IndieBio (rebranded SOSV SF / SOSV NY, 2026)
Biotech & Life Sciences · Run by SOSV · San Francisco, CA
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The facts
All fields verified Jul 22, 2026- Terms model
- Equity for cashInvests cash in your company and takes equity (an ownership stake) in return.
- Investment
- up to $550,000
- Equity taken
- Not publishedSOSV 'First Check in Deep Tech': up to $550k pre-seed SAFE with up-to-6-month lab/co-working residency. Equity percentage not disclosed on fetched SOSV pages, so null. In early 2026 IndieBio rebranded to SOSV SF and SOSV NY (second US site at 7 Penn Plaza, New York, NY); scope broadened beyond bio to deep tech, but therapeutics/diagnostics remain core. DEADLINE/STATUS NOTE: Applications appear rolling via SOSV site; no dated 2026 deadline published on fetched pages.
- Program length
- 26 weeks
- Format
- In person
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Cohorts per year
- Not published
- Cohort size
- Not published
- Stage focus
- pre-seed
- Sub-vertical
- biotech / deep tech life sciences
- Demographic focus
- Not published
- Backers
- SOSV
- Notable alumni
- Not published
Terms notes: SOSV 'First Check in Deep Tech': up to $550k pre-seed SAFE with up-to-6-month lab/co-working residency. Equity percentage not disclosed on fetched SOSV pages, so null. In early 2026 IndieBio rebranded to SOSV SF and SOSV NY (second US site at 7 Penn Plaza, New York, NY); scope broadened beyond bio to deep tech, but therapeutics/diagnostics remain core. DEADLINE/STATUS NOTE: Applications appear rolling via SOSV site; no dated 2026 deadline published on fetched pages.
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Terms in plain English
SOSV invests up to $550,000 as a pre-seed SAFE through its First Check in Deep Tech program, which now runs as SOSV SF in San Francisco and SOSV NY at 7 Penn Plaza in New York following the IndieBio rebrand in early 2026. Startups get up to six months of residency with full access to labs, equipment, staff, and co-working space, plus mentorship from general partners and introductions to SOSV's investor network. The equity percentage and SAFE valuation terms are not published. Applications go through an online form on sosv.com with no posted deadlines.
Who this is actually for
Pre-seed deep tech founders, including therapeutics, diagnostics, and engineering biology teams, who want first-check capital plus a hands-on wet lab residency in San Francisco or New York.
Application windows
Rolling applications (SOSV SF and SOSV NY): Rolling: applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis.
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Sources
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