Benjamin Joffe

Benjamin Joffe Contributor Share on X Benjamin Joffe is a partner at SOSV. More posts by this contributor What SOSV’s Climate Tech 100 tells founders about investors in the space 10 key lessons about tech mergers and acquisitions from Cisco’s John Chambers

Benjamin Joffe is a partner at SOSV.

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Key takeaways from the SOSV Climate Tech Summit

Two weeks ago, 50 founders and investors shared their insights on how the world can tackle the planetary "Code Red" with over 2,000 participants at the inaugural SOSV Climate Tech Summit.

What SOSV’s Climate Tech 100 tells founders about investors in the space

Who's investing in technology and startups that promise better human and planetary health? Here's a definitive who's-who of top climate tech VCs, angels and more.

10 key lessons about tech mergers and acquisitions from Cisco’s John Chambers

John Chambers, chairman emeritus of Cisco, knows a thing or two about tech acquisitions: he bet his career on a first one in ’93, and went on to complete 180 M&As during his 20 years tenure.

What every startup founder should know about exits

The dream of a startup founder can often be summarized by the following well-intentioned, and mostly delusional, quote: “We’ll raise a few rounds and in a few years we’ll IPO on Nasdaq.”

70 years of VC innovation

How old is venture capital? Probably as old as the first hunter/gatherer. Yet, until the mid-20th century, it was mostly practiced by wealthy individuals and families. Modern VC was initiated by Frenc

2017 crowdfunding guide

More than two years ago we wrote about what we learned from the 20 campaigns our startups had run. Fast-forward to 2017: The B2C startups HAX has invested in now count more than 75 successful campaign

The rise of “Generation Health”

"We have the opportunity to make the new generation the healthiest generation in history" - Alex Gorsky, CEO, Johnson & Johnson

The six people you meet in Shenzhen

Shenzhen has become the go-to place to make your electronic dreams come true. But for most, it is still mostly a black box. From visitors to residents, here are some characters you can meet there. Lik

Eight Lessons From The Hoverboard Craze

Are those the hoverboards we are looking for?

The State Of Robotics For 2015

Cyril Ebersweiler Contributor Cyril Ebersweiler is co-founder and managing partner of HAX, and a general partner at SOSV. More posts by this contributor 10 key lessons about tech mergers and acquisiti

The State Of Hardware For 2015

Startups are re-imagining daily objects and inventing new devices. Supported by maker spaces incubators and accelerators, a fraction of this explosion of startups moves on to later stage financing. In

Lean Hardware: Breeding Hardware Unicorns

About a year ago, Aileen Lee from Cowboy Ventures wrote her seminal piece on billion-dollar startups, now widely called "unicorns." At the time, she found 39 U.S.-based software companies fewer than 1

8 Things About Hardware Crowdfunding We Learned From 20 Campaigns

So far HAX startups have run 20 successful campaigns, making us the most prolific investor in crowdfunded hardware projects. As active participants and keen observers, we identified a few ideas that c