Description

This is a a live panel ran by SOSV to introduce and discuss solutions funded by some of the most active investors in deep tech startups fighting Covid-19.

• Each of the three funds (Fifty Years, Khosla Ventures, SOSV) published an impressive list of their relevant portfolio startups.
• IndieBio even made a call to fund Covid-fighting startups as part of its newly launched NYC program.
• Here are the full video and slides.
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This podcast is hosted by Benjamin Joffe, Partner at SOSV, a global early stage fund focused on deep tech with over $700m under management. SOSV runs multiple accelerator programs, including HAX (intelligent hardware) and IndieBio (life sciences).

Episode Overview

This recording has 3 parts:

• Part 1: Some non-biotech solutions, from 3D printing to robotics,
• Part 2, VCs present solutions from their portfolio (mostly biotech),
• Part 3: Q&A.
  

The speakers are:

• Seth Bannon, Founding Partner at Fifty Years,
• Alex Morgan, MD PhD, Partner at Khosla Ventures,
• Jun Axup, PhD, Partner at IndieBio (SOSV).
  

Introduction & Moderation:

• Benjamin Joffe, Partner at SOSV
• Julie Wolf, PhD, Communications Director at IndieBio NYC (SOSV)
  

Thanks to our speakers for their insights and to our audience for great questions! Speakers can be contacted at Twitter: Jun Axup (@junaxup, @indbio, @SOSV), Alex Morgan (@genomicsdoc or @khoslaventures) Seth Bannon (@sethbannon or @fiftyyears). Some of the remaining questions are on Twitter for further discussion.

Resources

• Video and slides of the event.
• 50Y companies tackling the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 
• Khosla Ventures’ entrepreneurs are responding with amazing diversity to COVID-19 solutions for society’s needs
• Top SOSV Startups Combatting COVID-19
• IndieBio Coronavirus Initiative

Previous Episodes

• Eric Rosenblum (Tsingyuan Ventures) on the Chinese Tech Diaspora Opportunity 
• Overview of Deep Tech Investment, Based on the Report by Different
• Sota Nagano (Abies Ventures) on Japan’s Deep Tech Scene
• Seth Bannon (Fifty Years) on Solving Global Problems
• Kelly Chen (DCVC) on Investing in Old School Industries
• Manish Singhal (pi Ventures) on India’s Deep Tech Scene
• John Ho (Anzu Partners) on Breakthrough Industrial Tech
• Matt Clifford (EF / Entrepreneur First) on Investing in Talent and Pre-Product

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