While many companies are contributing to the battle against the pandemic, Deep Tech startups are trying to overcome scientific challenges to help with prevention, testing or treatment in novel and scalable ways.
This event brings together investors who have backed dozens of relevant startups, to get a sense of:
The variety of solutions being developed,
Their potential outcomes,
The broader role and opportunities of deep tech investment.
SPEAKERS
10:36 Seth Bannon, Founding Partner, Fifty Years
24:48 Alex Morgan, MD PhD, Partner, Khosla Ventures
35:05 Jun Axup, PhD, Chief Science Officer & Partner, IndieBio / SOSV
43:53 Q&A
MODERATORS
Julie Wolf, PhD, Communications Director, IndieBio / SOSV
Host, Meet the Microbiologist podcast
Benjamin Joffe, Partner, SOSV
Host, Deep Tech: From Lab to Market podcast
COVID-19 PORTFOLIO
Fifty Years: https://www.fifty.vc/covid
SOSV: https://www.sosv.com/covid-startups/
Khosla Ventures: https://www.khoslaventures.com/khosla-ventures-entrepreneurs-are-responding-with-amazing-diversity-to-covid-19-solutions-for-societys-needs
ABOUT FIFTY YEARS
Fifty Years is a $50m early stage VC firm based in San Francisco. They back companies that inspire and could be both massively profitable and make a serious dent in achieving one of the Sustainable Development Goals.
ABOUT SOSV
SOSV (www.sosv.com) is a global early stage fund with over $700m AUM focused on deep tech. SOSV runs multiple accelerator programs including HAX (www.hax.co – intelligent hardware) and IndieBio (www.indiebio.co – life sciences). It funded over 1,000 startups in cellular agriculture (e.g. Memphis Meats, Clara Foods, Perfect Day), digital therapy devices (e.g. Sana, Flow Neuroscience), service robotics (e.g. Avidbots, Simbe Robotics, Youibot), and more.
ABOUT KHOSLA VENTURES
Khosla Ventures is an American VC firm founded by Vinod Khosla with over $5B AUM. It invests in early stage companies in the Internet, computing, mobile, silicon technology, biotechnology, healthcare and clean technology sectors.
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WHO WE ARE, WHAT WE DO, WHY WE DO IT
SOSV is a multi-stage venture capital investor. We run multiple world-class vertical accelerator programs, and provide seed, venture and growth stage follow-on investment into superstar companies. Our unique full-stack model has delivered a net IRR over the last 20 years that puts us in the top 10% of all venture funds worldwide.
SOSV provides intellectual and financial capital to accelerate founders’ big ideas for positive change. SOSV has funded over 900 startups to date. We currently fund over 150 startups per year through our programs: HAX (hardware and connected devices), IndieBio (life sciences), Chinaccelerator and MOX (cross-border internet and mobile in Asia), dlab (blockchain, data and decentralization), and Food-X (food innovation).
We pledge more than funds. We provide the seed capital to get founders moving, a global staff of hands-on engineers, designers, accountants, and scientists to accelerate product development, over 1,000 global mentors with deep market and technical expertise, and an unparalleled network of fully outfitted laboratory and maker spaces to help startups go further, faster.
Building a better future means empowering the next generation of entrepreneurs and scientists to solve the biggest challenges that our world is facing today: addressing global health, sustainable food systems, advanced manufacturing, connectivity in the developing world, and beyond. Nearly half of our portfolio companies directly align to the UN’s sustainable development goals and SOSV is proud to be a top investor for female founded companies.
Are you a potential market champion that is pioneering new ground, or an investor looking to help scale the companies that will shape our future? Join one of our accelerators or learn about investing in SOSV, and let’s work together to make the impossible inevitable.
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For more info on SOSV: http://www.sosv.com
To apply to one of our accelerators: http://www.sosv.com/accelerators
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