# HAX / SOSV

> HAX / SOSV (SOSV HAX) — Accelerator assessed Skip now for this portfolio. Part of the SaaS Maker funding directory.

Canonical: https://sassmaker.com/funding/hax-sosv

## Assessment & status

- Recommendation: Skip
- Priority: Skip now
- Fit for Current Stage: Poor fit
- Preference Alignment: Conflicts
- External Status: Rolling

## Funding & terms

- Investment Terms: Up to $550K initial pre-seed; potential SOSV follow-on
- Company Funding: Up to $550K initial pre-seed investment
- Cash / Benefit Type: Upfront investment
- Funding Timing: On acceptance
- Funding Before Full-time: Yes
- Economic Caveats: Excellent program in the wrong category. Software-only devtools do not become hard tech because they are technically sophisticated.

## Eligibility

- Stage Accepted: Prototype, MVP
- Traction Requirement: Helpful
- Sector or Thesis: Hard Tech
- Region: United States
- Location: Newark / San Francisco / New York
- Format: In-person
- Solo Eligibility: Unclear
- Company Required: Yes
- Cofounder Support: Available
- Relocation Required: Temporary relocation

## Commitment & support

- Can Keep Job: No
- Full-time Expected: After acceptance
- Weekly Load: Full-time
- Duration: Approximately six months
- Commitment Details: Six-month on-site hard-tech residency with labs and machine shops
- Mentorship Depth: High-touch
- Structure or Accountability: High
- Customer or GTM Support: Strong

## Application

- Application Timing Notes: Rolling/cycle-based
- Application Requirements: Physical/science-heavy hard-tech company, prototype, technical team, and on-site lab residency
- Application Effort: High
- Primary Value: Funding, Brand, Mentorship, Structure, Network, Workspace
- Brand Value: Strong
- Next Action: Skip: current software projects do not qualify as hard tech.

## Notes & provenance

- Why or Decisive Note: Keep in the exhaustive brand list but skip for the current software thesis due to categorical sector mismatch.
- Original Inventory: HAX, SOSV
- Legacy Commitment Signal: Fits paid full-time
- Newly Discovered: No
- Evidence Quality: Official current
- Website Status: Active
- Last Verified: 2026-08-01

## Appears in decision views

- 00 — All Opportunities
- 02 — Brand & Prestige
- 05 — Full-time After Funding
- 14 — Deadline Calendar
- 15 — Priority Board

Imported 2026-09-26 from the Funding & Accelerators workspace (rebuilt 2026-08-02). Assessments are this portfolio's judgment, not the program's claims; verify against the official source before relying on them.

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- [Funding directory](https://sassmaker.com/funding)