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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 AR and VR

Vici Robotics

Seed Round in 2021
Vici Robotics is a commercial RaaS (Robot as a Service) company focused on boosting retailers’ productivity through automation technology.

SuperWorld

Convertible Note in 2021
SuperWorld is building community in AR powered by the blockchain. We have built an AR Real Estate marketplace + Ad marketplace on the blockchain (superworldapp.com) and a social AR app which allows users to personalize the real world by adding anything anywhere in augmented reality with photos, videos, texts, and 3D objects, and share the AR experience with their followers.

SuperWorld

Seed Round in 2021
SuperWorld is building community in AR powered by the blockchain. We have built an AR Real Estate marketplace + Ad marketplace on the blockchain (superworldapp.com) and a social AR app which allows users to personalize the real world by adding anything anywhere in augmented reality with photos, videos, texts, and 3D objects, and share the AR experience with their followers.

Arthronica

Convertible Note in 2020
Arthronica Ltd is a London-based company that develops an artificial intelligence platform focused on patient monitoring and rehabilitation. Founded in 2018, the company specializes in solutions such as skeletal tracking, visual strength assessment, image analysis, and video analysis. Its innovative technology aims to validate algorithms capable of monitoring and predicting key disease activities in chronic rheumatic conditions. Currently, Arthronica is engaged in clinical trials in both the United Kingdom and the United States, further advancing its research and application in the medical field.

Vivid Vision

Series A in 2020
Vivid Vision, Inc. develops interactive, immersive, and 3D games for people with amblyopia and strabismus. It offers Vivid Vision software suite that provides interactive tests for eye dominance, suppression, angle of deviation, contrast sensitivity, and more. The company’ Vivid Vision software suite also enables clinicians to monitor and control different aspects of patient's experience from a touchscreen monitor. It offers its products for eye clinics in North America. Vivid Vision, Inc. was formerly known as Apollo VR Corporation and changed its name to Vivid Vision, Inc. in March 2015. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in San Francisco, California.

ARKADEMI

Seed Round in 2020
Arkademi helps people to teach and learn any certified vocational skills that enriching lives and scale personal competitiveness by providing massive open online course (MOOC) platform. Arkademi builds product to augementing human intelligence through the most relevant approachment in continous learning by providing robust education technology.

Arthronica

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Arthronica Ltd is a London-based company that develops an artificial intelligence platform focused on patient monitoring and rehabilitation. Founded in 2018, the company specializes in solutions such as skeletal tracking, visual strength assessment, image analysis, and video analysis. Its innovative technology aims to validate algorithms capable of monitoring and predicting key disease activities in chronic rheumatic conditions. Currently, Arthronica is engaged in clinical trials in both the United Kingdom and the United States, further advancing its research and application in the medical field.

Vivid Vision

Convertible Note in 2018
Vivid Vision, Inc. develops interactive, immersive, and 3D games for people with amblyopia and strabismus. It offers Vivid Vision software suite that provides interactive tests for eye dominance, suppression, angle of deviation, contrast sensitivity, and more. The company’ Vivid Vision software suite also enables clinicians to monitor and control different aspects of patient's experience from a touchscreen monitor. It offers its products for eye clinics in North America. Vivid Vision, Inc. was formerly known as Apollo VR Corporation and changed its name to Vivid Vision, Inc. in March 2015. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in San Francisco, California.

ViSR

Seed Round in 2018
ViSR is an AI Computer-Vision company for industrial automation that provides intelligent vision to robotics. They offer technology solutions that help manufacturing companies automate processes that previously were too complex for traditional computer-vision techniques. Their easy-to-use web-app allows manufacturers to upload image data sets and have them labelled, resulting in extremely fast turn-around time for integrating customized AI-based solutions.

Arovia, Inc.

Seed Round in 2017
Arovia, Inc. develops collapsible TV products. The company offers pop-up display products that collapse to the size of a book; and connect to a phone, tablet, or laptop through a wireless or HDMI connection. Its products allow mobile professionals to view and/or compare documents without scrolling and switching between windows. The company’s products are also used in VR/AR applications, such as gaming. Arovia, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Galveston, Texas.

Morfus Mixed Reality Inc.

Seed Round in 2017
Morfus Mixed Reality Inc. offer virtual reality devices and software to design, preview, and plan infrastructure. The company provides remote planning and collaboration, customized device and application, and project management. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

Vrex Lab

Seed Round in 2017
VRex Lab Co., LTD develops a location-based augmented reality messenger application. The company is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

Leap Motion

Series C in 2017
Leap Motion, Inc. develops innovative motion-control hardware and software that enables natural interaction in virtual and augmented reality environments. Founded in 2010 and based in San Francisco, the company specializes in 3D motion-control technology, facilitating seamless user experiences across various sectors, including healthcare, education, gaming, automotive, retail, and the arts. Leap Motion partners with major VR manufacturers to integrate its advanced hand-tracking technology into mobile VR and AR headsets, allowing users to engage with digital content in dynamic and intuitive ways. As of May 2019, Leap Motion operates as a subsidiary of Ultrahaptics Limited, continuing its mission to bridge the gap between people and technology.

Vivid Vision

Seed Round in 2017
Vivid Vision, Inc. develops interactive, immersive, and 3D games for people with amblyopia and strabismus. It offers Vivid Vision software suite that provides interactive tests for eye dominance, suppression, angle of deviation, contrast sensitivity, and more. The company’ Vivid Vision software suite also enables clinicians to monitor and control different aspects of patient's experience from a touchscreen monitor. It offers its products for eye clinics in North America. Vivid Vision, Inc. was formerly known as Apollo VR Corporation and changed its name to Vivid Vision, Inc. in March 2015. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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.

Clever Robot Labs, Inc.

Seed Round in 2017
AR Games Our core technology drives immersive AR game experiences. With our ability to instant remapping of floors, walls and objects in the room we can transform any room into another world. Our tech can be deployed to any AR capable platform, so as new AR headsets become available we’ll be there AR Cloud You can’t have truly engaging games without multiplayer. That’s were our AR cloud comes into play. Super light and super-fast, our solution works on today’s existing infrastructure. AR Authoring Customizing games is fun, and we make it easy for you with a simple drag and drop authoring portal. Linked to our AR Cloud your creations are permanently etched into the real world for all to see and experience.

Coolhobo

Seed Round in 2016
Coolhobo develops an ARVR shopping application for shoppers, merging physical and digital worlds for retailers. Its AR 3D shopping assistant provides product information, tips and cooking suggestions, brand history, interactive origin, and virtual products. Coolhobo was founded in 2015 and is based in Shenzhen, China.

Vrex Lab

Seed Round in 2016
VRex Lab Co., LTD develops a location-based augmented reality messenger application. The company is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

Artronics

Seed Round in 2016
Artronics provides a range of services from data-acquisition and recording to telemetry to navigation and sensors for aerospace, automotive, military, and marine markets.

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.

Leap Motion

Venture Round in 2015
Leap Motion, Inc. develops innovative motion-control hardware and software that enables natural interaction in virtual and augmented reality environments. Founded in 2010 and based in San Francisco, the company specializes in 3D motion-control technology, facilitating seamless user experiences across various sectors, including healthcare, education, gaming, automotive, retail, and the arts. Leap Motion partners with major VR manufacturers to integrate its advanced hand-tracking technology into mobile VR and AR headsets, allowing users to engage with digital content in dynamic and intuitive ways. As of May 2019, Leap Motion operates as a subsidiary of Ultrahaptics Limited, continuing its mission to bridge the gap between people and technology.

Vivid Vision

Seed Round in 2014
Vivid Vision, Inc. develops interactive, immersive, and 3D games for people with amblyopia and strabismus. It offers Vivid Vision software suite that provides interactive tests for eye dominance, suppression, angle of deviation, contrast sensitivity, and more. The company’ Vivid Vision software suite also enables clinicians to monitor and control different aspects of patient's experience from a touchscreen monitor. It offers its products for eye clinics in North America. Vivid Vision, Inc. was formerly known as Apollo VR Corporation and changed its name to Vivid Vision, Inc. in March 2015. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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.

Leap Motion

Seed Round in 2011
Leap Motion, Inc. develops innovative motion-control hardware and software that enables natural interaction in virtual and augmented reality environments. Founded in 2010 and based in San Francisco, the company specializes in 3D motion-control technology, facilitating seamless user experiences across various sectors, including healthcare, education, gaming, automotive, retail, and the arts. Leap Motion partners with major VR manufacturers to integrate its advanced hand-tracking technology into mobile VR and AR headsets, allowing users to engage with digital content in dynamic and intuitive ways. As of May 2019, Leap Motion operates as a subsidiary of Ultrahaptics Limited, continuing its mission to bridge the gap between people and technology.