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Susan Schofer

Susan Schofer

Partner & Chief Science Officer atSOSVNew Jersey
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Susan Schofer is a Partner at SOSV and Chief Science Officer at SOSV HAX, focusing on early stage hard tech startups. She previously held senior roles at Modern Meadow, Amyris, Symyx Technologies, and Mitchell Madison Group.

What Susan can write

Writes checks of$500K to $1M
Comes in atPre-seedCan lead the round
Ownership target10-12%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

SOSV writes $500K to $1M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: SOSV.

Career

  1. Symyx Technologies
  2. Amyris
  3. Modern Meadow · SVP Business Development
  4. SOSV · Partner
    Now
  5. SOSV HAX · Chief Science Officer
  6. Symyx Technologies · R&D, product development, product management, and business development
  7. Amyris · R&D, product development, product management, and business development
  8. SOSV · Partner & Chief Science Officer
    Now

Focus

hard techsynthetic biologysustainable materialsartificial photosynthesisearly stagedeep tech

Education

Caltech, Ph.D. in chemistryBrown, Sc.B. in chemistryStockholm and Uppsala Universities, NSF Postdoctoral Fellow

Also at SOSV

Avra van der Zee
Avra van der ZeeGeneral Partner
Cyril Ebersweiler
Cyril EbersweilerGeneral Partner & Managing Director, HAX
Deborah Zajac
Deborah ZajacGeneral Partner
Duncan Turner
Duncan TurnerGeneral Partner & Managing Director, HAX
Mohan S. Iyer
Mohan S. IyerGeneral Partner
Pae Wu
Pae WuGeneral Partner & CTO
Po Bronson
Po BronsonGeneral Partner & Managing Director, SOSV SF
Sean O'Sullivan
Sean O'SullivanManaging General Partner

Partners like Susan

At firms with a similar stage, sector and check size.

Po BronsonGeneral Partner & Managing Director, SOSV SF, SOSV SF & NY (Fka IndieBio)
Ann DeWitt
Ann DeWittGeneral Partner, The Engine
Jamie RutledgeGeneral Partner, Bluelake
Rick Moss
Rick MossFounding Partner, Better Ventures
Chris McLeod
Chris McLeodManaging Partner, Elm Street Ventures
Matias MosseFounder & Managing Partner, Starlight Ventures

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One email when Susan's firm raises a fund, adds a partner or shows new activity.

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Questions

Who is Susan Schofer?

Susan Schofer is a Partner at SOSV and Chief Science Officer at SOSV HAX, focusing on early stage hard tech startups. She previously held senior roles at Modern Meadow, Amyris, Symyx Technologies, and Mitchell Madison Group.

How much does Susan Schofer invest?

Susan Schofer invests through SOSV, which writes checks of $500K to $1M at pre-seed.

How do I pitch Susan Schofer?

A warm intro from a founder SOSV backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Susan Schofer do before SOSV?

Symyx Technologies; Amyris; SVP Business Development at Modern Meadow; Chief Science Officer at SOSV HAX; R&D, product development, product management, and business development at Symyx Technologies; R&D, product development, product management, and business development at Amyris.

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