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Sozo Ventures

Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 17 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowNew fund $109M, Aug 2025VC firm

BuyoutGrowthPre-seedAI & Machine LearningAdvertising (AdTech)Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML)

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60%of best year3cheques in 12 months, 17 on record
Since the last cheque109days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$40MRounds led0 of 17Sole investor1 roundsMostly inUnited States, 100%
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Sozo Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    3 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series C: 50% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $13M

What they do

Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2018-06From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
BuyoutGrowthPre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
AI & Machine LearningAdvertising (AdTech)Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML)
Based in
Redwood City, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first17 appearances

  1. 2026

    2 rounds

  2. Jul
    SenraSeries B · US · TechCrunch$65MWith 12 others
  3. May
    PanthalassaGrowth · US · TechStartups$140MWith 26 others
  4. 2025

    5 rounds

  5. Nov
    DoppelSeries C · US · Ventureburn$70MWith 11 others
  6. Jul
    MaintainXSeries D · US · Crunchbase News$150MWith 10 others
  7. Jun
    KargoSeries A · US · TechStartups$18MWith 6 others
  8. Apr
    TurbineSeed · US · TechCrunch$22MWith 4 others
  9. Mar
    TuringSeries E · US · TechCrunch$111MWith 14 others
  10. 2019

    3 rounds

  11. Sept
    Applied IntuitionUS · FinSMEs$40MWith 7 others
  12. Jun
    NeurotrackSeries C · US · FinSMEs$21MWith 5 others
  13. Apr
    ChainalysisSeries B · US · FinSMEs$36MWith 1 other
  14. 2018

    1 round

  15. Jan
    AnomaliSeries D · US · FinSMEs$40MWith 7 others
  16. 2016

    1 round

  17. Jul
    ReinvateSeries C · US · Pehub$13MSole investor
  18. 2015

    2 rounds

  19. Aug
    ServiceMaxSeries F · US$82MWith 12 others
  20. Feb
    PleySeries B · US$10MWith 5 others
  21. 2014

    2 rounds

  22. Mar
    LotameSeries D · US$15MWith 3 others
  23. Mar
    ServiceMaxSeries E · US$71MWith 10 others
  24. 2013

    1 round

  25. Sept
    InsightlySeries B · US · insightly.com$10MWith 4 others

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.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration6 named

EWElena WinefeldChief Financial OfficeriForm ADV
KNKoichiro NakamuraDirector of the General Partner of the General PartneriFiling they signed
PWPhil WickhamDirector of the General Partner of the General PartneriFiling they signed
PGPhillip Gerald WickhamDirector of the General Partner of the General PartneriFiling they signed
RFRobert FreelenManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
SFSpencer FoustManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 13 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$950Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
SOZO Ventures LLC
SEC number
CRD 288073

Who they invest alongside

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

EmergenceVC firm4rounds togetherFounders FundVC firm4rounds togetherAndreessen HorowitzVC firm3rounds togetherGeneral CatalystVC firm3rounds togetherAdams Street PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherAlumni VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherBessemer Venture PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherCloud Apps Capital PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherCrosslink CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherDylan FieldAngel2rounds togetherFloodgateVC firm2rounds togetherKleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Sozo Ventures put money into.

Panthalassa$140M · May 2026Doppel$70M · Nov 2025MaintainX$150M · Jul 2025Kargo$18M · Jun 2025Applied Intuition$40M · Sept 2019Neurotrack$21M · Jun 2019

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Sozo Ventures in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Sozo Ventures

What does Sozo Ventures invest in?

Sozo Ventures invests most often at Series B and Series C (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as AI & Machine Learning, Advertising (AdTech) and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML).

How active is Sozo Ventures?

17 investments on record, 3 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2026.

What has Sozo Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Senra (Series B, Jul 2026), Panthalassa (Growth, May 2026) and Doppel (Series C, Nov 2025).

How big are Sozo Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $40M.

Does Sozo Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 17 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Sozo Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is Sozo Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 3 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Sozo Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Emergence (4 rounds together), Founders Fund (4 rounds together) and Andreessen Horowitz (3 rounds together).

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