Benjamin Joffe (ben@hax.co) is a Partner at HAX, the world’s most active investor in hardware startups (>200 investments in robotics, IoT, consumer and health tech). HAX is part of SOSV, an early stage fund with a deep tech focus, running vertical accelerator programs and milestone-based investment.

Benjamin has written for Forbes, TechCrunch and VentureBeat, and was featured in numerous media such as Nature, Wall Street Journal and WIRED. He also spoke at over 200 events across 30 countries, including TechCrunch Disrupt and two TEDx. His talks and annual “Hardware Trends” report collected over 1 million views online.

Prior to HAX, Benjamin trained as an aerospace engineer in France, worked in telecom and gaming before founding an Asia-focused strategy consultancy. Benjamin has lived in China, Japan, South Korea, USA and more from 2000 to 2017.