Investments
615Portfolio Exits
54Funds
24Partners & Customers
5About 8VC
8VC is a venture capital firm with a focus on technology and life sciences sectors. The company primarily invests in and builds ambitious and innovative companies, with a particular emphasis on creating technology platforms that generate lasting economic and societal value. 8VC's investments span a range of industries including life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing, enterprise, logistics, defense, AI, IT infrastructure, government, and financial services. It was founded in 2016 and is based in Austin, Texas.
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Research containing 8VC
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CB Insights Intelligence Analysts have mentioned 8VC in 1 CB Insights research brief, most recently on Apr 10, 2025.
Apr 10, 2025
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Sep 9, 2025
AI 新創 Cognition 完成募資、躋身百億美元估值俱樂 Now Translating... CNBC 報導，今年 7 月出手收購 Windsurf 的人工智慧（AI）新創企業 Cognition 9 月 8 日宣布完成最新一輪的 4 億美元募資，新資金到位後的公司估值達到 102 億美元，躋身百億美元估值俱樂部。 Cognition最新一輪募資由彼得提爾（Peter Thiel）共同創辦的Founders Fund領投，其他投資方包括Lux Capital、8VC以及Bain Capital Ventures。知情人士7月透露，Google 支付24億美元 以換取Windsurf創辦人加入及Windsurf部分技術的非獨家授權。 Cognition執行長Scott Wu 8日在 官方部落格文章 中提到，AI軟體工程師Devin去年3月問世時只是一位非常資淺的工程師，但AI代理現已能與個人開發者並肩合作，並在大型企業工程團隊中完成實質性工作。 Wu指出，在收購Windsurf之前，Cognition Devin年化經常性營收（ARR）從2024年9月的100萬美元暴增至2025年6月的7,300萬美元。他說，自Cognition兩年前成立以來、累計淨燒錢總額一直控制在2,000萬美元以下。 Wu表示，收購Windsurf讓Cognition ARR增加一倍以上，Cognition將繼續大舉投資Devin、Windsurf，客戶已看到這個產品組合的強大威力。 彭博社8日報導，Cognition今年稍早才以40億美元的估值完成募資。Cognition指出，在收購Windsurf後的近兩個月時間，企業ARR成長超過30%。Cognition的企業用戶包括高盛（Goldman Sachs）、花旗（Citigroup）、Palantir Technologies Inc.以及Dell Technologies Inc.。 Cognition向部分Windsurf員工提出離職方案，並在其他領域進行招聘。Cognition共同創辦人兼執行長Scott Wu 8日接受彭博電視台訪問時表示，Cognition的企業文化非常高壓，顯然不適合每個人。 官網資料顯示，Cognition創辦團隊成員合計贏得10面國際資訊奧林匹亞競賽（IOI）金牌，並且匯聚了曾在Cursor、Scale AI、Lunchclub、Modal、Google DeepMind、Waymo與Nuro等頂尖企業的開發者。
8VC Investments
615 Investments
8VC has made 615 investments. Their latest investment was in Harbor Health as part of their Series B on September 09, 2025.
8VC Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9/9/2025 | Series B | Harbor Health | $130M | No | Alta Partners, Breyer Capital, DFO Management, General Catalyst, Health2047, Lemhi Ventures, Martin Ventures, and Undisclosed Angel Investors | 2 |
9/4/2025 | Series A | Hello Patient | $22.5M | No | 2 | |
9/4/2025 | Series A | Augment | $85M | No | Autotech Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Shopify Ventures, and Undisclosed Investors | 2 |
9/4/2025 | Series A | |||||
9/4/2025 | Unattributed VC |
Date | 9/9/2025 | 9/4/2025 | 9/4/2025 | 9/4/2025 | 9/4/2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series B | Series A | Series A | Series A | Unattributed VC |
Company | Harbor Health | Hello Patient | Augment | ||
Amount | $130M | $22.5M | $85M | ||
New? | No | No | No | ||
Co-Investors | Alta Partners, Breyer Capital, DFO Management, General Catalyst, Health2047, Lemhi Ventures, Martin Ventures, and Undisclosed Angel Investors | Autotech Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Shopify Ventures, and Undisclosed Investors | |||
Sources | 2 | 2 | 2 |
8VC Portfolio Exits
54 Portfolio Exits
8VC has 54 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was CalypsoAI on September 11, 2025.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9/11/2025 | Acquired | 7 | |||
9/8/2025 | Reverse Merger | Surfside Acquisition | 2 | ||
9/6/2025 | Acquired | 2 | |||
Date | 9/11/2025 | 9/8/2025 | 9/6/2025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | Reverse Merger | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | Surfside Acquisition | ||||
Sources | 7 | 2 | 2 |
8VC Fund History
24 Fund Histories
8VC has 24 funds, including 8VC Fund V.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/1/2023 | 8VC Fund V | $880M | 1 | ||
4/23/2018 | 8VC Fund II | $640M | 6 | ||
5/12/2017 | 8VC Co-Invest Fund I | Co-Investment Fund | Closed | $256.8M | 3 |
12/31/2016 | 8VC Entrepreneurs Fund I | ||||
12/31/2016 | Eight Partners VC Fund I |
Closing Date | 3/1/2023 | 4/23/2018 | 5/12/2017 | 12/31/2016 | 12/31/2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | 8VC Fund V | 8VC Fund II | 8VC Co-Invest Fund I | 8VC Entrepreneurs Fund I | Eight Partners VC Fund I |
Fund Type | Co-Investment Fund | ||||
Status | Closed | ||||
Amount | $880M | $640M | $256.8M | ||
Sources | 1 | 6 | 3 |
8VC Partners & Customers
5 Partners and customers
8VC has 5 strategic partners and customers. 8VC recently partnered with Lineage on July 7, 2021.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7/15/2021 | Licensee | United States | As Lineage 's Advisor , Medwell will bring to bear longstanding relationships and partnerships with Schneider National , Daimler , Koch Industries , and others . | 4 | |
4/13/2018 | Partner | ||||
4/10/2018 | Partner | ||||
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Date | 7/15/2021 | 4/13/2018 | 4/10/2018 | ||
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Type | Licensee | Partner | Partner | Vendor | Vendor |
Business Partner | |||||
Country | United States | ||||
News Snippet | As Lineage 's Advisor , Medwell will bring to bear longstanding relationships and partnerships with Schneider National , Daimler , Koch Industries , and others . | ||||
Sources | 4 |
8VC Team
11 Team Members
8VC has 11 team members, including current Founder, Managing Partner, General Partner, Joseph T. Lonsdale.
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