ID8 Investments
Venture capitalNew York · Series A–Series B · 3 people tracked
Investment thesis
ID8 Investments is a venture firm whose investment approach is grounded in thematic research of global trends driving innovation and change. It leverages the combined investing and operating experience of its network of investors, entrepreneurs, and operators to identify, collaborate with, and secure partnerships with ambitious companies using technology to create lasting economic and societal value.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 30 of 35 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×11Fintech ×6SaaS ×6Hardware ×5Cleantech ×4Cloud Computing ×4Consumer ×4E-commerce ×4
HQs:United States×17Spain×1Pakistan×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 22 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×102 founders×73 founders×34+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 24 founders with education data
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani ×2Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2New York University ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 26 founders with career history
Facebook ×3Together AI ×38VC ×2Adobe ×2Anduril ×2Apple ×2BITS360 ×2Boss Consulting SA ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
4 founders hold a PhD · 3 hold an MBA (of 25 with degree data)
Investments · 35 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2022 · 12021 · 23 dated
Pentair provides water treatment and management products, including water filtration systems, hygienic process valves for food and beverage processing, and variable-speed pool pumps.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechHardware
PartnerMussadiq Lakhani· solo GP
Co-investorsClean Energy Ventures
Apollo Neuro makes a wearable device that delivers gentle vibrations ("SmartVibes") intended to balance the autonomic nervous system, aiming to reduce stress, improve sleep, focus, and recovery.
Digital HealthHardwareWellness & Fitness
Kathryn Fantauzzi(Founder)in
PartnerMussadiq Lakhani· solo GP
Aven is a San Francisco fintech offering a home-equity-backed Visa credit card and related asset-backed consumer credit products.
Sadi Khan(Founder)inMurtada Shah(Founder)in
PartnerMussadiq Lakhani· solo GP
Co-investorsCoatue ManagementElectric CapitalFounders FundGeneral CatalystHakluyt CapitalHan River Partners+12 more
Base Power provides residential battery systems and retail electric provider services to customers in Texas.
CleantechEnergyHardwareTexas, US
Zach Dell(CEO)inJustin Lopas(Co-founder)in
PartnerMussadiq Lakhani· solo GP
Co-investors137 VenturesAndreessen HorowitzAvenir Growth CapitalCapitalGCongruent VenturesContrary+20 more
Betterment provides automated investment management and portfolio advisory services for individual investors, including retirement accounts and taxable accounts.
FintechNew York, US
Jonathan Stein(Executive Officer, Director)Eli Broverman(Executive Officer, Director)John MilehaminChristian Mitchell(Director)Philiip Riese(Director)
BoardPeter Christodoulo(Director)
PartnerMussadiq Lakhani· solo GP
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersFuture Perfect VenturesMenlo VenturesMobile Internet Capital, Inc.Ossian CapitalRed Swan Ventures+5 more
CardWorks Financial Group is a diversified consumer finance provider offering credit, lending, and full customer lifecycle services, focused on non-prime "progress seeker" consumers overlooked by large financial institutions.
FintechWoodbury, US
Donald M. Berman(Executive Officer, Director)Don Berman(Founder & Executive Chairman)Harold Baldauf(Director)Robert Hartheimer(Director)Daniel Ballen(Director)Zach Sadek(Director)
PartnerMussadiq Lakhani· solo GP
Co-investorsParthenonReverence Capital Partners
Civ Robotics manufactures autonomous marking robots (CivDot+/CivDot) that use laser precision to stake construction points on job sites.
CleantechConstruction TechRobotics
Tom Yeshurun(Founder)inLiav Muler(Founder)in
PartnerMussadiq Lakhani· solo GP
Co-investorsAlleyCorpConvergeGENIUS NYNewfund CapitalParameter VenturesAlley Robotics Ventures+1 more
Copper makes a smart cable ("Copper Cord") that connects a restaurant's point of sale system to its receipt printer, extracting line-item transactional data and exposing it through a cloud API.
FintechHardwareRetail Tech
PartnerMussadiq Lakhani· solo GP
Dawaai is a licensed online pharmacy and healthcare group that procures medicines directly from manufacturers and distributors and delivers them to patients' doorsteps, including a two-hour "Fast" delivery service.
BiotechDigital HealthE-commerceHealthtechWellness & FitnessKarachi, PK
Furquan Kidwai
PartnerMussadiq Lakhani· solo GP
Co-investors500 GlobalKube VCPlanet N Group of CompaniesSarmayacarAntler
Doctor.com is an online directory that helps patients search for and find healthcare providers by specialty, name, location, and insurance across US cities.
Digital HealthHealthtechMarketplaces
PartnerMussadiq Lakhani· solo GP
Co-investorsColle Capital PartnersRiverside Acceleration Capital
Driver offers a mobile app that turns a phone into a dash cam for recording drives.
ConsumerInsurTechMobility & TransportationBrooklyn, US
PartnerMussadiq Lakhani· solo GP
Co-investorsTechstarsGV (Google Ventures)Y Combinator
American video game company behind Unreal Engine, Fortnite and the Epic Games Store, headquartered in Cary, North Carolina.
Cary, US
PartnerMussadiq Lakhani· solo GP
Co-investorsAdvaita Capitalalphabet angelsAltra VentureBLN CapitalBreyer CapitalBryant Stibel+24 more
Escala is a CRM platform that centralizes and automates sales processes using AI, helping businesses increase sales velocity and optimize their commercial operations.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Gonzalo Garcia(Founder)in
PartnerMussadiq Lakhani· solo GP
Co-investorsCarao VenturesHigh AlphaIGNIAAlaya Capital
Facteus turns real-world credit and debit card transactions from more than 185 million cards into daily, privacy-compliant consumer spending insights for forecasting, benchmarking, and competitive analysis.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintech
PartnerMussadiq Lakhani· solo GP
Co-investorsCurql Collective, LLCNext Level VenturesTribeca Early Stage Partners
Groq designs and manufactures the LPU (Language Processing Unit), a chip purpose-built for AI inference, and operates GroqCloud, a platform for running inference workloads with low latency and cost efficiency across global data centers.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingSemiconductors
Jonathan Ross(Founder & CEO)in
PartnerMussadiq Lakhani· solo GP
Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Alumni VenturesB CapitalBasecamp FundBeyond CapitalBlueYard Capital+36 more
Jason Markk sells premium shoe and sneaker care products, including cleaners, fabric protectors, odor eliminators, and wipes, offered individually and as subscription bundles.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
PartnerMussadiq Lakhani· solo GP
KUDO provides continuous, real-time speech translation and captions in over 200 languages, powered by both professional human interpreters and AI.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS
PartnerMussadiq Lakhani· solo GP
Modumetal develops nanolaminated metal alloys designed to outperform conventional metals on performance, durability, and sustainability.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechDeep TechNew MaterialsSeattle, US
Christina Lomasney(Executive Officer, Director)John Beaver(Executive Officer)
BoardAaron VanDevender(Director)Steve Singh(Director)
PartnerMussadiq Lakhani· solo GP
Co-investorsBandgap VenturesSecond Avenue Partnersbp venturesChevron Technology VenturesFounders FundGolden Seeds
Niantic Labs develops mobile games and apps that encourage outdoor exploration and real-world community engagement through location-based gaming experiences.
ConsumerGamingSan Francisco, US
John Hanke(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardKenji Okubo(Director)
PartnerMussadiq Lakhani· solo GP
Co-investorsAir Street CapitalAloft VCBonfire VenturesBreyer CapitalCapitalGCauseway Partners+12 more
Wilmer Sarmiento(Founder)in
PartnerMussadiq Lakhani· solo GP
Co-investorsFlybridge Capital Partners
Peeled Snacks makes organic dried fruit with no added sugar or preservatives, sold in single-ingredient snack packs like dried mango, apple, and tropical fruit blends.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechBrooklyn, US
Noha Waibsnaider(Executive Officer, Director)JOSEPH MCDONALD(Director)ROBERT CRISP(Director)KARL STARK(Director)C. THOMAS TENNEY(Director)CASSANDRA ABRAMS(Executive Officer)
PartnerMussadiq Lakhani· solo GP
Polymarket is a prediction market platform where users trade contracts based on the outcomes of future events across politics, sports, economics, and other categories.
Crypto & Web3FintechMarketplaces
Shayne Coplan(Founder & CEO)in
PartnerMussadiq Lakhani· solo GP
Co-investors1confirmationA.Capital VenturesAbstract VenturesAdvaita CapitalAntiAusum Ventures+17 more
Postman is an API platform that helps developers build, test, and manage APIs throughout their lifecycle.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Abhinav Asthana(CEO and co-founder)inAnkit Sobti(Co-founder)inAbhijit Kane(Co-founder)in
PartnerMussadiq Lakhani· solo GP
Co-investorsBattery VenturesInsight PartnersNexus Venture Partners83NorthAltra VentureCoatue Management+13 more
Reflection AI develops and releases open-weight AI models alongside published research and open-source software tools for customization and community building.
AI & Machine LearningNew York City, US
Ioannis Alexandros Antonoglou(Founder)
PartnerMussadiq Lakhani· solo GP
Co-investorsAIX VenturesAudaciousB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBattery VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)+6 more
Replit is a platform for software development that aims to make app creation accessible to non-programmers through intuitive tools and AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCreator EconomyDeveloper ToolsEdTechEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Haya Abdalla(Founder)inAmjad Masad(Co-founder & CEO)inHaya Odeh(Co-Founder, Design)inLuis Héctor Chávez(CTO)
PartnerMussadiq Lakhani· solo GP
Co-investors137 Ventures7BC Venture CapitalA.Capital VenturesAbstract VenturesAllied Venture PartnersAmino Capital+31 more
Saronic builds autonomous surface vessels — including the 180-foot, long-range Marauder — along with Echelon, a command-and-control software layer for planning, simulating and operating single vessels or fleets.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareRoboticsAustin, US
Dino Mavrookas(Co-Founder and CEO)inRob Lehman(Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer)inVibhav Altekar(Co-Founder and CTO)inDoug Lambert(Co-Founder and COO)inPatrick DePriest(Chief Financial Officer)inSoo Cho(Chief People Officer)in
PartnerMussadiq Lakhani· solo GP
Co-investors1Flourish Capital8VCAdvent InternationalAlpha PartnersAndreessen HorowitzAnti+21 more
Scale provides high-quality training data, model evaluations, and full-stack AI systems for enterprises and governments to build and deploy AI applications.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Alexandr Wang(Co-founder & CEO)inLucy Guo(Co-founder)in
PartnerMussadiq Lakhani· solo GP
Co-investorsAccelAdit Ventures Management, LlcBeyond CapitalCheyenne VenturesCoatue ManagementElad Gil+33 more
Snipfeed provides a "Creator Store" that lets creators monetize their knowledge by selling digital products, booking coaching sessions, hosting live events, and offering memberships through a link-in-bio storefront.
Creator EconomyE-commerceSaaS
PartnerMussadiq Lakhani· solo GP
Co-investorsIsaiISAI Gestion
Subversive is an investment firm that invests in disruptive ideas across venture, public markets, whistleblower financing, and ETFs.
Fintech
PartnerMussadiq Lakhani· solo GP
Synchron develops brain-computer interface technology delivered via catheter to restore or improve motor and cognitive function in people with impairment or decline.
BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesCampbell, US
Thomas James Oxley(Executive Officer, Director)Nicholas Opie(Director)Thomas Oxley(Founder)in
BoardRahul Sharma(Director)Alex Morgan(Director)inMartin Dieck(Director)
PartnerMussadiq Lakhani· solo GP
Co-investorsARCH Venture PartnersForepont Capital PartnersKaleida CapitalKhosla VenturesBezos ExpeditionsIn-Q-Tel+4 more
PartnerMussadiq Lakhani· solo GP
Together AI builds a full-stack platform for production AI systems, serving teams that need to deploy and scale machine learning models reliably.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureSan Francisco, US
Vipul Ved Prakash(Founder)inCe ZhanginChris RéTri DaoinPercy Liangin
PartnerMussadiq Lakhani· solo GP
Co-investors137 VenturesA.Capital VenturesBrave CapitalBrilliant Phoenix CapitalCambium CapitalChapter One+30 more
Valley is an AI-powered LinkedIn outbound platform that finds high-intent leads from signals like profile views and post engagement, qualifies them for ICP fit, researches each prospect, and sends personalized messages to book sales calls.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
PartnerMussadiq Lakhani· solo GP
Voyage is an SMS marketing and message commerce platform that helps retail and e-commerce brands grow their SMS subscriber lists, run campaigns and automations, and segment subscribers to increase customer lifetime value.
E-commerceMarketing TechSaaS
PartnerMussadiq Lakhani· solo GP
Exits · 2
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioPortfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Valley · techcrunch.com · Aug 14, 2026
Facteus · a-teaminsight.com · Aug 11, 2026
Driver · thisweekinfintech.com · Aug 8, 2026
Dawaai · blog.mean.ceo · Aug 8, 2026
Base Power · toflow.ai · Aug 4, 2026
Replit · techcrunch.com · Jul 30, 2026
Saronic · pulse2.com · Jul 17, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has ID8 Investments made?
- ID8 Investments has 35 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does ID8 Investments invest at?
- ID8 Investments invests at the Series A, Series B stages.
- What sectors does ID8 Investments focus on?
- ID8 Investments focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, Cleantech, Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, FoodTech, Media & Entertainment, New Materials, SaaS.
- Where is ID8 Investments located?
- ID8 Investments is headquartered in New York, US.
- Who does ID8 Investments co-invest with?
- ID8 Investments most often shares deals with Coatue Management, Partners Resolute, Riverbend Capital, among 240 tracked co-investors.
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