Investor

SOS Ventures

Last cheque observed Nov 2018. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BVenture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 104 on record
Since the last cheque2912days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$15MRounds led0 of 104Sole investor57 roundsExits7 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 72%
Pitch SOS Ventures

SOS Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    104 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 87% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 57 rounds, median $1.8M

  4. 04

    7 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first104 appearances

  1. 2018

    2 rounds

  2. Nov
    NuraSeries A · AU · Afr$15MWith 2 others
  3. Aug
    NuraAU · Afr$15MWith 2 others
  4. 2017

    1 round

  5. May
    Vivid VisionSeed · US · FinSMEs$2.2MWith 4 others
  6. 2015

    1 round

  7. Jul
    Trendy ButlerSeed · US$1.2MWith 4 others
  8. 2014

    25 rounds

  9. Nov
    GetaroundSeries B · US$24MWith 3 others
  10. Nov
    KindaraVenture · US$1.3MWith 3 others
  11. Oct
    OrderWithMeSeries B · US$28MWith 6 others
  12. Aug
    VibeaseSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  13. Jul
    Spark LabsSeries A · US$4.9MWith 3 others
  14. Jun
    SplitforceSeed · US$150KWith 4 others
  15. May
    Hyasynth BioSeed · CA$60KWith 1 other
  16. May
    EverpurseSeed · US$1.0MWith 1 other
  17. May
    MuufriSeed · IE$60KWith 3 others
  18. Apr
    Powerhouse DynamicsSeries B · US$6.3MWith 4 others
  19. Apr
    CabifySeries A · ES$8.0MWith 4 others
  20. Apr
    PandabusSeed · HKUndisclosedSole investor
  21. Feb
    Shot StatsSeed · US$50KSole investor
  22. Feb
    AnSing TechnologySeed · SGUndisclosedWith 1 other
  23. Feb
    HordspotSeedUndisclosedSole investor
  24. Jan
    Orbit Minder LimitedSeedUndisclosedSole investor
  25. Jan
    Semantic Search CompanySeedUndisclosedSole investor
  26. Jan
    PowerOne MediaSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  27. Jan
    LaunchpilotsSeed · HKUndisclosedWith 1 other
  28. Jan
    TuicoolSeedUndisclosedSole investor
  29. Jan
    QuitbitSeed · US$50KWith 1 other
  30. Jan
    MotionSavvySeed · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  31. Jan
    Vivid VisionSeed · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  32. Jan
    QPDSeedUndisclosedSole investor
  33. Jan
    Metabolomic DiagnosticsVenture$965KWith 1 other
  34. 2013

    33 rounds

  35. Dec
    Future FleetSeedUndisclosedSole investor
  36. Dec
    Restored HearingSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  37. Dec
    SynbiotaSeed · CAUndisclosedSole investor
  38. Nov
    Gamer GuidesSeedUndisclosedSole investor
  39. Nov
    Social BicyclesVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  40. Nov
    Neo NetworksSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  41. Nov
    PetcubeSeed · US$70KWith 2 others
  42. Oct
    OombaDebt · US · marketwire.com$1.3MWith 3 others
  43. Oct
    FormlabsSeries A · US · finsmes.com$19MWith 4 others
  44. Oct
    OrderWithMeSeries B · US · finsmes.com$6.0MWith 7 others
  45. Oct
    Notch Wearable Movement CaptureSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed7 in all

SplitforceBought by LocalyticsUndisclosedApr 2015
MelonBought by DAQRIUndisclosedFeb 2015
Global Protein SolutionsBought by MeatcoUndisclosedMar 2014
StoryfulBought by News CorpUndisclosedDec 2013
Collaborate.comBought by CiscoUndisclosedDec 2013
MapflowBought by LexisNexisUndisclosedSept 2013
play140Bought by Oomba$270KApr 2012

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as SOS Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

HAXLR8RVC firm6rounds togetherSOSVVC firm4rounds togetherEnterprise IrelandGovernment3rounds together500 GlobalAngel2rounds togetherAtlas VentureVC firm2rounds togetherBase VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherBaseVCGrowth equity2rounds togetherBill WarnerAngel2rounds togetherBlackbird Ventures/ StrangeloopVC firm2rounds togetherCollaborative FundVC firm2rounds togetherDFJVC firm2rounds togetherDavid CohenAngel2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies SOS Ventures put money into.

Vivid Vision$2.2M · May 2017

Quick answers about SOS Ventures

What does SOS Ventures invest in?

SOS Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (87% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is SOS Ventures?

104 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2018.

What has SOS Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Nura (Series A, Nov 2018) and Vivid Vision (Seed, May 2017).

How big are SOS Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $15M.

Does SOS Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 104 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does SOS Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (72%), Australia (6%) and Canada (6%).

Is SOS Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2018.

Who does SOS Ventures invest alongside?

Most often HAXLR8R (6 rounds together), SOSV (4 rounds together) and Enterprise Ireland (3 rounds together).

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