment is more than just throwing money at an idea - it takes support, advice, and a strong community. We're lucky to be part of it, and it's why we are where we are today."
"SOSV gave us the opportunity to play in a leveled playing field and operate globally. With the funding and support from Chinaccelerator and SOSV, we managed to relocate the company to Europe and start growing it into what it is today, with 20 staff and 100+ customers. When it comes to early stage investment into startups, SOSV are second to none in supporting entrepreneurs from any region and any background, as long as they have a solid idea and the ambition to make it happen."
"As an industrial designer, I thought I had an understanding of building hardware before coming to HAX. Now I know I knew nothing. Actually seeing and experiencing manufacturing in China first-hand gave me the confidence of knowing the ins and outs of building a product. As a company, we now have credibility and trust. And in experiencing my HAX peers and their work ethics and performance, I know that you can make anything possible."
BRIEF BUT SPECTACULAR
November 2, 2017
FORBES
December 12, 2017
THE GUARDIAN
SOSV: INSPIRATION FROM ACCELERATION
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November 10, 2017
SOSV: INSPIRATION FROM ACCELERATION
July 30, 2016