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294 people in our graph share verified history with Duncan — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Tom HulmeunlockedDuncan: together at IDEO (2011–2014)
×3Duncan: together at Imperial College London
×6Duncan: together at SOSV
Duncan: together at Royal College of Art
About
Duncan Turner is a General Partner at SOSV and Global Managing Director of SOSV HAX, a venture-backed program focused on hard tech. He has invested in over 100 hard tech companies and sits on several company boards in the climate, industrial, and healthcare sectors. Before SOSV, he led design and engineering strategy projects for Fortune 500 clients at the innovation firm IDEO, and he holds a Master's from the Royal College of Art and Imperial College.
Invests in
Advanced ManufacturingClimate TechDeep TechHardwareHealthtech
Board director at Artyc
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Artyc's investors · 9
Beyond CapitalSan DiegoCollaborative FundNew York · $500K – $1M checksCourse Corrected VC Holding IIKeiki CapitalAbilene · $100K – $250K checksLOWERCARBONJackson · $1M – $50M checksLowercarbon CapitalNew York · $100K – $5M checksMassiveBoulder · $1M – $3M checksSOSVNew York · $30K – $550K checks · since 2023True VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $3M checks
Co-founders at Artyc
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Hannah SieberExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
Board director at RxAll
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RxAll's investors · 6
Co-founders at RxAll
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Adebayo AlongeFounder & CEO
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Amy KaoCo-Founder & CMO
Board director at Unspun
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Unspun's investors · 18
City LightNew York · $1M – $6M checksDCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checksDepartment of Defensesince 2022E12 Venture Capital, LlcLos AltosEarl Grey CapitalAustinEvolution VenturesSan FranciscoFifty YearsSan Francisco · $250K – $2M checksHAXNewark · $250K checks · since 2021Kyber Knight CapitalSan FranciscoLOWERCARBONJackson · $1M – $50M checksLowercarbon CapitalNew York · $100K – $5M checksMVP VenturesChicagoNational Science FoundationAlexandria · since 2017Prelude VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksRareBreed VenturesBaltimore · $50K – $250K checksSignia Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $2M checksSOSVNew York · $30K – $550K checks · since 2026Winklevoss CapitalNew York · $100K – $5M checks
Co-founders at Unspun
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Walden Hoi Ming LamExecutive Officer, Director
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Beth EsponnetteFounder
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Kevin MartinFounder
Experience
- SOSVGeneral Partnercurrent2014 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- HAXManaging Directorcurrent2014 — presentNewark, NJ
- unspun™Director Board of Directorscurrent2023 — present
- SEPPUREDirector Board of Directorscurrent2019 — present
- VoltStorage GmbHDirector Board of Directors2018 — 2025
- IDEODesign & Engineering Lead2011 — 2014Shanghai City, China
- CliQ LtdBoard Director / Co-Founder2006 — 2011London, United Kingdom and Xiamen, China
- InnovationRCAResearch Associate - HVAC systems2004 — 2006London, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Start-ups49Product Development65Design Strategy22Product Design80Industrial Design57Concept Development23Rapid Prototyping14Design Management11Manufacturing9User-centered Design9Entrepreneurship8User Research7
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Experience Designstart-upsVenture CapitalProduct LaunchDesign EngineeringDesign ThinkingService DesignStrategic DesignConcept GenerationFrom Duncan's professional profile.
Deals · 4
Sana HealthBoard seat
via SOSV · filed Aug 2020 · $9M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at SOSV
Network12
Alan ClaytonScout
Investor at SOSV
Benjamin JoffeScout
Partner at SOSV
Mike SchroepferScout
Founder, Partner at Gigascale Capital
Shawn BroderickScout
Venture Partner at SOSV
William Bao BeanScout
Managing General Partner at Orbit Startups
Alex Kopelyan
Partner at SOSV
Alexander Hall-Daniels
Principal at SOSV
Amy Kruse
Venture Partner at Prime Movers Lab
Andrew J Scott
Founding Partner at 7percent Ventures
Ed Phillips
Managing Director, Global at Future Planet Capital
Ferry Heilemann
Founder & General Partner at AENU
Hiruy Ephrem
Senior Investment Associate at Orbit Startups
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Duncan Turner?
- Duncan Turner is a General Partner at SOSV and Global Managing Director of SOSV HAX, a venture-backed program focused on hard tech. He has invested in over 100 hard tech companies and sits on several company boards in the climate, industrial, and healthcare sectors. Before SOSV, he led design and engineering strategy projects for Fortune 500 clients at the innovation firm IDEO, and he holds a Master's from the Royal College of Art and Imperial College.
- Where does Duncan Turner work?
- Duncan Turner is General Partner at SOSV; Global Managing Director of SOSV HAX at SOSV and Board director at Artyc and Board director at RxAll and Board director at Unspun.
- What does Duncan Turner invest in?
- Duncan Turner invests in Advanced Manufacturing, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Hardware, Healthtech.
- What check size does Duncan Turner write?
- Duncan Turner typically writes checks of $100K – $2M.
- What boards does Duncan Turner sit on?
- Duncan Turner holds tracked board seats at Artyc, RxAll, Sana Health, Unspun.
- Where did Duncan Turner go to school?
- Duncan Turner studied at Imperial College London (Industrial Design Engineering); Royal College of Art (MA, Industrial Design Engineering).
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Also attended Royal College of Art28
Anne-Sophie GauvinCommunications & Office Manager at Luge CapitalRonen AssiaManaging Partner at Team8Stephen BrittainDirector & Co-Founder at Insurtech Gateway FundJames WrightInvestor at Sustainable VenturesColin McSwiggenVenture Partner at TA VenturesNicolas Di PaceManaging Partner at ADN.VC
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Shared employers
Also worked at unspun™2
Also worked at SEPPURE2
Also worked at VoltStorage GmbH2
Also worked at IDEO67
Tom HulmeInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Abby StrongMarketing & Operations Manager at Scale Venture PartnersJoe GerberGeneral Partner at IDEO CoLab VenturesPierre La BaumeDesign & Strategy at IDEO CoLab VenturesHeyu HuangPartner at Fresco CapitalNancy XuImpact Partner at Fresco Capital
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