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Formation 8

Formation 8

A California-based technology investment firm that focuses on seed, early, and later stage smart enterprise and energy technology venture investments

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formation8.com
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Venture capital firm
Venture capital firm
Company
Company
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Organization
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Investor

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Industry
Cellular agriculture
Cellular agriculture
Financial services
Financial services
Finance
Finance
Technology
Technology
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Location
San Francisco
San Francisco
B2X
B2B
B2B
Founder
Joe Lonsdale
Joe Lonsdale
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Jimmy Kim
Brian Koo
Brian Koo
AngelList URL
angel.co/formation-8
Pitchbook URL
pitchbook.com/profiles.../53858-62
Number of Employees (Ranges)
11 – 500
Investors
Top Tier Capital Partners
Top Tier Capital Partners
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Founded Date
2011
Glassdoor ID
858703
Wellfound ID
formation-8
Country
United States
United States
Headquarters
San Francisco
San Francisco

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Invested in
RelateIQ
RelateIQ
Owlet (company)
Owlet (company)
Nyansa (company)
Nyansa (company)
Dealpath
Dealpath
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Building Robotics
Revinate (company)
Revinate (company)
Guardant Health
Guardant Health
Blend (company)
Blend (company)
...

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Company Operating Status
Active
Wikidata ID
Q16993668

Formation 8 is a California-based technology investment firm that focuses on seed, early, and later stage smart enterprise and energy technology venture investments. Founded 2011 in San Francisco, California, United States by Bon Woong Koo, Brian Koo, Jim Kim, and Joseph Lonsdale, this venture capital firm invests in seed, early stage and late stage ventures. Its portfolio companies include Cape Analytics, Color, Lunit, Augury, and Wellframe. As of February 2020, Formation 8 has made 146 investments. Their most recent investment was on Oct 28, 2019, when Aviatrix Systems raised $40M. Formation 8 has had 21 exits, the most notable of which include Guardant Health, Radius Intelligence, and Plated. The company has raised 3 funds, their latest being Eclipse Ventures Fund I LP. This fund was announced on Oct 7, 2015 and raised a total of $125M.

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