HAX is a venture capital firm that focuses on investing in hard tech startups. HAX is part of SOSV, a global venture capital firm.

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HAX is SOSV's pre-seed program for hard tech.

Startups apply to HAX with an initial prototype, customer insight, and vision. We then invest and build alongside our founders, fundamentally inflecting their technical progress with our team of engineers and investment partners. Founders should think of HAX as an extension of their engineering, business development, fundraising, design, and marketing teams.

As startups reach critical milestones, we support fundraising strategy and investor introductions. We also continue to invest, to the tune of over $25 million USD per year globally, and just raised an additional $100M in capital to support the later stage growth of our startups.
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The most valuable part of HAX (that is often understated) is engagement with a globally diverse community of HAX founders. Many have been successful, all have learned hard lessons, and everyone is excited to help each other succeed. Our community has grown to include a curated group of mentors, experts and partners that give our hard tech startups the best edge.


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The months to close a Series B for a climate startup stretched 2.5x to 26 months in the first half of 2024, according to Sightline Climate (CTVC) data. That's worrying, but climate startup companies are still closing very healthy Series B financings, including unspun™, Prolific Machines and Heart Aerospace. How did they do it? What was their story for investors? How long did it take? Kim Zou, CEO of Sightline will ask those questions and many more at the SOSV Climate Tech Summit. (Free | Online | Oct. 14-18) Register today. https://lnkd.in/gaPBXsEY

📣 Join HAX's Managing Director, Duncan Turner, and Chief Science Officer, Susan Schofer, for a meetup⚡️in Berkeley Thursday, Sept. 12 to learn about how HAX helps make great scientists into fundable entrepreneurs as they advance their prototypes in HAX’s 35,000 sq ft facility richly equipped with EE, mech and chem labs, extensive fabrication equipment, and on-staff engineering support. The event is free to attend, and there will be snacks and refreshments! ⚙️🤖🛠️🌍🦾

👉 Learn more and register now! - https://lu.ma/yl43dd8x

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Investors! Join HAX's Sept. 11 San Francisco Demo Day to hear pitches from 25 deep tech startups including industrial and maritime decarbonization, critical minerals, automation, diagnostics and more. Following the founders’ pitches, investors will also have an opportunity to meet 1:1 with the founders. This event is for investors only.

Register Now - https://lnkd.in/eTa4Mwdg

cc: Duncan Turner, Susan Schofer, Ji Ke, Andrew Gollach, Ara Varma, Naomi Ruth Stevens, Zaire Rock-Lacy, Carmelo Cintron, Jazimin G.

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HAX's Duncan Turner and Susan Schofer are hosting a meetup in Berkeley Sept 12 4:30-6:30 pm PT. Registration link below.👇

🚀 The HAX hard tech 🛠️ startup program provides $550,000 in funding💰 at inception and a collaborative residency 🏠 in a deeply resourced (chem, EE, Mech labs), 35,000 sq ft facility in Newark, NJ. Currently there are 25 companies in residence in categories ranging from industrial and manufacturing decarb and automation, advanced, compute, health tech, critical minerals, advanced energy and much more. 🌍

Please join us if you’re a potential founder, scientist, faculty member, postdoc, or student interested to learn more about HAX and the hard tech startup world. The meetup is free, and there will be snacks and refreshments!

Register Now - https://lu.ma/yl43dd8x

cc: Ji Ke, Andrew Gollach, Ara Varma, Naomi Ruth Stevens

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Can unspun™ and its on-demand, 3D weaving technology eliminate 1% of global carbon emissions? It's an ambitious goal, but a string of recent success puts it in sight for the company revolutionizing fashion production. 👖

unspun's recent $32M Series B, led by DCVC, brings the company's total funding to $57M, and their partnership with retail giant Walmart made headlines in March. 

But how did unspun get its start? (Here's a hint: HAX!) We talked to its three cofounders to find out. 

We're proud to have backed this company since the beginning, and can't wait to see what the future holds. Thanks Beth Esponnette, Walden Lam, and Kevin Martin for sharing your stories with us! 

https://lnkd.in/ehSZJ3eQ

On the heels of unspun™'s  recently announced deal to install their Vega 3D weaving machines at Walmart locations, more big news: unspun has closed a $32 million series B led by DCVC. unspun is on a mission to localize and onshore apparel production, as well as reduce waste in clothing manufacture and ultimately decarbonize garment making. 

“Many brands are now forced to consider local manufacturing,” Rachel Slaybaugh, a DCVC GP, told Fast Company. “And Unspun makes their operations more efficient and cost-effective.” 

SOSV is very proud that unspun started out at our HAX hard tech startup program, and we have joined every investment round since. We're also delighted that VCs Lowercarbon Capital, E12, and Decathalon joined the series B 👏 . Here's to Beth Esponnette, Kevin Martin, and Walden Lam - three standout founders in the incredibly challenging world of climate hard tech. 🥂 
https://lnkd.in/dFeFD_Uw

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HAX is a venture capital-based program dedicated to accelerating startups with a hardware element. Their program operates across two locations, San Francisco and Shenzhen, giving founders the resources necessary to move with lightning speed.

Teams accepted into the program will focus on rapid iteration of prototyping in many forms. This includes physical models, technology iterations, user interaction studies, volumetric studies, marketing messaging, business plans and launch strategies. With the help of HAX’s full-time staff, mentors, partners, and startup community, they’ll also work with you on developing a scalable business plan.

As teams are ready to take their  product to market, they’ll head to San Francisco to work with HAX on business development, fundraising, and growth. This stage emphasizes introductions to corporates, investors, partners and press. It also focuses on helping teams secure their first round of funding, as well as gain first-revenue and partnership traction.

HAX is an SOSV program. SOSV is a global venture capital firm that operates startup venture programs around the world. SOSV had more than 1,000 portfolio companies and $950 million in assets under management.

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