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Joe Lonsdale's 8VC closes $1.5 billion seventh fund to invest in US AI builders

Investments will target defense, healthcare, and manufacturing startups.

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Joe Lonsdale@JTLonsdale#765inTech

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! 🇺🇸

8VC@8vc

We are proud to announce 8VC Fund VI, with $998 million in new LP capital to back the most fearless and ambitious builders.

The world is broken. Let's fix it.

To the frontier!

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@JTLonsdale @8vc congratulations!

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! 🇺🇸

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