HAX (SOSV hard tech programme)
HAX
Status not published
Rolling applications; HAX moved away from fixed batch cohorts to continuous intake with programme start dates agreed per company.
GIVEN: SOSV states it makes about 60 pre-seed investments of up to USD 550,000 each across its programmes, plus roughly 150 follow-on investments. HAX supplies engineering facilities, hardware prototyping and manufacturing support. TAKEN: an equity stake set at investment; SOSV does not publish a standard percentage. HAX's main site is Newark, New Jersey, with SOSV offices in San Francisco and New York.
You must co-fund 0%.
SOSV / HAX
private · supranational
Deadline: rolling — Rolling applications; HAX moved away from fixed batch cohorts to continuous intake with programme start dates agreed per company.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Sectors: deeptech, manufacturing, climate, energy
- Stage: pre_seed, seed
Hard tech: robotics, industrial decarbonisation, climate hardware, health hardware. Founders are expected to spend significant time at the Newark facility.
Source. https://sosv.com/ — checked 2026-08-14
"SOSV makes about 60 pre-seed investments of up to $550k each"