signal/raiseTrack rounds
8

8VC

Focus: Robotics & hardware, Developer tools, Fintech, AI, Defence & space, Healthtech & bio

8VC took part in 8 of the startup funding rounds we tracked in 2026, leading or co-leading 1 worth $1bn. By money raised, its biggest sectors were Fintech and AI. The largest was Cognition's $2bn Series D+ round. The most recent was Bedrock Robotics's Series C round in October 2026.

Deployed as lead$1bn
Rounds led1
Rounds joined8
Largest round$2bn

Rounds led (1)

CognitionSeries D+ · Developer tools · San Francisco · 27 May$1bn

Also invested (7)

Bedrock RoboticsSeries C · Robotics & hardware · San Francisco · 26 Oct$600mHexagon BioSeries C · Healthtech & bio · Menlo Park · 23 Oct$62mWarhoundSeed · Defence & space · Dallas · 22 Oct$200mRampGrowth · Fintech · New York · 15 Oct$1.85bnCognitionSeries D+ · AI · San Francisco · 8 Sep$2bnRampSeries D+ · Fintech · New York · 4 Jun$750mFractileSeries B · Robotics & hardware · London · 14 May$220m

By sector

Fintech$2.6bnAI$2bnDeveloper tools$1bnRobotics & hardware$820mDefence & space$200mHealthtech & bio$62m

By stage

Seed$200mSeries B$220mSeries C$662mSeries D+$3.75bnGrowth$1.85bn

Co-investors

Founders Fund5 roundsGeneral Catalyst4 roundsT. Rowe Price3 roundsDefinition Capital3 roundsLightspeed Venture Partners3 roundsStripes3 rounds137 Ventures3 roundsLux Capital2 roundsThrive Capital2 roundsSands Capital2 rounds