8VC is an American venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Joe Lonsdale and Jake Medwell, headquartered in Austin, Texas, with roots in Silicon Valley. The firm partners with elite founders to build transformational technology and life‑sciences companies across sectors like logistics, biotech, defense, AI, and enterprise, deploying $100K to $50M across seed through growth stages.
                                     8VC
VC firmSpecification
Stages
                        
                2. Prototype            
                     
                3. Early Revenue            
                     
                4. Scaling            
                     
                5. Growth            
                     
         Target countries
Lead
               Joe Lonsdale
            
         Tickets
                $100K to $50M 
            
         Location
            907 South Congress Avenue, Suite A, Austin, Texas, United States         
   
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