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Sosv Investments LLC (F/K/A Sosventures LLC)

SEC exempt reporting adviser (venture capital exemption).

HQ
NJ

Sosv Investments LLC, formerly Sosventures LLC, is a venture firm with a team of general partners including Sean O'Sullivan, Managing General Partner. Its portfolio includes companies such as Cayuga Biotech, Hoofprint Biome, and Formlabs, a 3D printer manufacturer.

01 · Says / Does

TagSaysDoesHistorically (to 2020)
StagesNot statedNot enough dated dealsSeed
SectorsClimate hardware, Energy, Carbon captureNot enough dated dealsHardware, Healthtech, Biotech, Foodtech, Consumer
RegionsNot statedNot enough dated dealsCA

Says: what the firm's funds state. Does: from 0 dated deals in the last 24 months.

Historical focus (through 2020), derived from historical deal data.

YearDealsTop sectors
19952Manufacturing, Media
19961Devtools, Gaming, Media
19971Gaming
19982Devtools, Enterprise SaaS, Gaming
19991Hardware
20061Crypto and Web3, Fintech
20074Enterprise SaaS, Insurtech, Devtools
20083Foodtech, Consumer, Ecommerce
20096Marketplaces, Mobility, Climate hardware
201016Hardware, Media, Data analytics
201125Enterprise SaaS, Hardware, Data analytics
201242Hardware, Consumer, Ecommerce
201386Hardware, Enterprise SaaS, Ecommerce
2014111Hardware, Ecommerce, Healthtech
2015206Hardware, Healthtech, Biotech
2016287Hardware, Healthtech, Biotech
2017269Hardware, Healthtech, Biotech
2018212Hardware, Healthtech, Biotech
2019292Biotech, Healthtech, Hardware
2020149Biotech, Healthtech, Hardware

Stage mix over time

2010 Seed: 112010 Series A: 3102011 Pre-seed: 12011 Seed: 182011 Series A: 22011 Series B: 1112012 Seed: 262012 Series A: 32012 Series B: 1122013 Pre-seed: 12013 Seed: 682013 Series A: 42013 Series B: 1132014 Pre-seed: 22014 Seed: 892014 Series A: 22014 Series B: 3142015 Seed: 1162015 Series A: 32015 Series B: 1152016 Pre-seed: 72016 Seed: 1672016 Series A: 42016 Growth: 1162017 Pre-seed: 92017 Seed: 1792017 Series A: 72017 Growth: 1172018 Pre-seed: 122018 Seed: 1382018 Series A: 92018 Series B: 32018 Growth: 1182019 Pre-seed: 232019 Seed: 1832019 Series A: 192019 Series B: 22019 Growth: 2192020 Pre-seed: 62020 Seed: 722020 Series A: 102020 Series B: 32020 Growth: 220212223242526
  • Pre-seed
  • Seed
  • Series A
  • Series B
  • Growth
Share of rounds by stage, per year. Striped years have fewer than 3 rounds.Historical focus (through 2020), derived from historical deal data.
Rounds by stage and year
YearPre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
2010011300
2011118210
2012026310
2013168410
2014289230
20150116310
20167167401
20179179701
201812138931
2019231831922
20206721032
202100000
202200000
202300000
202400000
202500000
202600000

02 · Fund history

FundYearSizeStatus
SOSV INDIEBIO GENESIS CONSORTIUM II, L.P.
approx. 2023Not reportedOpen, writing first checks
SOSV V LP
2022$130.77M to $179.41M (Form D and SEC adviser filing)Late investment period
SOSV DECARBONIZATION CONSORTIUM, L.P.

SOSV is a deep tech venture capital firm that invests at pre-seed, often as a founder's very first check. It backs deep tech founders building companies for human and planetary health. Inferred from the firm's website

2021$20M (Form D)Late investment period
GENESIS CONSORTIUM, L.P.approx. 2020Not reportedFollow-ons only
SOSV SELECT FUND LPapprox. 2020Not reportedFollow-ons only
SOSV IndieBio NY LP2020$43.55M to $65.03M (Form D and SEC adviser filing)Follow-ons only

03 · People across funds

04 · Recent deals

No dated deals found yet.

05 · Latest from the firm

No news from the firm's website yet.

06 · Sources

  1. HTTPS://SOSV.COM/
  2. https://sosv.com/
  3. https://sosv.com/team
  4. https://sosv.com/portfolio
  5. https://sosv.com/about
  6. https://sosv.com/news/

Fund dates and sizes are from SEC Form D filings.

Last verified: Oct 28, 2026