About 8VC
8VC is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. It is primarily based out of Austin, United States. As of Apr 2025, 8VC is an active investor, having invested in 325 companies, with 31 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Life Sciences. Most recently it led the $200M Series C round of Apex along with StepStone Group. This round also saw participation from Washington Harbour Partners and other investors.
Overall, 8VC portfolio has seen 30 unicorns, 14 IPOs and 29 acquisitions including key companies like Ramp, Salesforce and Oculus. A lot of funds co-invest with 8VC, with names like Founders Fund sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
8VC has team of 122 people including 16 partners.
Key Metrics
Team Members
Joe Lonsdale, &
Portfolio Count
Ramp, Salesforce &
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Seed &
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
8VC's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
8VC has invested in 325 companies over the last 10 years, with an average of 28 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2024, it made 47 investments, while as of Apr 2025, it has made 16 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Structify and most recent follow-on round was in Apex.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1stÌý¸é´Ç³Ü²Ô»å | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 8 | 8 | 16 |
2024 | 34 | 13 | 47 |
2023 | 25 | 13 | 38 |
2022 | 39 | 24 | 63 |
2021 | 46 | 33 | 79 |
2020 | 32 | 23 | 55 |
2019 | 29 | 6 | 35 |
2018 | 26 | 11 | 37 |
2017 | 19 | 5 | 24 |
2016 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
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8VC's Investment Trends by Stage
8VC has made 108 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $21.4M, 98 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $7.8M and 43 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $75.5M.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 108 |
Seed | 98 |
Series B | 43 |
Series C | 12 |
Series D | 10 |
Others | 5 |
8VC's Investment Trends by Sector
8VC has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer, FinTech and HealthTech. Notably, it has invested in 272 Tech companies, 224 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 160 Software companies and at least 85 companies focusing on Saas.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 135 |
High Tech | 94 |
Consumer | 51 |
FinTech | 45 |
HealthTech | 45 |
Others | 321 |
8VC's Investment Trends by Geography
8VC has made most investments in United States (283), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 6 investments.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 243 |
Canada | 5 |
Colombia | 5 |
United Kingdom | 5 |
India | 4 |
Others | 11 |
8VC's recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by 8VC:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 30, 2025 | United States | Seed | $4.1M | [+1] | |
Apr 16, 2025 | United States | Series C | $200M | Point72 Ventures [+3] | |
Apr 08, 2025 | United States | Series A | $10M | [+3] | |
Mar 25, 2025 | United States | Seed | $4M | Upfront Ventures [+1] | |
Mar 25, 2025 | United States | Series A | $15.5M | Foundation Capital [+4] |
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Here is a list of unicorns in 8VC's portfolio:
ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëù Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
63 | Developer of autonomous surface vessels for naval and maritime forces | 2022 | Austin | Series C | njcbvzk | ||
56 | AI powered coding assistant for developers | 2023 | San Francisco | Series B | yqdprfs | ||
59 | Provider of AI focused writing and reading assistants | 2017 | Tel Aviv | Series C | tcbwzbz | ||
76 | Online platform offering food order and delivery | 2016 | Los Angeles | Series C | tjcifrk | ||
78 | Wealth management solutions for advisors | 2009 | Mountain View | Series F | ucqsgom |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in 8VC's Portfolio
Here are 8VC's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 17, 2021 | Feb 23, 2018 | Series A | $53M | |
Jul 16, 2021 | Aug 24, 2017 | Series D | $100M | |
Jun 17, 2021 | - | - | - | |
May 07, 2021 | - | - | - | |
Mar 03, 2021 | Mar 27, 2018 | Series D | $165M |
Acquired companies in 8VC's Portfolio
Here are 8VC's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 10, 2025 | Aug 15, 2023 | Seed | $7M | |
Jul 30, 2024 | Apr 11, 2024 | Seed | $3.6M | |
Feb 27, 2024 | Sep 02, 2019 | Series D | $51M | |
Feb 10, 2024 | - | - | - | |
Jan 02, 2024 | Feb 22, 2023 | Series B | $43M |
Team profile of 8VC
8VC has a team of 122 membersÌýincluding 16 Partners, 4 Venture Partners and 14 PrincipalsÌýlocated in United States, Colombia and . 8VC's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in 8VC:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Palo Alto | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | Palo Alto | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | Austin | - | ||
Partner | Austin | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | Palo Alto | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | Stanford | - |
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Over the past 10 years, 2072 investors have co-invested in 8VC's portfolio companies.
- Invested before 8VC:ÌýFormation 8, and 335 others have invested in rounds before 8VC. There are 15 companies where Formation 8 has invested before 8VC and 15 companies where Y Combinator has invested before 8VC.
- Top Co-investors of 8VC:Ìý967 investors entered a company along with 8VC. These include investors like Founders Fund (15 companies).
- Invested after 8VC:ÌýA total of 768 investors have invested in 8VC's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Tiger Global Management (10 companies), General Catalyst (8 companies) and Gaingels (8 companies).
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