Investors / United States / SV8
SV8
Venture capital · Los Gatos, CA, United States · North America
SV8 is a Silicon Valley-based syndicate venture capital firm led by mergers and acquisitions veterans. It invests in early-stage startups and works with founders on positioning, acquirer mapping and exit planning with acquisition in mind.
Invests inFintechAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordsmergers and acquisitionsearly stageexit strategyventure capital
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Or find every investor that fitsSV8 lists 13 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are Fintech (29%), AI & Machine Learning (24%) and Cybersecurity (14%). 40% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside ARK Venture Fund, 4DX Ventures and BECO Capital.
No funding round on record names SV8 yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Round figures show recent activity, not SV8's whole history. Rounds on record name 0 companies; its own site lists 13. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Fintech | 29% | 12% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 24% | 18% |
| Cybersecurity | 14% | 4% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 14% | 6% |
| Gaming | 5% | 1% |
| Space & Defense | 5% | 3% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 5% | 7% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 5% | 15% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| ARK Venture Fund | 3 |
| 4DX Ventures | 2 |
| BECO Capital | 2 |
| JuiceTank | 2 |
| Optimist Ventures | 2 |
| SoftBank Vision Fund | 2 |
| SparkLabs Group | 2 |
| Uncorrelated Ventures | 2 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 33th | 13 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 48th | 29% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 70th | 4 countries |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers13100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with ARK Venture Fund
Compare SV8 head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
13 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animoca Brands builds, invests, and accelerates technologies and ecosystems related to digital ownership and Web3 | FintechGaming | Portfolio page | ||
| Kodiak AI develops autonomous trucking and AI-powered ground autonomy solutions | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| NachoNacho operates a B2B SaaS and AI marketplace with software discounts | AI & Machine LearningE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides software for research and development tax credits and accounting | FintechSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| The company provides HR, payroll, and health insurance services to businesses. | FintechHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Rain is a crypto exchange where users can buy and sell Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies. | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Taager provides an integrated platform for offering e-commerce solutions | E-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Teleskope provides automated data security for the AI world | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Tenstorrent produces and sells computer hardware and software for artificial intelligence workloads | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Thndr allows users to invest in stocks, gold, and mutual funds in Egypt | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Valu offers various financial products and services, including payments, loans, and investments, through its app and platform. | FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Zania develops AI agents for governance, risk, and compliance management | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- azangels.vc
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 13
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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