HAX (Newark, NJ) Grant
In context
This call is open to startups, at pre-seed and seed stage. Coverage is read from the notice itself: United States and any country.
SOSV HAX is a hard tech accelerator investing in early-stage companies building physical and deep tech products, with a focus on hardware, robotics, industrial technology, and climate-relevant innovations. The programme targets pre-seed and seed-stage founders developing tangible products in these domains.
About this grant
HAX is a pre-seed accelerator program built for deep-tech startups solving industrial-scale challenges at the intersection of science and engineering. The program backs founders working in fields like energy, advanced compute, transportation, health tech, and manufacturing, employing innovative technologies including plasma, physical AI, and advanced chemistry. Rather than providing only capital, HAX embeds an elite global engineering organization directly into startups, providing hands-on technical support and mentorship. The program is anchored in a 35,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Newark, New Jersey and an upcoming 10,000 sq. ft. HAX Plasma Forge facility in Princeton, offering industrial-grade space and technical expertise to transform complex research into market-ready products. HAX is part of SOSV, the world's most active pre-seed deep-tech venture capital firm.
Get the official link (free account)
Create a free account to open the official notice and application link: 1 official link a month, free. Pro opens every link.
Eligibility
HAX seeks pre-seed startups working at the intersection of science and engineering, tackling hard industrial-scale challenges in fields such as energy, advanced compute, transportation, health tech, and manufacturing. Applicants should be founders with innovative technology ideas and be open to hands-on technical collaboration and mentorship. The program accepts startups globally across 58 countries.
How it's scored
The page does not provide specific evaluation criteria or scoring methodology for application assessment.
Key requirements
- ✓Building physical or deep tech products (hardware, robotics, industrial tech)
- ✓Pre-seed or seed stage company
- ✓Climate-relevant or hard tech focus
- ✓Based in or willing to participate in Newark, NJ programme
Recent past awardees
Knowing who's won the last rounds tells you whether you're in the strike zone.
- Unspun
- R-Zero
- Neptune Robotics
- Smartex
- Zenithon · 2026
- Mesa Quantum · 2026 · $11.8M
- Princeton Critical Minerals · 2026 · $16M
Frequently asked questions
- How much funding does SOSV HAX offer?
- HAX (Newark, NJ) offers $550K.
- Who can apply for HAX (Newark, NJ)?
- Eligibility covers organisations in US, GLOBAL; startup. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
Relevant sectors
How this compares
- Compared with 29 similar grants (industry decarb in United States) listed in the last 12 months.
- Its value of $550k is above 38% of the 8 similar grants that state a value; their median is $2.0m.
- This is the only similar grant from this organisation listed here in the last 12 months.
Closest open grants
Figures are computed from notices listed on Raise Lens in the same sector and country over the last 12 months.
About this sector
Industrial decarbonisation funding helps heavy industry cut emissions through electrification, fuel switching, process change and efficiency. Support is often capital-intensive and tied to a specific site, with feasibility studies leading to larger deployment calls. Applicants need emissions baselines, engineering studies and a plan to keep production running during the change.
Free accounts: 1 official link a month · Pro: every link
Quick facts
Get alerts for notices like this
Create a free account and we save a search for this sector and country, so new grants like this one arrive in your weekly email.
Get alerts, free →