8VC

8VC is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, with additional presence in San Francisco. The firm focuses on investing in transformative technologies across various sectors, including healthcare, logistics, IT infrastructure, biology, and government and defense. 8VC aims to partner with founders to drive innovation and create long-term economic and societal value. The firm is dedicated to enabling industry transformation by investing in emerging platforms that have the potential to replace outdated technology infrastructures, thereby fostering greater innovation and global prosperity. As a Registered Investment Adviser, 8VC is committed to its mission of supporting companies that can significantly impact their respective industries.

Sebastian Caliri

Partner

Serena Ge

Campus Associate

Bhaskar Ghosh

Partner and CTO

Alex Kolicich

Founding Partner

Seth Lieblich

Principal

Alex Moore

Partner

Jack Moshkovich

Principal

David Moskowitz

Principal

Drew Oetting

Founding Partner

Allison Pavlick

Principal

Justin Rose

Associate

David Yang

Senior Associate

Past deals in Business Intelligence

High Definition Vehicle Insurance

Venture Round in 2025
HDVI is a technology-first commercial insurance provider. The company assesses risk using historical and real-time telematics data and provides tools and services that help fleets increase safety, rewards safe driving, and delivers efficient and fair claims processing. HDVI is headquartered in Chicago with additional offices in Greenville, South Carolina; Columbus, Ohio; Portland, Oregon; Dallas and San Francisco. High Definition Vehicle Insurance, Inc. is a licensed property casualty insurance agent with products underwritten by various insurance companies. For more information, visit https://hdvi.com.

Numeric

Series A in 2024
Companies rely on Numeric to ensure their financial data is accurate, automate the month-end close, and generate real-time insights. Rated 4.9 / 5 on G2

Numeric

Seed Round in 2024
Companies rely on Numeric to ensure their financial data is accurate, automate the month-end close, and generate real-time insights. Rated 4.9 / 5 on G2

Patlytics

Seed Round in 2024
Patlytics is a developer of an artificial intelligence-powered platform that streamlines the entire patent lifecycle. The platform provides a range of features, including patent drafting, prosecution, litigation readiness, competitive landscape analysis, and real-time alerts and reports. By leveraging advanced technology, Patlytics enhances patent workflow efficiency, helping businesses to effectively manage their intellectual property portfolios and maintain a competitive edge in the market.

Fieldguide

Series B in 2024
Fieldguide, Inc. is an enterprise software company that provides an automation and collaboration platform specifically designed for audit and advisory firms. Founded in 2020 and based in Sacramento, California, the company offers a suite of workflow software features, including secure data requests, work plan management, reporting automation, and resource planning. The platform utilizes artificial intelligence to standardize templates and facilitate drag-and-drop report creation, helping firms streamline their project lifecycle. By enhancing productivity and client satisfaction, Fieldguide enables firms to improve their margins and foster stronger client relationships. The company is supported by notable venture capital investors, including 8VC, Floodgate, and Y Combinator.

Zenreach

Venture Round in 2023
Zenreach, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that provides online marketing solutions aimed at improving customer acquisition and lifetime value for businesses with physical locations. Founded in 2011, Zenreach developed Walk-Through Marketing to integrate digital marketing with in-store outcomes. Their Zenreach Engage platform automatically tracks customer visits, creating and updating detailed customer profiles. Additionally, Zenreach Attract enhances advertising effectiveness by targeting audiences based on existing customer data, reportedly improving ad performance by four times. The company measures success through its proprietary Walk-Through Rate™, which indicates when an individual exposed to an advertisement subsequently visits a location. Zenreach serves a diverse clientele, including thousands of independent merchants and well-known brands.

Coram AI

Seed Round in 2023
Coram AI develops video intelligence systems aimed at enhancing business operations. The company offers a platform that transforms standard cameras into intelligent systems, providing valuable insights into various aspects of daily operations, including safety and security. By leveraging this technology, businesses of all sizes can gain fresh perspectives on their processes and make informed decisions that drive operational improvements. Coram AI's innovative approach allows clients to utilize their existing camera infrastructure more effectively, turning passive video recording into an active tool for operational enhancement.

Middleware

Seed Round in 2023
Middleware is the unified cloud-native observability and monitoring platform for DevOps, engineers, IT operations teams, and business users in the cloud age. Businesses of all sizes use our platform. We offer a complete view to our clients of their technology stack so you can monitor and diagnose issues.

Anduin

Series B in 2023
Anduin brings transparency and trust to private market transactions and board actions to help all parties better understand and execute fair outcomes. The workflow platform creates efficiencies for a number of processes such as due diligence, milestone reporting, auditing, and deal negotiation. By saving everybody time and preventing mistakes, Anduin is the trusted source of information about transactions which all parties can understand and rely on.

Dagster Labs

Series B in 2023
Dagster Labs specializes in creating a data orchestration platform that enables organizations to efficiently develop, produce, and monitor their data assets. The company is focused on Dagster, an open-source Python library designed to facilitate the construction of modern data applications. This platform allows teams to collaborate effectively while processing and producing reliable data. By integrating seamlessly with existing tools and infrastructure, Dagster Labs helps clients build scalable and productive data platforms, enhancing their ability to manage and utilize data effectively.

Tome

Series B in 2023
Tome is a company that transforms the sales process for teams by utilizing custom language models to enhance productivity at every stage of sales. The platform aids sales representatives in building qualified pipelines through detailed account research, value hypotheses, and automated outreach. It accelerates existing sales efforts by providing automated call summaries, updated account plans, CRM synchronization, and auto-generated marketing collateral. Additionally, Tome offers insights that help optimize sales strategies, enabling teams to identify effective messaging and features that lead to quicker, larger deals. By streamlining repetitive tasks, Tome allows account executives to focus more on customer interactions, while sales leaders benefit from improved pipeline quality and deal closure rates. Revenue operations leaders can trust that their systems are functioning efficiently, maximizing the potential of their sales processes.

SeeMetrics

Seed Round in 2022
SeeMetrics in a cybersecurity performance management platform for security leaders to measure, track and improve operations

Fieldguide

Series A in 2022
Fieldguide, Inc. is an enterprise software company that provides an automation and collaboration platform specifically designed for audit and advisory firms. Founded in 2020 and based in Sacramento, California, the company offers a suite of workflow software features, including secure data requests, work plan management, reporting automation, and resource planning. The platform utilizes artificial intelligence to standardize templates and facilitate drag-and-drop report creation, helping firms streamline their project lifecycle. By enhancing productivity and client satisfaction, Fieldguide enables firms to improve their margins and foster stronger client relationships. The company is supported by notable venture capital investors, including 8VC, Floodgate, and Y Combinator.

Ikigai Labs

Seed Round in 2021
Ikigai Labs specializes in developing an artificial intelligence-driven platform that streamlines analytics workflows for modern analysts and operations teams. The platform facilitates automation in data-intensive business processes, finance, analytics, and supply-chain operations, eliminating the need for traditional methods like VLOOKUPs. With features such as interactive drag-and-drop dashboards and automated scheduling of data pipelines, Ikigai Labs enables data operators to efficiently manage tasks with minimal errors. Additionally, the company's Inventory Ops solution enhances inventory tracking and monitoring by providing a real-time, unified view of inventory across various locations and channels, down to the component level. This comprehensive approach allows organizations to optimize their operations and improve decision-making through effective data management.

Beacon

Series B in 2021
Beacon is a digital supply chain and freight platform developed to optimize supply chains with insights and visibility. It offers a freight forwarding service across all modes integrated with its end-to-end visibility platform, connecting each stage of the supply chain to deliver a record of all the information teams need. From bookings to order management, live tracking, and document management, Beacon will move goods with transparency and efficiency, whilst the secure cloud-based software improves accuracy and saves time. The company was founded in 2018 by Fraser Robinson and Dmitri Izmailov and is headquartered in London, England, United Kingdom.

High Definition Vehicle Insurance

Series B in 2021
HDVI is a technology-first commercial insurance provider. The company assesses risk using historical and real-time telematics data and provides tools and services that help fleets increase safety, rewards safe driving, and delivers efficient and fair claims processing. HDVI is headquartered in Chicago with additional offices in Greenville, South Carolina; Columbus, Ohio; Portland, Oregon; Dallas and San Francisco. High Definition Vehicle Insurance, Inc. is a licensed property casualty insurance agent with products underwritten by various insurance companies. For more information, visit https://hdvi.com.

Anduin

Seed Round in 2021
Anduin brings transparency and trust to private market transactions and board actions to help all parties better understand and execute fair outcomes. The workflow platform creates efficiencies for a number of processes such as due diligence, milestone reporting, auditing, and deal negotiation. By saving everybody time and preventing mistakes, Anduin is the trusted source of information about transactions which all parties can understand and rely on.

Deliverr

Convertible Note in 2021
Deliverr, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in order fulfillment services for e-commerce retailers. The company provides shipping solutions designed to help online businesses meet shipping standards and avoid penalties associated with late shipments. By leveraging machine learning and predictive intelligence, Deliverr's platform enables sellers to offer various shipping options and access services such as warehousing, order handling, and packaging. This tech-enabled approach allows sellers of all sizes to fulfill orders efficiently, improve customer satisfaction, and expand their market reach through fast and cost-effective fulfillment solutions.

Deliverr

Series D in 2021
Deliverr, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in order fulfillment services for e-commerce retailers. The company provides shipping solutions designed to help online businesses meet shipping standards and avoid penalties associated with late shipments. By leveraging machine learning and predictive intelligence, Deliverr's platform enables sellers to offer various shipping options and access services such as warehousing, order handling, and packaging. This tech-enabled approach allows sellers of all sizes to fulfill orders efficiently, improve customer satisfaction, and expand their market reach through fast and cost-effective fulfillment solutions.

Airbyte

Seed Round in 2021
Airbyte is an open-source data integration platform that facilitates the synchronization of data from various applications, APIs, and databases to data warehouses. The platform automates the creation of data pipelines using both pre-built and custom connectors, allowing businesses to efficiently gather analytics from all users, including those employing ad-blocking tools. With a focus on simplifying data integration, Airbyte empowers organizations to streamline their data processes and enhance their analytical capabilities.

project44

Series D in 2020
Project44, Inc. is a cloud-based visibility platform that enhances supply chain management for shippers and third-party logistics companies. Established in 2014 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with additional offices in cities such as Paris, Amsterdam, and Shanghai, the company offers a suite of solutions that includes pricing, routing, scheduling, tracking, and analytics. Project44's platform manages over 1 billion unique shipments annually for more than 1,300 leading brands across various industries, including manufacturing, automotive, and retail. By connecting and automating key transportation processes, Project44 provides real-time visibility and insights, enabling shippers and carriers to improve predictability, resilience, and sustainability in their operations. Recognized as a market leader, Project44 has received numerous accolades, including being named a leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant and achieving high customer satisfaction rankings.

Fieldguide

Seed Round in 2020
Fieldguide, Inc. is an enterprise software company that provides an automation and collaboration platform specifically designed for audit and advisory firms. Founded in 2020 and based in Sacramento, California, the company offers a suite of workflow software features, including secure data requests, work plan management, reporting automation, and resource planning. The platform utilizes artificial intelligence to standardize templates and facilitate drag-and-drop report creation, helping firms streamline their project lifecycle. By enhancing productivity and client satisfaction, Fieldguide enables firms to improve their margins and foster stronger client relationships. The company is supported by notable venture capital investors, including 8VC, Floodgate, and Y Combinator.

High Definition Vehicle Insurance

Series A in 2020
HDVI is a technology-first commercial insurance provider. The company assesses risk using historical and real-time telematics data and provides tools and services that help fleets increase safety, rewards safe driving, and delivers efficient and fair claims processing. HDVI is headquartered in Chicago with additional offices in Greenville, South Carolina; Columbus, Ohio; Portland, Oregon; Dallas and San Francisco. High Definition Vehicle Insurance, Inc. is a licensed property casualty insurance agent with products underwritten by various insurance companies. For more information, visit https://hdvi.com.

Standard Metrics

Seed Round in 2020
Standard Metrics is an automated financial platform that streamlines data management for investors and startups. By eliminating data silos commonly found in spreadsheets and outdated applications, it provides a centralized system for accessing essential financial metrics and investment information. The platform enables real-time engagement between investors and founders, fostering transparency and facilitating informed decision-making. With automated data collection and comprehensive portfolio management services, Standard Metrics empowers startups to analyze their performance effectively, ultimately aiding in strategic scaling and maximizing returns for investors.

Jenfi

Seed Round in 2020
Jenfi is a financial technology company that specializes in providing revenue-based financing and analytics for digital native businesses in Southeast Asia. Founded by Jeffrey Liu and Justin Louie, Jenfi offers a unique asset class known as Growth Capital as a Service (GCaaS), which allows businesses to access non-dilutive capital of up to US$1,000,000 for various growth initiatives, including marketing and inventory management. The company utilizes a proprietary risk assessment engine to evaluate both the creditworthiness of businesses and their marketing growth efficiency, ensuring that financing options are flexible and tailored to meet individual needs. To date, Jenfi has supported hundreds of digital-native companies across various sectors, including B2B and SaaS, helping them scale without the need to give up equity. Prior to founding Jenfi, Liu and Louie successfully built and exited the fitness subscription service GuavaPass.

Asana

Series E in 2018
Asana, Inc. operates a work management platform designed for individuals and teams to enhance productivity and engagement. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company offers its services as a cloud-based software solution that enables users to organize, track, and manage work effectively. Asana's platform allows teams to create projects, assign tasks, set deadlines, and communicate seamlessly, supporting various applications from small projects to large strategic initiatives. Its tools improve project and process management efficiency, providing real-time visibility into workflows and facilitating reporting and automation. Asana generates revenue through subscription-based pricing, catering to the needs of diverse organizations.

Synthego

Series C in 2018
Synthego Corporation is a genome engineering company focused on advancing life science research and therapeutic development to improve human health. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Synthego offers a comprehensive platform that integrates proprietary hardware, software, bioinformatics, chemistries, and molecular biology. The company's product portfolio includes engineered cells, CRISPR kits, and bioinformatics tools designed for various applications such as pathway analysis, target validation, disease modeling, and diagnostics. By leveraging machine learning and automation, Synthego enables researchers in biotechnology and academia to conduct efficient and precise gene editing, facilitating rapid advancements in drug discovery and development. The company serves a global customer base, distributing its products through various channels, including online sales and partnerships in multiple countries.

Deliverr

Series A in 2018
Deliverr, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in order fulfillment services for e-commerce retailers. The company provides shipping solutions designed to help online businesses meet shipping standards and avoid penalties associated with late shipments. By leveraging machine learning and predictive intelligence, Deliverr's platform enables sellers to offer various shipping options and access services such as warehousing, order handling, and packaging. This tech-enabled approach allows sellers of all sizes to fulfill orders efficiently, improve customer satisfaction, and expand their market reach through fast and cost-effective fulfillment solutions.

project44

Series C in 2018
Project44, Inc. is a cloud-based visibility platform that enhances supply chain management for shippers and third-party logistics companies. Established in 2014 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with additional offices in cities such as Paris, Amsterdam, and Shanghai, the company offers a suite of solutions that includes pricing, routing, scheduling, tracking, and analytics. Project44's platform manages over 1 billion unique shipments annually for more than 1,300 leading brands across various industries, including manufacturing, automotive, and retail. By connecting and automating key transportation processes, Project44 provides real-time visibility and insights, enabling shippers and carriers to improve predictability, resilience, and sustainability in their operations. Recognized as a market leader, Project44 has received numerous accolades, including being named a leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant and achieving high customer satisfaction rankings.

project44

Series B in 2018
Project44, Inc. is a cloud-based visibility platform that enhances supply chain management for shippers and third-party logistics companies. Established in 2014 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with additional offices in cities such as Paris, Amsterdam, and Shanghai, the company offers a suite of solutions that includes pricing, routing, scheduling, tracking, and analytics. Project44's platform manages over 1 billion unique shipments annually for more than 1,300 leading brands across various industries, including manufacturing, automotive, and retail. By connecting and automating key transportation processes, Project44 provides real-time visibility and insights, enabling shippers and carriers to improve predictability, resilience, and sustainability in their operations. Recognized as a market leader, Project44 has received numerous accolades, including being named a leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant and achieving high customer satisfaction rankings.

Forethought

Seed Round in 2018
Forethought, founded in 2018, specializes in generative AI solutions aimed at enhancing customer service automation. The company offers tools that improve efficiency by integrating AI, particularly Large Language Models, into various stages of the customer support process. These tools facilitate immediate responses to customer inquiries, automate the handling of routine issues, and assist support agents with relevant information. By streamlining workflows and providing actionable insights, Forethought enables businesses to reduce resolution times and boost agent productivity, ultimately creating a more seamless customer experience.

Asana

Series D in 2018
Asana, Inc. operates a work management platform designed for individuals and teams to enhance productivity and engagement. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company offers its services as a cloud-based software solution that enables users to organize, track, and manage work effectively. Asana's platform allows teams to create projects, assign tasks, set deadlines, and communicate seamlessly, supporting various applications from small projects to large strategic initiatives. Its tools improve project and process management efficiency, providing real-time visibility into workflows and facilitating reporting and automation. Asana generates revenue through subscription-based pricing, catering to the needs of diverse organizations.

Affinity

Series A in 2017
Affinity is a relationship intelligence platform built to expand and evolve the traditional CRM. Affinity instantly surfaces all of your team's data and shows you who is best suited to make the crucial introductions you need to close your next big deal. Using AI and natural language processing, Affinity helps your team curate and grow its network by unlocking introductions to decision makers and auto-populating your pipeline to increase deal flow. -- Leverage your network: Map out your team's relationship graph to most effectively source the next big deal -- VCs, level up your portfolio: Ally with your portfolio companies and discover how you can introduce them to key prospects and help them raise their next round -- Startups, get the intro: Map out your team's relationship graph. Discover the entire rolodex of prospects your investors and advisors are connected to and unearth valuable introductions -- Reduce complexity: Get rid of spreadsheets for contact management and receive instant updates related to your pipeline as your team works -- Effectively manage pipeline: Keep track of meetings, manage follow-ups, and receive instant updates related to your pipeline as your team works It's time to adopt a CRM that makes your job easier and maximizes your team and investor's most valuable asset - their networks. Affinity has raised $13.5MM led by 8VC (Joe Lonsdale: Palantir, Addepar, OpenGov), Sway Ventures, Pear Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital & Western Technology Investment.

Ascend.io

Series A in 2017
Ascend.io, based in Palo Alto, California, offers an advanced platform designed to streamline big data analytics and engineering workflows. The platform integrates essential capabilities such as data ingestion, transformation, delivery, orchestration, and observability into a unified solution, enabling data teams to operate significantly faster. By leveraging declarative configurations and automation, Ascend.io manages cloud infrastructure, optimizes data pipelines, and reduces maintenance throughout the data lifecycle. This innovative approach supports business managers in initiating projects and making informed decisions by simplifying connections to various applications. Recognized as a 2021 Gartner Cool Vendor, Ascend.io is supported by prominent venture capital firms and notable advisors in the tech industry.

Street Context

Venture Round in 2017
Street Context is an email intelligence software designed specifically for the fast-paced environment of global capital markets. It addresses the limitations of traditional CRMs and email marketing tools by providing timely and streamlined data, enabling buy- and sell-side teams to prioritize high-value conversations in a crowded inbox. The platform utilizes smart data technology and machine learning to effectively match clients with relevant content, enhancing engagement and overall client experience. With a focus on real-time analytics and rigorous cybersecurity, Street Context helps firms optimize their outreach efforts, ensuring that they can act quickly in a competitive landscape. Currently, 150 capital markets firms across 21 countries utilize this innovative solution to maximize productivity and maintain a steady flow of critical information in their communications.

Zenreach

Series C in 2017
Zenreach, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that provides online marketing solutions aimed at improving customer acquisition and lifetime value for businesses with physical locations. Founded in 2011, Zenreach developed Walk-Through Marketing to integrate digital marketing with in-store outcomes. Their Zenreach Engage platform automatically tracks customer visits, creating and updating detailed customer profiles. Additionally, Zenreach Attract enhances advertising effectiveness by targeting audiences based on existing customer data, reportedly improving ad performance by four times. The company measures success through its proprietary Walk-Through Rate™, which indicates when an individual exposed to an advertisement subsequently visits a location. Zenreach serves a diverse clientele, including thousands of independent merchants and well-known brands.

Ascend.io

Seed Round in 2015
Ascend.io, based in Palo Alto, California, offers an advanced platform designed to streamline big data analytics and engineering workflows. The platform integrates essential capabilities such as data ingestion, transformation, delivery, orchestration, and observability into a unified solution, enabling data teams to operate significantly faster. By leveraging declarative configurations and automation, Ascend.io manages cloud infrastructure, optimizes data pipelines, and reduces maintenance throughout the data lifecycle. This innovative approach supports business managers in initiating projects and making informed decisions by simplifying connections to various applications. Recognized as a 2021 Gartner Cool Vendor, Ascend.io is supported by prominent venture capital firms and notable advisors in the tech industry.

Crunchbase

Series A in 2015
Crunchbase is a comprehensive platform that assists over 80 million investors, analysts, and dealmakers in identifying and acting on private market opportunities through detailed analysis of company activities. It enables users to discover significant companies via its homepage, Crunchbase Scout, and search functionalities. The platform offers proprietary predictions and insights on organizational profiles, facilitating informed decision-making. Additionally, Crunchbase enhances team efficiency with various features such as data exports, administrative tools, and integrations. By providing unique private company intelligence, Crunchbase bridges the gap between data access and actionable business decisions, ultimately supporting users in navigating the complexities of the investment landscape.
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