During the 2025 SOSV Climate Summit on a panel entitled “Is Blue is the New Green?” (watch it here), OzoneBio CEO Khorcheska Batyrova announced that the company has achieved a world first: producing biobased Nylon 6,6 at scale.  Nylon 6,6 is one of the world’s most ubiquitous and durable polymers used to make hard plastic […]

The EVERY Company, a pioneer in precision fermentation and SOSV portfolio company, has announced the first close of its $55 million Series D round, coinciding with the U.S. rollout of its products at Walmart. The news, first reported by AgFunderNews, marks a major milestone for one of the earliest, and now most commercially advanced, players […]

Announcing the 2025 Robotics VC-Founder Matchup, with meetings taking place online between Dec 1st (Monday) to Dec 5th (Friday). This virtual event will bring together 500 startups and 500 investors for 1:1 meetings online, scheduled at mutually convenient times, making it one of the largest robotics events. In 2024, SOSV Matchups generated over 5,000 one-on-one […]

A new hope for patients with genetic kidney diseases. Helex, an SOSV portfolio company and graduate of the IndieBio startup development program, which is developing a new class of targeted medicines for genetic kidney disorders, announced its $3.5M Seed round, led by pi Ventures, with participation from Bluehill Capital, SOSV, and others. Helex is tackling […]

Lula Commerce, an SOSV portfolio company and AI-powered digital commerce platform for retailers, was recently featured in the Philadelphia Business Journal following its $8M Series A round led by SEMCAP AI, with participation from Rich Products Ventures, GO PA Fund, NZVC, UP.Partners, Green Circle Foodtech Ventures, and Outlander VC. Despite more than 155,000 convenience stores […]

“Some startups pitch us, and it’s a terrible pitch, but I don’t just ignore those people,” says Po Bronson, general partner at SOSV. “I have to listen, hunt among the crumbs, and find founders no one’s going to invest in, but who are actually doing something amazing.” In a new AgFunderNews interview, Po shares how […]

Hard tech doesn’t move at the speed of software. To change the physical world, hard tech founders need labs, highly specialized machinery, engineering and design support, supply chain expertise and, of course, capital.

BiomeSense, a SOSV portfolio company and IndieBio graduate, announced a $7M oversubscribed round, led by Bluestein Ventures with participation from Labcorp Venture Fund, Emil Capital, Shorewind Capital, and OceanM19. This new investment accelerates their mission to build the first AI-powered intelligence platform for the gut microbiome — integrating their GutLab “smart bathroom” technology with the […]

We just dropped the agenda for the SOSV Climate Tech Summit and it’s loaded with the investors doubling down on climate and the founders delivering on market share and decarbonization. In the great words of Warren Buffet, “only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.” And our lineup? Fully suited […]

Big congratulations to SOSV portfolio company Light for being named to TIME’s Best Inventions of 2025 🎉 For 25 years, TIME has highlighted the products and ideas “making the world better, smarter, and more fun.” With innovation moving faster than ever, Light’s recognition is a reminder that sometimes less is truly more. The company’s Light […]