SOSV

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SOSV
TypePrivate
IndustryVenture capital and private equity
Founded1995
FounderSean 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+
Websitewww.sosv.com

SOSV is a venture capital and investment management firm that provides seed, venture and growth stage funding to startup companies in the technology sector.[1] The company's focus is on accelerating startups via their market specific seed accelerator programs located in Europe, Asia and the USA.[2] SOSV is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, with operations in Cork, Ireland, and offices in San Francisco, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Taipei, New York, Cork, and London.

Founding[]

SOSV (formerly SOS Ventures) was founded in 1995 by Sean O'Sullivan,.[3]

In December 2020, former COO of TechCrunch, , joined SOSV as senior operating partner after stepping down in August.[4][5]

Investments[]

SOSV invests in hardware, software, consumer services, and life sciences.

Investments include: BitMEX,[6] Harmonix, developers of the Guitar Hero series, Carma,[7] Netflix,[8] Leap Motion,[9] Pembient,[10] Kindara,[11] Storyful,[12] Muufri[13] (now Perfect Day[14]), Breather,[15] MavenHut,[16] Spark[17] (now Particle[18]), GIROPTIC[19] ,[20] and .[21]

In 2020, SOSV closed their fourth fund of $277 million.[22]

Accelerators[]

SOSV runs five seed accelerator programs: Chinaccelerator,[23] MOX,[24] HAX Accelerator,[25] IndieBio,[26] and dlab. The programs focus on[27] startup development in the areas of hardware, software, and wetware (biotechnology).[28]

  • Chinaccelerator (Shanghai) - it is a seed-funding program in China that allows entrepreneurs to create startup companies in the tech industry.
  • MOX (mobile-only accelerator, Taipei) - startups in the program receive $100,000 to fine-tune their mobile platforms, services and apps.[24]
  • HAX Accelerator (formerly Haxlr8r, Shenzhen and San Francisco) - Hardware at seed and growth stage.
  • IndieBio (San Francisco and New York) - Life sciences.[29]
  • dlab (New York) - decentralized software technology (blockchain).

Social entrepreneurship[]

SOSV invested in education and computing.

The Khan Academy[]

The O'Sullivan Foundation supports the Khan Academy,[30]

CoderDojo[]

SOSV supports CoderDojo, clubs that teach young people computer programming and technology. There are dojos in 22 countries,[31][32] teaching 10,000 children to write computer code and programs each week.[33] Youth learn from one another about computer languages and tools including Xcode and CSS.[34] Founded by James Whelton and Bill Liao, a partner at SOSV, in 2011 as a not-for-profit organisation. The first dojo was held in the NSC (National Software Centre), Mahon, Cork on Saturday 23rd 2011. By February 2012, there were 12 dojos around Ireland and September 2012 saw the first CoderDojo open in Silicon Valley. Children learn to code every Saturday.[35]

LearnStorm (formerly MATHletes)[]

The Sean O’Sullivan Foundation supports LearnStorm, formerly MATHletes,[36] an online math game competition for kids in Ireland. It was founded in 2014 by Sean O’Sullivan and The Khan Academy.[37]

General Partners[]

  • Sean O'Sullivan - Software, Hardware, Software, Information technology
  • Cyril Ebersweiler - HAX, hardware, software
  • Duncan Turner - HAX, hardware[38]
  • Bill Liao - RebelBio, Internet, social media
  • Po Bronson - IndieBio
  • - MOX (mobileonlyx.com) and Chinaccelerator.com [39] Internet
  • Shawn Broderick - Food-X, dlab
  • Stephen McCann - CFO

References[]

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  2. ^ Donnelly, Ann. "Startup Accelerator Programs: What's in it for a startup? What's in it for investors?". O'Mahony Donnelly. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  3. ^ Collins, Dylan. "Founder Interviews: Sean O'Sullivan (SOSventures Avego)". Business Insider. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  4. ^ "TechCrunch ex-COO Ned Desmond has joined VC firm SOSV as senior operating partner". Startup News, Networking, and Resources Hub | BEAMSTART. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
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  39. ^ sosv.com

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