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 Virtual Reality

MixRift

Seed Round in 2024
MixRift is a gaming company focused on creating interactive and mixed-reality gaming experiences. It operates a gaming studio that develops a variety of entertainment games, including survival and puzzle genres. The company's offerings aim to provide immersive experiences that seamlessly blend virtual and real-world elements, enhancing the overall engagement for gamers.

Looking Glass

Series B in 2022
Looking Glass Factory is a company focused on developing holographic technology, primarily through its flagship product, the Looking Glass, which is the first desktop holographic display designed for 3D creators. Founded in 2015 and based in Brooklyn, New York, with a subsidiary in Hong Kong, the company aims to make 3D creation accessible without the need for virtual reality or augmented reality headsets. Looking Glass Factory also offers a web-based holographic sharing platform that utilizes light field rendering software, allowing artists, designers, developers, filmmakers, and photographers to engage with 3D content in an innovative manner.

Looking Glass

Convertible Note in 2022
Looking Glass Factory is a company focused on developing holographic technology, primarily through its flagship product, the Looking Glass, which is the first desktop holographic display designed for 3D creators. Founded in 2015 and based in Brooklyn, New York, with a subsidiary in Hong Kong, the company aims to make 3D creation accessible without the need for virtual reality or augmented reality headsets. Looking Glass Factory also offers a web-based holographic sharing platform that utilizes light field rendering software, allowing artists, designers, developers, filmmakers, and photographers to engage with 3D content in an innovative manner.

Looking Glass

Series A in 2021
Looking Glass Factory is a company focused on developing holographic technology, primarily through its flagship product, the Looking Glass, which is the first desktop holographic display designed for 3D creators. Founded in 2015 and based in Brooklyn, New York, with a subsidiary in Hong Kong, the company aims to make 3D creation accessible without the need for virtual reality or augmented reality headsets. Looking Glass Factory also offers a web-based holographic sharing platform that utilizes light field rendering software, allowing artists, designers, developers, filmmakers, and photographers to engage with 3D content in an innovative manner.

Zebra Labs

Convertible Note in 2021
Zebra Labs is a digital entertainment platform that focuses on bringing celebrities and artists into the Metaverse by creating virtual characters and digital content. The company specializes in the development of celebrity avatars and offers a range of media formats, including gamified concerts, immersive short films, and social media content. By leveraging its expertise in intellectual property incubation and content production, Zebra Labs aims to facilitate the entry of celebrities into the Metaverse, allowing them to engage with fans in innovative ways. The platform cultivates audiences for these virtual idols, enabling effective monetization of their fan bases and enhancing the overall digital entertainment experience.

Looking Glass

Series A in 2020
Looking Glass Factory is a company focused on developing holographic technology, primarily through its flagship product, the Looking Glass, which is the first desktop holographic display designed for 3D creators. Founded in 2015 and based in Brooklyn, New York, with a subsidiary in Hong Kong, the company aims to make 3D creation accessible without the need for virtual reality or augmented reality headsets. Looking Glass Factory also offers a web-based holographic sharing platform that utilizes light field rendering software, allowing artists, designers, developers, filmmakers, and photographers to engage with 3D content in an innovative manner.

Vivid Vision

Series A in 2020
Vivid Vision, Inc. is a company that develops interactive and immersive 3D games aimed at treating vision disorders, particularly amblyopia and strabismus, commonly known as lazy eye and crossed eyes. The company offers a software suite that includes interactive tests for various visual assessments such as eye dominance, suppression, and contrast sensitivity. This suite enables clinicians to monitor and manage patient experiences through a touchscreen interface. By utilizing virtual reality technology, Vivid Vision's system measures eye muscle imbalances and presents tailored images to each eye, facilitating effective treatment and assessment of binocular vision. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, Vivid Vision primarily serves eye clinics across North America.

Try & Buy Fashion

Seed Round in 2018
Try & Buy is a deep tech company in the area of computer vision and artificial intelligence and has developed applications such as virtual try –on of dresses, face recognition based surveillance and face recognition based payment. Try & Buy's technology is protected by its more than 70 International Patents , out of which 9 Patents are granted in US. Try & Buy is the winner of Amazon's Innovator of the Year 2020 Award for making World's Most Advanced Virtual Trial Room. The company has developed proprietary software which offers virtual try-on solutions to be implemented at fashion e-commerce platforms and offline stores. Through the plug-ins, shoppers can try-on clothes virtually while browsing online . At offline stores , users can interface with Try & Buy’s virtual try on screens.

Vivid Vision

Convertible Note in 2018
Vivid Vision, Inc. is a company that develops interactive and immersive 3D games aimed at treating vision disorders, particularly amblyopia and strabismus, commonly known as lazy eye and crossed eyes. The company offers a software suite that includes interactive tests for various visual assessments such as eye dominance, suppression, and contrast sensitivity. This suite enables clinicians to monitor and manage patient experiences through a touchscreen interface. By utilizing virtual reality technology, Vivid Vision's system measures eye muscle imbalances and presents tailored images to each eye, facilitating effective treatment and assessment of binocular vision. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, Vivid Vision primarily serves eye clinics across North America.

Arovia

Seed Round in 2017
Arovia, Inc. specializes in the development of innovative collapsible television products designed for portability and ease of use. Founded in 2015 and based in Galveston, Texas, the company offers pop-up display products that can be easily collapsed to the size of a book. These displays connect wirelessly or via HDMI to various devices such as phones, tablets, or laptops, allowing mobile professionals to efficiently view and compare documents without the hassle of scrolling or switching between windows. Additionally, Arovia's products find applications in virtual and augmented reality, particularly in gaming. The company aims to enhance productivity and flexibility for users, making it easier to access mobile content in a variety of settings.

Morfus Mixed Reality

Seed Round in 2017
Morfus Mixed Reality Inc., founded in 2016 and based in Vancouver, Canada, specializes in virtual reality devices and software designed for the architecture, design, and development sectors. The company enables users to design, preview, and plan infrastructure by transforming 3D models and floor plans into immersive experiences accessible on mobile platforms. In addition to its core offerings, Morfus provides remote planning and collaboration tools, as well as customized devices and applications tailored to specific project needs, enhancing project management capabilities for its clients.

VRex Lab

Seed Round in 2017
Vrex Lab is a global startup that specializes in creating engaging mobile applications that integrate virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies. Its primary focus is on connecting social media content, photos, and messages to the real world. The company's mobile application allows users to interact with friends and favorite celebrities through AR photo messages, which can include short messages pinned to specific locations. This innovative approach enables users to share content and connect with each other in a dynamic and immersive way.

Leap Motion

Series C in 2017
Leap Motion, Inc. is a company that specializes in designing and developing motion-control hardware and software, particularly for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) applications. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Leap Motion focuses on creating advanced 3D motion-control technology that allows users to interact with digital environments through natural hand and finger movements. The company serves various sectors, including healthcare, education, gaming, automotive, retail, and the arts, and collaborates with major VR manufacturers to integrate its technology into mobile VR and AR headsets. In May 2012, Leap Motion changed its name from OcuSpec Inc. and has since operated as a subsidiary of Ultrahaptics Limited. The company's mission is to eliminate barriers between people and technology, enabling more intuitive and dynamic interactions in virtual spaces.

Vivid Vision

Seed Round in 2017
Vivid Vision, Inc. is a company that develops interactive and immersive 3D games aimed at treating vision disorders, particularly amblyopia and strabismus, commonly known as lazy eye and crossed eyes. The company offers a software suite that includes interactive tests for various visual assessments such as eye dominance, suppression, and contrast sensitivity. This suite enables clinicians to monitor and manage patient experiences through a touchscreen interface. By utilizing virtual reality technology, Vivid Vision's system measures eye muscle imbalances and presents tailored images to each eye, facilitating effective treatment and assessment of binocular vision. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, Vivid Vision primarily serves eye clinics across North America.

Looking Glass

Series A in 2017
Looking Glass Factory is a company focused on developing holographic technology, primarily through its flagship product, the Looking Glass, which is the first desktop holographic display designed for 3D creators. Founded in 2015 and based in Brooklyn, New York, with a subsidiary in Hong Kong, the company aims to make 3D creation accessible without the need for virtual reality or augmented reality headsets. Looking Glass Factory also offers a web-based holographic sharing platform that utilizes light field rendering software, allowing artists, designers, developers, filmmakers, and photographers to engage with 3D content in an innovative manner.

Clever Robot Labs

Seed Round in 2017
Clever Robot Labs specializes in developing immersive augmented reality (AR) gaming experiences through its innovative mixed reality creativity platform. The company's core technology allows for the instant remapping of physical spaces, transforming any room into a dynamic virtual environment. This platform features a user-friendly drag-and-drop interface that enables content creators to customize games easily. By linking to Clever Robot Labs' proprietary AR cloud, the platform supports multiplayer gaming, allowing users to create and share mixed reality experiences with friends and online communities. As AR technology continues to evolve, Clever Robot Labs positions itself to adapt and expand its offerings across various AR-capable platforms.

SoniCam

Seed Round in 2016
SoniCam, founded in April 2016 in Shenzhen, aims to transform the virtual reality industry by creating affordable 360-degree and VR cameras tailored for both professional consumers and hobbyists. The company leverages advanced technology, including field-programmable gate arrays and proprietary algorithms, to enable real-time video stitching, enhancing the production of virtual reality videos. With a team led by founder and CTO James Zhan, alongside co-founders Danny Zhu and Xiaobin Liu, SoniCam benefits from over 20 years of combined experience in multimedia development. Zhan's extensive background includes the application of more than 100 patents during his research and development career at Huawei, positioning SoniCam as a key player in advancing immersive video experiences.

VRex Lab

Seed Round in 2016
Vrex Lab is a global startup that specializes in creating engaging mobile applications that integrate virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies. Its primary focus is on connecting social media content, photos, and messages to the real world. The company's mobile application allows users to interact with friends and favorite celebrities through AR photo messages, which can include short messages pinned to specific locations. This innovative approach enables users to share content and connect with each other in a dynamic and immersive way.

SoniCam

Seed Round in 2016
SoniCam, founded in April 2016 in Shenzhen, aims to transform the virtual reality industry by creating affordable 360-degree and VR cameras tailored for both professional consumers and hobbyists. The company leverages advanced technology, including field-programmable gate arrays and proprietary algorithms, to enable real-time video stitching, enhancing the production of virtual reality videos. With a team led by founder and CTO James Zhan, alongside co-founders Danny Zhu and Xiaobin Liu, SoniCam benefits from over 20 years of combined experience in multimedia development. Zhan's extensive background includes the application of more than 100 patents during his research and development career at Huawei, positioning SoniCam as a key player in advancing immersive video experiences.

Looking Glass

Seed Round in 2015
Looking Glass Factory is a company focused on developing holographic technology, primarily through its flagship product, the Looking Glass, which is the first desktop holographic display designed for 3D creators. Founded in 2015 and based in Brooklyn, New York, with a subsidiary in Hong Kong, the company aims to make 3D creation accessible without the need for virtual reality or augmented reality headsets. Looking Glass Factory also offers a web-based holographic sharing platform that utilizes light field rendering software, allowing artists, designers, developers, filmmakers, and photographers to engage with 3D content in an innovative manner.

Leap Motion

Venture Round in 2015
Leap Motion, Inc. is a company that specializes in designing and developing motion-control hardware and software, particularly for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) applications. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Leap Motion focuses on creating advanced 3D motion-control technology that allows users to interact with digital environments through natural hand and finger movements. The company serves various sectors, including healthcare, education, gaming, automotive, retail, and the arts, and collaborates with major VR manufacturers to integrate its technology into mobile VR and AR headsets. In May 2012, Leap Motion changed its name from OcuSpec Inc. and has since operated as a subsidiary of Ultrahaptics Limited. The company's mission is to eliminate barriers between people and technology, enabling more intuitive and dynamic interactions in virtual spaces.

Vivid Vision

Seed Round in 2014
Vivid Vision, Inc. is a company that develops interactive and immersive 3D games aimed at treating vision disorders, particularly amblyopia and strabismus, commonly known as lazy eye and crossed eyes. The company offers a software suite that includes interactive tests for various visual assessments such as eye dominance, suppression, and contrast sensitivity. This suite enables clinicians to monitor and manage patient experiences through a touchscreen interface. By utilizing virtual reality technology, Vivid Vision's system measures eye muscle imbalances and presents tailored images to each eye, facilitating effective treatment and assessment of binocular vision. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, Vivid Vision primarily serves eye clinics across North America.

Leap Motion

Seed Round in 2011
Leap Motion, Inc. is a company that specializes in designing and developing motion-control hardware and software, particularly for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) applications. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Leap Motion focuses on creating advanced 3D motion-control technology that allows users to interact with digital environments through natural hand and finger movements. The company serves various sectors, including healthcare, education, gaming, automotive, retail, and the arts, and collaborates with major VR manufacturers to integrate its technology into mobile VR and AR headsets. In May 2012, Leap Motion changed its name from OcuSpec Inc. and has since operated as a subsidiary of Ultrahaptics Limited. The company's mission is to eliminate barriers between people and technology, enabling more intuitive and dynamic interactions in virtual spaces.

i-Tech

Venture Round in 2010
i-tech English interactive technology acronym Chinese interactive technology. i-tech world Linkage Technology (Dalian) Co., Ltd. is a multi-touch (Multi-touch), three-dimensional motion technology (3D Motion) and virtual reality technology ( Virtual Reality), multi-camera fusion splicing technology as the core of the few self-developed high-tech interactive technology companies, while in motion analysis camera fusion splicing, and other target recognition and tracking computer vision field of in-depth research and a number of national patents . i-tech innovative IT will be the most advanced interactive technology and virtual reality technology combine to achieve a perfect demonstration of virtual interaction.
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