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

Shawn Broderick

General Partner

Stephen Chambers

Partner

Westley Dang

Principal

Katie Hoffman

General Partner

Stephen McCann

CFO and General Partner

Carthach McCarthy

CFO

Paul Monaghan

Principal

Brian Murphy

Finance Director

Sean O'Sullivan

Managing General Partner and Founder

Eric Ramsay

Analyst

Sabriya Stukes Ph.D

Partner

Duncan Turner

General Partner

Past deals in Central Africa

Coffee Exchange

Seed Round in 2021
Coffee Exchange operates a global digital marketplace that aims to transform the green coffee trading industry by facilitating direct transactions between coffee producers and roasters. The platform provides stakeholders with transparent, real-time information, enabling informed buying and selling decisions. By eliminating intermediaries, Coffee Exchange offers commercial and logistics support, resulting in cost savings of 10-15% and significantly increasing revenue for producers, who can earn 100-150% more. The platform streamlines the coffee trading process through services such as coffee evaluation, logistics, customs clearance, quality inspections, and marketing support. Currently, over 1,100 coffee roasters in China are actively engaged with select producers from countries like Ethiopia, Rwanda, Ecuador, Colombia, Guatemala, and El Salvador. Coffee Exchange is also testing its platform in the USA, with plans to expand into the UK and South Korea.

Coffee Exchange

Seed Round in 2019
Coffee Exchange operates a global digital marketplace that aims to transform the green coffee trading industry by facilitating direct transactions between coffee producers and roasters. The platform provides stakeholders with transparent, real-time information, enabling informed buying and selling decisions. By eliminating intermediaries, Coffee Exchange offers commercial and logistics support, resulting in cost savings of 10-15% and significantly increasing revenue for producers, who can earn 100-150% more. The platform streamlines the coffee trading process through services such as coffee evaluation, logistics, customs clearance, quality inspections, and marketing support. Currently, over 1,100 coffee roasters in China are actively engaged with select producers from countries like Ethiopia, Rwanda, Ecuador, Colombia, Guatemala, and El Salvador. Coffee Exchange is also testing its platform in the USA, with plans to expand into the UK and South Korea.

CanGo Africa

Seed Round in 2019
CanGo Africa is an on-demand services company that specializes in a motorcycle taxi application. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Kigali, Rwanda, the company leverages vehicle telematics technology to connect users with vetted motorcycle taxi drivers through its mobile platform. In addition to its operations in Kigali, CanGo Africa has expanded its services to Kinshasa and maintains a technology office in Nairobi. The company was previously known as SafeMotos.

CanGo Africa

Convertible Note in 2018
CanGo Africa is an on-demand services company that specializes in a motorcycle taxi application. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Kigali, Rwanda, the company leverages vehicle telematics technology to connect users with vetted motorcycle taxi drivers through its mobile platform. In addition to its operations in Kigali, CanGo Africa has expanded its services to Kinshasa and maintains a technology office in Nairobi. The company was previously known as SafeMotos.

Coffee Exchange

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Coffee Exchange operates a global digital marketplace that aims to transform the green coffee trading industry by facilitating direct transactions between coffee producers and roasters. The platform provides stakeholders with transparent, real-time information, enabling informed buying and selling decisions. By eliminating intermediaries, Coffee Exchange offers commercial and logistics support, resulting in cost savings of 10-15% and significantly increasing revenue for producers, who can earn 100-150% more. The platform streamlines the coffee trading process through services such as coffee evaluation, logistics, customs clearance, quality inspections, and marketing support. Currently, over 1,100 coffee roasters in China are actively engaged with select producers from countries like Ethiopia, Rwanda, Ecuador, Colombia, Guatemala, and El Salvador. Coffee Exchange is also testing its platform in the USA, with plans to expand into the UK and South Korea.

CanGo Africa

Convertible Note in 2017
CanGo Africa is an on-demand services company that specializes in a motorcycle taxi application. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Kigali, Rwanda, the company leverages vehicle telematics technology to connect users with vetted motorcycle taxi drivers through its mobile platform. In addition to its operations in Kigali, CanGo Africa has expanded its services to Kinshasa and maintains a technology office in Nairobi. The company was previously known as SafeMotos.

CanGo Africa

Seed Round in 2015
CanGo Africa is an on-demand services company that specializes in a motorcycle taxi application. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Kigali, Rwanda, the company leverages vehicle telematics technology to connect users with vetted motorcycle taxi drivers through its mobile platform. In addition to its operations in Kigali, CanGo Africa has expanded its services to Kinshasa and maintains a technology office in Nairobi. The company was previously known as SafeMotos.
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