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8VC

Austin · 52 people tracked

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Investment thesis

8VC invests in companies that deliver operational intelligence to complex industries. The firm's investment thesis is rooted in the insight that raw data alone is insufficient for organizational operations; instead, companies must map and leverage the structural reality of how businesses operate to drive scaled decision-making. This philosophy, exemplified by Palantir's success, seeks to create substantial enterprise value across corporate and government sectors.

Source: firm website, verified Jul 17, 2026.

HQ
Austin, US
AUM
$13.4B
Tracked investments
60

Team · 52 people

from the firm's website
Adrienne Alexander· Operations
Alex Kolicich· Investment Team
Alex McLane· Investment Team
Alex Moore· Investment Team
Asanka Jayasuriya· Portfolio Support
Audrey Abbott· Operations
Ava Eitzen· Portfolio Support
Bela Becerra· Investment Team
Caroline Haun· Operations
Damon Lim· Operations
Denise Mendez· Operations
Deny Khoung· Portfolio Support
Drew Oetting· Investment Team
Erica Sun· Finance/Legal/IR
Evan Pun· Portfolio Support
Faith Zehfuss· Investment Team
Francisco Gimenez· Investment Team
Gabe Rosen· Portfolio Support
Ian Shannon· Finance/Legal/IR
Jack Moshkovich· Investment Team
Jake Medwell· Investment Team
James Piercy· Portfolio Support
Jane Commerford· Operations
Jin-Young Kim· Investment Team
Joe Lonsdale· Investment Team
Joel Hemmert· Finance/Legal/IR
Justin Rose· Investment Team
Karen White· Investment Team
Kevin Niechen· Investment Team
Luke Bugbee· Portfolio Support
Luke Zane· Portfolio Support
Macenzie Walford· Operations
Madison McDonald· Finance/Legal/IR
Nichole Horton· Finance/Legal/IR
Nick Penske· Investment Team
Robin Kaufman· Operations
Sebastian Caliri· Investment Team
Seth Lieblich· Investment Team
Stephanie Chubin· Operations
Stephanie Watkins· Operations
Stephen Condon· Finance/Legal/IR
Susan Liu· Investment Team
Tyler Bates-Collier· Operations
Vero St Germain· Portfolio Support
Vivek Gopalan· Investment Team
Yurie Lee· Operations
Zach White· Investment Team

Investments · 60 tracked

  • Addepar
  • Affinity
  • Alloy
  • Alloy Therapeutics
  • Altos Labs
  • Anduril
  • Anzenna
  • Armadin
  • Asana
  • Bedrock Robotics
  • BigHat
  • Blend
  • Branch
  • Cambium
  • Cartography Biosciences
  • Chaos Industries
  • Citizen
  • Cityblock
  • Cognition
  • Color Health
  • CREATE Medicines
  • CX2
  • DataHub
  • Digital Diagnostics
  • Elemy
  • Epirus
  • Fieldguide
  • Fractal Software
  • FreightWaves
  • Gallatin
  • Guardant Health
  • Halo Health
  • Harbor
  • HDVI
  • Hearth
  • Hello Patient
  • Hill House Home
  • Hims and Hers
  • Hive
  • Honor
  • Hopscotch
  • Illumio
  • Joby
  • Kojo
  • Luminary
  • Mammoth Biosciences
  • Materialize
  • Nile
  • Nylas
  • Oculus
  • Opencare
  • OpenGov
  • Orca Bio
  • Oscar
  • Oula
  • Outrider
  • Palantir
  • Platform Science
  • Polly
  • Qualia

Frequently asked questions

What sectors does 8VC focus on?
8VC focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Enterprise Software, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain.
Where is 8VC located?
8VC is headquartered in Austin, US.

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