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Venture capital database
A venture firm investing in platforms that transform logistics, defense, healthcare, government and enterprise systems.
Strategy lens
Declared focus vs. observed sample
Declared focus reflects the firm’s own strategy language. Observed sectors summarize only the source-linked companies currently indexed here; it is not the firm’s complete portfolio allocation.
Defense & Autonomy2
battery materials1
construction autonomy1
defense and critical systems1
defense autonomy1
Enterprise Software1
Healthcare1
tunnel infrastructure1
Founder fit screen
Prepare before contacting 8VC
Use the firm’s declared strategy and sourced relationship graph to build a specific outreach thesis. This is a preparation framework—not a claim about current appetite or check size.
Stage fit
Explain why the company belongs in Seed, Early, Growth and what proof has already removed the prior stage’s risk.
Sector fit
Anchor the opportunity to Defense Technology, Healthcare, Logistics. Name the specific market shift and why it is happening now.
Partner fit
Review 3 indexed team profiles. Address the partner whose operating history and portfolio context best match the company.
Portfolio context
Study the 9 source-linked companies shown here. State whether the company is complementary, differentiated, or potentially competitive.
Evidence packet
Bring customer proof, cohort or deployment metrics, gross-margin logic, capital use, key risks, and the milestone this financing should unlock.
Contact route
Use the firm’s public route and keep the request precise: company, stage, round, traction, why this firm, and one clear next step.
Key people
Official team source Who shapes the partnership
Founder & Managing Partner
Joe Lonsdale
Technology founder and investor focused on platforms in defense, healthcare, logistics and government.
Founding Partner
Drew Oetting
Early-stage investor working across healthcare, financial technology and enterprise companies.
Investment Team
Alex Moore
Investment Team at 8VC, with firm-level focus spanning Biotechnology, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Enterprise. Selected relationships
Official portfolio source Investments listed by the firm
Defense & Autonomy
Official sourceSaronic
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Defense & Autonomy
Official sourceEpirus
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Healthcare
Official sourceEight Sleep
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Enterprise Software
Official sourceLogikcull
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defense autonomy
Official sourceAnduril
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construction autonomy
Official sourceBedrock Robotics
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defense and critical systems
Official sourceChaos Industries
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battery materials
Official sourceSila
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tunnel infrastructure
Official sourceThe Boring Company
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Co-investment map
Firms sharing listed companies
Ranked by shared companies in this indexed dataset—not necessarily the same financing round.
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Source discipline
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