SOSV announced the close of its $306 million SOSV V fund, the firm’s largest fund to date. The news received coverage in TechCrunch, Bloomberg and Axios. The text below is from the press release SOSV issued on April 16th concerning the new fund. SOSV V will focus on deep tech startups in human and planetary health, […]

’s IndieBio New York is proud to host and participate in New York Climate Week events throughout the week, spotlighting the transformative potential of deep tech solutions in driving sustainability across human and planetary health.

We have just published the Agenda for the main stage of our fourth annual SOSV Climate Tech Summit. There are 19 main stage programming sessions on Oct. 16 and 17 that cover climate tech challenges, such as the investment slow down; emerging categories, including geologic hydrogen and solar engineering; and well established sectors, including batteries, […]

Producing steel and cement creates 14% of global CO2 emissions, and mountains of landfilled waste. Cement only makes up around 10-15% of a concrete mix, but accounts for ~90% of its emissions. Without urgent decarbonization of both sectors, any future we build will blast past 1.5°C warming. Luckily for us, Cocoon’s technology solves for both—and […]

SOSV’s fourth Climate Tech Summit (Oct. 14-18) is going to be our most intense yet. Investment is down at every stage, and yet phenomenal startups are breaking through in every category, often with huge rounds.

After successfully starting and growing EcoFlow, a unicorn battery startup based in Shenzhen, Hannah Sieber wondered where else batteries could make a big impact “Could we electrify the cold chain? And what would it look like to do battery-powered shipping?” she asked herself, after learning about the impact of refrigeration on the climate. Enter Artyc. […]

Months ago, we wrote about how Prolific Machines, one of IndieBio’s fastest-growing startups and the record-holder for fastest seed round in IndieBio history—has the key to cell cultured meat via its unique optogenetic approach. We still believe it (along with the technology’s potential for other applications in food and medicine), and tons of leading investors […]

Chocolate is having a moment—or at least, the cocoa-free version is. With skyrocketing prices for cocoa amid extreme weather disruptions and increased scrutiny on sustainable (and ethical) harvesting practices, consumer and corporate demand is rising for tasty, cost-effective alternatives. IndieBio alum Voyage Foods has been delivering. Beyond its cocoa-free (and dairy-free) chocolate, the company also […]

In this fourth edition of our list, published yearly to mark Earth Day, we highlight the companies in our portfolio that demonstrated the most momentum and greatest potential impact on decarbonization.

As cocoa prices skyrocket and demand for eco-friendly food options intensifies, IndieBio alum Voyage Foods has partnered with global food giant Cargill to scale its sustainable alternatives to cocoa-based products, as well as nut spreads without peanuts & hazelnuts. Cargill will be the exclusive B2B global distributor for Voyage Foods, expanding its traditional chocolate portfolio […]