SOSV

Venture Capital Accelerator Est. 1995
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≈USD 855.41M
Est. FUM
Sum of 5 funds raised 2015–2024; preferred to the undated total from an earlier estimate
Type
Venture Capital
HQ
Princeton, NJ, United States
Founded
1995
Focus
Deep Tech · Climate & Energy Transition · Industrial Tech & Automation · Life Sciences · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Energy & Natural Resources · Industrials & Manufacturing · Technology

About

SOSV is a venture capital manager investing in deep-tech companies from pre-seed through follow-on rounds. It also operates founder programs including HAX, SOSV SF and SOSV NY.

Strategies

Venture Capital
Focused strategy
Sources

Profile sources

  1. sosv.com — Deep Tech, Healthcare & Life Sciences
  2. sosv.com — Climate & Energy Transition, Industrial Tech & Automation, Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Energy & Natural Resources, Industrials & Manufacturing, Technology

Recent venture activity

  • Mar 2026 · Reported 3 more venture funds to the SEC (18 in total) in its Form ADV filed 2026-03-23 · SEC Form ADV

Locations & investment markets

Capital and location details checked 2026-10-12.

Investment Criteria

Investment size
USD 150K - USD 5M

Reported investment size. Actual commitments may vary by stage, ownership and follow-on participation.

Investment Stages
Stages
Pre Seed Seed Series A Series B
Investment Geographies
Primary Markets
United States Ireland Hong Kong China
Coverage
Global
Regions
North America Europe Asia

Coverage is a guide only.

Location

Headquarters
Princeton, NJ, United States
Office Presence
4 countries
United States China Hong Kong Ireland
6 known offices
Princeton, NJ, United States (HQ)
Shenzhen Shi, Guangdong Sheng, China
Shanghai Shi, China
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Cork, County Cork, Ireland
New York, NY, United States

Fundraising

SOSV V
Apr 16, 2024
USD 306M
source
SOSV Select Fund
2021
USD 100M
source
SOSV IV
2019
USD 277M
source
SOSV III
2015
USD 150M
source
SOSV SOSventures Ireland Fund LP
2015
EUR 20M
source

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