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8VC

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Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
Austin, United States
Countries of investment
  • United States
Investment stages
  • Seed
  • Series A
  • Series B
  • Series C
  • Growth
Industries
  • Defense Technology
  • Life Sciences
  • Healthcare
  • Logistics
  • Industrials
  • Enterprise Software
  • Bio-infrastructure
  • Critical Infrastructure
  • AI
  • Biotech
  • Fintech
  • Manufacturing
About
8VC is an Austin-based venture capital firm focused on backing category-defining companies driving America's industrial renaissance. Their focus spans defense technology, life sciences, healthcare, logistics, industrials, and critical infrastructure across the United States. The firm supports founders from seed through growth stages.
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$2M
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$25M
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Investment Thesis

8VC is a seed to growth stage venture capital firm deploying capital across defense technology, life sciences, industrials, healthcare, logistics, enterprise software, and critical infrastructure sectors. They invest in "national capability" companies driving the American industrial renaissance, dedicating 25-30% of capital to co-founding startups through their internal Build venture studio program. The firm differentiates itself through operator-founder DNA led by Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale, assembling teams of top-1% specialists including Navy SEALs, Nobel laureates, and Palantir alumni.
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Manager's Experience

Founded and led by Joe Lonsdale (Founder and Managing Partner), Stanford Computer Science graduate who co-founded Palantir Technologies in 2003 alongside Peter Thiel and Alex Karp, and later co-founded Addepar and OpenGov. Previously co-founded Formation 8 in 2011 and launched 8VC in 2015. The firm manages over $6 billion in AUM and has grown to 115 team members including 15 partners. Investment team includes Drew Oetting (Investment Team), Alex Kolicich, Jin-Young Kim (Healthcare and Life Sciences), Jake Medwell (Logistics and Industrial), Francisco Gimenez (Technology and Software), and Sebastian Caliri (Fintech and Enterprise Software). The firm operates both as a traditional VC fund and internal Build venture studio, dedicating 25-30% of capital to co-founding startups with top-1% specialists including Navy SEALs, Nobel laureates, and Palantir alumni.

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Team

Joe Lonsdale - Founder & Managing Partner

Drew Oetting - Founding Partner

Alex Kolicich - Partner

Jake Medwell - Founding Partner

Kimmy Scotti - Founding Partner

Jin-Young Kim - Partner (Healthcare & Life Sciences)

Francisco Gimenez - Partner (Technology & Software)

Sebastian Caliri - Partner (Fintech & Enterprise Software)

Asanka Jayasuriya - Portfolio Support

Michael Stoppelman - Partner

Bhavik Vashi - Partner

Bill Trenchard - Partner

Chandu Thota - Partner

Peter Reinhardt - Partner

Portfolio

Palantir

Anduril

Flexport

Asana

Hims & Hers

The Boring Company

Saronic

Epirus

Resilience

Addepar

OpenGov

Oculus

Oscar Health

Wish

Joby Aviation

Guardant Health

Eight Sleep

Forethought AI

Deliverr

Terminal Logistics

PathAI

Platform Science

Standard Metrics

Anduin

Affinity

Sila

Sesh

Armadin

Flux

Bobyard

Mendra

Freeform

Erebor Bank

Gallatin

Bedrock Robotics

Mammoth Biosciences

Sequence Holdings

Chapter

Coram

Generalist AI

Senti Bio

Vir Biotechnology

Esper

Overland AI

Starpath

Hyperloop One

Synthego

Fractal Software

Flywheel

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