# Duncan Turner

> Duncan Turner is a seed investor at SOSV HAX (Shenzhen) backing Robotics and Manufacturing. See 426 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [SOSV HAX](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hax-accelerator)
- Location: Shenzhen, China
- Total investments: 426
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 30%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/duncan-turner-b08630/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/duncanajturner
- Website: https://x.com/duncanajturner

Duncan Turner is a seed investor at SOSV HAX in Shenzhen focused on Robotics and Manufacturing. Duncan Turner is the current Managing Director of HAX Boost. He previously worked at IDEO as a Design and Engineering Lead. Duncan Turner attended Imperial College London.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Robotics | 45 | 11% |
| Manufacturing | 42 | 10% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 38 | 9% |
| Health Care | 36 | 8% |
| Medical Device | 29 | 7% |

199 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 171 | 40% |
| Convertible Note | 75 | 18% |
| Pre-Seed | 41 | 10% |
| Series A | 23 | 5% |
| Series B | 6 | 1% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 108 | 25% |
| Canada | 21 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 19 | 4% |
| China | 13 | 3% |
| Singapore | 12 | 3% |

26 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sodex Innovations | Sodex Innovations is a company which is specialized in developing assistance-systems and automating-kits for excavators | $4.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 13, 2026 |  |
| Aspect Aerospace | Aspect Aerospace is a space research and technology company that designs, builds, and launches single-board satellites. | $500K | Pre-Seed | Apr 01, 2026 |  |
| Cocoon | Cocoon provides environmental consulting services to businesses and develops solutions to analyze and eradicate industrial waste. | $15M | Series A | Mar 18, 2026 |  |
| Kenyi Technologies | Kenyi Technologies develops an edge infrastructure platform that enables cloud-native systems to run in distributed edge environments. |  | Seed | Feb 24, 2026 |  |
| General Neuro | General Neuro is revolutionizing language acquisition for adults. We are a group of scientists, engineers, and medical professionals who are brought together by the common experience of learning a second language as adults |  | Seed | Feb 24, 2026 |  |
| 5QXT | 5QXT is a mining technology company that provides the design, development, and implementation of metal extraction processes. |  | Seed | Feb 23, 2026 |  |
| Cradlewise Inc. | Cradlewise is an intelligent baby crib that learns from the baby's sleep patterns, spots the first signs of wakeup and bounces the baby to sleep - just like a mom! |  | Seed | Feb 13, 2026 |  |
| Danu Robotics | Danu Robotics is a team of dedicated scientists and engineers working together to develop advanced technological solutions for the benefit of the environment. |  | Seed | Feb 10, 2026 |  |
| XFuel | XFuel is a fuel company that provides green and clean fuels to distributors and consumers. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Palma de Mallorca, Baleares. | $20M | Series A | Jan 27, 2026 |  |
| XFuel | XFuel is a fuel company that provides green and clean fuels to distributors and consumers. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Palma de Mallorca, Baleares. | $20M | Series A | Jan 27, 2026 |  |

10 of 426 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [SOSV HAX](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hax-accelerator) — VC Fund, 306 deals together
- [Entrepreneurs First](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/entrepreneurs-first) — VC Fund, 18 deals together
- [Entrepreneurs First](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/entrepreneur-first) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Anthemis Exponential Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anthemis-exponential-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together

## About SOSV HAX

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

HAX is a venture capital-based program dedicated to accelerating startups with a hardware element. Their program operates across two locations, San Francisco and Shenzhen, giving founders the resources necessary to move with lightning speed.Teams accepted into the program will focus on rapid iteration of prototyping in many forms. This includesphysical models, technology iterations, user interaction studies, volumetric studies, marketing messaging, business plans and launch strategies. With the help of HAX’s full-time staff, mentors, partners, and startup community, they’ll also work with you on developing a scalable business plan.As teams are ready to take their product to market, they’ll head to San Francisco to work with HAX on business development, fundraising, and growth. This stage emphasizes introductions to corporates, investors, partners and press. It also focuses on helping teams secure their first round of funding, as well as gain first-revenue and partnership traction.HAX is an SOSV program. SOSV is a global venture capital firm that operates startup venture programs around the world. SOSV had more than 1,000 portfolio companies and $950 million in assets under management.

5 contacts available at SOSV HAX.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Benjamin Joffe | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benjamin-joffe |
| Noel Joyce | Chief Product Designer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/noel-joyce |
| Tom Chi | Mentor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tom-chi |
| Artemys Kendoskany | Graphic and Web Designer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/artemys-kendoskany |
| Carmen Huang | Office Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carmen-huang |

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## FAQ

### What does Duncan Turner invest in?

Duncan Turner invests primarily in Robotics, Manufacturing and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Convertible Note stage. Most of the 426 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Duncan Turner last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Duncan Turner closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 426 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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