United States · Investor

Joe Lonsdale

Last cheque observed Jul 2025. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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QuietCorporate VC

SeedSeries ASeries BPublic Policy

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 33 on record
Since the last cheque486days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$16MRounds led0 of 33Exits5 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 94%
Pitch Joe Lonsdale

Joe Lonsdale highlights

  1. 01

    33 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 87% of its rounds

  3. 03

    5 exits from the portfolio

What they do

I founded 8VC to apply some of what I learned founding Palantir, Addepar, and Opengov, to broader classes of challenges, and create economic opportunity in the process.From their own website
Type
Corporate VC
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Public Policy
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first33 appearances

  1. 2025

    2 rounds

  2. Jul
    EreborUS · TechStartupsUndisclosedWith 1 other
  3. May
    NewLimitSeries B · US · TechCrunch$130MWith 15 others
  4. 2017

    1 round

  5. May
    NeighborlySeries A · US · FinSMEs$25MWith 11 others
  6. 2016

    2 rounds

  7. Dec
    NectarSeed · US · TechCrunch$4.5MWith 1 other
  8. Sept
    ProgesslySeries A · US · FinSMEs$6.0MWith 1 other
  9. 2015

    5 rounds

  10. Oct
    SeedVenture · US$5.0MWith 24 others
  11. Sept
    AspirationSeries A · US$16MWith 12 others
  12. Jul
    ONEHOPEUS$8.0MWith 6 others
  13. May
    Lixibox, Inc.Seed · VN$500KWith 4 others
  14. May
    ArtivestSeries A · US$15MWith 17 others
  15. 2014

    4 rounds

  16. Sept
    BetterWorksSeries A · US$16MWith 7 others
  17. Sept
    WorkpopSeries A · US$7.0MWith 14 others
  18. May
    OscarSeries A · US$80MWith 8 others
  19. May
    DelectableSeries A · US$3.0MWith 11 others
  20. 2013

    3 rounds

  21. Dec
    HightowerSeed · US$2.1MWith 13 others
  22. Nov
    SourcerySeed · US$2.5MWith 13 others
  23. Jan
    ONEHOPESeries B · US$6.0MWith 22 others
  24. 2012

    6 rounds

  25. Aug
    PrintiSeries A · BR · techcrunch.com$1.2MWith 10 others
  26. Jul
    Lex MachinaSeed · US · pehub.com$2.0MWith 6 others
  27. Jul
    BooshakaSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$1.0MWith 7 others
  28. Jul
    BooshakaSeed · US$1.0MWith 7 others
  29. Jul
    Commerce SciencesSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.8MWith 5 others
  30. Jan
    ArtivestSeed · US$2.0MWith 8 others
  31. 2011

    8 rounds

  32. Oct
    BillGuardSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$10MWith 7 others
  33. Oct
    KitchitSeed · US$600KWith 8 others
  34. Sept
    AdilitySeries A · US · finsmes.comUndisclosedWith 7 others
  35. Aug
    GuestmobSeed · US$800KWith 5 others
  36. Mar
    CapLinkedSeed · US · businessinsider.com$900KWith 4 others
  37. Mar
    ContextLogicSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.7MWith 11 others
  38. Feb
    BreadSeed · US$1.0MWith 7 others
  39. Jan
    ONEHOPESeries A · US$4.0MWith 8 others
  40. 2010

    2 rounds

  41. Oct
    WishSeed · US$1.7MWith 21 others
  42. Jan
    BadgevilleSeed · US$250KWith 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

3 of 10 we have independently watched raise

AddeparOpengovPalantir8vcAffinityAmericanoptimistCiceroinstituteOptoResilienceUaustin

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed5 in all

Lex MachinaBought by LexisNexisUndisclosedNov 2015
BooshakaBought by SprinklrUndisclosedNov 2015
BillGuardBought by ProsperUndisclosedSept 2015
BreadBought by Yahoo!UndisclosedOct 2013
AdilityBought by InCommUndisclosedDec 2012

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Joe Lonsdale. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Founders FundVC firm6rounds together500 GlobalAngel5rounds togetherSV AngelVC firm4rounds togetherAaron LevieVC firm3rounds togetherFinTech CollectiveVC firm3rounds togetherKhosla VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherPeter ThielAngel3rounds togetherRRE VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherRon ConwayAngel3rounds togetherRothenberg VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherY CombinatorAccelerator3rounds together8VCVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Joe Lonsdale put money into.

EreborJul 2025NewLimit$130M · May 2025Neighborly$25M · May 2017Nectar$4.5M · Dec 2016

On podcasts

6 episodes naming Joe Lonsdale in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Joe Lonsdale

What does Joe Lonsdale invest in?

Joe Lonsdale invests most often at Seed and Series A (87% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Public Policy.

How active is Joe Lonsdale?

33 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2025.

What has Joe Lonsdale invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Erebor (Undisclosed round, Jul 2025), NewLimit (Series B, May 2025) and Neighborly (Series A, May 2017).

How big are Joe Lonsdale's cheques?

The median round it joins is $16M.

Does Joe Lonsdale lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 33 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Joe Lonsdale invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (94%).

Is Joe Lonsdale investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2025.

Who does Joe Lonsdale invest alongside?

Most often Founders Fund (6 rounds together), 500 Global (5 rounds together) and SV Angel (4 rounds together).

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