About
Benjamin Joffe is a venture investor and startup ecosystem contributor serving as Senior Partner at SOSV, a global deep tech venture fund. He started at SOSV in an investing role with its HAX hardware program in Shenzhen and now works on deal flow and strategy, explores the use of AI and automation in venture capital, and curates the annual SOSV Climate Tech Summit. Before SOSV, he worked for over a decade across China, Japan and South Korea, founded Plus8Star, an Asia-focused consultancy on digital innovation, and started Mobile Monday Beijing. He is an angel investor in 20 startups and has taught a deep tech ventures course at Zhejiang University. Benjamin brings an investor and cross-border operator perspective on deep tech and hardware startups, climate tech, Asian technology markets, and the use of AI in venture work. The role provides direct exposure to how a deep tech fund sources deals, assesses early-stage teams and technologies, and supports portfolio companies as they grow. Benjamin is particularly relevant to conversations around deep tech and climate tech investing, fundraising readiness for hardware startups, building across Asian and Western markets, and practical AI workflows for investors.