8VC

8VC is an investment firm covering technology and bio-sciences. It partners with entrepreneurs to build technology platforms, and where a company it wants to back does not exist yet, it helps create one.

Services

• Investment: backing for companies in life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing, enterprise software, logistics and defence.
• Company building: starting new businesses from scratch.
• Portfolio support: dedicated teams that help portfolio companies.
• Talent programmes: a route for rising engineers to join portfolio companies.

Who it works with

Founders and engineers in the sectors above. The firm cites missions as varied as safer bone marrow transplants, zero-emission aircraft, privacy law enforcement and rapid tunnelling.

Key facts

• Sectors: life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing, enterprise, logistics, defence
• Team: investment, portfolio support and fund operations staff