HAX (formerly HAXLR8R) is a pre-seed, startup development program specializing in hard tech startups and headquartered in

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. The facility houses machine shops and mechanical, chemical, and electronics labs to support founders working on sustainability tech across climate, industrial automation, and human health. Operated by the U.S. venture fund

SOSV SOSV is an American venture capital firm that provides pre-seed, seed, Series A and later stage funding to deep tech startups that join its startup development programs, which are located in New York City, Newark, New Jersey, and San Francisco. ...

, HAX also has offices in

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History

Founded in 2011 by Cyril Ebersweiler and Sean O'Sullivan, the first HAX program ran in Shenzhen from March to June 2012. More than 257 startups have completed the program. In September 2021, the

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(NJEDA) announced a partnership with SOSV to provide $25 million over five years to build the new HAX headquarters in Newark in exchange for launching 100 hard tech startups focused on health tech and "re-industrialization and decarbonization of the U.S." The new HAX office opened officially on April 30, 2024 at an event featuring New Jersey Governor

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. Startups accepted into the HAX program receive an initial investment of $250,000 - $500,000 in pre-seed funding from

and join a collaborative residency in Newark supported by staff design and engineering teams. Once HAX companies complete the program, they typically raise series seed and later stage venture rounds, in which SOSV usually participates. Companies affiliated with the HAX program include: *

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, a 3D printing company * Opentrons, open-source, lab automation *unSpun, 3D weaving technology for apparel for on-demand production *Neptune Robotics, robotic ship hull cleaning *Flow Neuroscience, addressing depression with

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*Voltstorage, grid-level energy storage based on redox flow storage battery technology *Allozymes, platform technology to rapidly develop novel enzymes *Smartex, automated AI-based Inspection for circular knitting machines *Green Li-ion, lithium-ion battery recycling *SepPure Technologies, sustainable chemical separation *R-Zero, building monitoring and automated air and surface disinfection

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External links

Official website
American companies established in 2011 Business incubators of the United States Startup accelerators Companies based in Newark, New Jersey