# 8VC

> 8VC is an Austin-based venture capital firm that invests in technology businesses and co-founds companies through 8VC Build. Founded in 2015, it combines funding, recruiting, operating support and industry networks across enterprise software, AI, life sciences, healthcare, logistics and defense. Its seventh fund closed at $1.5 billion in July 2026.

- **Founded:** 2015
- **Headquarters:** Austin, United States
- **Founders:** Joe Lonsdale (Founder and Managing Partner), Drew Oetting (Founding Partner), Jake Medwell (Co-founder; leads logistics and transportation investments)
- **Products:** Venture investing, 8VC Build, Portfolio support, 8VC Fellowship
- **Notable:** Closed a $1.5 billion seventh fund in July 2026., Co-built Saronic, which announced a $1.75 billion Series D at a $9.25 billion valuation in March 2026; those are Saronic figures, not 8VC returns., Led Orchestra Bio’s 2025 Series A; in October 2026, 8VC announced that the team was joining OpenAI.

## Products & services

- **Venture investing** — Equity investment and partnership with technology founders, particularly early-stage companies; the firm also supports companies as they grow.
- **8VC Build** — Co-founds companies around internally developed theses or entrepreneurs-in-residence, helping assemble teams and shape strategy. Examples include Saronic, Epirus and Resilience.
- **Portfolio support** — Talent, recruiting and operational support for portfolio companies, drawing on operators and sector advisors.
- **8VC Fellowship** — Three-month summer internship program placing undergraduates in technical roles at portfolio companies through a common application.

## Achievements

- Closed a $1.5 billion seventh fund in July 2026.
- Co-built Saronic, which announced a $1.75 billion Series D at a $9.25 billion valuation in March 2026; those are Saronic figures, not 8VC returns.
- Led Orchestra Bio’s 2025 Series A; in October 2026, 8VC announced that the team was joining OpenAI.
- Built a cross-sector portfolio spanning software, healthcare, logistics, life sciences and defense.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — 8VC announced Orchestra Bio was joining OpenAI and said it had led the company’s Series A in 2025.
- **2026-09** — Published Comparative Cognition, describing its investment thesis around collaborative cloud agents and acknowledging that practical usefulness took longer than early demonstrations suggested.
- **2026-07** — Gunderson Dettmer announced the $1.5 billion Fund VII close.
- **2026-03** — Build company Saronic announced a $1.75 billion Series D led by Kleiner Perkins, with 8VC among returning investors.

## Links

- Website: https://8vc.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/8vc
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/8vc
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/8vc/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eightVC/

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