
Investments
2170Portfolio Exits
55Funds
5Partners & Customers
6About SOSV
SOSV is a global venture capital investing early-stage startup development programs. The firm’s strategy is to invest in a small number of highly promising startups and use its deeply resourced programs to accelerate product development, acquire customers, and scale. SOSV joins seed, series A, and later rounds while providing founders with ongoing support and community. It was founded in 1995 and is based in Princeton, New Jersey.
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Research containing SOSV
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CB Insights Intelligence Analysts have mentioned SOSV in 5 CB Insights research briefs, most recently on Nov 29, 2023.

Oct 10, 2023 report
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Sep 8, 2023
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SOSV Investments
2,170 Investments
SOSV has made 2,170 investments. Their latest investment was in Woovly as part of their Series A - III on November 11, 2023.

SOSV Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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11/27/2023 | Series A - III | Woovly | No | 3 | ||
11/17/2023 | Seed VC - V | Pricepally | $1.3M | No | 2 | |
11/7/2023 | Unattributed VC | VALANX Biotech | $2.46M | No | 1 | |
10/25/2023 | Series A | |||||
10/25/2023 | Seed VC - IV |
Date | 11/27/2023 | 11/17/2023 | 11/7/2023 | 10/25/2023 | 10/25/2023 |
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Round | Series A - III | Seed VC - V | Unattributed VC | Series A | Seed VC - IV |
Company | Woovly | Pricepally | VALANX Biotech | ||
Amount | $1.3M | $2.46M | |||
New? | No | No | No | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 3 | 2 | 1 |
SOSV Portfolio Exits
55 Portfolio Exits
SOSV has 55 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was AI Motion Sports on October 11, 2023.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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10/11/2023 | Acquired | 1 | |||
9/6/2023 | Acq - Fin | 4 | |||
8/4/2023 | Acquired | 1 | |||
Date | 10/11/2023 | 9/6/2023 | 8/4/2023 | ||
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Exit | Acquired | Acq - Fin | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 1 | 4 | 1 |
SOSV Fund History
5 Fund Histories
SOSV has 5 funds, including SOSV Select Fund.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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6/11/2021 | SOSV Select Fund | $100M | 5 | ||
12/12/2019 | SOSV IV | ||||
10/15/2019 | SOSV IV-A | ||||
1/3/2017 | SOSV III | ||||
Genesis Consortium |
Closing Date | 6/11/2021 | 12/12/2019 | 10/15/2019 | 1/3/2017 | |
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Fund | SOSV Select Fund | SOSV IV | SOSV IV-A | SOSV III | Genesis Consortium |
Fund Type | |||||
Status | |||||
Amount | $100M | ||||
Sources | 5 |
SOSV Partners & Customers
6 Partners and customers
SOSV has 6 strategic partners and customers. SOSV recently partnered with TradeTogether on February 2, 2023.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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2/2/2023 | Partner | Singapore | |||
10/2/2020 | Partner | ||||
11/7/2019 | Partner | ||||
2/25/2019 | Partner | ||||
5/25/2016 | Partner |
Date | 2/2/2023 | 10/2/2020 | 11/7/2019 | 2/25/2019 | 5/25/2016 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type | Partner | Partner | Partner | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | |||||
Country | Singapore | ||||
News Snippet | |||||
Sources |
SOSV Team
13 Team Members
SOSV has 13 team members, including current Chief Financial Officer, General Partner, Stephen McCann.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Stephen McCann | Chief Financial Officer, General Partner | Current | |
Name | Stephen McCann | ||||
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Work History | |||||
Title | Chief Financial Officer, General Partner | ||||
Status | Current |
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