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Sozo Ventures

North America, California, United States, Redwood City

Description

Sozo Ventures is a cross-border venture fund focusing on assisting US-based technology start-ups in global expansion.

Investor Profile

Sozo Ventures has made 62 investments, with 4 in the past 12 months and 29% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Series B (27%)
  • Series A (18%)
  • Series C (15%)
  • Series D (13%)
  • Seed (10%)
  • Series E (6%)
  • Series F (5%)
  • Series Unknown (5%)
  • Series G (2%)

Country Focus

  • United States (87%)
  • Japan (5%)
  • Israel (5%)
  • United Kingdom (2%)
  • Canada (2%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Saas
  • Enterprise Software
  • Analytics
  • Machine Learning
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Information Technology
  • Freight Service
  • Biotechnology
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Sozo Ventures frequently co-invest with?

Floodgate
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 4
Sequoia Capital
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 3
Kleiner Perkins
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 5
General Catalyst
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Cambridge
Co-Investments: 4
northstar.vc
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 3
IVP
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 3
Emergence
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 10
Tiger Global Management
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 4
Sapphire Ventures
North America, Texas, United States, Austin
Co-Investments: 6
Founders Fund
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 5

Which angels does Sozo Ventures often collaborate with?

AL
North America, Arizona, United States, Phoenix
Shared Deals: 1
Shared Deals: 1
NX
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
MB
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
VW
North America, Florida, United States, Miami Beach
Shared Deals: 1
KM
North America, Washington, United States, Seattle
Shared Deals: 1
CF
North America, Tennessee, United States, Chattanooga
Shared Deals: 1
BH
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Shared Deals: 1
JB
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
SP
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Sozo Ventures?

Turing

Palo Alto, California, United States

Turing is an infrastructure company combining AI and human data to help companies build AI, train LLMs, and develop GenAI applications.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIInformation TechnologyMachine LearningSoftware Engineering
Series EMar 6, 2025
Amount Raised: $111,000,000
Carbon Robotics

Seattle, Washington, United States

Carbon Robotics is an AI-powered farming robotics company enhancing efficiency with precision agriculture tools.

AgTechArtificial Intelligence (AI)RoboticsSoftware
Series DOct 21, 2024
Amount Raised: $70,000,000
Ema

Mountain View, California, United States

Ema provides AI solutions that enhance productivity across various enterprise roles.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Employee BenefitsSoftware
Series AJul 31, 2024
Amount Raised: $36,000,000
Molten Industries

Oakland, California, United States

Molten Industries develops clean technology with the goal of decarbonizing the hydrogen market.

Advanced MaterialsChemicalCleanTech
Series AJun 20, 2024
Amount Raised: $25,000,000
Pesto

San Francisco, California, United States

Pesto is a fintech startup that offers pesto mastercard an asset-backed secured credit card.

Credit CardsFinancial ServicesInformation Technology
Series AMay 25, 2023
Amount Raised: $11,000,000
The Wound Company

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

The Wound Company is repairing the wound and ostomy care industry's flaws.

Health CareHospitalWellness
SeedMay 15, 2023
Amount Raised: $4,250,000
Carbon Robotics

Seattle, Washington, United States

Carbon Robotics is an AI-powered farming robotics company enhancing efficiency with precision agriculture tools.

AgTechArtificial Intelligence (AI)RoboticsSoftware
Series CApr 11, 2023
Amount Raised: $29,999,968
Mercy BioAnalytics

Natick, Massachusetts, United States

Mercy BioAnalytics is a biotechnology company that aims to improve and save the lives of people through the early detection of cancer.

BiotechnologyHealth CareLife ScienceTherapeutics
Series AApr 3, 2023
Amount Raised: $41,000,000
Workera

Palo Alto, California, United States

Workera is an enterprise skill assessment and upskilling platform for data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)E-LearningEdTechMachine Learning
Series BMar 23, 2023
Amount Raised: $23,500,000
Select Star

San Francisco, California, United States

Select Star is an intelligent data discovery platform that automatically analyzes & documents your data.

AnalyticsData GovernanceDatabaseInternet
Series AJan 31, 2023
Amount Raised: $15,000,000