Eight Partners VC, LLC
SEC-registered investment adviser.
- Website
- https://8VC.com
- HQ
- TX
Eight Partners VC is a venture firm whose Smart Enterprise thesis, written in 2013, looked for the next technology phenomenon to dominate the landscape. Its investment team includes Joe Lonsdale and Drew Oetting, and Stephen Condon handles finance, legal, and investor relations. Portfolio companies named in the facts include Bedrock Robotics, Casetext, Ramp, Saronic, Anduril, and Twingate.
01 · Says / Does
| Tag | Says | Does | Historically (to 2020) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stages | Not stated | Not enough dated deals | Series A, Seed, Series B, Growth |
| Sectors | AI infra, AI applications, Healthtech, Biotech, Logistics, Aerospace and defense | Not enough dated deals | Enterprise SaaS, Healthtech, Data analytics, Fintech, Logistics, AI applications, Biotech |
| Regions | Not stated | Not enough dated deals | CA, NY |
Says: what the firm's funds state. Does: from 0 dated deals in the last 24 months.
Historical focus (through 2020), derived from historical deal data.
| Year | Deals | Top sectors |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | Marketplaces |
| 2015 | 7 | Fintech, Data analytics, Devtools |
| 2016 | 26 | Enterprise SaaS, Healthtech, Consumer |
| 2017 | 36 | Enterprise SaaS, Data analytics, Fintech |
| 2018 | 43 | Enterprise SaaS, Healthtech, AI applications |
| 2019 | 34 | Enterprise SaaS, Healthtech, Logistics |
| 2020 | 19 | Biotech, Enterprise SaaS, Logistics |
Stage mix over time
- Pre-seed
- Seed
- Series A
- Series B
- Growth
| Year | Pre-seed | Seed | Series A | Series B | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 8 |
| 2018 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 5 |
| 2019 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
02 · Fund history
| Fund | Year | Size | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8VC AI Fund X, LLC 8VC is a technology investment firm that builds and invests in ambitious companies, partnering with elite founders on transformational technologies. Its Smart Enterprise thesis centers on data integration, human experts solving non-linear problems, and platforms that use network effects. Inferred from the firm's website | approx. 2026 | $11M (Form D) | Raising |
| 8VC AI Fund IX, LLC 8VC is a technology investment firm that builds and invests in ambitious companies. Its Smart Enterprise thesis focuses on data integration, enabling human experts to solve non-linear problems, and platforms with network effects. Sectors include life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing, enterprise, logistics, and defense. Inferred from the firm's website | approx. 2026 | $21.45M (Form D) | Raising |
| 8VC ERSC, LLC 8VC is a technology investment firm that builds and invests in ambitious companies. It partners with elite founders on transformational technologies across life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing, enterprise, logistics, and defense, and builds companies when they do not yet exist. Inferred from the firm's website | approx. 2026 | $55.45M (Form D) | Raising |
| 8VC AI Fund VIII-Z, LLC 8VC is a technology investment firm that builds and invests in ambitious companies. Its Smart Enterprise thesis focuses on data integration, enabling human experts to solve non-linear problems, and platforms with network effects. Sectors include life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing, enterprise, logistics, and defense. Inferred from the firm's website | 2026 | $7.76M (Form D) | Open, writing first checks |
| 8VC AI Fund VIII, LLC 8VC is a technology investment firm that builds and invests in ambitious companies. Its Smart Enterprise thesis focuses on data integration, enabling human experts to solve non-linear problems, and platforms with network effects. Sectors include life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing, enterprise, logistics, and defense. Inferred from the firm's website | approx. 2026 | $25.35M (Form D) | Raising |
| 8VC AI Fund VII-A, LLC 8VC is a technology investment firm that builds and invests in ambitious companies. Its Smart Enterprise thesis focuses on data integration, enabling human experts to solve non-linear problems, and platforms with network effects. Sectors include life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing, enterprise, logistics, and defense. Inferred from the firm's website | approx. 2026 | $87.5M (Form D) | Raising |
| 8VC AI Fund VII, LLC 8VC is a technology investment firm that builds and invests in ambitious companies. Its Smart Enterprise thesis focuses on data integration, enabling human experts to solve non-linear problems, and platforms with network effects. Sectors include life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing, enterprise, logistics, and defense. Inferred from the firm's website | approx. 2026 | $75M (Form D) | Raising |
| 8VC Fund VII, L.P. 8VC is a technology investment firm that builds and invests in ambitious companies. It partners with elite founders on transformational technologies across life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing, enterprise, logistics, and defense, and builds companies when they do not yet exist. Inferred from the firm's website | approx. 2026 | $1500M (Form D) | Raising |
| 8VC CASD, LLC 8VC is a technology investment firm that builds and invests in ambitious companies, partnering with elite founders on transformational technologies. Its Smart Enterprise thesis centers on data integration, human experts solving non-linear problems, and platforms that use network effects. Inferred from the firm's website | approx. 2026 | $20M (Form D) | Raising |
| 8VC STSD-B, LLC 8VC is a technology investment firm that builds and invests in ambitious companies. It partners with elite founders on transformational technologies across life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing, enterprise, logistics, and defense, and builds companies when they do not yet exist. Inferred from the firm's website | approx. 2026 | $150M (Form D) | Raising |
| 8VC STSD-A, LLC 8VC is a technology investment firm that builds and invests in ambitious companies. It partners with elite founders on transformational technologies across life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing, enterprise, logistics, and defense, and builds companies when they do not yet exist. Inferred from the firm's website | approx. 2026 | $15M (Form D) | Raising |
| 8VC STSD, LLC 8VC is a technology investment firm that builds and invests in ambitious companies. It partners with elite founders on transformational technologies across life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing, enterprise, logistics, and defense, and builds companies when they do not yet exist. Inferred from the firm's website | approx. 2026 | $240M (Form D) | Raising |
| 8VC AI Fund V, LLC 8VC is a technology investment firm that builds and invests in ambitious companies. Its Smart Enterprise thesis focuses on data integration, enabling human experts to solve non-linear problems, and platforms with network effects. Sectors include life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing, enterprise, logistics, and defense. Inferred from the firm's website | 2026 | $45.25M (Form D) | Open, writing first checks |
| Kodiak Fund I, L.P. 8VC is a technology investment firm that builds and invests in ambitious companies across life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing, enterprise, logistics, and defense. Its Smart Enterprise thesis centers on data integration, enabling human experts to solve non-linear problems, and building platforms that harness network effects. Inferred from the firm's website | approx. 2026 | $50M (Form D) | Raising |
| Offset Fund I, L.P. 8VC is a technology investment firm that builds and invests in ambitious companies across life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing, enterprise, logistics, and defense. Its Smart Enterprise thesis centers on data integration, enabling human experts to solve non-linear problems, and building platforms that harness network effects. Inferred from the firm's website | approx. 2026 | $100M (Form D) | Raising |
| 8VC ERSB-A, LLC 8VC is a technology investment firm that builds and invests in ambitious companies, partnering with elite founders on transformational technologies. Its Smart Enterprise thesis centers on data integration, human experts solving non-linear problems, and platforms that use network effects. Inferred from the firm's website | approx. 2026 | $10M (Form D) | Raising |
| 8VC ERSB-B, LLC 8VC is a technology investment firm that builds and invests in ambitious companies, partnering with elite founders on transformational technologies. Its Smart Enterprise thesis centers on data integration, human experts solving non-linear problems, and platforms that use network effects. Inferred from the firm's website | approx. 2026 | $30M (Form D) | Raising |
| 8VC ERSB, LLC 8VC is a technology investment firm that builds and invests in ambitious companies, partnering with elite founders on transformational technologies. Its Smart Enterprise thesis centers on data integration, human experts solving non-linear problems, and platforms that use network effects. Inferred from the firm's website | approx. 2026 | $10M (Form D) | Raising |
| 8VC AI Fund VI-A, LLC 8VC is a technology investment firm that builds and invests in ambitious companies. Its Smart Enterprise thesis focuses on data integration, enabling human experts to solve non-linear problems, and platforms with network effects. Sectors include life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing, enterprise, logistics, and defense. Inferred from the firm's website | 2026 | $44.25M (Form D) | Open, writing first checks |
| 8VC AI Fund VI, LLC 8VC is a technology investment firm that builds and invests in ambitious companies. Its Smart Enterprise thesis focuses on data integration, enabling human experts to solve non-linear problems, and platforms with network effects. Sectors include life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing, enterprise, logistics, and defense. Inferred from the firm's website | 2026 | $20.5M (Form D) | Open, writing first checks |
| 8VC COSB, LLC 8VC is a technology investment firm that builds and invests in ambitious companies, partnering with elite founders on transformational technologies. Its Smart Enterprise thesis centers on data integration, human experts solving non-linear problems, and platforms that use network effects. Inferred from the firm's website | approx. 2026 | $38M (Form D) | Raising |
| 8VC OSS, LLC 8VC is a technology investment firm that builds and invests in ambitious companies. It partners with elite founders on transformational technologies across life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing, enterprise, logistics, and defense, and builds companies when they do not yet exist. Inferred from the firm's website | approx. 2026 | $50M (Form D) | Raising |
| 8VC LPSC, LLC 8VC is a technology investment firm that builds and invests in ambitious companies. It partners with elite founders on transformational technologies across life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing, enterprise, logistics, and defense, and builds companies when they do not yet exist. Inferred from the firm's website | approx. 2026 | $10.45M (Form D) | Raising |
| 8VC CHSD, LLC 8VC is a technology investment firm that builds and invests in ambitious companies, partnering with elite founders on transformational technologies. Its Smart Enterprise thesis centers on data integration, human experts solving non-linear problems, and platforms that use network effects. Inferred from the firm's website | approx. 2025 | $35.45M (Form D) | Raising |
| 8VC AI Fund IV, LLC 8VC is a technology investment firm that builds and invests in ambitious companies. Its Smart Enterprise thesis focuses on data integration, enabling human experts to solve non-linear problems, and platforms with network effects. Sectors include life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing, enterprise, logistics, and defense. Inferred from the firm's website | 2025 | $25.45M (Form D) | Open, writing first checks |
| 8VC CBSB, LLC 8VC is a technology investment firm that builds and invests in ambitious companies, partnering with elite founders on transformational technologies. Its Smart Enterprise thesis centers on data integration, human experts solving non-linear problems, and platforms that use network effects. Inferred from the firm's website | approx. 2025 | $35.5M (Form D) | Raising |
| 8VC AI Fund III, LLC 8VC is a technology investment firm that builds and invests in ambitious companies. Its Smart Enterprise thesis focuses on data integration, enabling human experts to solve non-linear problems, and platforms with network effects. Sectors include life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing, enterprise, logistics, and defense. Inferred from the firm's website | 2025 | $18.55M (Form D) | Open, writing first checks |
| 8VC RSS, L.P. 8VC is a technology investment firm that builds and invests in ambitious companies. It partners with elite founders on transformational technologies across life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing, enterprise, logistics, and defense, and builds companies when they do not yet exist. Inferred from the firm's website | approx. 2025 | $250M (Form D) | Raising |
| 8VC DSS A, L.P. 8VC is a technology investment firm that builds and invests in ambitious companies, partnering with elite founders on transformational technologies. Its Smart Enterprise thesis centers on data integration, human experts solving non-linear problems, and platforms that use network effects. Inferred from the firm's website | approx. 2025 | $75M (Form D) | Raising |
| 8VC DSS, L.P. 8VC is a technology investment firm that builds and invests in ambitious companies, partnering with elite founders on transformational technologies. Its Smart Enterprise thesis centers on data integration, human experts solving non-linear problems, and platforms that use network effects. Inferred from the firm's website | approx. 2025 | $100M (Form D) | Raising |
| 8VC Fund VI, L.P. 8VC is a technology investment firm that builds and invests in ambitious companies. It partners with elite founders on transformational technologies across life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing, enterprise, logistics, and defense, and builds companies when they do not yet exist. Inferred from the firm's website | approx. 2025 | $998M (Form D) | Raising |
| 8VC Fund V, L.P. 8VC is a technology investment firm that builds and invests in ambitious companies. It partners with elite founders on transformational technologies across life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing, enterprise, logistics, and defense, and builds companies when they do not yet exist. Inferred from the firm's website | 2023 | $869.2M to $884.73M (Form D and SEC adviser filing) | Open, writing first checks |
| 8VC Access Fund, L.P. | approx. 2021 | $90M (Form D) | Follow-ons only |
| 8VC Fund IV, L.P. | approx. 2021 | $640M to $682.48M (Form D and SEC adviser filing) | Follow-ons only |
03 · People across funds
- Joe Lonsdale, Investment Team
8VC AI Fund X, LLC (Team); 8VC AI Fund IX, LLC (Team); 8VC ERSC, LLC (Team); 8VC AI Fund VIII-Z, LLC (Team); 8VC AI Fund VIII, LLC (Team); 8VC AI Fund VII-A, LLC (Team); 8VC AI Fund VII, LLC (Team); 8VC Fund VII, L.P. (Team); 8VC CASD, LLC (Team); 8VC STSD-B, LLC (Team); 8VC STSD-A, LLC (Team); 8VC STSD, LLC (Team); 8VC AI Fund V, LLC (Team); Kodiak Fund I, L.P. (Team); Offset Fund I, L.P. (Team); 8VC ERSB-A, LLC (Team); 8VC ERSB-B, LLC (Team); 8VC ERSB, LLC (Team); 8VC AI Fund VI-A, LLC (Team); 8VC AI Fund VI, LLC (Team); 8VC COSB, LLC (Team); 8VC OSS, LLC (Team); 8VC LPSC, LLC (Team); 8VC CHSD, LLC (Team); 8VC AI Fund IV, LLC (Team); 8VC CBSB, LLC (Team); 8VC AI Fund III, LLC (Team); 8VC RSS, L.P. (Team); 8VC DSS A, L.P. (Team); 8VC DSS, L.P. (Team); 8VC Fund VI, L.P. (Team); 8VC Fund V, L.P. (Team); 8VC Access Fund, L.P. (Named on Form D); 8VC Fund IV, L.P. (Team)
- Joseph Lonsdale, Managing Member of the General Partner
8VC AI Fund X, LLC (Named on Form D); 8VC AI Fund IX, LLC (Named on Form D); 8VC ERSC, LLC (Named on Form D); 8VC AI Fund VIII-Z, LLC (Named on Form D); 8VC AI Fund VIII, LLC (Named on Form D); 8VC AI Fund VII-A, LLC (Named on Form D); 8VC AI Fund VII, LLC (Named on Form D); 8VC Fund VII, L.P. (Named on Form D); 8VC CASD, LLC (Named on Form D); 8VC STSD-B, LLC (Named on Form D); 8VC STSD-A, LLC (Named on Form D); 8VC STSD, LLC (Named on Form D); 8VC AI Fund V, LLC (Named on Form D); Kodiak Fund I, L.P. (Named on Form D); Offset Fund I, L.P. (Named on Form D); 8VC ERSB-A, LLC (Named on Form D); 8VC ERSB-B, LLC (Named on Form D); 8VC ERSB, LLC (Named on Form D); 8VC AI Fund VI-A, LLC (Named on Form D); 8VC AI Fund VI, LLC (Named on Form D); 8VC COSB, LLC (Named on Form D); 8VC OSS, LLC (Named on Form D); 8VC LPSC, LLC (Named on Form D); 8VC CHSD, LLC (Named on Form D); 8VC AI Fund IV, LLC (Named on Form D); 8VC CBSB, LLC (Named on Form D); 8VC AI Fund III, LLC (Named on Form D); 8VC RSS, L.P. (Named on Form D); 8VC DSS A, L.P. (Named on Form D); 8VC DSS, L.P. (Named on Form D); 8VC Fund VI, L.P. (Named on Form D); 8VC Fund V, L.P. (Named on Form D); 8VC Fund IV, L.P. (Named on Form D)
- Drew Oetting, Investment Team
8VC AI Fund X, LLC (Team); 8VC AI Fund IX, LLC (Team); 8VC ERSC, LLC (Team); 8VC AI Fund VIII-Z, LLC (Team); 8VC AI Fund VIII, LLC (Team); 8VC AI Fund VII-A, LLC (Team); 8VC AI Fund VII, LLC (Team); 8VC Fund VII, L.P. (Team); 8VC CASD, LLC (Team); 8VC STSD-B, LLC (Team); 8VC STSD-A, LLC (Team); 8VC STSD, LLC (Team); 8VC AI Fund V, LLC (Team); Kodiak Fund I, L.P. (Team); Offset Fund I, L.P. (Team); 8VC ERSB-A, LLC (Team); 8VC ERSB-B, LLC (Team); 8VC ERSB, LLC (Team); 8VC AI Fund VI-A, LLC (Team); 8VC AI Fund VI, LLC (Team); 8VC COSB, LLC (Team); 8VC OSS, LLC (Team); 8VC LPSC, LLC (Team); 8VC CHSD, LLC (Team); 8VC AI Fund IV, LLC (Team); 8VC CBSB, LLC (Team); 8VC AI Fund III, LLC (Team); 8VC RSS, L.P. (Team); 8VC DSS A, L.P. (Team); 8VC DSS, L.P. (Team); 8VC Fund VI, L.P. (Team); 8VC Fund V, L.P. (Team); 8VC Access Fund, L.P. (Team); 8VC Fund IV, L.P. (Team)
- Stephen Condon, Finance/Legal/IR
8VC AI Fund X, LLC (Team); 8VC AI Fund IX, LLC (Team); 8VC ERSC, LLC (Team); 8VC AI Fund VIII-Z, LLC (Team); 8VC AI Fund VIII, LLC (Team); 8VC AI Fund VII-A, LLC (Team); 8VC AI Fund VII, LLC (Team); 8VC Fund VII, L.P. (Team); 8VC CASD, LLC (Team); 8VC STSD-B, LLC (Team); 8VC STSD-A, LLC (Team); 8VC STSD, LLC (Team); 8VC AI Fund V, LLC (Team); Kodiak Fund I, L.P. (Team); Offset Fund I, L.P. (Team); 8VC ERSB-A, LLC (Team); 8VC ERSB-B, LLC (Team); 8VC ERSB, LLC (Team); 8VC AI Fund VI-A, LLC (Team); 8VC AI Fund VI, LLC (Team); 8VC COSB, LLC (Team); 8VC OSS, LLC (Team); 8VC LPSC, LLC (Team); 8VC CHSD, LLC (Team); 8VC AI Fund IV, LLC (Team); 8VC CBSB, LLC (Team); 8VC AI Fund III, LLC (Team); 8VC RSS, L.P. (Team); 8VC DSS A, L.P. (Team); 8VC DSS, L.P. (Team); 8VC Fund VI, L.P. (Team); 8VC Fund V, L.P. (Team); 8VC Access Fund, L.P. (Team); 8VC Fund IV, L.P. (Team)
- Alex Kolicich, Investment Team
On the team page, not linked to a fund
- Alex Moore, Investment Team
On the team page, not linked to a fund
- Bhaskar Ghosh, Former Partner, 8VC
On the team page, not linked to a fund
- Francisco Gimenez, Investment Team
On the team page, not linked to a fund
- Jake Medwell, Investment Team
On the team page, not linked to a fund
- Karen White, Investment Team
On the team page, not linked to a fund
- Sebastian Caliri, Investment Team
On the team page, not linked to a fund
- Seth Lieblich, Investment Team
On the team page, not linked to a fund
- Zach White, Investment Team
On the team page, not linked to a fund
04 · Recent deals
No dated deals found yet.
05 · Latest from the firm
No news from the firm's website yet.
06 · Sources
- https://8VC.com
- https://8vc.com/companies
- https://8vc.com/team
- https://8vc.com/companies/ramp
- https://8vc.com/companies/saronic
- https://8vc.com/companies/bedrock-robotics
- https://8vc.com/companies/casetext
- https://8vc.com/our-thesis
Fund dates and sizes are from SEC Form D filings.
Last verified: Oct 28, 2026