DEEP TECH TRENDS by SOSV - Paris

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DEEP TECH TRENDS by SOSV - Paris

By SOSV - Hands-On VC For Deep Tech

Date and time

Wednesday, October 2, 2019 · 8:30am - 12pm CEST

Location

Goodwin Procter LLP

12 rue d’Astorg 75008 Paris France

Description

Evenement sur invitation organise par SOSV et Goodwin.
Contact: benjamin.joffe@sosv.com

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INTRODUCTION

SOSV est un fonds d'amorcage international avec $650M sous gestion, financant 150 startups par an, notamment dans la deep tech. Cet evenement est une presentation des tendances identifiees pour l'annee 2019:

=> Une heure de tendances deep tech
=> Reseautage avec d'autres investisseurs du secteur
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CONTENU

(Presque) tout ce que vous avez toujours voulu savoir sur la deep tech sans oser le demander !

  • Dernieres nouvelles de l'IoT?
  • Les drones en 2019?
  • Marches AR/VR
  • Que sont les Therapies Numeriques?
  • Mythes et realites des robots?
  • Evolution de la mobilite
  • 'Unsexy tech': construction, mines, textile, etc.
  • Deep tech en Chine
  • Que fait SoftBank en deep tech?
  • Idees sur la 'frontier tech' et biologie synthetique.


PARTICIPANTS

  • VCs, CVCs, LPs
  • Startups de SOSV
  • Media

AGENDA

Presentation par Benjamin Joffe, Partner, HAX (SOSV)

08:30 - 09:00 - Accueil
09:00 - 09:45 - Intro + Deep Tech Trends (Partie 1)
09:45 - 10:15 - Pause networking
10:15 - 11:00 - Deep Tech Trends (Partie 2) + Q&A
11:00 - 12:00 - Networking


ABOUT BENJAMIN JOFFE

  • Benjamin joined HAX in Shenzhen to invest in hardware startups in 2013, after founding a strategy consultancy in Asia (China, Japan and Korea) and angel investing in a dozen startups. HAX, the 'hardware' branch of SOSV, has now invested in over 250 startups including robotics, consumer & industrial IoT, enterprise and medtech.

  • Benjamin spoke about tech trends and entrepreneurship at over 200 events across 30 countries, including multiple TechCrunch Disrupt, Hello Tomorrow, NOAH events, as well as on entrepreneurship tracks at Stanford, Berkeley, INSEAD and more. He has also written for Forbes, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, IEEE Spectrum, and been quoted numerous times in media such as WSJ, Wired and Nature.

  • Born in France, Benjamin graduated with a MSc in Mechanical Engineering and in Aeroacoustics. He speaks French, English, Japanese and some Mandarin and Korean. During his free time, he practices BJJ and drawing.


ABOUT SOSV & HAX

  • SOSV is a program-based early stage VC fund with over US$650 million under management. SOSV invests in 150 startups per year and is ranked annually as one of the most active VCs in the world.

  • SOSV pioneered a 'hands-on' investment model. It combines a seed fund with extensive pre-seed resources, including its electronics/manufacturing and biotech labs and staff experts. It focuses on hardware (HAX), life sciences (IndieBio, RebelBio), food (Food-X), blockchain (dLab), and Asia cross-border internet (Chinaccelerator) and mobile (MOX).

  • Its hardware portfolio includes FormLabs (3d printing), GetAround (car sharing), as well as fast-growing robotics and medtech startups such as Avidbots (commercial cleaning robots) and Makeblock (STEM robots). SOSV also was the lead seed investor in JUMP Bikes, recently acquired by Uber.

  • In life sciences, SOSV is considered a pioneer in ‘clean food’ and cellular agriculture with over 100 investments in Memphis Meats (clean meat), NotCo (plant-based mayonnaise) Geltor (animal-free collagen), Clara Foods (egg proteins), Perfect Day (milk products), and Abbot’s Butcher (plant-based meat).


ABOUT GOODWIN

  • At Goodwin, we partner with our clients to practice law with integrity, ingenuity, agility and ambition. Our 1,000-plus lawyers across the United States, Europe and Asia excel at complex transactions, high-stakes litigation and world-class advisory services in the technology, life sciences, real estate, private equity, and financial industries.

  • Our unique combination of deep experience serving both the innovators and investors in a rapidly-changing, technology-driven economy sets us apart. To learn more, visit us at www.goodwinlaw.com and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.

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SOSV is a global VC fund with $650M under management. It invests in 150 pre-seed startups per year via its programs in deep tech hardware, life sciences, food, blockchain and cross-border internet.

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