Investor Type | Firm |
Type of Fund | VC |
Industries | Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Advertising • Analytics • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Future Of Work • GovTech • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Material Science • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Aerospace (& Defense) • Real Estate (& Construction) • DeepTech • Healthcare (& Wellness) • LegalTech • Mobility • Nanotechnology • Online Social • Consumer • Woman Focused |
Stages | Convertible Debt, Early Stage, Seed, Series A, Series B, Latin America |
Investing | United States • Canada • Israel |
Investment Range | $3,000,000 - $30,000,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $16,500,000 |
Assets Under Management | $880,000,000 |
Founded in 2015, 8VC is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California. They focus on a wide range of industries including Software, PropTech, IT & TMT, Media, Education, BioTech, Business Solutions, FinTech & Financial Services, Hardware & Manufacturing, Energy, Retail & E-Commerce, Sales & Marketing, IoT & Wearables, A.I. & Big Data, HealthTech & Fitness, Blockchain & Cryptos, Advertising, Analytics, Autonomous Vehicles, Cloud Services, Developer Tools, Future Of Work, GovTech, Insurance & InsurTech, Logistics & Distribution, Material Science, Medical Devices, Aerospace & Defense, Real Estate & Construction, DeepTech, Healthcare & Wellness, LegalTech, Mobility, Nanotechnology, Online Social, Consumer, and Woman Focused. With $880 million in assets under management, they invest with a minimum of $3 million, a maximum of $30 million, and a sweet spot at $16.5 million, specializing in Convertible Debt, Early Stage, Seed, Series A, Series B, and focusing on Latin America. As a VC, 8VC supports transformative tech and life sciences companies, intent on building platforms that create long-lasting economic and societal value. Their approach is to partner with ambitious entrepreneurs to foster a competitive environment. They emphasize embracing cutting-edge technology and innovation in sectors they invest in. They highlight the potential of incentivizing innovation, reforming payment structures, and employing emergent technologies like AI to address inefficiencies and solve critical issues such as healthcare reforms and modernizing defense capabilities. 8VC also focuses on building companies when the ones fitting their vision don't exist, indicating a proactive approach to shaping the market. Their portfolio includes companies transforming industries like Life Sciences, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Enterprise, Logistics, and Defense, among others. They place high value on their investment and portfolio support teams, aiming to offer opportunities to accomplished rising technologists, and have various programs including fellowships and an initiative they call '8VC Build' to incubate new ventures.