Joe Lonsdale's 8VC has closed a $1.5 billion seventh fund aimed at early-stage bets on AI tools for manufacturing, defense, healthcare and productivity, marking a step up from the firm's $998 million sixth fund that closed in 2025.
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The new vehicle continues the firm's pattern of backing ambitious founders at the technological frontier with an emphasis on U.S.-led innovation across those sectors.
Assets under management already exceeded $6 billion before this close, yet exact limited-partner names, final timing and rollout timeline are not specified in available announcements.
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Pleased to announce we closed @8VC Fund 7; $1.5B capital to partner w/ top talent in this US-led AI Industrial Revolution!
Productivity, manufacturing, defense, healthcare, et al.
We are too busy crushing it to make a new video; what an exciting time in the innovation world! 馃嚭馃嚫