Formation 8 Investments & Fund Profile

Overview

Venture capital firm supporting early growth tech companies globally.

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Stage focus

Seed

Series A

Series B

Geographic focus

United States

Sector focus

Financial Services

Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

107rounds

LedParticipated

NAME	DATE	SIZE
Aviatrix	Sep 2021Participated	$200 MSeries E
Cape Analytics	Jul 2021Participated	$44 MSeries C
Aviatrix	Feb 2021Participated	$75 MSeries D
Ascus Biosciences	May 2020Participated	$46 MSeries B
Aviatrix	Oct 2019Participated	$40 MSeries C
Fieldwire	Sep 2019Participated	$34 MOther Equity
Branch International	Apr 2019Participated	$170 MSeries C
Cazena	Jul 2018Led	$10 MOther Equity
Cape Analytics	Jun 2018Participated	$17 MSeries B
Kidaptive	Feb 2018Led	$19 MSeries C
Nyansa	Jan 2018Participated	$15 MSeries B
Bolt Threads	Jan 2018Participated	$123 MSeries D
Aviatrix	Sep 2021Participated	$200 MSeries E
Cape Analytics	Jul 2021Participated	$44 MSeries C
Aviatrix	Feb 2021Participated	$75 MSeries D
Ascus Biosciences	May 2020Participated	$46 MSeries B
Aviatrix	Oct 2019Participated	$40 MSeries C
Fieldwire	Sep 2019Participated	$34 MOther Equity
Branch International	Apr 2019Participated	$170 MSeries C
Cazena	Jul 2018Led	$10 MOther Equity
Cape Analytics	Jun 2018Participated	$17 MSeries B
Kidaptive	Feb 2018Led	$19 MSeries C
Nyansa	Jan 2018Participated	$15 MSeries B
Bolt Threads	Jan 2018Participated	$123 MSeries D

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Deal Distribution

Formation 8: 107 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round type	Led deals	Participated deals
Seed	5	12
Series A	10	14
Series B	12	17
Series C+	2	14
Other Equity	10	10
Debt	1	0

Monthly Deal Activity

Formation 8: 107 deals are recorded across 177 months. All available history
Month	Deals
Feb '12	1
Mar '12	0
Apr '12	0
May '12	0
Jun '12	0
Jul '12	1
Aug '12	0
Sep '12	0
Oct '12	0
Nov '12	0
Dec '12	0
Jan '13	0
Feb '13	0
Mar '13	1
Apr '13	0
May '13	0
Jun '13	3
Jul '13	1
Aug '13	1
Sep '13	1
Oct '13	0
Nov '13	2
Dec '13	2
Jan '14	0
Feb '14	0
Mar '14	1
Apr '14	3
May '14	5
Jun '14	2
Jul '14	1
Aug '14	1
Sep '14	5
Oct '14	3
Nov '14	2
Dec '14	1
Jan '15	2
Feb '15	4
Mar '15	4
Apr '15	3
May '15	5
Jun '15	1
Jul '15	5
Aug '15	2
Sep '15	4
Oct '15	7
Nov '15	4
Dec '15	2
Jan '16	2
Feb '16	2
Mar '16	1
Apr '16	0
May '16	2
Jun '16	1
Jul '16	1
Aug '16	0
Sep '16	1
Oct '16	2
Nov '16	1
Dec '16	0
Jan '17	1
Feb '17	0
Mar '17	0
Apr '17	0
May '17	0
Jun '17	0
Jul '17	0
Aug '17	0
Sep '17	0
Oct '17	0
Nov '17	1
Dec '17	0
Jan '18	2
Feb '18	1
Mar '18	0
Apr '18	0
May '18	0
Jun '18	1
Jul '18	1
Aug '18	0
Sep '18	0
Oct '18	0
Nov '18	0
Dec '18	0
Jan '19	0
Feb '19	0
Mar '19	0
Apr '19	1
May '19	0
Jun '19	0
Jul '19	0
Aug '19	0
Sep '19	1
Oct '19	1
Nov '19	0
Dec '19	0
Jan '20	0
Feb '20	0
Mar '20	0
Apr '20	0
May '20	1
Jun '20	0
Jul '20	0
Aug '20	0
Sep '20	0
Oct '20	0
Nov '20	0
Dec '20	0
Jan '21	0
Feb '21	1
Mar '21	0
Apr '21	0
May '21	0
Jun '21	0
Jul '21	1
Aug '21	0
Sep '21	1
Oct '21	0
Nov '21	0
Dec '21	0
Jan '22	0
Feb '22	0
Mar '22	0
Apr '22	0
May '22	0
Jun '22	0
Jul '22	0
Aug '22	0
Sep '22	0
Oct '22	0
Nov '22	0
Dec '22	0
Jan '23	0
Feb '23	0
Mar '23	0
Apr '23	0
May '23	0
Jun '23	0
Jul '23	0
Aug '23	0
Sep '23	0
Oct '23	0
Nov '23	0
Dec '23	0
Jan '24	0
Feb '24	0
Mar '24	0
Apr '24	0
May '24	0
Jun '24	0
Jul '24	0
Aug '24	0
Sep '24	0
Oct '24	0
Nov '24	0
Dec '24	0
Jan '25	0
Feb '25	0
Mar '25	0
Apr '25	0
May '25	0
Jun '25	0
Jul '25	0
Aug '25	0
Sep '25	0
Oct '25	0
Nov '25	0
Dec '25	0
Jan '26	0
Feb '26	0
Mar '26	0
Apr '26	0
May '26	0
Jun '26	0
Jul '26	0
Aug '26	0
Sep '26	0
Oct '26	0

Sector Breakdown

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Formation 8: Enterprise Software is the largest displayed sector by deal count (44 deals). All available history
Sector	Deals
Enterprise Software	44
Networks, Cloud & Communication	33
Data, Analytics & IT	26
Marketing & Advertising	18
AI & Machine Learning	17
E-Commerce & Retail	16
Fintech	16
Health & Life Sciences	15
Real Estate & Construction	13
Cybersecurity & Privacy	12
Travel & Hospitality	10
Consumer & Lifestyle	10
Professional Services	10
Clean Energy & Sustainability	8
Hardware & Robotics	8
Media & Entertainment	8
Food & Agriculture	7
AR/VR	5
Social & Community Platforms	5
Education & Workforce	4
Government & Defense	4
Transportation & Logistics	4
Manufacturing	3
Space & Frontier Tech	2
Developer Tools	2
Gaming & eSports	1

Deal Size Distribution

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Formation 8: 107 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)	Deals
<$5M	22
$5M-$10M	19
$10M-$25M	35
$25M-$50M	16
$50M-$100M	9
$100M-$250M	6
$250M-$500M	0
$500M-$1B	0
$1B+	0

Deals By Geography

Top 8 of 8 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Formation 8: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (98 deals). All available history
Region	Deals
United States	98
South Korea	3
Singapore	1
Japan	1
Europe	1
Canada	1
90807	1
94103	1

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Formation 8: 20 co-investors are shown, with Andreessen Horowitz sharing 11 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investor	Shared deals
Andreessen Horowitz	11
Founders Fund	11
General Catalyst	8
Khosla Ventures	8
CRV	6
Foundation Capital	5
Ignition Partners	5
AME Cloud Ventures	4
Benchmark Capital	4
Data Collective	4
Lux Capital	4
Menlo Ventures	4
Promus Ventures	4
SV Angel	4
Thrive Capital	4
Bloomberg Beta	3
GGV Capital	3
Glynn Capital	3
Google Ventures	3
Greenspring Associates	3