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SOSV

SOSV is a global venture capital firm founded in 1995 and headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey. Specializing in seed-to-growth stage investments, SOSV operates multiple accelerator programs worldwide, including HAX for hardware, IndieBio and RebelBio for life sciences, Chinaccelerator and MOX for cross-border internet ventures, Food-X for innovative food solutions, and dlab for blockchain technology. The firm focuses on investments in revolutionary deep technologies aimed at improving human and planetary health, as well as cross-border markets, particularly in Asia. SOSV invests in approximately 150 startups annually, providing support through its resources to accelerate product development and scaling. Over its two-decade history, SOSV has established a strong reputation, consistently ranking among the top venture capital firms globally.

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Audrey Chen

Investor Relations Manager

Daniel Eichner

Partner

Sheng Ge

Partner

Benjamin Joffe

Partner

Kelly Kirkpatrick

Director of Investor Relations

Vivian Law

Senior Associate

Steve McCann

Chief Financial Officer & General Partner

Sean O'Sullivan

Founder & Managing General Partner

Duncan Turner

General Partner

Qiyu Wu

Operations Director

Past deals in Google Glass

WearWorks

Convertible Note in 2021
WearWorks is a haptics design company based in New York, specializing in developing innovative products that convey information through touch. Their flagship product, the WAYBAND™, is a wearable haptic navigation device designed specifically for individuals who are blind or visually impaired. This device guides users to their destinations using vibrations, allowing them to receive navigational information without relying on visual or auditory cues. By offloading sensory demands from the eyes and ears, the WAYBAND™ offers a more intuitive way to navigate the environment, enhancing independence and mobility for its users.

iSmart Robot

Convertible Note in 2021
iSmart Robot

Looking Glass Factory

Series A in 2021
Looking Glass Factory Inc. develops and manufactures holographic display designed for 3D creators. The company provides Looking Glass, a desktop holographic display that blends light field and volumetric display technologies that allow users to make, share, and interact with 3D creations, content, and experiences. provides volumetric printing services. Its solutions include drug discovery, medical visualization, experiential marketing, and 3D storytelling. It also provides software to manage the holographic displays. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Brooklyn, New York. It has an additional location in Hong Kong.

MobiGarage

Seed Round in 2021
More than 500 million people will get on the Internet for the first time in the next three years in India, mainly through low-cost refurbished smartphones. MobiGarage is innovating the US$40 billion dollar smartphone market by disrupting the second-hand mobile supply chain through Artificial Intelligence and selling refurbished smartphones with certified components and warranty that are 70% cheaper than new smartphones. Catering to 100,000 smartphones a year, MobiGarage is growing 20% monthly. MobiGarage caters to the end user customer through online medium - E-commerce marketplace on MobiGarage.com and offline through unique hub and spoke model covering the multi billion dollar Tier 2, Tier 3 and Tier 4 markets

BirdShades

Seed Round in 2020
We develop a transparent window film to make glass visible to birds.

MobiGarage

Seed Round in 2020
More than 500 million people will get on the Internet for the first time in the next three years in India, mainly through low-cost refurbished smartphones. MobiGarage is innovating the US$40 billion dollar smartphone market by disrupting the second-hand mobile supply chain through Artificial Intelligence and selling refurbished smartphones with certified components and warranty that are 70% cheaper than new smartphones. Catering to 100,000 smartphones a year, MobiGarage is growing 20% monthly. MobiGarage caters to the end user customer through online medium - E-commerce marketplace on MobiGarage.com and offline through unique hub and spoke model covering the multi billion dollar Tier 2, Tier 3 and Tier 4 markets

Looking Glass Factory

Series A in 2020
Looking Glass Factory Inc. develops and manufactures holographic display designed for 3D creators. The company provides Looking Glass, a desktop holographic display that blends light field and volumetric display technologies that allow users to make, share, and interact with 3D creations, content, and experiences. provides volumetric printing services. Its solutions include drug discovery, medical visualization, experiential marketing, and 3D storytelling. It also provides software to manage the holographic displays. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Brooklyn, New York. It has an additional location in Hong Kong.

iSmart Robot

Convertible Note in 2019
iSmart Robot

Futurefleet

Convertible Note in 2019
Futurefleet entered the Chinese marketplace in 2012 and is focused on developing applications that provide the general public with easy to use, location based services focused on providing realtime, relevant information to commuters about their daily journey

Vision Infinitas

Seed Round in 2019
Vision Infinitas is a company focused on developing innovative sensor technology designed to track various body metrics. Currently operating in stealth mode, the firm is working on advancing its product offerings to enhance personal health monitoring. By leveraging cutting-edge technology, Vision Infinitas aims to provide users with accurate and actionable insights into their physical well-being.

BirdShades

Pre Seed Round in 2019
We develop a transparent window film to make glass visible to birds.

Futurefleet

Convertible Note in 2019
Futurefleet entered the Chinese marketplace in 2012 and is focused on developing applications that provide the general public with easy to use, location based services focused on providing realtime, relevant information to commuters about their daily journey

iSmart Robot

Seed Round in 2018
iSmart Robot

Prynt

Convertible Note in 2018
Prynt Corp. manufactures innovative printing gadgets designed for smartphones, notably its instant camera case that allows users to take photos and print them instantly. This unique case transforms smartphones into portable instant cameras, requiring no ink, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth connectivity, and is compatible with both iOS and Android devices. In addition to printing photos, the Prynt app enhances the experience by embedding short videos within the images, enabling users to share memories in a creative way. By simply holding a smartphone over a printed photo, the embedded video can be viewed in augmented reality. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, Prynt sells its products online and through various retail channels around the world.

Next Thing Co

Convertible Note in 2018
Next Thing Co. is a company based in Oakland, California, specializing in the development of smart devices. Its flagship product, OTTO, is a customizable digital camera that allows users to modify its functions and behavior through a companion iPhone app. OTTO is notable for being the first product powered by the Raspberry Pi compute module, making it particularly appealing to hackers, artists, and everyday users who enjoy hands-on customization. In addition to OTTO, the company offers STAK, a comprehensive collection of tools that includes both hardware and software necessary for building smart devices.

Futurefleet

Convertible Note in 2018
Futurefleet entered the Chinese marketplace in 2012 and is focused on developing applications that provide the general public with easy to use, location based services focused on providing realtime, relevant information to commuters about their daily journey

Mybrana

Seed Round in 2017
Mybrana Network, SL is a technology company based in Victoria-Gasteiz, Spain, specializing in integrated computer vision functionalities, including face recognition and 3D location mapping. Founded in 2012, the company has developed a graphics engine that enables brands to create social interactive augmented reality (AR) campaigns, which can be deployed on users' faces or in urban environments. Mybrana aims to assist brands in advertising and selling their products through innovative advertising and shopping formats that leverage its advanced AR technology. The company envisions becoming a leading reference for the next generation of advertising and shopping platforms within social networks and e-commerce.

Next Thing Co

Convertible Note in 2017
Next Thing Co. is a company based in Oakland, California, specializing in the development of smart devices. Its flagship product, OTTO, is a customizable digital camera that allows users to modify its functions and behavior through a companion iPhone app. OTTO is notable for being the first product powered by the Raspberry Pi compute module, making it particularly appealing to hackers, artists, and everyday users who enjoy hands-on customization. In addition to OTTO, the company offers STAK, a comprehensive collection of tools that includes both hardware and software necessary for building smart devices.

Prynt

Convertible Note in 2017
Prynt Corp. manufactures innovative printing gadgets designed for smartphones, notably its instant camera case that allows users to take photos and print them instantly. This unique case transforms smartphones into portable instant cameras, requiring no ink, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth connectivity, and is compatible with both iOS and Android devices. In addition to printing photos, the Prynt app enhances the experience by embedding short videos within the images, enabling users to share memories in a creative way. By simply holding a smartphone over a printed photo, the embedded video can be viewed in augmented reality. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, Prynt sells its products online and through various retail channels around the world.

Next Thing Co

Convertible Note in 2017
Next Thing Co. is a company based in Oakland, California, specializing in the development of smart devices. Its flagship product, OTTO, is a customizable digital camera that allows users to modify its functions and behavior through a companion iPhone app. OTTO is notable for being the first product powered by the Raspberry Pi compute module, making it particularly appealing to hackers, artists, and everyday users who enjoy hands-on customization. In addition to OTTO, the company offers STAK, a comprehensive collection of tools that includes both hardware and software necessary for building smart devices.

Futurefleet

Convertible Note in 2017
Futurefleet entered the Chinese marketplace in 2012 and is focused on developing applications that provide the general public with easy to use, location based services focused on providing realtime, relevant information to commuters about their daily journey

Prynt

Convertible Note in 2017
Prynt Corp. manufactures innovative printing gadgets designed for smartphones, notably its instant camera case that allows users to take photos and print them instantly. This unique case transforms smartphones into portable instant cameras, requiring no ink, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth connectivity, and is compatible with both iOS and Android devices. In addition to printing photos, the Prynt app enhances the experience by embedding short videos within the images, enabling users to share memories in a creative way. By simply holding a smartphone over a printed photo, the embedded video can be viewed in augmented reality. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, Prynt sells its products online and through various retail channels around the world.

Lumotune

Seed Round in 2017
We are creating a platform to transform the world’s glass into digital displays.

Futurefleet

Convertible Note in 2017
Futurefleet entered the Chinese marketplace in 2012 and is focused on developing applications that provide the general public with easy to use, location based services focused on providing realtime, relevant information to commuters about their daily journey

Lumotune

Convertible Note in 2017
We are creating a platform to transform the world’s glass into digital displays.

WearWorks

Seed Round in 2017
WearWorks is a haptics design company based in New York, specializing in developing innovative products that convey information through touch. Their flagship product, the WAYBAND™, is a wearable haptic navigation device designed specifically for individuals who are blind or visually impaired. This device guides users to their destinations using vibrations, allowing them to receive navigational information without relying on visual or auditory cues. By offloading sensory demands from the eyes and ears, the WAYBAND™ offers a more intuitive way to navigate the environment, enhancing independence and mobility for its users.

Looking Glass Factory

Series A in 2017
Looking Glass Factory Inc. develops and manufactures holographic display designed for 3D creators. The company provides Looking Glass, a desktop holographic display that blends light field and volumetric display technologies that allow users to make, share, and interact with 3D creations, content, and experiences. provides volumetric printing services. Its solutions include drug discovery, medical visualization, experiential marketing, and 3D storytelling. It also provides software to manage the holographic displays. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Brooklyn, New York. It has an additional location in Hong Kong.

AR Devices

Convertible Note in 2017
AR Devices, LLC specializes in the design and manufacture of GogglePal, a universally mountable augmented reality heads-up display tailored for skiers and snowboarders. Founded in 2013 and based in San Jose, California, the company’s GogglePal enables users to record and review their skiing or snowboarding activities, including vertical feet traveled and calories burned, as well as the trails they have taken. Additionally, it features an application that facilitates communication with friends, enhancing the overall experience for users engaged in snow sports.

Futurefleet

Convertible Note in 2016
Futurefleet entered the Chinese marketplace in 2012 and is focused on developing applications that provide the general public with easy to use, location based services focused on providing realtime, relevant information to commuters about their daily journey

Next Thing Co

Convertible Note in 2016
Next Thing Co. is a company based in Oakland, California, specializing in the development of smart devices. Its flagship product, OTTO, is a customizable digital camera that allows users to modify its functions and behavior through a companion iPhone app. OTTO is notable for being the first product powered by the Raspberry Pi compute module, making it particularly appealing to hackers, artists, and everyday users who enjoy hands-on customization. In addition to OTTO, the company offers STAK, a comprehensive collection of tools that includes both hardware and software necessary for building smart devices.

Xiamen Hauwei Robot

Seed Round in 2016
Xiamen Hauwei Robot

CHEGLASS

Seed Round in 2016
CHEGLASS

Mofily

Seed Round in 2016
MOFILY proposed the world's first artificial intelligence motocycle early warning assistance system YoCam Dash, the use of artificial intelligence and panoramic camera combination to provide motocycle Knight traffic records, to Car notification, lane offset and road conditions

Futurefleet

Convertible Note in 2016
Futurefleet entered the Chinese marketplace in 2012 and is focused on developing applications that provide the general public with easy to use, location based services focused on providing realtime, relevant information to commuters about their daily journey

The Alpha Labs Inc

Convertible Note in 2016
The Alpha Labs Inc. is a manufacturer of augmented reality (AR) smart glasses, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. The company focuses on developing lightweight and user-friendly optical technology to enhance the user experience. Its smart glasses feature a slim lithium-polymer battery that can be charged via micro USB-B, along with Wi-Fi connectivity, sensors, a bone conduction speaker, an AR vision module, and a camera. These glasses enable users to share photos, play music, search the web, and receive directions, addressing common issues associated with existing AR technologies, such as weight, comfort, and design aesthetics.

Light

Convertible Note in 2016
Light Phone, Inc. is a company that specializes in designing, manufacturing, and selling mobile phones, along with offering service plans and SIM cards. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, the company aims to provide a more focused mobile experience through its product, the Light Phone II. This phone is designed to deliver essential communication features while minimizing distractions from social media, news, and email. By prioritizing utility and peace of mind, Light Phone seeks to redefine mobile technology for users who want to reduce digital clutter in their lives.

Futurefleet

Convertible Note in 2016
Futurefleet entered the Chinese marketplace in 2012 and is focused on developing applications that provide the general public with easy to use, location based services focused on providing realtime, relevant information to commuters about their daily journey

Looking Glass Factory

Seed Round in 2015
Looking Glass Factory Inc. develops and manufactures holographic display designed for 3D creators. The company provides Looking Glass, a desktop holographic display that blends light field and volumetric display technologies that allow users to make, share, and interact with 3D creations, content, and experiences. provides volumetric printing services. Its solutions include drug discovery, medical visualization, experiential marketing, and 3D storytelling. It also provides software to manage the holographic displays. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Brooklyn, New York. It has an additional location in Hong Kong.

Out of Galaxy

Venture Round in 2015
Out of Galaxy is a startup working on the latest technology that gathers data using innovative methods that help keep people fit in a nonintrusive and fun way. We are developing a universal fluid intake monitoring platform, combining both hardware, software and manufacturing capabilities, currently focusing on the water bottle market (https://platform.H2OPal.com). As part of this effort, we have also launched our own commercially successful line of smart water bottles, called H2OPal (https://www.h2opal.com/).

Ebotic

Convertible Note in 2015
Ebotic is developing a drone that performs tasks autonomously indoors and outdoors via voice commands. Imagine a phone or a computer, that flies. People will be able to run apps and games on it too.

Next Thing Co

Venture Round in 2015
Next Thing Co. is a company based in Oakland, California, specializing in the development of smart devices. Its flagship product, OTTO, is a customizable digital camera that allows users to modify its functions and behavior through a companion iPhone app. OTTO is notable for being the first product powered by the Raspberry Pi compute module, making it particularly appealing to hackers, artists, and everyday users who enjoy hands-on customization. In addition to OTTO, the company offers STAK, a comprehensive collection of tools that includes both hardware and software necessary for building smart devices.

NUA Robotics

Seed Round in 2015
They have developed a way for your belongings to follow and communicate with you and the environment. They are making this magic by integrating robotics, computer vision and sensors network into your things, allowing you to control them from your smart phone

Madada

Venture Round in 2015
Snow White’s secret weapon: a smart pocket mirror tracking skin moisture, UV and more.

Ebotic

Seed Round in 2015
Ebotic is developing a drone that performs tasks autonomously indoors and outdoors via voice commands. Imagine a phone or a computer, that flies. People will be able to run apps and games on it too.

Next Thing Co

Convertible Note in 2015
Next Thing Co. is a company based in Oakland, California, specializing in the development of smart devices. Its flagship product, OTTO, is a customizable digital camera that allows users to modify its functions and behavior through a companion iPhone app. OTTO is notable for being the first product powered by the Raspberry Pi compute module, making it particularly appealing to hackers, artists, and everyday users who enjoy hands-on customization. In addition to OTTO, the company offers STAK, a comprehensive collection of tools that includes both hardware and software necessary for building smart devices.

PicBuy

Seed Round in 2015
PicBuy is a first smart showroom for retail. PicBuy uses a connected selfie mirror installed at retail locations, to allow you to keep track of clothes that you try on in-store, broadcast them on social networks for feedback and purchase online at a later date.

Prynt

Seed Round in 2014
Prynt Corp. manufactures innovative printing gadgets designed for smartphones, notably its instant camera case that allows users to take photos and print them instantly. This unique case transforms smartphones into portable instant cameras, requiring no ink, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth connectivity, and is compatible with both iOS and Android devices. In addition to printing photos, the Prynt app enhances the experience by embedding short videos within the images, enabling users to share memories in a creative way. By simply holding a smartphone over a printed photo, the embedded video can be viewed in augmented reality. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, Prynt sells its products online and through various retail channels around the world.

Next Thing Co

Seed Round in 2014
Next Thing Co. is a company based in Oakland, California, specializing in the development of smart devices. Its flagship product, OTTO, is a customizable digital camera that allows users to modify its functions and behavior through a companion iPhone app. OTTO is notable for being the first product powered by the Raspberry Pi compute module, making it particularly appealing to hackers, artists, and everyday users who enjoy hands-on customization. In addition to OTTO, the company offers STAK, a comprehensive collection of tools that includes both hardware and software necessary for building smart devices.

GetVu

Seed Round in 2014
GetVu is a solutions provider on a mission to drive innovation through the rapidly emerging technologies of augmented reality and wearable devices. Our initial solutions focus will streamline supply chain management processes offering more accessibility to real-time data, optimized workflow efficiencies, and improved automation to manual labour processes.

Illuminator 4D

Seed Round in 2014
Illuminator 4D lets users easily create interactive, holographic environments for retail, and in-home usage.

Next Thing Co

Seed Round in 2014
Next Thing Co. is a company based in Oakland, California, specializing in the development of smart devices. Its flagship product, OTTO, is a customizable digital camera that allows users to modify its functions and behavior through a companion iPhone app. OTTO is notable for being the first product powered by the Raspberry Pi compute module, making it particularly appealing to hackers, artists, and everyday users who enjoy hands-on customization. In addition to OTTO, the company offers STAK, a comprehensive collection of tools that includes both hardware and software necessary for building smart devices.

Curio

Pre Seed Round in 2013
An interactive and hackable toy character that interacts with an iPad.

Vigo

Pre Seed Round in 2013
Vigo Technologies Inc. develops and market wearable devices that tracks eyes and head motion to measure the level of alertness. If a device detects that a person is getting drowsy it stimulates them with a combination of vibrations, music, audio, flashing lights or phone calls. The device tracks blink rates, blink durations, and drooping eyelids. It also tracks head nods, lowered gaze, and slouched postures. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in San Francisco, California.

WearPoint

Seed Round in 2013
WearPoint Inc. develops and manufactures human input and wearable technology device. It offers Tact which is a wearable interface that can control Google Glass and other near-eye displays by allowing users to control them without using their hands or voice. The company is based in the United States.