A selection of startups fighting COVID-19

1. #COVIDstartups
Startups Fighting
COVID-19
Last update: March 19, 2020
by www.sosv.com

2. “If anything kills over 10 million people
in the next few decades, it’s more likely to be
an infectious virus, rather than a war. […]
We’re not ready for the next epidemic.”
— Bill Gates, TED2014

3. • This document has been prepared
by the venture fund SOSV to
provide examples, from its
portfolio and beyond, of initiatives
to combat COVID-19.
• Some of those solutions are
commercially available, others
are only local, or still in testing.
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New Research & Experiments To Repurpose Existing Medication
Are Being Carried Out Worldwide
Didier Raoult
IHU Marseille
France
David Ho
Columbia University, USA

5. • Fast, low-cost portable testing
kit, based on CRISPR Cas12
• Sample to results in an hour.
• Can be done without a lab.
• Device cost <$200, strips <$10.
Testing Kit
Source: Caspr.bio
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6. • Low-cost (<$10k) pipetting robot
for labs, usable in hospitals.
• 8-robot configuration can run
15,000 COVID-19 tests per week.
Lab Robot
Source: Opentrons.com
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Source: Verdex
Filter Masks
• New nanofiber material
• Works from Ø>100nm*
• More breathable
* N95: targets >300nm
COVID-19 is ~120nm

8. • Awareness bracelet
using machine learning
Face Touching
Source: HabitAware
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9. In Wuhan, JD Logistics uses
autonomous robots
to deliver essential
to residents stuck at home
due to the coronavirus.
• Autonomous cleaning and
polishing robots with
disinfection function.
• First units in Shanghai,
Shenzhen and Guangzhou.
Sweeping
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Source: iSmart

10. In Wuhan, JD Logistics uses
autonomous robots
to deliver essential
to residents stuck at home
due to the coronavirus.
• Spraying robots for
disinfection.
Spraying
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Source: CNBC

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Source: Youibot
• Disinfection with UVC
• Temperature monitoring
UV & IR Robot

12. • Smart helmets* with IR
sensors and AI-based face
recognition.
• Within 5m, alert if >37.3C.
• 2min to scan a line of 100.
People Scan
PreventTestCure
Source: Daily Mail
* Made by Kuang-Chi
Used in Chengdu & Shenzhen.

13. • https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-03-19/this-famous-aids-researcher-wants-
to-find-a-coronavirus-cure?srnd=businessweek-v2
• https://www.wired.com/story/an-old-malaria-drug-may-fight-covid-19-and-silicon-valleys-
into-it/
• UV & IR Robot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usUm1grwMu0
• https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8073451/Chinese-police-wear-smart-helmets-
detect-pedestrians-fevers-amid-coronavirus-crisis.html
Sources
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14. • $700m early stage deep tech fund.
• Investing in 150 startups/year.
• Operates world-leading
accelerator programs in
Life Sciences (Indiebio),
Hardware (HAX), Food (Food-X),
Asia software (Chinaccelerator &
MOX), blockchain (dlab)
• Contact: www.sosv.com
Memphis Meats
Cultured meat
Investing
At The Edge
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