HAX
Hardware & Manufacturing · Run by SOSV · Newark, NJ
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The facts
All fields verified Oct 1, 2026- Terms model
- Equity for cashInvests cash in your company and takes equity (an ownership stake) in return.
- Investment
- $550,000 initial investment
- Equity taken
- Not publishedSOSV's pre-seed hard-tech development program: $550K initial investment per startup, hands-on engineering support at 35,000 sq ft Newark HQ (plus HAX Plasma Forge facility in Princeton). Equity percentage not published on hax.co, so null. Applications via sosv.com/apply/hax/ on a rolling basis, with no fixed cohort deadlines published. The program is a six-month residency.
- Program length
- 26 weeks
- Format
- In person
- Location
- Newark, NJ
- Cohorts per year
- Not published
- Cohort size
- Not published
- Stage focus
- pre-seed hard tech
- Sub-vertical
- hard tech (energy, advanced compute, transportation, health tech, manufacturing, physical AI)
- Demographic focus
- Not published
- Backers
- SOSV
- Notable alumni
- Not published
Terms notes: SOSV's pre-seed hard-tech development program: $550K initial investment per startup, hands-on engineering support at 35,000 sq ft Newark HQ (plus HAX Plasma Forge facility in Princeton). Equity percentage not published on hax.co, so null. Applications via sosv.com/apply/hax/ on a rolling basis, with no fixed cohort deadlines published. The program is a six-month residency.
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Terms in plain English
HAX, SOSV's pre-seed hard tech program, makes a $550,000 initial investment and embeds its in-house engineering organization directly into portfolio startups. The equity SOSV takes in exchange is not published on hax.co or the application page. Founders work in person from the 35,000 sq ft Newark, NJ headquarters; a 10,000 sq ft HAX Plasma Forge facility in Princeton, NJ is described on the site as upcoming, and the application form already lists it as a location. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis through sosv.com/apply/hax, with no fixed cohort deadlines posted.
Who this is actually for
Pre-seed hard tech founders working on climate, industrial automation, or human health who want deep hands-on engineering support alongside capital. Suited to teams able to work in person at the Newark facility.
HAX application deadlines
Rolling applications: Rolling: applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis.
Verified Oct 1, 2026Source
Frequently asked questions
- When is the next HAX application deadline?
- HAX accepts applications on a rolling basis, so there is no single fixed deadline.
- How much does HAX invest?
- HAX lists an investment of $550,000 initial investment.
- How much equity does HAX take?
- HAX does not publish the equity it takes, so we record it as not published.
- Where is HAX located and is it in person?
- HAX is based in Newark, NJ and runs an in person program.
- Is HAX still active?
- As of our last check on Oct 1, 2026, HAX is active.
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Sources
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