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.

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 Video Streaming

Kiko Live

Seed Round in 2021
KIKO TV is an AI-based short live video e-commerce platform.

Kiko Live

Seed Round in 2021
KIKO TV is an AI-based short live video e-commerce platform.

Kiko Live

Seed Round in 2021
KIKO TV is an AI-based short live video e-commerce platform.

Flickstree

Series A in 2019
Flickstree creates and aggregates short engaging videos. Publishers (websites and apps) embed Flickstree's video player on their platform, to engage and monetize their traffic, without any investment on part of any Publisher. Videos include entertainment content, performance marketing content and user-generated content. These are all localized in multiple languages. OTT platforms and telecom companies license these videos too. Entertainment videos are monetised through branding campaigns - pre roll and mid roll video ads. Brands use Flickstree's 50Mn+ reach to create Impact at scale and force-multiply their campaign goals. Flickstree's "Glocal" publisher network acts as a huge catalyst to achieve brand objectives. Performance marketing videos are monetized through Cost Per Sale (CPS) campaigns - best in industry affiliate commission, achieved on the sale of products across various categories. Flickstree is backed by Samsung Ventures Investment, SOSV, LionRock Capital, Accretio Investment, Facebook FBStart program and the star cricketer Sourav Ganguly, amongst others.

Flickstree

Seed Round in 2018
Flickstree creates and aggregates short engaging videos. Publishers (websites and apps) embed Flickstree's video player on their platform, to engage and monetize their traffic, without any investment on part of any Publisher. Videos include entertainment content, performance marketing content and user-generated content. These are all localized in multiple languages. OTT platforms and telecom companies license these videos too. Entertainment videos are monetised through branding campaigns - pre roll and mid roll video ads. Brands use Flickstree's 50Mn+ reach to create Impact at scale and force-multiply their campaign goals. Flickstree's "Glocal" publisher network acts as a huge catalyst to achieve brand objectives. Performance marketing videos are monetized through Cost Per Sale (CPS) campaigns - best in industry affiliate commission, achieved on the sale of products across various categories. Flickstree is backed by Samsung Ventures Investment, SOSV, LionRock Capital, Accretio Investment, Facebook FBStart program and the star cricketer Sourav Ganguly, amongst others.

Cinemood

Seed Round in 2016
Cinemood, a brand of Multikubik Ltd., specializes in designing and developing portable mini cinema projectors aimed at children. These cloud-connected devices enable users to watch movies, cartoons, audio stories, and digital books on a large screen, making them suitable for home use, travel, outdoor movie nights, and celebrations. Additionally, the projectors support the creation of bedtime rituals, enhancing the user experience. Founded in 2014, the company operates from its headquarters in Moscow, with a significant presence in San Francisco. Cinemood's products are available for purchase online and have reached customers in 150 countries, contributing to the company’s annual revenue of approximately $10 million.

Speedy Packets

Convertible Note in 2016
Fast enough to stream your favorite videos without interruption, stutter, or stalling. Fast enough to upload photos, share content, move files in and out of the cloud, and watch high definition video effortlessly. Fast enough to keep you connected to an ever-changing world. Their unique, patent-pending technology improves Internet speed over every type of connection-fiber, cable, DSL, wireless, and satellite – enabling high speed, high quality connections everywhere. In short, it can and transform your online experience.

Speedy Packets

Convertible Note in 2016
Fast enough to stream your favorite videos without interruption, stutter, or stalling. Fast enough to upload photos, share content, move files in and out of the cloud, and watch high definition video effortlessly. Fast enough to keep you connected to an ever-changing world. Their unique, patent-pending technology improves Internet speed over every type of connection-fiber, cable, DSL, wireless, and satellite – enabling high speed, high quality connections everywhere. In short, it can and transform your online experience.

Speedy Packets

Convertible Note in 2016
Fast enough to stream your favorite videos without interruption, stutter, or stalling. Fast enough to upload photos, share content, move files in and out of the cloud, and watch high definition video effortlessly. Fast enough to keep you connected to an ever-changing world. Their unique, patent-pending technology improves Internet speed over every type of connection-fiber, cable, DSL, wireless, and satellite – enabling high speed, high quality connections everywhere. In short, it can and transform your online experience.

Umbala

Venture Round in 2015
Umbala promotes meaningful conversation using 12 seconds bala videos, which are only available in 12 hours to respond before self-destructing. Besides, (1) Video Camera supports techniques for capturing motion effects such as Slow, Fast, Blur, Light Trail, Reverse, & Loop to make amazing and fun video; (2) Photo Camera supports capturing photos while recording voice, which are sent along with voice message to deliver more contextual information to the others; (3) To make it more lifestyle, Umbala supports mixing voice with music to make it more fun and beautiful; (4) Umbala lets people share their videos and connect to like-minded people based on sharing common boxes of interests in 12 days.

Speedy Packets

Venture Round in 2015
Fast enough to stream your favorite videos without interruption, stutter, or stalling. Fast enough to upload photos, share content, move files in and out of the cloud, and watch high definition video effortlessly. Fast enough to keep you connected to an ever-changing world. Their unique, patent-pending technology improves Internet speed over every type of connection-fiber, cable, DSL, wireless, and satellite – enabling high speed, high quality connections everywhere. In short, it can and transform your online experience.

ShotClip

Seed Round in 2011
Shotclip Limited provides an online video application to create and share fun videos. Its ShotClip application allows users to plan their story; provides video templates that show users how to make a home movie; enables users to edit the video using the ShotClip online video editor; and facilitates users to publish videos to their favorite social media channels. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Newry, United Kingdom.

Vamosinc

Seed Round in 2010
An online video synchronization application, which enables viewers in different locations watch the same video online simultaneously