LtM [SPECIAL] - Deep Tech Startups vs Covid-19 with Khosla Ventures, Fifty Years and SOSV

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

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Manish Singhal (pi Ventures) on India’s Deep Tech Scene

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