8VC
8VC is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Austin, founded in 2015 by Joe Lonsdale and partners after spinni…
8VC is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Austin, founded in 2015 by Joe Lonsdale and partners after spinning out of Formation 8. The firm manages over $6 billion in capital across funds focused on defense, logistics, healthcare, industrials, and AI, and in 2025 was raising a sixth flagship fund of nearly $1 billion. Notable investments include Palantir, Anduril, Addepar, and OpenGov. Recent activity: a 2025 partnership with Apollo Global Management to accelerate American industrial innovation and continued backing of dual-use AI and defense companies.
Cognition
Applied AI lab building Devin, the AI software engineer.
Armadin
Autonomous AI red-teaming for the era of AI hyperattacks
Generalist AI
General-purpose embodied foundation models for physical-world robots
CHAOS Industries
Distributed radar and sensing systems for counter-drone and air domain awareness
Augment
AI teammate that automates freight order-to-cash workflows
Overland AI
Off-road ground autonomy for military vehicles in GPS-denied terrain
Epirus
High-power microwave systems that disable drone swarms in flight
Edra
AI agents that learn how your business runs, then automate the work
Shinkei Systems
AI-driven robotics for fresher, longer-lasting, humanely processed seafood
Apex Space
Productized satellite buses manufactured at scale
CX2
AI-enabled electronic warfare across the electromagnetic spectrum
Worktrace AI
AI that finds and ranks automation opportunities in your workflows