About SOSV
SOSV is a venture capital firm founded in 1995. It is primarily based out of New York City, United States. As of Oct 2026, SOSV is an active investor, having invested in 980 companies, with 15 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Enterprise Applications and Life Sciences. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Metabolize Overall, SOSV portfolio has seen 6 unicorns, 5 IPOs and 69 acquisitions including key companies like DraftKings, Getaround and Adore Me. A lot of funds co-invest with SOSV, with names like Artesian sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. SOSV has team of 59 people including 27 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 5 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
SOSV's List of Top Investments
SOSV has a portfolio of 980 companies, including 6 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Feel Therapeutics and Vitarka.Their portfolio spans across United States, China, United Kingdom and 55 more locations. They have invested in High Tech, Enterprise Applications, Life Sciences and 35 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 5 more. Here is the list of top investments by SOSV:
1. DraftKings
Platform providing online solutions for fantasy sports and sports betting. It is a leading online platform offering daily fantasy sports and sportsbook services including real money betting and fantasy sports contests. They operate a user friendly website and mobile app providing a range of sports and entertainment options for enthusiasts.
Key facts about DraftKings
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Boston (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $719M
- Employee Count: 5,802 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Atlas Venture, Schechter and 49 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Sep 02, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Getaround
App-based peer-to-peer carsharing platform. The platform enables car owners to rent their cars to a community of drivers using their smartphones. Drivers can find the car using an app and reserve it through the app for using the car. Their app is available for iOS and Android devices.
Key facts about Getaround
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $736M
- Employee Count: 255 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Redpoint Ventures, Reinvent Capital and 72 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Jan 24, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Adore Me
AdoreMe is a vertically integrated women's intimates brand that offers designer crafted, perfectly fitting women's intimates at significantly cheaper price points. Operates on a rapid manufacture-to-retail cycle in which the brand introduces a new 30-40 piece collection every month. Shipped its 100,000th order in 2012.
Key facts about Adore Me
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $11.5M
- Employee Count: 378 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Blisce, #adm ventures and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jan 22, 2013, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Particle
Developer of a prototype to production connectivity platform for IoT. Its Photon Wi-Fi and the Electron 2G3G cellular are primary prototyping platforms for integrating connectivity into devices. The product is primarily aimed at designers and developers rather than at enterprises.
Key facts about Particle
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $135M
- Employee Count: 104 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Western Technology Investment, Qualcomm Ventures and 21 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Mar 13, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Formlabs
Manufacturer of low force SLA technology based desktop 3D printers. It provides its proprietary software for the design and planning of printing models. They offers an SLS 3D printer catering to the dental,education,medical,entertainment,jewellery,audio and other industries.
Key facts about Formlabs
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Somerville (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $254M
- Employee Count: 775 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: West Coast Equity Partners, Vintage Investment Partners and 32 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Jul 10, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
SOSV's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
SOSV has invested in 980 companies over the last 19 years, with an average of 32 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 24 investments, while as of Oct 2026, it has made 21 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Metabolize and most recent follow-on round was in Prolific Machines.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 13 | 8 | 21 |
2025 | 17 | 7 | 24 |
2024 | 27 | 5 | 32 |
2023 | 21 | 23 | 44 |
2022 | 54 | 28 | 82 |
2021 | 49 | 27 | 76 |
2020 | 44 | 19 | 63 |
2019 | 40 | 12 | 52 |
2018 | 24 | 2 | 26 |
2017 | 26 | 6 | 32 |
SOSV's Investments by Stage
SOSV has made 328 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.03M, 67 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $8.59M and 10 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $36.1M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 328 |
Series A | 67 |
Series B | 10 |
Series C | 5 |
Unattributed | 4 |
Others | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
SOSV's Investments by Sector
SOSV has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Life Sciences and Sustainability Tech. Notably, it has invested in 788 Tech companies, 565 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 387 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 324 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 138 |
Enterprise Applications | 101 |
Consumer | 92 |
Life Sciences | 88 |
Sustainability Tech | 73 |
Others | 584 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
SOSV's Investments by Geography
SOSV has made most investments in United States (162), followed by India where it has made 51 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 162 |
India | 51 |
United Kingdom | 30 |
Ireland | 29 |
Canada | 26 |
Others | 127 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
SOSV's recent investments
SOSV has made 21 investments in 2026 so far. Metabolize and Prolific Machines are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by SOSV:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Oct 15, 2026 | United States | Seed | 1793 | [+2] | |
Oct 14, 2026 | United States | Series B | 5374 | [+3] | |
Oct 06, 2026 | United States | Seed | 8198 | [+4] | |
Sep 30, 2026 | United Kingdom | Seed | 5990 | [+3] | |
Sep 17, 2026 | United States | Series A | 3500 | [+5] |
Unicorns in SOSV's Portfolio
SOSV has 6 unicorns in its portfolio - Upside Foods, Angel List, Perfect Day and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Upside Foods. It became a unicorn in 2022, 5 years after SOSV first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in SOSV's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
61 | Provider of cell-based meat alternatives | 2015 | Berkeley | Series C | xiwgxmn | ||
70 | Provider of fund management software and services for venture capital | 2010 | San Francisco | Series B | zjnveke | ||
65 | Developer of animal-free dairy protein for food and beverage applications | 2014 | Berkeley | Series E | bxvlzns | ||
57 | Developer of pipetting robot for lab automation | 2013 | Brooklyn | Series E | i{jx{bg | ||
55 | - | 2015 | Santiago | Series D | qfkrgca |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in SOSV's Portfolio
5 of SOSV's portfolio companies have become public. Algoma got listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), in Oct 2021 at marketcap of undefined and Achiko got listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (SWX) at marketcap of $62.7M.Here are SOSV's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 19, 2021 | - | - | 5020 | |
Nov 08, 2019 | - | - | 2054 | |
Jul 25, 2019 | - | - | 1302 | |
- | - | - | 9910 | |
- | - | - | 5073 |
Acquired companies in SOSV's Portfolio
69 companies from SOSV's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was NovoNutrients in Jun 2026 by Biosphere for $*****.Here are SOSV's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 30, 2026 | - | - | 1443 | |
Jun 18, 2026 | Mar 21, 2024 | Seed | 1463 | |
Jun 10, 2026 | - | - | 1974 | |
May 26, 2026 | Feb 16, 2022 | Seed | 8532 | |
Jan 27, 2026 | Nov 15, 2019 | Series C | 9073 |
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Team profile of SOSV
SOSV has a team of 59 members including 27 Partners, 1 Venture Partner and 7 Principals located in United States, Ireland and 5 more locations. SOSV's team sits on the board of 2 companies.Here is a list of top team members in SOSV:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Newtonville | - | ||
Partner | Cork | |||
Partner | Dublin | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | New York | - | - | |
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | Cork | - | - | |
Partner | Shanghai | - | - | |
Partner | Washington |
Co-investors of SOSV
Over the past 19 years, 3748 investors have co-invested in SOSV's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before SOSV: HAX, IndieBio and 966 others have invested in rounds before SOSV. There are 58 companies where HAX has invested before SOSV and 54 companies where IndieBio has invested before SOSV.
- Top Co-investors of SOSV: 1242 investors entered a company along with SOSV. These include investors like Artesian (19 companies).
- Invested after SOSV: A total of 1538 investors have invested in SOSV's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Orbit Ventures (23 companies), Europa (11 companies) and LVX (7 companies).
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