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Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
Join a legacy of innovators who changed the world across centuries.
The Digital Revolution
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The Information Age
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The Modern Era
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The Industrial Revolution
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Early Humanity
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Life at Soma
A glimpse into our vibrant community of builders, creators, and visionaries working on their next big idea.

Soma dinner with Jensen Huang

Soma portfolio co Navier hosting Elon and Sergey for rides on the bay

Soma event with Tony Xu and portfolio founder John Gedmark of Astranis

Soma Montana event with Akshay Kothari, Eric Glyman, and other tech leaders

Soma Djokovic dinner

Soma and Eduardo Saverin Miami lunch

Soma portfolio co Navier hosting Elon and Sergey for rides on the bay

Soma founder concert with Ariana Grande

Soma and Ariana concert

Soma games with Governor Gavin Newsom

Soma hosting their Kings NBA team and founders on a trip to Mumbai

Soma product reviews with Jack Dorsey

Soma India event with Mukesh Ambani

Soma Post Malone after party hangs with founders

Soma Post Malone after party hangs with founders

Soma JLo concert private dinner

Soma and CEO of Mastercard Ajay Banga

Soma and Jay-Z concert

Soma Gigi Hadid Miami event

Soma Shawn Mendez concert

Soma Justin Timberlake concert

Soma event Travis Scott concert

Soma soccer match w FC Barcelona and Gerard Pique

Soma FC Barcelona game

Soma A$AP Rocky concert

Ranadive Holiday party with Drake

Soma event with Drake

Soma Nobu dinners

Soma Nobu dinner with Chef Nobu

Brett Taylor Marissa Meyer dinner

Soma basketball games

Soma event with Jerry Yang (fmr. CEO of Yahoo)

Soma dinners with Shaq

Soma and Chris Brown event

Aneel and Shaq

Soma dinners with Obama

Soma concert with Usher

Soma / Kings Bollywood party

Soma Kings game with 50 cent and founders

Soma dinner with Ethan Thornton and Carina Hong

Soma dinner with Dylan Field of Figma

Soma Kings game with founders

Soma portfolio co Zero Matter office visit

Soma Miami dinner

Soma and portfolio founder Brendan Foody of Mercor

Soma LA founder dinner

Soma dinner in SF

Soma MIT/Columbia/Harvard founder dinner

Soma SF dinner

Soma dinner

Aneel and portfolio founder Ian Glow of Zero Matter at Kings game

Soma NYC Office

Soma NY dinner

Soma dinner

Soma portfolio Kings game

Soma Miami dinner

Soma dinner at ZZ's club

Soma dinner

Soma dinner

Soma dinner

Soma SF NBA all star game event

Soma SF founder dinner

Soma SF founder dinner

Soma SF founder dinner

Soma and Z fellows joint event

Soma and Z fellows MIT event

Soma and Z fellows MIT event

Soma dinner and magic with founders
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