Sean O'Sullivan

Sean O'Sullivan Contributor Share on X Sean O’Sullivan was a co-founder of MapInfo and is the managing general partner and founder of SOSV, a venture firm that operates the startup accelerators HAX, IndieBio, Chinaccelerator, MOX, and dlab. More posts by this contributor 70 years of VC innovation

Sean O’Sullivan was a co-founder of MapInfo and is the managing general partner and founder of SOSV, a venture firm that operates the startup accelerators HAX, IndieBio, Chinaccelerator, MOX, and dlab.

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To rebuild manufacturing, the US needs to beef up the Small Business Innovation Research program

Mar 24, 2021 Sean O'Sullivan

We have only a small window of time to restore manufacturing as a foundation of American prosperity, and a remarkable but underappreciated federal program has a big role to play.

70 years of VC innovation

Nov 09, 2017 Sean O'Sullivan, Cyril Ebersweiler, Benjamin Joffe

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