Formation 8

Venture Capital

Formation 8 was a venture capital firm founded by Joe Lonsdale, Jim Kim, and Brian Koo that invested in smart enterprise and energy technology companies bridging Silicon Valley and Asia, before disbanding in 2015 despite a 95% net IRR.

Seed
Early Stage
Growth
Defense Tech
Healthcare
Energy
Fintech
Headquarters
San Francisco, United States
Founded
2011
AUM
$948.0M
Portfolio Companies
4
Total Investments
42
Last Investment
Sep 2021
Geographic Focus
Asia, North America

Investment Thesis

Invested in market-leading smart enterprise and energy technology companies bridging Silicon Valley and Asia-Pacific markets. Firm disbanded in November 2015.

Portfolio4

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