Venture Capital Investors

Formation 8

Formation 8 is a VC investing group that assists tech entrepreneurs.

Venture Investor Overview

Venture Investor
Formation 8
Status
InActive
Investor Type
Venture Capital
Activity Level
109 transactions
Funds Raised
At least $1.1 billion
Industry Focus
Networking
Software

Contact Information

Contact
Joseph Lonsdale
Title
Partner
Mailing Address
501 2nd St. 300
San Francisco, CA 94107
USA
Phone
(415) 366-8393
Website
www.formation8.com
Email Address
[email protected]

Background Information

Overview
Formation 8 is a venture capital firm focused on investments in information technology and energy technology businesses. The firm invests in companies that solve hard problems with technology solutions applicable to global markets. The team offers top young companies the market knowledge, deployment expertise, sales channels, and relationships needed to expand into and thrive in Asia.
Profile
Formation 8 LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Formation 8 Company Twitter Account
Company News
Formation 8 News
Facebook
Formation 8 on Facebook
YouTube
Formation 8 on YouTube
Last Transaction
9/9/2021

Transaction History

Our records indicate that Formation 8 invested in the VC transactions listed below. Dollar amounts are for the entire raise, which may include other investors.

Company
Date
Amount
Aviatrix Systems
9/9/2021
$200,000,000
Cape Analytics
7/21/2021
$44,000,000
Aviatrix Systems
2/24/2021
$75,000,000
Ascus Biosciences
5/28/2020
$46,000,000
Aviatrix Systems
10/28/2019
$40,000,000
Fieldwire
9/17/2019
$33,500,000
Branch
4/9/2019
$170,000,000
Cazena
7/26/2018
$10,000,000
Cape Analytics
6/22/2018
$17,000,000
Kidaptive
2/21/2018
$19,100,000
Bolt Threads
1/20/2018
$123,000,000
Nyansa
1/17/2018
$15,000,000
Versive
8/23/2017
$12,700,000
Aviatrix Systems
1/19/2017
$15,000,000
Cape Analytics
11/11/2016
$14,000,000
Vertical Mass
10/20/2016
$5,000,000
Dealpath
10/6/2016
$8,000,000
Operator
9/23/2016
$15,000,000
MemeBox
8/11/2016
$66,000,000
SevenFifty
6/2/2016
$8,500,000
Bolt Threads
5/11/2016
$50,000,000
Branch
4/1/2016
$9,000,000
OfficeLuv
3/18/2016
$3,800,000
Motive Drilling Technologies
2/18/2016
$10,500,000
Yello Mobile
2/17/2016
$30,000,000
Blend
1/20/2016
$40,000,000
Guardant Health
1/7/2016
$100,000,000
Yello Mobile
12/15/2015
$47,000,000
Wiivv Wearables
12/4/2015
$3,500,000
IIX
11/17/2015
$26,000,000
NextVR
11/12/2015
$30,500,000
Virgin Hyperloop One
11/6/2015
$26,000,000
Super
11/6/2015
$3,600,000
Flex Logix
10/27/2015
$7,400,000
Fieldwire
10/27/2015
$6,600,000
Honestbee
10/22/2015
$15,000,000
ZeroStack
10/20/2015
$16,000,000
ROOY
10/20/2015
$3,400,000
OpenGov
10/15/2015
$25,000,000
BuildZoom
10/14/2015
$10,600,000
Zugata
10/14/2015
$3,200,000
NodePrime
10/1/2015
$7,000,000
Farmigo
9/30/2015
$16,000,000
Neighborly
9/17/2015
$5,500,000
Aviatrix Systems
9/11/2015
$10,000,000
Augury
8/26/2015
$7,000,000
Owlet Baby Care
8/19/2015
$7,000,000
Light
7/30/2015
$25,000,000
Radius
7/29/2015
$50,000,000
Cazena
7/22/2015
$20,000,000
Plated
7/16/2015
$35,000,000
Yup
5/14/2015
$3,500,000
Lucid Design Group
5/7/2015
$14,200,000
Zanbato
5/7/2015
$15,059,869
HydroBio
5/1/2015
$3,000,000
Navdy
4/16/2015
$20,000,000
Illumio
4/14/2015
$100,000,000
Sensai
4/1/2015
$900,000
Virgin Hyperloop One
3/31/2015
$8,499,900
Algal Scientific
3/31/2015
$7,000,000
InboxApp
3/31/2015
$7,900,200
Honest Dollar
3/20/2015
$3,000,000
Collective Health
3/19/2015
$38,000,000
MemeBox
3/12/2015
$29,350,000
SKULLY
3/2/2015
$11,000,000
Guardant Health
2/3/2015
$50,000,000
Casetext
2/3/2015
$7,000,000
Revinate
2/2/2015
$15,340,000
Nilas
1/28/2015
$8,000,000
Jibo
1/21/2015
$25,300,000
Icebrg.io
12/5/2014
$2,500,000
RealScout
11/18/2014
$6,000,000
BuildZoom
10/6/2014
$2,150,000
Glow Health
10/1/2014
$17,000,000
Context Relevant
9/26/2014
$13,500,000
BetterWorks
9/23/2014
$15,500,000
Radius
9/23/2014
$54,700,000
Leeo
9/18/2014
$37,000,000
AltspaceVR
9/12/2014
$5,200,000
Wellframe
9/8/2014
$8,500,000
Plated
8/8/2014
$15,000,000
VentureBeat
7/11/2014
$2,615,974
Lucid Design Group
6/30/2014
$8,229,000
Wish
6/27/2014
$50,000,000
Lucid
6/17/2014
$8,200,000
Mode Analytics
6/17/2014
$2,000,000
Context Relevant
5/20/2014
$15,000,000
OpenGov
5/15/2014
$15,000,000
Oscar Health
5/14/2014
$80,000,000
LearnSprout
5/13/2014
$4,200,000
Algal Scientific
4/29/2014
$3,000,000
Wish
4/24/2014
$19,000,000
Tachyus
4/11/2014
$6,000,000
Radius
1/9/2014
$13,000,000
Oculus VR
12/13/2013
$75,000,000
UtiliData
12/10/2013
$20,500,000
Kidaptive
11/15/2013
$10,100,000
Building Robotics
11/8/2013
$1,140,000
Grabit
10/9/2013
Unknown
Illumio
9/18/2013
$34,000,000
Shmoop
9/17/2013
Unknown
RealScout
8/24/2013
$1,100,000
OpenGov
7/4/2013
$4,000,000
Simpler
6/30/2013
$1,250,400
BuildZoom
6/27/2013
$1,400,000
Oculus VR
6/18/2013
$16,000,000
Thalmic Labs
6/5/2013
$14,500,000
Simpler
3/27/2013
$1,250,000
Revinate
7/26/2012
$14,500,000

 

Investor Contacts

Title
Name
Email & Social
Partner
Lae Jang
  Lae Jang LinkedIn Profile  Lae Jang Twitter Account  Lae Jang News  Lae Jang on Facebook
Partner
James Kim
  James Kim LinkedIn Profile  James Kim Twitter Account  James Kim News  James Kim on Facebook
Partner
Brian Koo
  Brian Koo LinkedIn Profile  Brian Koo Twitter Account  Brian Koo News  Brian Koo on Facebook
Partner
Joseph Lonsdale
  Joseph Lonsdale LinkedIn Profile  Joseph Lonsdale Twitter Account  Joseph Lonsdale News  Joseph Lonsdale on Facebook
Partner
Shirish Sathaye
  Shirish Sathaye LinkedIn Profile  Shirish Sathaye Twitter Account  Shirish Sathaye News  Shirish Sathaye on Facebook

 

Funds

Our database includes the following fund closing(s) for Formation 8. If we are missing funds, please contact us.

Fund Description
Vintage Date
Fund Amount
Eclipse Ventures Fund I
8/26/2015
$125,000,000
Formation8 Partners Fund II
12/3/2014
$500,000,000
Formation8 Partners Fund I
4/11/2013
$448,000,000

 

Portfolio Companies

Formation 8 has invested in the companies below, according to our database records. If we are missing a portfolio company, please let us know.

Tech Company
Algal Scientific
AltspaceVR
Ascus Biosciences
Augury
Aviatrix Systems
BetterWorks
Blend
Bolt Threads
Branch
Building Robotics
BuildZoom
Cape Analytics
Casetext
Cazena
Collective Health
Context Relevant
Dealpath
Farmigo
Fieldwire
Flex Logix
Glow Health
Grabit
Guardant Health
Honest Dollar
Honestbee
HydroBio
Icebrg.io
IIX
Illumio
InboxApp
Jibo
Kidaptive
LearnSprout
Leeo
Light
Lucid
Lucid Design Group
MemeBox
Mode Analytics
Motive Drilling Technologies
Navdy
Neighborly
NextVR
Nilas
NodePrime
Nyansa
Oculus VR
OfficeLuv
OpenGov
Operator
Oscar Health
Owlet Baby Care
Plated
Radius
RealScout
Revinate
ROOY
Sensai
SevenFifty
Shmoop
Simpler
SKULLY
Super
Tachyus
Thalmic Labs
UtiliData
VentureBeat
Versive
Vertical Mass
Virgin Hyperloop One
Wellframe
Wiivv Wearables
Wish
Yello Mobile
Yup
Zanbato
ZeroStack
Zugata

 

 

 

 

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