SOSV is a deep-tech venture firm that operates as "First Check in Deep Tech®" through its HAX and IndieBio programs, then continues investing through later rounds, while providing portfolio companies with tens of thousands of square feet of in-house labs, fabrication facilities, and advanced scientific equipment across multiple locations. Unlike typical VCs, SOSV has built global engineering and manufacturing teams in Shenzhen and Pune that work directly with founders on hardware production, and systematically backs non-traditional founders (like fashion designers building biomaterials) who have deep personal connections to problems rather than standard pedigrees.