8VC

8VC's 'Smart Enterprise' thesis, articulated in 2013, posits that the next dominant technology wave will be driven by leveraging data integration, enabling human experts to solve non-linear problems, and building platforms that harness network effects to take on entire problem spaces. The firm predicted that 'the smart enterprise wave will disrupt nearly every major sector of the global economy,' and invests across logistics, life sciences, healthcare, IT infrastructure, and government & defense to validate that vision. Founded by Joe Lonsdale (co-founder of Palantir), 8VC partners with elite founders to build transformational technologies that create long-term economic and societal value. The firm is guided by principles of principled contrarianism, positive-sum thinking, and patriotism — believing in the American experiment and that the boundaries between commercial technology, government technology, and national security are converging. When the companies 8VC wants to back don't yet exist, it builds them through its proprietary 'Build' program.