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Duncan Turner

Investor

General Partner & Managing Director, SOSV HAX at SOSV · Board director at Artyc · Board director at RxAll · Board director at Unspun

New York City

Writes $100K – $2M checks · typically $1M

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About

General Partner at SOSV and Managing Director of HAX.

Invests in

Advanced ManufacturingClimate TechDeep TechHardwareHealthtech

Board director at Artyc

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Co-founders at Artyc

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Hannah SieberExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Board director at RxAll

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Co-founders at RxAll

AAAdebayo Alonge
Adebayo AlongeFounder & CEO
AKAmy Kao
Amy KaoCo-Founder & CMO

Board director at Unspun

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Co-founders at Unspun

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Walden Hoi Ming LamExecutive Officer, Director
BEBeth Esponnette
Beth EsponnetteFounder
KMKevin Martin
Kevin MartinFounder

Experience

  1. SOSVGeneral Partnercurrent2014 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  2. HAXManaging Directorcurrent2014 — presentNewark, NJ
  3. unspun™Director Board of Directorscurrent2023 — present
  4. SEPPUREDirector Board of Directorscurrent2019 — present
  5. VoltStorage GmbHDirector Board of Directors2018 — 2025
  6. IDEODesign & Engineering Lead2011 — 2014Shanghai City, China
  7. CliQ LtdBoard Director / Co-Founder2006 — 2011London, United Kingdom and Xiamen, China
  8. InnovationRCAResearch Associate - HVAC systems2004 — 2006London, United Kingdom

Skills & more

Start-ups49Product Development65Design Strategy22Product Design80Industrial Design57Concept Development23Rapid Prototyping14Design Management11Manufacturing9User-centered Design9Entrepreneurship8User Research7
+9 moreExperience Designstart-upsVenture CapitalProduct LaunchDesign EngineeringDesign ThinkingService DesignStrategic DesignConcept Generation

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Deals · 4

UnspunBoard seat

via SOSV · filed Aug 2026 · $26.7M raise

ArtycBoard seat

via SOSV · filed Jul 2023 · $13.4M raise

RxAllBoard seat

via SOSV · filed Jun 2021 · $3M raise

Sana HealthBoard seat

via SOSV · filed Aug 2020 · $9M raise

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Duncan Turner?
General Partner at SOSV and Managing Director of HAX.
Where does Duncan Turner work?
Duncan Turner is General Partner & Managing Director, 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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