SOSV

SOSV is a global venture capital firm based in Princeton, New Jersey, founded in 1995. It specializes in early-stage investments, focusing on deep technology innovations that address human and planetary health. The firm operates startup development programs, notably HAX and IndieBio, which provide resources, facilities, and lab equipment to accelerate the growth of promising startups. SOSV supports companies from their inception through various funding stages, including seed and series A rounds, while offering ongoing assistance to help them scale and attract additional investors. By concentrating on revolutionary technologies and cross-border markets, particularly in Asia, SOSV aims to foster significant advancements that benefit humanity and the environment.

Hugh Bowen

Associate

Stephen Chambers

Partner

Katie Hoffman

General Partner

McCann, Stephen

CFO and General Partner

Carthach McCarthy

CFO

Yuan-Ting Meng

Investment Lead, Africa

Paul Monaghan

Principal

Eric Ramsay

Analyst

Paul Saint-Donat

PM @dlab

Sabriya Stukes Ph.D

Partner

Past deals in NFC

Goka

Seed Round in 2022
NFT infrastructure

PouchNATION

Convertible Note in 2021
PouchNATION is a leading provider of end-to-end guest management, point-of-sale and cashless payment solutions, offering innovative tools for event and venue management, RFID/NFC form factors, and real-time data analytics. PouchNATION is dedicated to enhancing event experiences and operational efficiency through technology.

Nordetect

Seed Round in 2021
Copenhagen-based Nordetect is an analytical hardware company that produces Lab-on-a-chip devices for environmental and agricultural analysis. It was founded in 2016 with a vision of bringing medical-grade technology to the farming industry. With Nordetect, farm managers, agricultural service providers, and indoor growers can remove risk and use valid data that is easy to understand and implement to ensure richer harvests.

Neufast

Seed Round in 2021
Neufast has launched an AI software, in order to enhance the most important part of companies’ operations: Finding outperforming candidates. Neufast supports other businesses by focusing on selecting candidates for high performing organizations. Their talent intelligence services are designed to help entrepreneurs, MNCs as well as small and medium businesses to reach their goals with the selection of the best people. Hence, since it started it has become a trusted and renowned leader in the AI Video Interview Recruitment field in APAC, including the Greater China. Neufast’s main objective is to provide companies with patent-pending de-biased AI video interview talent assessment tools necessary to predict success in the workplace. With the help and support of its team formed by IO psychologists and data scientists, Neufast is supporting organizations to digitalize their recruitment process to reduce the time-to-hire by 50%. Agnes Wun and Dr. Dennis Lee founded Neufast in 2018, with its headquarter in Singapore with offices in Hong Kong and Malaysia. Our partners include SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle, AWS and Microsoft Azure for client's requirements for various cloud deployment.

PouchNATION

Series B in 2021
PouchNATION is a leading provider of end-to-end guest management, point-of-sale and cashless payment solutions, offering innovative tools for event and venue management, RFID/NFC form factors, and real-time data analytics. PouchNATION is dedicated to enhancing event experiences and operational efficiency through technology.

Nordetect

Convertible Note in 2021
Copenhagen-based Nordetect is an analytical hardware company that produces Lab-on-a-chip devices for environmental and agricultural analysis. It was founded in 2016 with a vision of bringing medical-grade technology to the farming industry. With Nordetect, farm managers, agricultural service providers, and indoor growers can remove risk and use valid data that is easy to understand and implement to ensure richer harvests.

Nordetect

Convertible Note in 2020
Copenhagen-based Nordetect is an analytical hardware company that produces Lab-on-a-chip devices for environmental and agricultural analysis. It was founded in 2016 with a vision of bringing medical-grade technology to the farming industry. With Nordetect, farm managers, agricultural service providers, and indoor growers can remove risk and use valid data that is easy to understand and implement to ensure richer harvests.

Nordetect

Venture Round in 2020
Copenhagen-based Nordetect is an analytical hardware company that produces Lab-on-a-chip devices for environmental and agricultural analysis. It was founded in 2016 with a vision of bringing medical-grade technology to the farming industry. With Nordetect, farm managers, agricultural service providers, and indoor growers can remove risk and use valid data that is easy to understand and implement to ensure richer harvests.

UNL

Seed Round in 2020
UNL is a smart micro-location and mapping platform building the Internet of Places. UNL has pixelized the world to digitize physical locations and give them a unique verifiable digital address – UNL geoID - with a precision of as small as 1x1cm2, including outdoor, indoor and in elevation. UNL gives companies the mapping, location and data tools to create their own Virtual Private Maps at the push on a button. Businesses can bring and manage their own data, tap into their workforce experience regarding local navigation and train their own UNL private routers for optimal efficiency. Adding a programmable layer to real-life locations, UNL is building the Internet of Places - a digital 1:1 geodata twin to transform places into the next digital platform, powering location-based services from ecommerce and last-mile delivery to smart city and autonomous solutions.

nura

Series A in 2020
The nuraphone is a new headphone that integrates unique technology to automatically measure your hearing (from the outer ear all the way to the brain) and adapt music perfectly to you. In order for headphones to deliver the right sound, they must be matched to the listener. Nuraphones even recognize you when you put them on.

Nordetect

Seed Round in 2020
Copenhagen-based Nordetect is an analytical hardware company that produces Lab-on-a-chip devices for environmental and agricultural analysis. It was founded in 2016 with a vision of bringing medical-grade technology to the farming industry. With Nordetect, farm managers, agricultural service providers, and indoor growers can remove risk and use valid data that is easy to understand and implement to ensure richer harvests.

New Factory

Seed Round in 2020
New Factory, founded in 2009 and based in Tampere, Finland, serves as an innovation platform and startup incubator. It facilitates connections among entrepreneurs, investors, industry experts, students, and researchers, both locally and internationally. The organization provides various services, including startup acceleration, access to co-working spaces, and opportunities for collaboration. By nurturing a supportive ecosystem, New Factory helps startups develop ideas, prototypes, and products while promoting essential skills and a collaborative mindset. Its mission is to empower entrepreneurs across diverse industries, enabling them to grow and succeed by implementing lean startup methodologies.

Neufast

Seed Round in 2019
Neufast has launched an AI software, in order to enhance the most important part of companies’ operations: Finding outperforming candidates. Neufast supports other businesses by focusing on selecting candidates for high performing organizations. Their talent intelligence services are designed to help entrepreneurs, MNCs as well as small and medium businesses to reach their goals with the selection of the best people. Hence, since it started it has become a trusted and renowned leader in the AI Video Interview Recruitment field in APAC, including the Greater China. Neufast’s main objective is to provide companies with patent-pending de-biased AI video interview talent assessment tools necessary to predict success in the workplace. With the help and support of its team formed by IO psychologists and data scientists, Neufast is supporting organizations to digitalize their recruitment process to reduce the time-to-hire by 50%. Agnes Wun and Dr. Dennis Lee founded Neufast in 2018, with its headquarter in Singapore with offices in Hong Kong and Malaysia. Our partners include SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle, AWS and Microsoft Azure for client's requirements for various cloud deployment.

UNL

Pre Seed Round in 2019
UNL is a smart micro-location and mapping platform building the Internet of Places. UNL has pixelized the world to digitize physical locations and give them a unique verifiable digital address – UNL geoID - with a precision of as small as 1x1cm2, including outdoor, indoor and in elevation. UNL gives companies the mapping, location and data tools to create their own Virtual Private Maps at the push on a button. Businesses can bring and manage their own data, tap into their workforce experience regarding local navigation and train their own UNL private routers for optimal efficiency. Adding a programmable layer to real-life locations, UNL is building the Internet of Places - a digital 1:1 geodata twin to transform places into the next digital platform, powering location-based services from ecommerce and last-mile delivery to smart city and autonomous solutions.

nura

Series A in 2018
The nuraphone is a new headphone that integrates unique technology to automatically measure your hearing (from the outer ear all the way to the brain) and adapt music perfectly to you. In order for headphones to deliver the right sound, they must be matched to the listener. Nuraphones even recognize you when you put them on.

CashFi, inc.

Seed Round in 2018
CashFi is an internet company that specializes in the fields of the internet of things. The company was founded in 2017 and headquartered in Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea.

ChefCharger

Seed Round in 2018
ChefCharger Inc. is a Boston-based company that specializes in the development, manufacturing, and sale of integrated charging devices tailored for the hospitality industry, specifically restaurants, bars, and cafes. Founded in 2016, ChefCharger offers a range of multifunctional products that combine charging capabilities with traditional tabletop decor items such as candleholders, drink coasters, and customizable vases. These devices not only enable patrons to charge their mobile phones but are also connected to a cloud platform that allows for the display of targeted video advertisements. ChefCharger has evolved from a startup into a mature company, focusing on innovative wireless power and solar energy solutions, while also providing custom engineering at mass production levels.

New Factory

Seed Round in 2018
New Factory, founded in 2009 and based in Tampere, Finland, serves as an innovation platform and startup incubator. It facilitates connections among entrepreneurs, investors, industry experts, students, and researchers, both locally and internationally. The organization provides various services, including startup acceleration, access to co-working spaces, and opportunities for collaboration. By nurturing a supportive ecosystem, New Factory helps startups develop ideas, prototypes, and products while promoting essential skills and a collaborative mindset. Its mission is to empower entrepreneurs across diverse industries, enabling them to grow and succeed by implementing lean startup methodologies.

nello

Convertible Note in 2018
nello is a tech company with the mission to simplify urban life. They enable keyless access in multi-family homes by selling an intercom upgrade to consumers. They use that access to offer convenient and cost-efficient unattended deliveries and pickups.

MIFON

Seed Round in 2018
MIFON is an Insurtech security company, backed by VC SOSV, Mobile Only Accelerator MOX & Mediatek company General Mobi. MIFON helps users get their lost phone back without the need for power or an internet connection. Focusing on mobile first users in India, South East Asia, the Middle East & Africa. Currently protecting over 3000,000 smartphones, User mix is 75% through B2B partnerships with handset brands & mobile carriers and 25% organic users. MIFON platform processes billions of data points, using ML algorithms, to keep MIFON users safe & secure. 70% of MIFON users are in India , 10% is in the USA & balance 15% in South Asia & Middle East North Africa.

Champsense

Seed Round in 2018
Champsense

NUSIC

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Powering the Evolution of Music

Nordetect

Convertible Note in 2018
Copenhagen-based Nordetect is an analytical hardware company that produces Lab-on-a-chip devices for environmental and agricultural analysis. It was founded in 2016 with a vision of bringing medical-grade technology to the farming industry. With Nordetect, farm managers, agricultural service providers, and indoor growers can remove risk and use valid data that is easy to understand and implement to ensure richer harvests.

Nuada

Convertible Note in 2018
Nuada is a revolutionary hand function improving system, safe, light and small that was designed to be affordable and non-intrusive. Their solution uses thin, breathable, flexible and smart textiles that people can customize. It’s a unique enhancement technology that aims to be an everyday essential wearable that people even forget they are wearing.

VivoKey Technologies

Seed Round in 2017
VivoKey is a secure subdermal identity platform that marries the robust data protection of cryptography with the convenience of biometric systems. With VivoKey you can replace access cards, payment cards, and secure your digital identity with just a wave of your hand!

Nordetect

Seed Round in 2017
Copenhagen-based Nordetect is an analytical hardware company that produces Lab-on-a-chip devices for environmental and agricultural analysis. It was founded in 2016 with a vision of bringing medical-grade technology to the farming industry. With Nordetect, farm managers, agricultural service providers, and indoor growers can remove risk and use valid data that is easy to understand and implement to ensure richer harvests.

CashFi, inc.

Seed Round in 2017
CashFi is an internet company that specializes in the fields of the internet of things. The company was founded in 2017 and headquartered in Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea.

nura

Seed Round in 2017
The nuraphone is a new headphone that integrates unique technology to automatically measure your hearing (from the outer ear all the way to the brain) and adapt music perfectly to you. In order for headphones to deliver the right sound, they must be matched to the listener. Nuraphones even recognize you when you put them on.

Nuada

Convertible Note in 2017
Nuada is a revolutionary hand function improving system, safe, light and small that was designed to be affordable and non-intrusive. Their solution uses thin, breathable, flexible and smart textiles that people can customize. It’s a unique enhancement technology that aims to be an everyday essential wearable that people even forget they are wearing.

Nuada

Seed Round in 2017
Nuada is a revolutionary hand function improving system, safe, light and small that was designed to be affordable and non-intrusive. Their solution uses thin, breathable, flexible and smart textiles that people can customize. It’s a unique enhancement technology that aims to be an everyday essential wearable that people even forget they are wearing.

Naran

Convertible Note in 2017
Naran is hard at work developing MicroBot Platform, a hardware and software ecosystem designed to bring users’ homes to life.

Fantasee

Seed Round in 2017
Fantasee is a mobile game provider that lets users participate in various fantasy sport leagues. Fantasee is first launching FunCricket in India.

nello

Venture Round in 2016
nello is a tech company with the mission to simplify urban life. They enable keyless access in multi-family homes by selling an intercom upgrade to consumers. They use that access to offer convenient and cost-efficient unattended deliveries and pickups.

Neo Network Development

Convertible Note in 2016
Neo Network Development Inc. was founded in March of 2013 in response to the exponential growth and market demand for vertical infrastructure, professional deployment consulting, turn key and wireless network development services. Neo has a strong focus on small cell, DAS and Heterogeneous network architectures. Neo specializes in the acquisition and management of municipal and privately owned real estate property for telecommunication and wireless carrier use. In concert with the vertical infrastructure solutions, Neo offers a full suite of professional consulting, project and program management, network design, engineering, development, construction and integration services.

nura

Seed Round in 2016
The nuraphone is a new headphone that integrates unique technology to automatically measure your hearing (from the outer ear all the way to the brain) and adapt music perfectly to you. In order for headphones to deliver the right sound, they must be matched to the listener. Nuraphones even recognize you when you put them on.

BitNexo

Seed Round in 2015
BitNexo they provides software services related to digital payments and transfers payment solutions, remittances, and consulting.

Ninu

Seed Round in 2015
Ninu is a free app that provides information about the entire nine months of pregnancy and tips on health, nutrition, and baby’s development stages. It offers personalized pregnancy information for mothers-to-be, their partners, and doctors. Wearable sensors collect data such as baby movements, pains, baby kicks, stress level, and sleep patterns to provide insights on issues like preterm birth risks, pains, and lifestyle. Visualized data enables pregnant mothers to objectively discuss symptoms with doctors and the Ninu community. Ninu is operated from Munich, Germany.

foc.us

Pre Seed Round in 2013
foc.us develops a transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) headset aimed at enhancing cognitive performance, particularly for gamers. This technology delivers a mild electrical current to the brain, stimulating the neocortex to improve focus and brain plasticity, which can potentially lead to quicker synaptic firing. In addition to its applications in gaming, the company's platform is designed to explore the effects of stimulation on the brain, with potential implications for treating various medical conditions. By leveraging advancements in brain research, foc.us seeks to provide users with tools to enhance concentration and cognitive abilities.

NextGoals

Seed Round in 2011
NextGoals helps people stay motivated to achieve their goals. The team at NextGoals believed that health and fitness was the best place to start. So they took the recipe for goal achievement -- goal setting, accountability, and principled action -- NextGoals and developed tools to help people stay motivated. Currently, they are working on an innovative wristband tracker that uses motion data to calculate steps, calories burned, distance and pace. That data syncs up to their social web-service, which is social-networking enabled, and they can share their goals and progress with their friends.
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