{"id":10,"date":"2022-11-16T22:10:51","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T22:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new-hax.local\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-04-03T02:10:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T02:10:42","slug":"home-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hax.co\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Page"},"content":{"rendered":"      <div id=\"cohere-hero-block_91917b1ea43a7544d338ed523aa398f1\" class=\"cohere-hero  alignfull is-style-default\" style=\"\">\n      \n                  <div class=\"cohere-hero__video-background\">\n\n                          \n              <video autoplay=\"\" muted=\"\" loop=\"\" playsinline=\"\">\n                \n                <source src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/sosv-development\/video\/upload\/v1775051800\/HAX-video_1280x720-2026_rd9pum.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\n              \n              <\/video>\n\n            \n          <\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"cohere-hero__inner \">\n          \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\"><style>.gb-69e5220eee688{font-size: 108px;}@media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {.gb-69e5220eee688{font-size: 60px!important;}}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"gb-69e5220eee688 wp-block-heading is-style-default has-huge-font-size\" id=\"h-hands-on-support-for-hard-tech-founders\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">hands-on support for&nbsp;hard-tech founders<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\" style=\"grid-template-columns:15% auto\" id=\"we-are-sosv\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sosv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"381\" height=\"127\" src=\"https:\/\/hax.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/we-are-sosv-logo-white.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8857 size-large\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hax.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/we-are-sosv-logo-white.png 381w, https:\/\/hax.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/we-are-sosv-logo-white-300x100.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 381px) 100vw, 381px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-smaller-font-size\">HAX is a part of <a href=\"https:\/\/sosv.com\/\">SOSV<\/a>, the world\u2019s most active pre-seed deep-tech venture capital firm.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" id=\"news-feed\">      \n      \n      <div id=\"cohere-latest-news-block_178d570ac3fed87d04a5d0d2c3b25b9f\" class=\"latest-news__wrapper latest-news__wrapper--news \" style=\"\">\n\n        <div class=\"latest-news__list\">\n          <div class=\"latest-news__list-inner\">\n                        <div class=\"latest-news__item latest-news__item--post latest-news__item--pinned\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/hax.co\/how-hax-helps-hard-tech-founders-rapidly-prototype-de-risk-technology-achieve-traction\/\">\n                <div class=\"latest-news__item-category\">\n                  Post                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"latest-news__item-title\">\n                  How HAX Helps Hard Tech Founders Rapidly Prototype, De-Risk Technology &amp; Achieve Traction                <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n            \n\n                        <div class=\"latest-news__item latest-news__item--press\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/hax.co\/noc-energy-raises-2-7m-to-replace-fossil-fuel-combustion-in-cement-glass-with-1500c-electricheat\/\">\n                <div class=\"latest-news__item-header\">\n                  <div class=\"latest-news__item-category\">\n                    TechCrunch                  <\/div>\n                  \n                  <div class=\"latest-news__item-date\">\n                      Apr 16, 2026                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"latest-news__item-title\">\n                  NOC Energy Raises $2.7M To Replace Fossil Fuel Combustion in Cement &amp; Glass with 1,500\u00b0C Electricheat                <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"latest-news__item latest-news__item--post\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/hax.co\/sosv-innovation-day-2026\/\">\n                <div class=\"latest-news__item-header\">\n                  <div class=\"latest-news__item-category\">\n                    Post                  <\/div>\n                  \n                  <div class=\"latest-news__item-date\">\n                      Apr 10, 2026                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"latest-news__item-title\">\n                  SOSV Innovation Day 2026                <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"latest-news__item latest-news__item--press\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/hax.co\/unspun-raising-40m-for-low-waste-weaving-machines-partners-with-major-brands\/\">\n                <div class=\"latest-news__item-header\">\n                  <div class=\"latest-news__item-category\">\n                    Axios                  <\/div>\n                  \n                  <div class=\"latest-news__item-date\">\n                      Apr 09, 2026                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"latest-news__item-title\">\n                  Unspun Raising $40M For Low-waste Weaving Machines &amp; Partners with Major Brands                <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n                        \n          <\/div>\n          \n              \n                        <a class=\"latest-news__all-news-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hax.co\/news\/\">\n                All news\n              <\/a>\n            \n        <\/div>\n          \n        \n      <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n                  <style>#cohere-hero-block_91917b1ea43a7544d338ed523aa398f1 { --hero-padding-top: 180px }#cohere-hero-block_91917b1ea43a7544d338ed523aa398f1 .cohere-hero__background { background-image: url('https:\/\/hax.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/background-video@2x-scaled.jpg'); }<\/style>\n        \n      <\/div>\n    \n\n      <div id=\"cohere-section-block_7b22ea91038016f2eec56635ead1f7c9\" class=\"cohere-section \" style=\"\">\n        <div class=\"cohere-section__inner \">\n          \n      <div id=\"cohere-section-header-block_c5481b7aa3851c1a045acc34ef1ba1a4\" class=\"cohere-section-header \" style=\"\">\n        <div class=\"cohere-section-header__inner \">\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n\n      <div id=\"cohere-section-body-block_b58026705125ded2c25d558678486a73\" class=\"cohere-section-body \" style=\"\">\n        <div class=\"cohere-section-body__inner \">\n          \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><style>.gb-69e5220f03869{font-size: 60px;}@media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {.gb-69e5220f03869{font-size: 45px!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"gb-69e5220f03869 wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" id=\"h-for-pre-seed-startups-solving-hard-problems-with-hard-tech\">for pre-seed startups solving hard problems with hard tech<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><style>.gb-69e5220f07125{font-size: 21px;}@media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {.gb-69e5220f07125{font-size: 21px!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"gb-69e5220f07125 has-regular-font-size\">HAX is the world\u2019s first and most active program built for pre-seed startups working at the intersection of science and engineering, where real-world, industrial-scale problems need more than software and slide decks. That\u2019s exactly where HAX operates. We seek founders tackling the hardest physical challenges of our time, across plasma, critical minerals, climate infrastructure, chemistry, robotics, and advanced manufacturing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n\n      <div id=\"case-studies\" class=\"cohere-section  featured-case-studies\" style=\"\">\n        <div class=\"cohere-section__inner \">\n          \n      <div id=\"cohere-section-header-block_c5481b7aa3851c1a045acc34ef1ba1a4\" class=\"cohere-section-header \" style=\"\">\n        <div class=\"cohere-section-header__inner \">\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n\n      <div id=\"cohere-section-body-block_b58026705125ded2c25d558678486a73\" class=\"cohere-section-body \" style=\"\">\n        <div class=\"cohere-section-body__inner \">\n          \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-no-gap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-style-featured\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"866\" height=\"1304\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-6994\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/newhax.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/unspun-2.png\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hax.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/unspun-2.png 866w, https:\/\/hax.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/unspun-2-199x300.png 199w, https:\/\/hax.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/unspun-2-680x1024.png 680w, https:\/\/hax.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/unspun-2-768x1156.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 866px) 100vw, 866px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient has-overlay-gradient-gradient-background\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-smaller-font-size\"><strong>CASE STUDY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" id=\"h-unspun\"><a href=\"\/case_studies\/unspun-custom-built-jeans-case-study\/\">unspun<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-style-featured\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1422\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-7273\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/newhax.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/r-zero-case-study-2-scaled.jpg\" style=\"object-position:44% 32%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"44% 32%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hax.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/r-zero-case-study-2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/hax.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/r-zero-case-study-2-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hax.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/r-zero-case-study-2-1024x569.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hax.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/r-zero-case-study-2-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hax.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/r-zero-case-study-2-1536x853.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hax.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/r-zero-case-study-2-2048x1138.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient has-overlay-gradient-gradient-background\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-smaller-font-size\"><strong>CASE STUDY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" id=\"h-r-zero\"><a href=\"\/case_studies\/making-uv-c-disinfection-technologies-accessible-to-all\/\">R-Zero <\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-style-featured\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"671\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-7267\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/newhax.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/neptune-case-studies-hero.jpg\" style=\"object-position:56% 50%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"56% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hax.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/neptune-case-studies-hero.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/hax.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/neptune-case-studies-hero-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hax.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/neptune-case-studies-hero-1024x429.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hax.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/neptune-case-studies-hero-768x322.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hax.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/neptune-case-studies-hero-1536x644.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient has-overlay-gradient-gradient-background\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-smaller-font-size\"><strong>CASE STUDY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" id=\"h-neptune-robotics\"><a href=\"\/case_studies\/an-underwater-cleaning-robot-for-the-marine-industry\/\">Neptune Robotics<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-style-featured\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1191\" height=\"2005\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-7275\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/newhax.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/smartex-case-study-home.webp\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hax.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/smartex-case-study-home.webp 1191w, https:\/\/hax.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/smartex-case-study-home-178x300.webp 178w, https:\/\/hax.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/smartex-case-study-home-608x1024.webp 608w, https:\/\/hax.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/smartex-case-study-home-768x1293.webp 768w, https:\/\/hax.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/smartex-case-study-home-912x1536.webp 912w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1191px) 100vw, 1191px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient has-overlay-gradient-gradient-background\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-smaller-font-size\"><strong>CASE STUDY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" id=\"h-smartex\"><a href=\"\/case_studies\/transparent-supply-chain-for-the-next-generation-of-the-worlds-garments\/\">Smartex<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"more-case-studies-link\"><a href=\"\/case-studies\/\">More Case Studies<\/a><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-lines is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><style>.gb-69e5220f0c00c{font-size: 60px;}@media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {.gb-69e5220f0c00c{font-size: 45px!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"gb-69e5220f0c00c wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" id=\"h-more-than-capital-a-global-engineering-organization\">more than capital &#8211; a global engineering organization<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.gb-69e5220f0f80f{font-size: 21px;}@media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {.gb-69e5220f0f80f{font-size: 21px!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"gb-69e5220f0f80f has-regular-font-size\">Most investors wire money and wish you luck. At SOSV HAX, we build an entire engineering organization around you. In addition to up to $550K in pre-seed funding, we provide a six-month residency at our <a href=\"https:\/\/sosv.com\/sosv-hax-program-officially-opens-doors-to-its-new-hq-in-newark\/\">35,000 square-foot facility<\/a> in Newark, NJ &#8211; steps from major finance, research, and industrial hubs. Founders gain access to the space, tools, and technical depth needed to turn research into prototypes, and prototypes into real products. Complementing the Newark operation are HAX\u2019s design, engineering and manufacturing experts in Pune and Shenzhen.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">      <div id=\"cohere-statistics-block_bc108f312c839007e4301aea93be63bb\" class=\"cohere-statistics \" style=\"\">\n        <div class=\"cohere-statistics__inner\">\n\n          \n            <div class=\"cohere-statistics__item\">\n              <h3 class=\"cohere-statistics__item-number\">\n                <span>440<\/span>\n              <\/h3>\n              <div class=\"cohere-statistics__item-label\">\n                HAX Startups              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            \n          \n            <div class=\"cohere-statistics__item\">\n              <h3 class=\"cohere-statistics__item-number\">\n                <span>$550K<\/span>\n              <\/h3>\n              <div class=\"cohere-statistics__item-label\">\n                Initial Investment              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            \n          \n            <div class=\"cohere-statistics__item\">\n              <h3 class=\"cohere-statistics__item-number\">\n                <span>$11B<\/span>\n              <\/h3>\n              <div class=\"cohere-statistics__item-label\">\n                HAX Startups Total Value              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            \n          \n            <div class=\"cohere-statistics__item\">\n              <h3 class=\"cohere-statistics__item-number\">\n                <span>$225M+ <\/span>\n              <\/h3>\n              <div class=\"cohere-statistics__item-label\">\n                SOSV Investment to HAX Startups              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            \n          \n            <div class=\"cohere-statistics__item\">\n              <h3 class=\"cohere-statistics__item-number\">\n                <span>$1.5B<\/span>\n              <\/h3>\n              <div class=\"cohere-statistics__item-label\">\n                SOSV Total AUM              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            \n          \n            <div class=\"cohere-statistics__item\">\n              <h3 class=\"cohere-statistics__item-number\">\n                <span>$3.5B<\/span>\n              <\/h3>\n              <div class=\"cohere-statistics__item-label\">\n                HAX Startups Total Fundraising              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            \n          \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns opportunities is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/hax.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2025.8.4-Copyright-www.elevatewelcomereimagine.com-17.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hax.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2025.8.4-Copyright-www.elevatewelcomereimagine.com-17.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/hax.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2025.8.4-Copyright-www.elevatewelcomereimagine.com-17-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hax.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2025.8.4-Copyright-www.elevatewelcomereimagine.com-17-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hax.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2025.8.4-Copyright-www.elevatewelcomereimagine.com-17-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hax.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2025.8.4-Copyright-www.elevatewelcomereimagine.com-17-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hax.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2025.8.4-Copyright-www.elevatewelcomereimagine.com-17-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><style>.gb-69e5220f13957{font-size: 53px;}@media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {.gb-69e5220f13957{font-size: 45px!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"gb-69e5220f13957 wp-block-heading has-xmedium-font-size\" id=\"h-new-opportunities-in-plasma\">new opportunities in plasma<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"h-new-opportunities-in-plasmasosv-hax-is-growing-again-together-with-the-princeton-plasma-physics-laboratory-and-the-new-jersey-economic-development-authority-we-re-developing-the-hax-plasma-forge-in-princeton-a-new-initiative-designed-to-give-founders-access-to-world-class-plasma-physics-expertise-plasma-is-redefining-what-s-possible-across-manufacturing-materials-semiconductors-and-energy-the-hax-plasma-forge-will-provide-plasma-founders-with-an-unparalleled-opportunity-to-build-faster\">SOSV HAX is growing again. Together with the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, we\u2019re developing the <a href=\"\/introducing-the-hax-plasma-forge-a-new-era-for-plasma-in-nj\/\">HAX Plasma Forge<\/a> in Princeton, a new initiative designed to give founders access to world-class plasma physics expertise. Plasma is redefining what\u2019s possible across manufacturing, materials, semiconductors, and energy. The HAX Plasma Forge will provide plasma founders with an unparalleled opportunity to build faster.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n      <div id=\"community\" class=\"cohere-section \" style=\"\">\n        <div class=\"cohere-section__inner \">\n          \n      <div id=\"cohere-section-header-block_c5481b7aa3851c1a045acc34ef1ba1a4\" class=\"cohere-section-header \" style=\"\">\n        <div class=\"cohere-section-header__inner \">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns newark is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><style>@media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {.gb-69e5220f17046{font-size: 45px!important;}}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"gb-69e5220f17046 wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-seasoned-team-of-scientists-engineers\">a seasoned team of scientists &amp; engineers&nbsp;<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"h-a-seasoned-team-of-scientists-engineers\">Led by <a href=\"https:\/\/sosv.com\/team\/duncan-turner\/\">Duncan Turner<\/a>, SOSV General Partner and HAX Managing Director, and <a href=\"https:\/\/sosv.com\/team\/avra-van-der-zee\/\">Avra van der Zee<\/a>, SOSV General Partner,&nbsp;SOSV HAX is powered by a global team that blends rigorous scientific training with real-world commercial experience. Our team knows what it takes to validate technology in industrial environments, navigate manufacturing constraints, and shape complex technology into investor-ready narratives. We work alongside founders to pressure-test ideas, refine the science, and accelerate toward market traction. It\u2019s a hands-on, deeply technical partnership that starts on day one and continues long after the initial residency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column office is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/hax.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hax-newark-office.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hax.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hax-newark-office.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/hax.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hax-newark-office-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hax.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hax-newark-office-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hax.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hax-newark-office-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hax.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hax-newark-office-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hax.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hax-newark-office-600x400.jpg 600w\" 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