IndieBio was SOSV's biotech accelerator, founded in San Francisco in 2015. At the start of 2026 SOSV retired the IndieBio name and the two sites now run as SOSV SF and SOSV NY, with a broader deep tech remit spanning biology, therapeutics, healthcare, AI and compute, energy, materials and frontier tech. The offer is up to $550,000 of pre-seed funding on a SAFE plus a residency of up to six months with full access to labs, equipment, staff and co-working space, 1:1 investor introductions, demo days and SOSV's investor network. Applications run through a single SOSV form on which founders pick New York, San Francisco or both, and are reviewed on a rolling basis.
- The offer:
- $550k per company
- Location:
- San Francisco, CA, United States
- Duration:
- 26 weeks
What you need to qualify
- SOSV backs highly technical founders. No nationality or country restriction is published; the programme notes that its founders have come from 40 countries.
- Applicants choose SOSV New York, SOSV San Francisco or both on the application form.
- Accepted topics listed on the form are Energy and Industrial Resilience, AI and Compute, Physical AI and Embodied AI, Sustainability and Decarbonization, Therapeutics, Healthcare and Diagnostics, FemTech, AgTech, FoodTech, Wellness and Nutrition, Advanced Research Tools, and Frontier Tech.
- Full-time residency is not required, but founders must attend at least two week-long bootcamps, a few months apart.
- A link to a pitch deck is required on the form. A video pitch of up to five minutes is optional.
Eligibility
- Eligible stages
- All stages
- Countries
- Global, subject to the provider’s eligibility and approval
How to apply
- 1
Pick a location
Decide whether you are applying to SOSV New York, SOSV San Francisco or both. There is one shared SOSV form and it asks you to choose.
- 2
Prepare a deck and, if you want, a video
The form asks for a link to your deck. It also accepts an optional video pitch of no more than five minutes.
- 3
Submit the online application
Complete the form at sosv.com/apply/sosv/. It covers founder details, company description in 140 characters, team location, founder availability to attend the programme, the basis of your technological solution, IP, target customer, go-to-market, revenue model and prior investment.
- 4
Interview with the team
SOSV states that if it is interested the team conducts one or more interviews. Applications are read on a rolling basis rather than against a deadline.
- 5
Receive a cohort offer
If SOSV concludes the idea is revolutionary and game changing, it extends an offer to join the next cohort.