VC firm
8VC
Also known as 8VC ERSB, 8VC ERSB A, 8VC ERSB B, 8VC ERSB, LLC, 8VC ERSB-A, LLC, 8VC ERSB-B, LLC, 8VC HighLight II SPV, 8VC HighLight II SPV, L.P.
- Investor type
- VC
- Investing status
- Activeas of 2026-09-28Source (opens in a new tab)
- Headquarters
- Austin, TX, United States
- Assets under management
- $15.7BForm ADV private fund GAV, as of 2026-08-24Source (opens in a new tab)
- Funds
- 200
- Legal name
- EIGHT PARTNERS VC, LLC
- 8vc.com (opens in a new tab)
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About
8VC is an early-stage venture capital firm, founded by Joe Lonsdale, managing over $6 billion in capital and partnering with founders to build transformational technologies. The firm invests across Infrastructure IT, Biology/Healthcare, Government & Defense, and Logistics, and also builds companies directly through its 8VC Build program. 8VC has offices in Austin, TX and San Francisco, CA.
Investment approach
- Thesis
- 8VC’s Smart Enterprise thesis, written in 2013, posited the next phenomenon to dominate the technology landscape. In short, Smart Enterprise means: LEVERAGING THE POWER OF DATA INTEGRATION ENABLING HUMAN EXPERTS TO SOLVE NON-LINEAR PROBLEMS BUILDING PLATFORMS AND HARNESSING NETWORK EFFECTS TO TAKE ON ENTIRE PROBLEM SPACES.Source (opens in a new tab)
- Investing status notes
- Site lists recent 2026-dated investment announcements (e.g. 'Announcing Our Investment in Vals', Aug 13, 2026) and an active current portfolio and team.
Funds
- 8VC AI Fund V, LLC
- $45.2MVintage 2026, Main fund, Closed, SEC amount sold
- 8VC AI Fund VI-A, LLC
- $44.2MVintage 2026, Main fund, Closed, SEC amount sold
- 8VC AI Fund VI, LLC
- $20.5MVintage 2026, Main fund, Closed, SEC amount sold
- 8VC AI Fund VIII-Z, LLC
- $7.8MVintage 2026, SPV, Closed, SEC amount sold
- 8VC ERSB, LLC
- Vintage 2026Main fund
- 8VC STSD-B, LLC
- Vintage 2026Main fund
- 8VC OSS, LLC
- Vintage 2026Main fund
- 8VC STSD-A, LLC
- Vintage 2026Main fund
- 8VC STSD, LLC
- Vintage 2026Main fund
- 8VC LPSC, LLC
- Vintage 2026Main fund
- 8VC ERSB-A, LLC
- Vintage 2026Main fund
- 8VC ERSB-B, LLC
- Vintage 2026Main fund
- More funds
- 188 more recorded
SEC registration
- Registered adviser
- ALLOCATE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC
- CRD number
- 316814 (opens in a new tab)
- SEC file number
- 801-126667
- Registration
- SEC registered
- Regulatory AUM
- $3Bas of 2026-08-24
- Private funds reported
- 98
- Principal office
- PALO ALTO, CA, United States
- SEC CIK
- 1666014, 1671824, 1680780
Locations
- Office
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Office
- Austin, TX
- Office
- SF, CA
Programs
- Fellowship
- 8VC Fellowship (opens in a new tab)
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