SOSV Orbit Startups (historical program)
Historical program terms; not confirmed current · Emerging and frontier markets · Needs confirmation
SOSV announced Orbit Startups in 2022 by consolidating MOX and Chinaccelerator for emerging and frontier-market founders. The launch described four roughly ten-company cohorts per year and $150,000 investments, but SOSV's current accelerator application FAQ routes applicants only to HAX and IndieBio, so Orbit's current SOSV intake and terms are unconfirmed.
Tier 3asiadeep-tech
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Program intake
This listing is historical and does not represent a current application cycle.
Key facts
| Check size | $150k historical launch terms |
| Terms | Historical program terms; not confirmed current |
| Stage | pre-seed / seed |
| Applications | Needs confirmation |
| Program dates | Historical: four cohorts per year |
| Location | Emerging and frontier markets |
| Remote friendly | Yes |
| Warm intro needed | No — open application |
| Sectors | deep-tech, hardware, bio |
| Status | closed |
Always confirm on the official page before applying — dates and terms change.
Background
Orbit inherited the cross-border mobile and emerging-market work of MOX and Chinaccelerator under leaders William Bao Bean and Oscar Ramos. The current SOSV intake architecture no longer presents Orbit beside HAX and IndieBio, making the old launch terms historical rather than a safe current recommendation.
How the application really works
Do not use the historical announcement as a live application. SOSV's current FAQ directs accelerator applicants to HAX or IndieBio; confirm any successor route directly.
Tips
- Read the cited current official page before applying because program dates and terms are volatile.
- State fit with the documented stage, geography, and attendance model; do not rely on an aggregator's old terms.
- Ask for the complete investment, fee, and follow-on documents when the public page does not publish them.
Watch out for
- Historical launch terms were $150k; no current SOSV Orbit deal is confirmed.
- Current SOSV application evidence does not show a live Orbit intake. Retain for historical discovery and do not present $150k as a current offer.
Track record
- SOSV's launch announcement reported 40 investments in 2021 and $286M in follow-on capital across the predecessor platform.
No historical application count or current acceptance rate is published on the checked pages.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this program currently accepting applications?
- Do not use the historical announcement as a live application. SOSV's current FAQ directs accelerator applicants to HAX or IndieBio; confirm any successor route directly.
- What are the current economics?
- Historical launch terms were $150k; no current SOSV Orbit deal is confirmed.
- How large and long is the program?
- Historical launch plan: four cohorts per year of about ten companies each. Historical emerging-market accelerator formed from MOX and Chinaccelerator.
- Can founders participate remotely?
- Current delivery and relocation rules unknown.
- What happens after the program?
- Historical predecessor results included $286M follow-on capital; no current automatic follow-on terms are published.
Related accelerators
Sources
- sosv.com/announcing-sosvs-orbit-startups-program-for-startups-in-emerging-and-frontier-markets — Official historical launch, leadership, cohort model, investment, and predecessor results (checked 2026-08-10)
- sosv.com/application-faqs — Current SOSV accelerator application routes, which list HAX and IndieBio (checked 2026-08-10)