Build Program
8VC is a firm built by founders for founders. Entrepreneurial DNA is one of our core values.
Our partners have built companies from the ground up, and we understand what it takes to succeed across industries and verticals. The 8VC Build Program leverages our background as entrepreneurs, vantage point as investors, and powerful talent network to launch companies to address conceptual gaps in the market.
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[Overview]
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Through the investment process, we often identify whitespaces and internal theses where there are opportunities to remedy an important part of the world.
We gain exposure through our work to determine the optimal approach to add value, often by tackling messy, legacy technical systems in industries paralyzed by their scale. The Build program creates a powerful channel for 8VC to act on these ideas, partnering with ambitious entrepreneurs and engineers, and creating positive feedback loops as we build sustainable businesses. 8VC Build companies are either initially driven by these internal theses or our Entrepreneurs-in-Residence, who join 8VC with a problem, technology, or vertical in mind.
8VC Founder and serial entrepreneur Joe Lonsdale is personally involved with each of the 8VC Build companies, helping to craft their theses and guide strategy. Partners across the firm work directly with our founders in the Build process to give our companies unfair advantages.
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Our build companies are tackling hard problems across a range of industry sectors
Build companies are part of a broader 8VC context, including portfolio companies and advisors
Zachary Bookman
CEO, OpenGov