8VC

8VC is a U.S. multi-stage venture-capital firm founded in 2015 by Joe Lonsdale (co-founder of Palantir Technologies [NASDAQ: PLTR], Addepar, and OpenGov; previously founding partner of Formation 8, 8VC's predecessor) alongside 15 of the 25 employees from Formation 8, and originally known as ''8 Partners'' before rebranding. Originally based in San Francisco, 8VC relocated its headquarters to Austin, Texas in November 2020, with additional offices in San Francisco and New York. The firm invests across all stages from seed to growth in frontier technology themes including defence and national security (a notable focus reflecting Lonsdale's Palantir roots), artificial intelligence and machine learning, healthcare and life sciences, financial services and fintech, logistics and supply chain, industrial-automation and advanced-manufacturing, space and aerospace, and government-technology. 8VC has raised five flagship funds to date with Fund V closing in February 2023 at USD 880 million and Fund VI targeting approximately USD 1 billion (filed January 2025), and manages over USD 6 billion in committed capital across all vehicles with a team of more than 60 people. Notable portfolio companies include Anduril, Saronic, Asana, Flexport, Hims & Hers, Joby Aviation, Oscar Health, Illumio, Blend, Guardant Health, Synthego, Wish, Oculus, RelateIQ, Hyperloop One, UBiome, and The Boring Company (Elon Musk's tunnel-infrastructure company). 8VC operates as both a traditional VC fund and an internal venture studio building companies itself.