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.

Michael Aberman

Partner

Lindsay Atkenson

Analyst

Hugh Bowen

Associate

Po Bronson

General Partner

Stephen Chambers

Partner

Navin Danapal

SEA Director

Hiruy Ephrem

Analyst

Sheng Ge

Partner, Investments Operations

Weichang Ge

Analyst

TR Harrington

Partner

Bill Liao

General Partner

Ching-Ping Lin

Partner

Stephen McCann

CFO and General Partner

Carthach McCarthy

CFO

Yuan-Ting Meng

Analyst

Paul Monaghan

Principal

Eric Ramsay

Analyst

Pae Wu

General Partner

Sabriya Stukes Ph.D

Partner

Past deals in Messaging

BistroChat

Seed Round in 2022
BistroChat is a company that provides a restaurant management application aimed at enhancing communication between food and beverage businesses and their guests. The application consolidates bookings from various platforms into a single table management system, streamlining the reservation process for restaurants. Additionally, it features a loyalty reward system designed to incentivize repeat visits by customers. BistroChat also assists clients in discovering restaurants that match their preferences, thereby improving the overall dining experience. By focusing on efficient booking management and customer engagement, BistroChat supports restaurants in building lasting relationships with their patrons.

BistroChat

Seed Round in 2021
BistroChat is a company that provides a restaurant management application aimed at enhancing communication between food and beverage businesses and their guests. The application consolidates bookings from various platforms into a single table management system, streamlining the reservation process for restaurants. Additionally, it features a loyalty reward system designed to incentivize repeat visits by customers. BistroChat also assists clients in discovering restaurants that match their preferences, thereby improving the overall dining experience. By focusing on efficient booking management and customer engagement, BistroChat supports restaurants in building lasting relationships with their patrons.

BistroChat

Convertible Note in 2021
BistroChat is a company that provides a restaurant management application aimed at enhancing communication between food and beverage businesses and their guests. The application consolidates bookings from various platforms into a single table management system, streamlining the reservation process for restaurants. Additionally, it features a loyalty reward system designed to incentivize repeat visits by customers. BistroChat also assists clients in discovering restaurants that match their preferences, thereby improving the overall dining experience. By focusing on efficient booking management and customer engagement, BistroChat supports restaurants in building lasting relationships with their patrons.

WhatsCut Pro

Seed Round in 2019
WhatsCut Pro is the most advanced platform to create and share interesting videos / audios status / stories for multiple social media platforms and chat messengers: Whatsapp, Instagram, Facebook, IMO , Whatscutpro Wall. You can record the special moments of your life and share the same with the world. Record an Audio Status with pictures, frames, Text and songs. Let people experience your voice and hear your story in your own voice : it could be song, rythm, bhajan, jingles etc. Millions of stories and status about events, celebrations, travel etc.are created everyday on WhatsCut Pro platform. WhatsCut Pro wall will make it easy for you to discover the interesting content. It will also motivate you to make your own WhatsApp status and story. New version is packed with powerful features : * Advanced Video Story Making Features: Choose background music while recording, trim a video to a suitable length, share directly from your gallery to create an everlasting impression. * Be the first to create an Audio Story: Use frames, effects, music and a background image to create audio story with WCP - First application across the globe for audio stories. Your friends can listen to your story and enjoy . Audio story could be your fav. song, rythm, jingle, bhajan etc. * Interactive WhatscutPro wall: Create a following by sharing your stories on WCP wall. Be a star by creating interesting inspiring and interesting stories for the world to follow. Create video or audio stories like : about travel videos , shopping , weddings , music festivals, special occasions, etc. Inspire people to follow you everyday , let them like, comment or share the same on various platforms. * Integrates with multiple social & chat messenger platforms Create status or story at one place and share using Whatscutpro application at your favorite social or chat messenger platforms like : whatsapp , Instagram, Facebook, IMO etc. * Live video recording with Music Before start recording select the music file you want to play with respect to the mood of video , it could be : fun, entertaining , inspiring , classic, party, sports etc. * Interactive Frames for Audio Stories * To make an interesting audio , we have powered them with collection of frames and sametime, you can choose favorite picture as your own audio story . Kindly share your feedback or experience along with us : dev@whatscutpro.com For regular interactions or be our active member, join us on Telegram : https://t.me/whatscutpro We are more than happy to assist you.

WhatsCut Pro

Pre Seed Round in 2019
WhatsCut Pro is the most advanced platform to create and share interesting videos / audios status / stories for multiple social media platforms and chat messengers: Whatsapp, Instagram, Facebook, IMO , Whatscutpro Wall. You can record the special moments of your life and share the same with the world. Record an Audio Status with pictures, frames, Text and songs. Let people experience your voice and hear your story in your own voice : it could be song, rythm, bhajan, jingles etc. Millions of stories and status about events, celebrations, travel etc.are created everyday on WhatsCut Pro platform. WhatsCut Pro wall will make it easy for you to discover the interesting content. It will also motivate you to make your own WhatsApp status and story. New version is packed with powerful features : * Advanced Video Story Making Features: Choose background music while recording, trim a video to a suitable length, share directly from your gallery to create an everlasting impression. * Be the first to create an Audio Story: Use frames, effects, music and a background image to create audio story with WCP - First application across the globe for audio stories. Your friends can listen to your story and enjoy . Audio story could be your fav. song, rythm, jingle, bhajan etc. * Interactive WhatscutPro wall: Create a following by sharing your stories on WCP wall. Be a star by creating interesting inspiring and interesting stories for the world to follow. Create video or audio stories like : about travel videos , shopping , weddings , music festivals, special occasions, etc. Inspire people to follow you everyday , let them like, comment or share the same on various platforms. * Integrates with multiple social & chat messenger platforms Create status or story at one place and share using Whatscutpro application at your favorite social or chat messenger platforms like : whatsapp , Instagram, Facebook, IMO etc. * Live video recording with Music Before start recording select the music file you want to play with respect to the mood of video , it could be : fun, entertaining , inspiring , classic, party, sports etc. * Interactive Frames for Audio Stories * To make an interesting audio , we have powered them with collection of frames and sametime, you can choose favorite picture as your own audio story . Kindly share your feedback or experience along with us : dev@whatscutpro.com For regular interactions or be our active member, join us on Telegram : https://t.me/whatscutpro We are more than happy to assist you.

Mirakee

Seed Round in 2019
Mirakee is a New Delhi-based social networking platform that allows users to write, share, and connect through creative writing. The platform enables individuals to showcase various forms of written content, including poems, quotes, and stories, while also providing tools to design these works into visually appealing posts. By facilitating the sharing of creative writing, Mirakee fosters a global community where users can connect with others who appreciate and engage with their literary talents.

Mirakee

Seed Round in 2018
Mirakee is a New Delhi-based social networking platform that allows users to write, share, and connect through creative writing. The platform enables individuals to showcase various forms of written content, including poems, quotes, and stories, while also providing tools to design these works into visually appealing posts. By facilitating the sharing of creative writing, Mirakee fosters a global community where users can connect with others who appreciate and engage with their literary talents.

Misk

Seed Round in 2018
Misk is a mobile platform that enhances the dining experience by connecting individuals through social networks to share restaurant recommendations. It aims to transform word-of-mouth dining suggestions into an online community, allowing users to make informed decisions about where to eat or drink based on their friends' insights. The platform also provides tools for brands to engage with a targeted audience, helping to boost brand awareness and increase revenue. By facilitating these connections, Misk enables food enthusiasts to discover new dining options while assisting businesses in attracting customers.

Vibe (TimePop)

Venture Round in 2018
Vibe, operating under the name TimePop, is an AI-driven social media platform focused on enhancing user engagement through the sharing of photos and videos. The platform allows users to post daily moments and connect with friends in a private environment, facilitating a more relaxed sharing experience. With features such as fun filters and on-campus streams, Vibe encourages users to share their social lives in a way that fosters community interaction while maintaining privacy. This innovative approach aims to enrich the overall social media experience by providing tools for meaningful connection without the pressures often associated with traditional platforms.

YuzzBuzz

Seed Round in 2018
BuzzBuzz provides a platform for kids in China and English speaking countries to engage in guided conversation for language practice. Our vision is to connect global kids and empower their love to learn a language.

migme

Post in 2016
Migme Limited is a global digital media company focused on emerging markets offers migme, a fan-based social entertainment platform that offers chat, content, and microblogging services. It enables users to post bite-sized blogs, send messages, and exchange virtual gifts with each other. The site’s revenue is generated via gifts, games, avatar items, emoticons, and stickers. Migme Limited was founded in 2005 and is listed and registered in Australia, with headquarters in Singapore.

Peeper

Venture Round in 2016
Peeper is a Star-Fan Q&A platform. “Fans ask, Star answers.” On Peeper, The fans can ask a question to their favorite star and can get an answer from the star. If a question gather more than 10,000 fans wants, Stars do answers with Voice and Pictures. Peeper is a Q&A based interactive social media platform between stars and fans. Peeper was developed to solve the limitations of the one-way communication between star and fans in the existing social media like Instagram and Twitter. The existing social media is being used as a tool to show off the nice selfies of the stars, and fans had to just tap “Like” or leave comments like “Love it”. Still it remains one-sided form to get the fan’s reaction. On Peeper, the fans can ask questions to the star in the ‘Ask’ tab of star’s Peeper account. Stars will answer questions that are asked by a lot of fans by showing something that fans want to see or even answer questions via voice messages. The star’s answer is provided with the star’s own photo and the voice message recorded by the star him/herself, so it provides a much more special experience to the fans both at home and abroad. Also It enables direct interaction between the star and the fans.

Umbala

Venture Round in 2015
Umbala is a developer of a video messaging application that facilitates meaningful conversations through short video clips known as bala videos, which are designed to self-destruct after 12 hours. The app offers various features to enhance user creativity, including a video camera that allows for motion effects such as slow motion and reverse playback, as well as a photo camera that captures images while recording accompanying voice messages. This combination enriches communication by providing contextual information. Additionally, Umbala enables users to blend their voices with music, adding a creative touch to their videos. The platform encourages social interaction by allowing users to share their videos and connect with others who share similar interests, fostering a sense of community over a period of 12 days.

SMS Coupon

Seed Round in 2010
SMSCoupon provides unparalleled information on people number and movement at the point of sale, by tracking mobile signals. Managing real time the traffic patterns is now a piece of cake for store owners!
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