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Joe Lonsdale
8VC; "American dynamism" thesis
Founder and managing partner of 8VC, a San Francisco-based venture firm focused on transforming large legacy industries. Previously co-founded Palantir Technologies, the data-analytics firm used by intelligence and defence agencies. Advocates an 'American dynamism' investment framework prioritising companies that strengthen US industrial and national-security capacity.
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Last updated
10 May 2026