HAX

HAX is a venture capital program that accelerates hardware startups through an intensive support system, operating primarily in Shenzhen and San Francisco. Founders begin their journey in Shenzhen, focusing on rapid prototyping and the development of various aspects of their business, including marketing strategies and business plans. Once they refine their products, teams transition to San Francisco, where the emphasis shifts to business development, fundraising, and establishing connections with corporates, investors, and media. HAX also offers specialized programs like HAX Growth, a seven-week bootcamp for launching B2C and B2B hardware startups, and HAX Boost, which helps selected teams enhance their sales and marketing strategies over six weeks. Founded in 2012, HAX is part of SOSV and targets technology companies that aim to create meaningful advancements in sustainability, industrial automation, and human health. The program continues to support startups beyond the initial phases, providing resources and guidance as they grow.

Andrew Gollach

Partner

Past deals in Mechanical Engineering

ShapeMeasure

Convertible Note in 2021
ShapeMeasure develops automating measuring and cutting tools for the construction industry. Its solution measures construction job sites, plans and lays out material, and cuts materials exactly to fit. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada.

Crimson Dynamics

Seed Round in 2019
Crimson Dynamics is a mechanical company creating affordable and practical exoskeletons. It also focuses on biomechanics and designing wearable robots for the human body by researching passive, quasi-passive, and active systems. The company enabling clients to get access to dynamic supporting force for the arms, which can greatly reduce shoulder fatigue and prevent shoulder muscle injury. Crimson Dynamics offers EXOS should assist exoskeleton for repetitive overhead working conditions that provides users with the dynamic supporting force for the arms and assistance without affecting normal movement. It is based in Dalian, China.

ShapeMeasure

Pre Seed Round in 2019
ShapeMeasure develops automating measuring and cutting tools for the construction industry. Its solution measures construction job sites, plans and lays out material, and cuts materials exactly to fit. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada.

ShapeMeasure

Angel Round in 2018
ShapeMeasure develops automating measuring and cutting tools for the construction industry. Its solution measures construction job sites, plans and lays out material, and cuts materials exactly to fit. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada.

PinPress

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Driven by electromagnetic processes, PinPress is a one-size-fits-all mould designed to save manufacturers time and money. Rather than using and switching several moulds during changeovers, PinPress goes solo in today's +$100 Million equipment manufacturing market. This market revolves around the latest trend, Just-in-Time manufacturing, creating a window of opportunity to cut downtime in half and streamline manufacturing operations.

Maieutic Enterprises

Pre Seed Round in 2015
Maieutic is a startup comprised of engineers who are developing a revolutionary die and surface casting technology called a programmable surface. Manufacturers use die extrusions to flatten polymers into flat sheets. However through repetitive use deformations as well as wear tear occur on the die's surface. Manufacturers often use screws to re-adjust the surface and compensate for these solutions. Our patent pending solution is known as the "programmable surface", a surface comprised of an array of pins whose individual heights can be adjusted via lorrentz force. By varying the individual heights of each pin, we can emulate various surface topographies and compensate for surface deformities that arise in the manufacturing process.

PinPress

Pre Seed Round in 2013
Driven by electromagnetic processes, PinPress is a one-size-fits-all mould designed to save manufacturers time and money. Rather than using and switching several moulds during changeovers, PinPress goes solo in today's +$100 Million equipment manufacturing market. This market revolves around the latest trend, Just-in-Time manufacturing, creating a window of opportunity to cut downtime in half and streamline manufacturing operations.
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