Joe Lonsdale
Partner, 8VC
$2.44B
$29.9M (1.2%)
as of 05/07/25
About Joe Lonsdale
Joe Lonsdale is the managing partner of venture capital firm 8VC, which he cofounded in 2015 and relocated to Texas in 2020.
8VC, with $6 billion in assets, has made several big bets on startups in defense tech and life sciences.
A serial entrepreneur, Lonsdale has also cofounded data mining firm Palantir, which went public in 2020, and government software firm OpenGov.
After studying computer science at Stanford, Lonsdale started his career working for billionaire investor Peter Thiel's hedge fund.
In 2018 he founded the Cicero Institute, a conservative think tank that advocates for entrepreneur-friendly public policy in healthcare, housing and other causes.
Personal stats
Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
tech investmentsResidence
Austin, TexasMarital status
MarriedBirth date
09/12/82 (age 42)Number of children
4Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Stanford UniversitySelf-made
self-madeJoe Lonsdale’s fortune is worth
41K
troy ounces of gold
38K
median U.S. household
24K
median U.S. income
0.049%
U.S. credit card volume
0.01%
GDP of the United States
0.007%
United States debt
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