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SOSV HAX

Review when hard-tech, deep-tech, robotics, climate, or advanced materials teams match global, united-states eligibility and need capital, lab access, and engineering support.

Terms

Funding

Up to $550,000 initial pre-seed funding

Equity or cost

Not stated on official page

Perks

Labs, Newark headquarters, HAX Plasma Forge, global engineering support, and SOSV investor network

Founder fit

Founder

Hard-tech founders ready to build beyond software with lab and engineering support.

Company

Companies building a hard-tech product; the official application asks founders to confirm this before applying.

Geography

Global applicants who can use New Jersey residency facilities.

Application effort

Official SOSV application requires company details, founder details, pitch deck, cap table, fundraising history, and hard-tech confirmation.

Verification note

Added 2026-07-04 from official HAX and SOSV pages. HAX states up to $550K in initial pre-seed funding, a six-month residency, Newark headquarters, Princeton Plasma Forge, in-house mechanical/electrical/chemical engineering support, and access to SOSV investor network. Application form is live, but no exact public deadline is stated.

Source quality: official HAX program page plus official SOSV application form. Status confidence: high.

Equity terms unclearhard tech only

Stages

pre-seedseed

Sectors

hard techdeep techclimateroboticsadvanced materialsmanufacturing

Fit tags

hard-techdeep-techclimatehardwareglobal

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