SOSV

Founded in 1995, SOSV is a global venture capital firm headquartered in New Jersey. It focuses on seed-to-growth stage investments in deep tech innovations, primarily in bio-tech/life sciences and hardware/robotics sectors, with a commitment to human and planetary health.

Michael Aberman

Partner

William Bao Bean

General Partner

Hugh Bowen

Associate

Shawn Broderick

Venture Partner

Stephen Chambers

General Partner

Westley Dang Ph.D

Principal

Hiruy Ephrem

Analyst

Sheng Ge

Partner

TR Harrington

Partner

Bradford Higgins JD

Venture Partner

Mohan S. Iyer

General Partner

William Liao

General Partner

Stephen McCann

CFO and General Partner

Yuan-Ting Meng

Analyst

Paul Monaghan

Principal

Brian Murphy

Finance Director

Sean O'Sullivan

Managing Partner

Oscar Ramos

General Partner

Eric Ramsay

Analyst

Sabriya Stukes Ph.D

Partner

Duncan Turner

General Partner

Pae Wu

General Partner

Past deals in GovTech

Aequor

Seed Round in 2024
Aequor is a biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of proprietary chemicals, cleaners, and water treatments designed to address biofilm-related challenges in various industries. Founded by a marine and medical microbiologist, Aequor's innovative products effectively remove and prevent biofilm, which contributes to issues such as microfouling and macrofouling. The company has achieved regulatory approval for numerous non-toxic dispersants and cleaners, classified as environmentally friendly and safe for food contact. Aequor offers a comprehensive range of services, including microbial testing, consulting, and custom product development, and collaborates with complementary service providers to deliver integrated solutions. Notably, Aequor's flagship product has gained recognition for its success in NASA’s water recycling systems on the International Space Station and has demonstrated utility in various applications, from cooling towers to groundwater remediation. As a Woman-Owned Small Business, Aequor is positioned to leverage government opportunities and anticipates significant returns on investment as it expands its sales efforts across multiple sectors.

Carma

Convertible Note in 2022
Carma is a technology company specializing in innovative solutions for transportation and mobility. It offers a smartphone app that enables users to organize carpools, promoting efficient travel behavior. For over a decade, Carma has partnered with government agencies to implement high occupancy vehicle verification, GPS tolling, road user charging, and dynamic road pricing, all without relying on traditional roadside infrastructure. The company's patented technology has successfully verified tens of millions of road transactions, resulting in significant time and cost savings for commuters. Through its advancements, Carma aims to enhance travel efficiency and encourage sustainable transportation practices.

Crayonic

Convertible Note in 2022
Crayonic is a developer of secure digital identity and authentication wearables, focusing on smart authentication solutions for enterprises, healthcare providers, and government entities. The company's products utilize advanced biometric technologies, including fingerprint, handwriting, and voice recognition, to provide a passwordless and username-less authentication experience. By streamlining access and enhancing communication, Crayonic empowers organizations to protect critical infrastructure while simplifying digital workflows through the integration of personal staff AI agents.

WiJungle

Seed Round in 2022
WiJungle is an Indian cybersecurity company that develops and markets a unified network security gateway and related online security products and services for on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. Its offerings can be centrally managed from a single console to provide end-to-end protection, securing threat vectors across on-site and cloud deployments. The platform supports hardware, virtual cloud, and mixed deployments, enabling companies to address security threats, optimize network performance, and protect stored data. WiJungle serves private sector customers and government agencies across more than 25 countries, and its all-in-one solution aims to reduce capital expenditure and simplify security management by consolidating multiple products into a single system.

Carma

Convertible Note in 2021
Carma is a technology company specializing in innovative solutions for transportation and mobility. It offers a smartphone app that enables users to organize carpools, promoting efficient travel behavior. For over a decade, Carma has partnered with government agencies to implement high occupancy vehicle verification, GPS tolling, road user charging, and dynamic road pricing, all without relying on traditional roadside infrastructure. The company's patented technology has successfully verified tens of millions of road transactions, resulting in significant time and cost savings for commuters. Through its advancements, Carma aims to enhance travel efficiency and encourage sustainable transportation practices.

Stae

Convertible Note in 2021
Stae empowers cities with advanced technology platforms that foster a healthy ecosystem for data management. It collaborates with local governments to streamline data-sharing processes, enhance operational efficiency, and facilitate informed decision-making through real-time insights.

Crayonic

Seed Round in 2020
Crayonic is a developer of secure digital identity and authentication wearables, focusing on smart authentication solutions for enterprises, healthcare providers, and government entities. The company's products utilize advanced biometric technologies, including fingerprint, handwriting, and voice recognition, to provide a passwordless and username-less authentication experience. By streamlining access and enhancing communication, Crayonic empowers organizations to protect critical infrastructure while simplifying digital workflows through the integration of personal staff AI agents.

Stae

Convertible Note in 2020
Stae empowers cities with advanced technology platforms that foster a healthy ecosystem for data management. It collaborates with local governments to streamline data-sharing processes, enhance operational efficiency, and facilitate informed decision-making through real-time insights.

Stae

Convertible Note in 2020
Stae empowers cities with advanced technology platforms that foster a healthy ecosystem for data management. It collaborates with local governments to streamline data-sharing processes, enhance operational efficiency, and facilitate informed decision-making through real-time insights.

Clarity Movement

Series A in 2020
Clarity Movement transforms how governments, communities, and businesses understand and respond to air pollution with IoT-based air quality monitoring technology. Our turn-key air quality monitoring solution supplements existing regulatory monitors with networks of hundreds to thousands of continuously-calibrated air quality sensors, making air quality management more accessible, cost-effective, and actionable than ever before. Founded in 2014, we have now deployed our next-generation, highly-accurate indicative air quality monitoring networks in more than 60 countries around the world — empowering our customers to build healthier communities with better data.

Carma

Debt Financing in 2020
Carma is a technology company specializing in innovative solutions for transportation and mobility. It offers a smartphone app that enables users to organize carpools, promoting efficient travel behavior. For over a decade, Carma has partnered with government agencies to implement high occupancy vehicle verification, GPS tolling, road user charging, and dynamic road pricing, all without relying on traditional roadside infrastructure. The company's patented technology has successfully verified tens of millions of road transactions, resulting in significant time and cost savings for commuters. Through its advancements, Carma aims to enhance travel efficiency and encourage sustainable transportation practices.

Vigilant Technologies

Convertible Note in 2019
VIT Initiative, Inc. is a health and safety company based in San Francisco, California, that develops a cloud-enabled Internet of Things (IoT) platform aimed at reducing operational risks and promoting employee health. Founded in 2015, the company focuses on utilizing smart technology to provide real-time coaching and collect data on leading indicators of workplace injuries. This approach helps businesses mitigate risks, enhance operational efficiency, and improve safety compliance, ultimately leading to reduced cycle times and lower injury-related costs. Additionally, VIT Initiative offers automated COVID-19 symptom tracking, further supporting workplace health initiatives. Their products are designed to identify patterns and behaviors that may lead to health problems, allowing for proactive intervention before complications arise.

Carma

Convertible Note in 2019
Carma is a technology company specializing in innovative solutions for transportation and mobility. It offers a smartphone app that enables users to organize carpools, promoting efficient travel behavior. For over a decade, Carma has partnered with government agencies to implement high occupancy vehicle verification, GPS tolling, road user charging, and dynamic road pricing, all without relying on traditional roadside infrastructure. The company's patented technology has successfully verified tens of millions of road transactions, resulting in significant time and cost savings for commuters. Through its advancements, Carma aims to enhance travel efficiency and encourage sustainable transportation practices.

Stae

Series A in 2019
Stae empowers cities with advanced technology platforms that foster a healthy ecosystem for data management. It collaborates with local governments to streamline data-sharing processes, enhance operational efficiency, and facilitate informed decision-making through real-time insights.

Crayonic

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Crayonic is a developer of secure digital identity and authentication wearables, focusing on smart authentication solutions for enterprises, healthcare providers, and government entities. The company's products utilize advanced biometric technologies, including fingerprint, handwriting, and voice recognition, to provide a passwordless and username-less authentication experience. By streamlining access and enhancing communication, Crayonic empowers organizations to protect critical infrastructure while simplifying digital workflows through the integration of personal staff AI agents.

Stae

Series A in 2019
Stae empowers cities with advanced technology platforms that foster a healthy ecosystem for data management. It collaborates with local governments to streamline data-sharing processes, enhance operational efficiency, and facilitate informed decision-making through real-time insights.

Carma

Series B in 2018
Carma is a technology company specializing in innovative solutions for transportation and mobility. It offers a smartphone app that enables users to organize carpools, promoting efficient travel behavior. For over a decade, Carma has partnered with government agencies to implement high occupancy vehicle verification, GPS tolling, road user charging, and dynamic road pricing, all without relying on traditional roadside infrastructure. The company's patented technology has successfully verified tens of millions of road transactions, resulting in significant time and cost savings for commuters. Through its advancements, Carma aims to enhance travel efficiency and encourage sustainable transportation practices.

Vivokey Technologies

Seed Round in 2017
VivoKey Technologies Inc. is a company that focuses on the development of blockchain-enabled bionic implant chips designed for data security and privacy. Founded in 2018 and based in Seattle, Washington, VivoKey offers innovative implant technologies that cater to personal, enterprise, and government markets, enabling applications in security, identity, and payment processing. The company's secure subdermal identity platform combines advanced cryptographic security with biometric convenience, allowing users to replace traditional access cards and payment methods. VivoKey's near-field communication transponders facilitate passwordless logins, contactless entry, and serve as NFC-enabled identification badges, thereby enhancing digital identity protection and fostering trust in online interactions.

Carma

Convertible Note in 2016
Carma is a technology company specializing in innovative solutions for transportation and mobility. It offers a smartphone app that enables users to organize carpools, promoting efficient travel behavior. For over a decade, Carma has partnered with government agencies to implement high occupancy vehicle verification, GPS tolling, road user charging, and dynamic road pricing, all without relying on traditional roadside infrastructure. The company's patented technology has successfully verified tens of millions of road transactions, resulting in significant time and cost savings for commuters. Through its advancements, Carma aims to enhance travel efficiency and encourage sustainable transportation practices.

Clarity Movement

Series A in 2016
Clarity Movement transforms how governments, communities, and businesses understand and respond to air pollution with IoT-based air quality monitoring technology. Our turn-key air quality monitoring solution supplements existing regulatory monitors with networks of hundreds to thousands of continuously-calibrated air quality sensors, making air quality management more accessible, cost-effective, and actionable than ever before. Founded in 2014, we have now deployed our next-generation, highly-accurate indicative air quality monitoring networks in more than 60 countries around the world — empowering our customers to build healthier communities with better data.

Carma

Convertible Note in 2016
Carma is a technology company specializing in innovative solutions for transportation and mobility. It offers a smartphone app that enables users to organize carpools, promoting efficient travel behavior. For over a decade, Carma has partnered with government agencies to implement high occupancy vehicle verification, GPS tolling, road user charging, and dynamic road pricing, all without relying on traditional roadside infrastructure. The company's patented technology has successfully verified tens of millions of road transactions, resulting in significant time and cost savings for commuters. Through its advancements, Carma aims to enhance travel efficiency and encourage sustainable transportation practices.

Stae

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Stae empowers cities with advanced technology platforms that foster a healthy ecosystem for data management. It collaborates with local governments to streamline data-sharing processes, enhance operational efficiency, and facilitate informed decision-making through real-time insights.

Carma

Convertible Note in 2016
Carma is a technology company specializing in innovative solutions for transportation and mobility. It offers a smartphone app that enables users to organize carpools, promoting efficient travel behavior. For over a decade, Carma has partnered with government agencies to implement high occupancy vehicle verification, GPS tolling, road user charging, and dynamic road pricing, all without relying on traditional roadside infrastructure. The company's patented technology has successfully verified tens of millions of road transactions, resulting in significant time and cost savings for commuters. Through its advancements, Carma aims to enhance travel efficiency and encourage sustainable transportation practices.

Clarity Movement

Venture Round in 2016
Clarity Movement transforms how governments, communities, and businesses understand and respond to air pollution with IoT-based air quality monitoring technology. Our turn-key air quality monitoring solution supplements existing regulatory monitors with networks of hundreds to thousands of continuously-calibrated air quality sensors, making air quality management more accessible, cost-effective, and actionable than ever before. Founded in 2014, we have now deployed our next-generation, highly-accurate indicative air quality monitoring networks in more than 60 countries around the world — empowering our customers to build healthier communities with better data.

Carma

Series A in 2010
Carma is a technology company specializing in innovative solutions for transportation and mobility. It offers a smartphone app that enables users to organize carpools, promoting efficient travel behavior. For over a decade, Carma has partnered with government agencies to implement high occupancy vehicle verification, GPS tolling, road user charging, and dynamic road pricing, all without relying on traditional roadside infrastructure. The company's patented technology has successfully verified tens of millions of road transactions, resulting in significant time and cost savings for commuters. Through its advancements, Carma aims to enhance travel efficiency and encourage sustainable transportation practices.

Carma

Series A in 2010
Carma is a technology company specializing in innovative solutions for transportation and mobility. It offers a smartphone app that enables users to organize carpools, promoting efficient travel behavior. For over a decade, Carma has partnered with government agencies to implement high occupancy vehicle verification, GPS tolling, road user charging, and dynamic road pricing, all without relying on traditional roadside infrastructure. The company's patented technology has successfully verified tens of millions of road transactions, resulting in significant time and cost savings for commuters. Through its advancements, Carma aims to enhance travel efficiency and encourage sustainable transportation practices.

Carma

Venture Round in 2009
Carma is a technology company specializing in innovative solutions for transportation and mobility. It offers a smartphone app that enables users to organize carpools, promoting efficient travel behavior. For over a decade, Carma has partnered with government agencies to implement high occupancy vehicle verification, GPS tolling, road user charging, and dynamic road pricing, all without relying on traditional roadside infrastructure. The company's patented technology has successfully verified tens of millions of road transactions, resulting in significant time and cost savings for commuters. Through its advancements, Carma aims to enhance travel efficiency and encourage sustainable transportation practices.

Carma

Seed Round in 2009
Carma is a technology company specializing in innovative solutions for transportation and mobility. It offers a smartphone app that enables users to organize carpools, promoting efficient travel behavior. For over a decade, Carma has partnered with government agencies to implement high occupancy vehicle verification, GPS tolling, road user charging, and dynamic road pricing, all without relying on traditional roadside infrastructure. The company's patented technology has successfully verified tens of millions of road transactions, resulting in significant time and cost savings for commuters. Through its advancements, Carma aims to enhance travel efficiency and encourage sustainable transportation practices.

Carma

Seed Round in 2007
Carma is a technology company specializing in innovative solutions for transportation and mobility. It offers a smartphone app that enables users to organize carpools, promoting efficient travel behavior. For over a decade, Carma has partnered with government agencies to implement high occupancy vehicle verification, GPS tolling, road user charging, and dynamic road pricing, all without relying on traditional roadside infrastructure. The company's patented technology has successfully verified tens of millions of road transactions, resulting in significant time and cost savings for commuters. Through its advancements, Carma aims to enhance travel efficiency and encourage sustainable transportation practices.
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