Benjamin Joffe Email & Phone Number

Princeton, New Jersey, US

Princeton, New Jersey, US

SOSV is a global deep tech fund with $1.5B AUM focused on planetary and human health. First checks are at pre-seed via the startup programs HAX (hard tech) and IndieBio (biology). I started in an investing role in the HAX program in Shenzhen (invested in Opentrons, now a unicorn), and evolved into a platform role for our portfolio.Skills:- Marketing.

I keynoted / moderated / interviewed / judged at over 300 events across 35 countries on digital ecosystems, startups, innovation, Asia and a few other topics of personal interest.The only one missing is probably the big TED.- TECH: TechCrunch Disrupt, WebSummit, Pioneers, Slush, Hello Tomorrow, SXSW, LeWeb, GMIC, Ad:Tech, PICNIC...- NON-TECH: TEDx (twice).

20 startups.I generally invested in the first angel or seed round.Active- Robotics startup (US, undisclosed) - Seed => Unicorn (currently about 30x)- Robotics startup (US, undisclosed) - Late stage secondaries- Health tech startup (China, undisclosed) - Seed => Series A- Magnotherm (Germany, cooling technology) - Seed- Cyberdontics (US, dental robotics).

Lectures on topics ranging from entrepreneurship, venture capital, Asia, innovation and deep tech.- University of California at Berkeley – Haas School of Business- EPFL, Lausanne- Ecole Polytechnique, Paris- Centrale Supelec, Paris- Paris Dauphine University- Zhejiang University

San Francisco, CA, US

I wrote long-form guest articles in various publications, covering Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Venture Capital, Hardware, Crowdfunding, Ecosystems and Asia.About Climate Tech 19. https://techcrunch.com/2021/11/09/key-takeaways-from-the-sosv-climate-tech-summit/18..

杭州市, 浙江省, CN

I designed and delivered twice a highly-rated 15 hours course on Deeptech Ventures for Masters students.It included an overview of the deep tech ventures landscape, methods for ideation, team formation, market analysis and demand validation, views on Ecosystems, Milestones settings, Pivots and Scaling. The course included group exercises and presentations.

San Francisco, US

17 episodes published in its first seasonhttps://linktr.ee/labtomarket

London, GB

Founder in Residence at Entrepreneur First - global accelerator supported by Peter Thiel and Reid Hoffman, specialized in deep technology start-ups. Since 2011, Entrepreneur First has supported the creation of over 300 start-ups with a combined portfolio valuations of over $2Bn.EF funds individuals and help build co-founding teams, develop ideas, and.

San Francisco, CA, US

HAX is the world's most active investor in hardware startups.We help hardware startups succeed.I focus on deal flow generation, market intelligence, and building networks, as well as thought leadership with media, speaking at and organizing events.

Paris, Ile-de-France, FR

Appointment by French Ministry of Foreign Trade to advise on HK/China tech topics.

Singapore, SG

3. https://www.techinasia.com/talk/xiaomi-digital-pg2. https://www.techinasia.com/talk/fast-branding-startups1. https://www.techinasia.com/talk/hardware-startups-succeed-fail

For non-hardware geeky things.2. https://hackernoon.com/the-hacker-guide-to-angel-investing-3a0ce661642a1. https://hackernoon.com/the-31-people-you-meet-in-crypto-98a867c7901f

Jersey City, NJ, US

I write about IoT & hardware trends from Asia.forbes.com/sites/benjaminjoffe/(+ about a dozen more)6. http://www.forbes.com/sites/benjaminjoffe/2017/02/06/50-shades-of-fake-how-to-protect-your-product-from-copycats-in-china/#ddc9c7b5b3c85..

San Francisco, California, US

3. https://venturebeat.com/2018/02/11/what-sequoias-mike-moritz-doesnt-understand-about-startups-in-china/2. https://venturebeat.com/2017/12/10/what-hardware-investors-want-to-see-in-2018-and-what-they-dont/1. https://venturebeat.com/2017/08/26/hardware-unicorns-are-on-the-rise-and-china-is-dominating/

I mentored at the following accelerators until I joined HAX:- 500 Startups (US)- Founder Institute (global)- YetiZen (US, focused on gaming)- Chinaccelerator (China)- Gamma Rebels (Poland)- JFDI (Singapore)

Beijing, Beijing, CN

Boutique consultancy focused on Market Intelligence, Digital Strategy & Best Practices from Asia.Topics: social networks, online/social/mobile games, virtual worlds, mobile commerce, etc.- Built a team of Chinese, Japanese, Korean consultants- Wrote research reports for international clients, focused on digital innovation from Asia.- Clients: IMVU, Layar.

San Francisco, California, US

I was in residence for 3 months in 2012 and ended up investing in 5 startups (including 2 from Asia). Most raised follow-on rounds.

I worked with 2 developers to create an online service to help friends and strangers.I realized on the way that both user acquisition and business model were very weak, and that there was a graveyard of previous attempts. I was unable to solve its issues and closed the service.

I founded and organized over 35 speaking/networking events for mobile industry professionals in China, gathering over 4,000 members and 1,000 companies.I stepped down to focus on other projects. The event carried on past 50 events until it was put on hold.

Unique insights into the best practices of digitally advanced markets: Korea, Japan and China.Published case studies:(1) Inside Tencent | Lessons from China's leading online community (185p.)(2) Inside Cyworld | Lessons from South Korea's leading social network (190p.)(3) Mobile Music Best Practices from Japan & Korea (150p.)

Pioneering location-based entertainment services for mobile phonesBusiness development and strategy for Japan and Korea.Still awesome product and idea today.

Issy-les-Moulineaux, Île-de-France, FR

Market, Technology, Strategy analysis on the Japanese and Korean mobile markets.

Issy-les-Moulineaux, Île-de-France, FR

Responsible for France Telecom patent and software portfolio in Japan. Major contract concluded for Video over IP software and codecs.

Le Kremlin Bicetre, FR

Market and technology reports on various sectors in Japan, including transportation (railway, automotive), energy (fuel cells, wind turbines), IT (mobile and internet services)

Ms, Engineering

Mandarin Chinese

Ec-Sponsored Korean Business And Language Course

Japanese Language And Culture (2Nd Year Level)

Ms, Aeroacoustics