8VC

Venture capital firm
Austin, Texas, USAFounded 2015$6B AUM8vc.comSee connections →Compare with Khosla Ventures

Technology and bio-sciences investment firm managing $6B backing transformational companies in life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing, enterprise, and defense.

At a glance

8VC appears in 16 funding rounds tracked by ValueAddVC since 2021, leading 4. Its most frequent sectors in these rounds are Health & Biotech and Developer Tools, and its most recent tracked deal was Harbor's $10M Seed round (Oct 19, 2026). It co-invests most often with Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst and Accel. ValueAddVC also tracks 12 funds managed by 8VC.

Strategy

Stages
Early-StageGrowth
Sectors
Life SciencesHealthcareManufacturingEnterpriseLogisticsDefenseFintechAI
Geographies
USAAustin, Texas, USA
Check size
$1M-$50M

Open Roles

5

Recent changes

  1. Oct 19, 2026Invested in Harbor (Seed, $10M) Pulse 2.0
  2. Oct 15, 2026Invested in Sirona Medical (Series D, $40M) The SaaS News
  3. Oct 15, 2026Invested in Ramp (primary financing, $1.85B) Morningstar
  4. Oct 8, 2026Invested in Gallatin AI (Series A, $50M) SiliconANGLE
  5. Oct 2, 2026Invested in Daptic (Series A, $15M) Pulse 2.0
Earlier changes (15)
  1. Oct 1, 2026Invested in Armadin (Series B, $255.5M) TechCrunch
  2. Sep 25, 2026New fund: 8VC AI Fund X (target $11M) SEC EDGAR Form D
  3. Sep 24, 2026Invested in BigHat Biosciences (Series C, $75M) BioSpace
  4. Sep 10, 2026New fund: 8VC AI Fund IX (target $21M) SEC EDGAR Form D
  5. Sep 5, 2026Stages updated: Early-Stage, Growth 8vc.com
  6. Sep 5, 2026Sectors updated: Life Sciences, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Enterprise, Logistics, Defense, Fintech, AI 8vc.com
  7. Sep 4, 2026Invested in XDOF (Series B)Rumored TechCrunch
  8. Aug 18, 2026Invested in Hopscotch (Series D, $53M) Tech Startups
  9. Aug 13, 2026Invested in Vals AI (Series A, $40M) Tech Funding News
  10. Aug 12, 2026New fund: 8VC AI Fund VIII (target $25M) SEC EDGAR Form D
  11. Jul 22, 2026Invested in Candid Health (Series D, $120M) Fortune
  12. Jul 21, 2026Invested in Sila (Growth, $300M) Sila
  13. Jul 9, 2026Invested in Ollama (Series B, $65M) TechCrunch
  14. Jul 7, 2026New fund: 8VC AI Fund VII (target $75M) SEC EDGAR Form D
  15. Jun 29, 2026New fund: 8VC Fund VII (target $1.5B) SEC EDGAR Form D

Funds

12
FundVintageSizeStrategySource
8VC AI Fund X2026target $11MOther
As of Sep 25, 2026SEC EDGAR Form D
8VC AI Fund IX2026target $21MOther
As of Sep 10, 2026SEC EDGAR Form D
8VC AI Fund VIII2026target $25MOther
As of Aug 12, 2026SEC EDGAR Form D
8VC AI Fund VII2026target $75MOther
As of Jul 7, 2026SEC EDGAR Form D
8VC Fund VII2026target $1.5BFlagship
As of Jun 29, 2026SEC EDGAR Form D
Show 7 earlier funds
FundVintageSizeStrategySource
8VC Fund VI2025target $998MFlagship
As of Jan 29, 2025SEC EDGAR Form D
8VC Fund V2023$880MOtherMulti-stage (seed through growth) across logistics, life sciences, healthcare, IT infrastructure, government and defense, financial services, consumer, and enterprise
As of Mar 1, 2023TechCrunch
8VC Fund V2023target $880MFlagship
As of Mar 23, 2023SEC EDGAR Form D
8VC Opportunity Fund II2021target $880MOpportunity
As of Nov 12, 2021SEC EDGAR Form D
8VC Fund IV2021target $640MFlagship
As of Jun 14, 2021SEC EDGAR Form D
8VC Fund III2020target $640MFlagship
As of Jan 30, 2020SEC EDGAR Form D
8VC Fund II2018target $640MFlagship
As of Feb 1, 2018SEC EDGAR Form D

Portfolio

32 total

Recent Investment Activity

16

Track record: led 4 and participated in 12 of 16 tracked venture rounds · 14 in the last 12 months · led 1 Seed, 1 Series A, 1 Series B

DateCompanyEventRoleAmountValuationInvestorsSource
Oct 19, 2026HarborSeedLed$10M—
Base10 PartnersLeadunverifiedAbstract VenturesLeadunverified8VCLeadunverifiedRestive VenturesunverifiedNFXunverifiedInnovation EndeavorsunverifiedKibo VenturesunverifiedMVP VenturesunverifiedMasia
Pulse 2.0
Oct 15, 2026Rampprimary financingParticipated$1.85B$60B
Dragoneer Investment GroupLeadunverifiedThrive CapitalunverifiedFounders FundunverifiedSands CapitalunverifiedFidelity InvestmentsunverifiedT. Rowe PriceunverifiedD1 Capital PartnersunverifiedGreenoaksunverifiedIconiq CapitalunverifiedGICunverified8VCunverifiedCoatue ManagementunverifiedFirstMark CapitalunverifiedGeneral CatalystunverifiedKhosla VenturesunverifiedLightspeed Venture PartnersunverifiedStripes GroupunverifiedAvenir GrowthD.E. Shaw
Morningstar
Oct 15, 2026Sirona MedicalSeries DParticipated$40M—
8VCunverifiedGreatPoint VenturesunverifiedAvidity PartnersKLT Holdings
The SaaS News
Oct 8, 2026Gallatin AISeries ALed$50M—
8VCLeadunverifiedSilent VenturesLeadunverifiedSilent Ventures "and several others
SiliconANGLE
Oct 2, 2026DapticSeries AParticipated$15M—
IA Venturesunverified8VCunverifiedCanvas Ventures
Pulse 2.0
Oct 1, 2026ArmadinSeries BParticipated$255.5M$2.5B
Andreessen HorowitzLeadunverifiedAccelLeadunverifiedBain Capital VenturesunverifiedRedpoint Venturesunverified8VCunverifiedGoogle Ventures (GV)unverifiedIn-Q-TelunverifiedKleiner PerkinsunverifiedMenlo VenturesunverifiedBallistic Ventures
Pulse story
Sep 24, 2026BigHat BiosciencesSeries CParticipated$75M—BioSpace
Sep 4, 2026XDOFSeries BRumoredLed—$1.2B
8VCLead
TechCrunch
Aug 18, 2026HopscotchSeries DParticipated$53M—Pulse story
Aug 13, 2026Vals AISeries AParticipated$40M$400M
Andreessen HorowitzLead8VCPear VCBloomberg BetaHRT VenturesNext Ladder Ventures
Tech Funding News
Jul 22, 2026Candid HealthSeries DParticipated$120M—
Sixth StreetLeadunverified8VCunverifiedY CombinatorunverifiedOak HC/FT
Pulse story
Jul 21, 2026SilaGrowthParticipated$300M—Sila
Jul 9, 2026OllamaSeries BParticipated$65M—TechCrunch
May 27, 2026Cognitionfunding roundLed$1B$26BTechCrunch
Feb 19, 2025SaronicSeries CParticipated$600M$4BTechCrunch
Nov 23, 2021VercelSeries DParticipated$150M$2.5B
GGV CapitalLeadunverifiedAccelunverifiedBedrock CapitalunverifiedCRVunverifiedGeodesic CapitalunverifiedGreenoaksunverifiedGoogle Ventures (GV)unverified8VCunverifiedSalesforce VenturesunverifiedSV AngelunverifiedTiger Global ManagementunverifiedFlex CapitalLatacora
Vercel

Sector / Stage Activity

By sector (portfolio)
Defense
4 · 13%
AI infra
4 · 13%
Robotics
3 · 9%
Biotech
3 · 9%
Developer tools
3 · 9%
Enterprise SaaS
2 · 6%
Software
2 · 6%
Healthtech
1 · 3%
Healthcare AI
1 · 3%
Consumer
1 · 3%
By stage (tracked rounds)
Series D
4 · 25%
Series A
3 · 19%
Series B
3 · 19%
Series C
2 · 13%
Seed
1 · 6%
primary financing
1 · 6%
Growth
1 · 6%

Co-Investors

12

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Latest Pulse

  1. Robotics Startup Generalist Hits $3B ValuationGeneralist, a two-year-old robot foundation-model startup founded by ex-Google DeepMind researchers, is raising a $200 million extension led by 8VC at a $3 billion valuation, 50% above its $2 billion mark from June.→

8VC FAQ

What is 8VC's latest fund?

8VC Fund V, announced at $880M (As of Mar 1, 2023; TechCrunch).

What companies has 8VC invested in?

8VC's portfolio includes Harbor, Ramp, Sirona Medical, Anduril Industries, AMP Robotics, Gallatin AI, and 26 more tracked companies.

Who does 8VC co-invest with most?

In the rounds Value Add tracks, 8VC most often invests alongside Andreessen Horowitz (7 shared deals), General Catalyst (6 shared deals), Founders Fund (4 shared deals), Accel (3 shared deals), Alpha Wave Global (3 shared deals).

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