# Sozo Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Sozo Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 17 investments on record, 3 in the last 12 months, latest Jul 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# Sozo Ventures

Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 17 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $109M, Aug 2025 VC firm

Buyout Growth Pre-seed AI & Machine Learning Advertising (AdTech) Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML)

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**60%** of best year **3** **cheques in 12 months**, 17 on record

Since the last cheque **109** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$40M** Rounds led **0 of 17** Sole investor **1 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Sozo Ventures highlights

- 01 3 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series C: 50% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $13M

## What they do

> Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2018-06 From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Buyout Growth Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** AI & Machine Learning Advertising (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 first **17 appearances**

- **2026** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[Senra](https://millionrounds.com/company/senra)** Series B · US · TechCrunch **$65M** With 12 others
- **May** **[Panthalassa](https://millionrounds.com/company/panthalassa)** Growth · US · TechStartups **$140M** With 26 others
- **2025** 5 rounds
- **Nov** **[Doppel](https://millionrounds.com/company/doppel)** Series C · US · Ventureburn **$70M** With 11 others
- **Jul** **[MaintainX](https://millionrounds.com/company/maintainx)** Series D · US · Crunchbase News **$150M** With 10 others
- **Jun** **[Kargo](https://millionrounds.com/company/kargo)** Series A · US · TechStartups **$18M** With 6 others
- **Apr** **[Turbine](https://millionrounds.com/company/turbine)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$22M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Turing](https://millionrounds.com/company/turing)** Series E · US · TechCrunch **$111M** With 14 others
- **2019** 3 rounds
- **Sept** **[Applied Intuition](https://millionrounds.com/company/applied-intuition)** US · FinSMEs **$40M** With 7 others
- **Jun** **[Neurotrack](https://millionrounds.com/company/neurotrack)** Series C · US · FinSMEs **$21M** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[Chainalysis](https://millionrounds.com/company/chainalysis)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$36M** With 1 other
- **2018** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Anomali](https://millionrounds.com/company/anomali)** Series D · US · FinSMEs **$40M** With 7 others
- **2016** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Reinvate](https://millionrounds.com/company/reinvate)** Series C · US · Pehub **$13M** Sole investor
- **2015** 2 rounds
- **Aug** **[ServiceMax](https://millionrounds.com/company/servicemax)** Series F · US **$82M** With 12 others
- **Feb** **[Pley](https://millionrounds.com/company/pley)** Series B · US **$10M** With 5 others
- **2014** 2 rounds
- **Mar** **[Lotame](https://millionrounds.com/company/lotame)** Series D · US **$15M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[ServiceMax](https://millionrounds.com/company/servicemax)** Series E · US **$71M** With 10 others
- **2013** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Insightly](https://millionrounds.com/company/insightly)** Series B · US · insightly.com **$10M** With 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 registration **6 named**

EW **Elena Winefeld** Chief Financial Officer i Form ADV

KN **Koichiro Nakamura** Director of the General Partner of the General Partner i Filing they signed

PW **Phil Wickham** Director of the General Partner of the General Partner i Filing they signed

PG **Phillip Gerald Wickham** Director of the General Partner of the General Partner i Filing they signed

RF **Robert Freelen** Managing Member of the General Partner i Filing they signed

SF **Spencer Foust** Managing Member of the General Partner i Filing 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

**$950M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** SOZO Ventures LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 288073

New fund on file

**$109M**

raised in Aug 2025

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Buyout Growth Pre-seed

Median round joined **$40M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$13M**

Led 0 of 17 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B said *4*
- Series C *3*
- Series D *3*
- Series E *2*
- Growth said *1*
- Series F *1*
- Buyout said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Emergence](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emergence-capital-partners) 4
- [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) 4
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) 3
- [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) 3
- [Adams Street Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adams-street-partners) 2
- [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) 2

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## 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.

[**Emergence** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emergence-capital-partners)[**Founders Fund** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**General Catalyst** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst)[**Adams Street Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adams-street-partners)[**Alumni Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[**Bessemer Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners)[**Cloud Apps Capital Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cloud-apps-capital-partners)[**Crosslink Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crosslink-capital)[**Dylan Field** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dylan-field)[**Floodgate** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/floodgate)[**Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Sozo Ventures put money into.

[**Panthalassa** $140M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/panthalassa)[**Doppel** $70M · Nov 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/doppel)[**MaintainX** $150M · Jul 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/maintainx)[**Kargo** $18M · Jun 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/kargo)[**Applied Intuition** $40M · Sept 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/applied-intuition)[**Neurotrack** $21M · Jun 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/neurotrack)

## Mentioned on podcasts

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

- [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) 15 Jul 2026 · 1h 11m Senra Systems' $65M Series B: Fixing Aerospace & Defense's Biggest Bottleneck Mentions [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[Dylan Field](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dylan-field) *+5* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Upfront Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/upfront-ventures) 22 Mar 2024 · 22 min The Beginner's Guide to Raising Money from Japanese LPs | 2024 Upfront Summit Mentions [Sozo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sozo-ventures)[Tokio Marine](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tokio-marine) Apple PodcastsShow page

## 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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