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

Lindsay Atkenson

Analyst

Hugh Bowen

Associate

Shawn Broderick

Venture Partner

Stephen Chambers

General Partner

Navin Danapal

Director, South East Asia

Cyril Ebersweiler

General Partner

Hiruy Ephrem

Analyst

Sheng Ge

Partner

Weichang Ge

Analyst

TR Harrington

Partner

Bradford Higgins JD

Venture Partner

Mohan S. Iyer

General Partner

Benjamin Joffe

Partner

Stephen McCann

CFO and General Partner

Carthach McCarthy

CFO

Yuan-Ting Meng

Analyst

Paul Monaghan

Principal

Brian Murphy

Finance Director

Sean O'Sullivan

Managing Partner

Oscar Ramos

General Partner

Eric Ramsay

Analyst

Susan Schofer Ph.D

Partner

Parikshit Sharma

Principal

Sabriya Stukes Ph.D

Partner

Duncan Turner

General Partner

Pae Wu

General Partner

Past deals in eSports

League of Play

Seed Round in 2023
Founded in 2023, League of Play is an interactive entertainment platform based in Los Angeles, California. It connects creators and athletes to produce engaging content with integrated e-commerce features.

Esports XO

Convertible Note in 2023
Esports XO is a comprehensive tournament discovery platform that caters to the esports community, featuring the largest pool of content creators and professional players. The company specializes in developing online tournament management systems that facilitate the organization and execution of virtual gaming competitions. This allows professional players, gaming enthusiasts, brands, and creators to converge in one platform for tournaments, weekly scrims, and content creation. Additionally, Esports XO owns several tournament intellectual properties and operates XOspace, the country's first and largest gaming house, enhancing the gaming experience for both participants and organizers.

Fando

Seed Round in 2022
Fando is a platform that leverages decentralized finance to monetize sports and esports creators through the issuance of creator tokens. It enables the creation of individual creator tokens, giving fans rewards and a say in certain creator actions, while expanding fan engagement and providing creators with additional monetization opportunities by unlocking tokens periodically and upon milestones.

Esports XO

Seed Round in 2021
Esports XO is a comprehensive tournament discovery platform that caters to the esports community, featuring the largest pool of content creators and professional players. The company specializes in developing online tournament management systems that facilitate the organization and execution of virtual gaming competitions. This allows professional players, gaming enthusiasts, brands, and creators to converge in one platform for tournaments, weekly scrims, and content creation. Additionally, Esports XO owns several tournament intellectual properties and operates XOspace, the country's first and largest gaming house, enhancing the gaming experience for both participants and organizers.

L2P Limited

Seed Round in 2020
L2P Limited is an international educational technology company focused on the eSports sector, developing a comprehensive platform to enhance the skills of both professional and non-professional gamers. The company utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning to create personalized educational tracks for users, integrating features such as individual post-match feedback, tactical insights, video lessons from professional players, and in-game tasks. L2P Limited has garnered over 1.5 million subscribed users across its products for popular games like Dota 2 and League of Legends, analyzing more than 60 million matches and producing over 2,000 instructional videos. The company is also planning to expand its offerings to include additional games and enter new language markets. Based in Russia, L2P Limited is dedicated to improving the gaming experience through innovative educational solutions.

Esports Charts

Seed Round in 2019
Esports Charts is a global analytics platform designed to enhance understanding and engagement within the electronic sports (esports) industry. It offers four interconnected services: Streams Charts, Events Charts, Teams Charts, and Games Charts. These services collect and analyze data from various broadcasting platforms, enabling users to track key metrics for channels, streams, communities, events, teams, and games. By providing exhaustive historical data and predictive viewership analytics, Esports Charts aims to increase transparency and trust in esports viewership data, benefiting sponsors, organizers, viewers, gamers, streamers, and businesses alike.

CAPSL Entertainment

Seed Round in 2019
CAPSL Entertainment is a mobile gaming platform that specializes in creating and promoting online gaming tournaments. The company provides services that enable users to organize, view, and participate in esports competitions across various games. CAPSL's platform facilitates instant tournament creation, allowing brands to manage gaming events effectively while fostering community engagement. Through its innovative approach, CAPSL aims to enhance the online gaming experience for both players and fans, supporting their favorite esports titles and streamers.

Esports Charts

Seed Round in 2019
Esports Charts is a global analytics platform designed to enhance understanding and engagement within the electronic sports (esports) industry. It offers four interconnected services: Streams Charts, Events Charts, Teams Charts, and Games Charts. These services collect and analyze data from various broadcasting platforms, enabling users to track key metrics for channels, streams, communities, events, teams, and games. By providing exhaustive historical data and predictive viewership analytics, Esports Charts aims to increase transparency and trust in esports viewership data, benefiting sponsors, organizers, viewers, gamers, streamers, and businesses alike.

Esports Charts

Seed Round in 2019
Esports Charts is a global analytics platform designed to enhance understanding and engagement within the electronic sports (esports) industry. It offers four interconnected services: Streams Charts, Events Charts, Teams Charts, and Games Charts. These services collect and analyze data from various broadcasting platforms, enabling users to track key metrics for channels, streams, communities, events, teams, and games. By providing exhaustive historical data and predictive viewership analytics, Esports Charts aims to increase transparency and trust in esports viewership data, benefiting sponsors, organizers, viewers, gamers, streamers, and businesses alike.

CAPSL Entertainment

Angel Round in 2018
CAPSL Entertainment is a mobile gaming platform that specializes in creating and promoting online gaming tournaments. The company provides services that enable users to organize, view, and participate in esports competitions across various games. CAPSL's platform facilitates instant tournament creation, allowing brands to manage gaming events effectively while fostering community engagement. Through its innovative approach, CAPSL aims to enhance the online gaming experience for both players and fans, supporting their favorite esports titles and streamers.

Jianghu

Seed Round in 2018
Jianghu utilizes a data-driven training system to create, manage, market, and monetize professional Esports teams across multiple games. Jianghu has created 5 teams, developed and traded over 50+ players, and has done over US$2mil+ in commercial deals.

Kountermove

Venture Round in 2015
Kountermove is an online platform that specializes in fantasy sports games, particularly focused on mixed martial arts (MMA) and related combat sports, including boxing, WWE, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Launched in 2010 by Aaron Ard and Brian Knapp, both accomplished Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belts, the platform allows fans to engage in salary cap-style fantasy games where they can select teams of fighters to compete for cash prizes. Kountermove has established partnerships with notable names in the MMA community, enhancing its visibility and reach. The company has been recognized for its innovation, receiving accolades such as the Fantasy Sports Trade Association Rookie of the Year Product in 2015 and being a runner-up in the FSTA Elevator Pitch competition in 2014. Led by president Christie Sullivan, an award-winning instructor and internationally ranked competitor, Kountermove also fosters a community that encourages interaction between fans and fighters, creating a comprehensive entertainment experience.

Dustcloud

Seed Round in 2014
Dustcloud is a developer of innovative gaming infrastructure designed for competitive outdoor gaming experiences. The company specializes in creating a mobile, first-person shooter game that combines elements of traditional laser tag with modern technology. Its flagship product, the Duster, is a mobile game controller designed for use within a network of i-Beacon meshnets, allowing players to engage in immersive gameplay enhanced by augmented reality headsets and Internet of Things (IoT) beacon zones. Dustcloud aims to revolutionize outdoor gaming by providing a unique and interactive platform for gamers to enjoy. The company's products were developed in China as part of a hardware accelerator program, and they are poised for manufacturing and distribution.

Oomba

Debt Financing in 2013
Oomba is a company that operates within the growing eSports sector, offering a comprehensive cloud-based platform designed for tournament management and live streaming. By providing large-scale venues and innovative solutions, Oomba facilitates the organization of tournaments and leagues for players, organizers, and gaming leagues globally. The company aims to streamline the gaming experience by effectively managing player statistics, results, and rankings in the cloud. Based in Irvine, California, Oomba was founded by Michael Williams, who previously established Planetwide Games and Tremor Entertainment, with the creative guidance of co-founder Nolan Bushnell, a noted video game developer and founder of Atari. Oomba's platform supports a multi-faceted ecosystem that includes teams, leagues, governing bodies, and game publishers, and it enhances value for both B2B clients and consumers. The company gained recognition for its innovative tournament organization and social networking capabilities, notably breaking the Guinness World Record for the largest Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament during its official launch at Gen Con 2014.

Oomba

Pre Seed Round in 2013
Oomba is a company that operates within the growing eSports sector, offering a comprehensive cloud-based platform designed for tournament management and live streaming. By providing large-scale venues and innovative solutions, Oomba facilitates the organization of tournaments and leagues for players, organizers, and gaming leagues globally. The company aims to streamline the gaming experience by effectively managing player statistics, results, and rankings in the cloud. Based in Irvine, California, Oomba was founded by Michael Williams, who previously established Planetwide Games and Tremor Entertainment, with the creative guidance of co-founder Nolan Bushnell, a noted video game developer and founder of Atari. Oomba's platform supports a multi-faceted ecosystem that includes teams, leagues, governing bodies, and game publishers, and it enhances value for both B2B clients and consumers. The company gained recognition for its innovative tournament organization and social networking capabilities, notably breaking the Guinness World Record for the largest Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament during its official launch at Gen Con 2014.

Dustcloud

Seed Round in 2013
Dustcloud is a developer of innovative gaming infrastructure designed for competitive outdoor gaming experiences. The company specializes in creating a mobile, first-person shooter game that combines elements of traditional laser tag with modern technology. Its flagship product, the Duster, is a mobile game controller designed for use within a network of i-Beacon meshnets, allowing players to engage in immersive gameplay enhanced by augmented reality headsets and Internet of Things (IoT) beacon zones. Dustcloud aims to revolutionize outdoor gaming by providing a unique and interactive platform for gamers to enjoy. The company's products were developed in China as part of a hardware accelerator program, and they are poised for manufacturing and distribution.

Dustcloud

Seed Round in 2013
Dustcloud is a developer of innovative gaming infrastructure designed for competitive outdoor gaming experiences. The company specializes in creating a mobile, first-person shooter game that combines elements of traditional laser tag with modern technology. Its flagship product, the Duster, is a mobile game controller designed for use within a network of i-Beacon meshnets, allowing players to engage in immersive gameplay enhanced by augmented reality headsets and Internet of Things (IoT) beacon zones. Dustcloud aims to revolutionize outdoor gaming by providing a unique and interactive platform for gamers to enjoy. The company's products were developed in China as part of a hardware accelerator program, and they are poised for manufacturing and distribution.

Ibragu

Seed Round in 2011
iBragu gamifies everything through betting.
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