Formation8 Partners, LLC
Formation 8 is a venture capital firm. We support top entrepreneurs to build market leading smart enterprise and energy technology companies. We bring operational expertise to help our portfolio companies achieve global scale.
In the firm's own words, from its website.
2 additional team members, 12 additional co-investors and affiliates, 13 additional investments, funds and LPs, 18 events, 4 verified contacts (3 professional url, 1 firm phone)
Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.
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Nothing material in the last 180 days. Last change: 14 Jan 2026, 2 new companies in the last 12 months. Latest round Project Eleven round ($20M round) on 14 Jan 2026.
People to know
View all people- Managing DirectorWhy: Managing directorProfile
- Managing DirectorWhy: Managing directorNo route on file yet
- Managing DirectorWhy: Managing directorNo route on file yet
Relationship network
39 connected entities2 observed rounds1 dated round shown here, 2026
From financing rounds and every investor named in them, Form ADV and Form D filings, the firm's funds and team, and disclosed LP commitments in the venture capital graph. A round's amount is the size of the round, not money that moved between two investors.
Some relationships on this record are counted rather than named here. They open with the full profile.
Click any name or line for the rounds and sources behind it. Line weight is rounds together; dashed lines are inferred.
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›How strength and recency are read
Co-investors are read from the rounds: three or more shared rounds is a strong observed relationship, two a repeat co-investor, one a single round. Funds and people are structural. Nothing is scored that a reader cannot check.
Darker lines were active in the last 24 months or are current; lighter lines are older or undated.
How am I connected?
Name your firm, a company or a person, and DFX finds the published routes to Formation8 Partners, LLC: a shared portfolio company or board, a prior employer, a co-investor, a shared LP or service provider. Every step is a filed or published record with its source; none is a guess about who knows whom.
See how you connect to Formation8 Partners, LLC
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Investing
5 companies on record, 2 new in 12 months
Investments on record
What these amounts mean“This investor” is the amount disclosed for this investor alone; it is unknown unless a source said it. The round size is the whole round.Acquired, Public, Exited and Active are what the firm’s own portfolio card says, read on the date shown when you hover the chip; they are not deal dates. A company with no chip is one whose card states no outcome: DFX does not assume it is active.| Company | Round | Role | Partner | Round size | This investor | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unravel Data | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact Company website |
| BuildZoom | portfolio listing | lead | unknown | unknown | unknown | Sep 17, 2026 | Fact Company website |
| Project Eleven | Funding round | participant | unknown | $20.0M | unknown | Jan 14, 2026 | Fact Press release |
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
- Sectors
- not stated or not yet read
- Stages
- not stated or not yet read
- Geography
- not stated
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
Team
8 current, 2 departed
Decision makers
- Joe Lonsdale · Managing DirectorWhy this person: Managing director; Named with investment responsibility; Confirmed current on the firm's own site 2026-10-01LinkedIn or profile link on file (firm website, their bio on the firm's website), confirmed 2026-10-01, confidence 90%
- Bon Woong Koo · Managing DirectorWhy this person: Managing director; Named with investment responsibility
- Bonwoong Koo · Managing DirectorWhy this person: Managing director; Named with investment responsibility
Ranked by the role the firm or its filing states, a route on file and deals led. Every reason is read from the record, never inferred. 1 with a route on file. Routes are published by the person or the firm (their bio, the team page or a filing) and are revealed on a plan; data bought from a provider is never shown, and a route printed at a firm the person has since left is held back.
Investment team
How the team is orderedPartners who lead rounds first (rounds led, then deals attributed, then seniority), then the rest of the investment team, then investor relations, finance and operations. A person named by two sources under two spellings is shown once.- Managing Director · 1 deal attributed
- Managing Director
- Managing Director
1 departed (kept with end dates)
- Brett Cummings · Chief Financial Officer · Jan 1, 2012 to Jan 4, 2019 Inference
Contacts
1 firm phone, 3 professional url on record, each with its source. Values open with the complete profile.
Funds and LPs
7 vehicles, 0 LPs disclosed
Funds and vehicles
What these amounts meanGAV is the gross asset value the adviser reported on Form ADV for the vehicle, never the fund’s committed size and never dry powder. Form D sold is the amount sold as of the latest filing, never a final close.| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F8 Lumelight Spv, L.P. | SPV or co-invest vehicle | 2016 adv first reported | Harvest | $40.6M Mar 30, 2026 | 15 | $0 | Feb 4, 2015 |
| Formation8 Partners Fund II, L.P. | Fund | 2015 adv first reported | Harvest | $1.2B Mar 30, 2026 | 160 | $0 of $500M | Oct 7, 2014 |
| Formation8 Partners Entrepreneurs Fund II, L.P. | Fund | 2015 adv first reported | Harvest | $37.3M Mar 30, 2026 | 72 | $0 of $15.0M | Nov 5, 2014 |
Limited partners
Known LPs and allocators
What these amounts and dates areEach commitment is counted once across the pension tape and the allocator graph. A commitment date prints only when the source printed one; otherwise the row carries the report date. A foundation’s 990-PF line is a holding at fair value, never a commitment. Rows without a fund on the venture graph are commitments to this manager.| Allocator | Type | Fund | Amount | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment | FOUNDATION | Formation8 Partners Fund II, L.P. | $12.5M fair value on the foundation's return | reported as of Dec 31, 2024 | Fact IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file returns |
| The Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment | FOUNDATION | Formation8 Partners Fund I, L.P. | $3.5M fair value on the foundation's return | reported as of Dec 31, 2024 | Fact IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file returns |
| Sidney E Frank Charitable Foundation | FOUNDATION | Formation8 Partners Fund II, L.P. | $2.3M fair value on the foundation's return | reported as of Dec 31, 2024 | Fact IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file returns |
Relationships across DFX
15 co-investors · on 2 other DFX graphs
Co-investors
- 2026-10-011 shared deal · one time
- 2026-10-011 shared deal · one time · they led 1
- 2026-10-011 shared deal · one time
Across DFX and the capital chainon 2 other DFX graphs · 2 capital paths ShowHide
- The same institution is held on Allocators, RIA and Wealth, matched by identifier. See which records
Formation8 Partners, LLC is the same institution as 2 records in Allocators and RIA and Wealth.
DFX found 2 relationships across 2 datasets
Which record it is in each graph, what it is called there, and how the two were matched.
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Checking your plan…
Formation8 Partners, LLC sits on 2 traced paths of capital across the graphs.
DFX traced 2 paths of capital through this record
Every record on each path, what it committed or lent, and as of when.
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Evidence and history
23 dated events, 62 observations from 3 sources
Timeline
- Mar 29, 2024F8 Highlight Spv, L.P. no longer reported on Form ADV by Formation8 Partners, LLC
- Mar 30, 2023F8 Oscar II Spv, L.P. no longer reported on Form ADV by Formation8 Partners, LLC
- Mar 30, 2023F8 Oscar Spv, L.P. no longer reported on Form ADV by Formation8 Partners, LLC
- Mar 30, 2023F8 Starlight II Spv, L.P. no longer reported on Form ADV by Formation8 Partners, LLC
- Mar 30, 2022F8 Starlight Spv, L.P. no longer reported on Form ADV by Formation8 Partners, LLC
Identity and regulatory footprint
Address, phone, Form ADV filing and ownersForm ADV filed Mar 30, 2026 · 7 private fundsShowHide
- Headquarters
- Los Altos, CAadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- FORMATION8.COM
- SEC adviser type
- Exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- Venture capital fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.govItem 2.B(1): advises solely venture capital funds
- Latest Form ADV
- Mar 30, 2026
- Private funds reported
- 7 (7 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets, adviser total
- $1.9Badviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
Classification history
Classification history
Every classification this record has carried2 on recordShowHide
- Sep 23, 2026Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%)Venture manager, reported GAV $1.9B across 7 vehicles
- Sep 12, 2026Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%)Venture manager, reported GAV $2.6B across 7 vehicles
Evidence
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
| Fact | Value | Effective | Class | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why admitted | VC exemption, VC funds reported | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC exemption claimed | Venture capital fund adviser | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC exemption claimed | Venture capital fund adviser | Mar 29, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Mar 29, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2012-03-26 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2012-03-26 | Mar 29, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-30 | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-29 | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-25 | Sep 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-23 | Sep 24, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-21 | Sep 23, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-22 | Sep 23, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1 | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2026-03-30 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2026-03-30 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2024-03-29 | Mar 29, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC status | ERA - Active | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC status effective | 2012-03-26 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 1 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 1 | Mar 29, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Business phone | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Business phone | Mar 29, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Description | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Description | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Headquarters | Los Altos, CA | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Headquarters | Los Altos, CA | Mar 29, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Office address | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Office address | Mar 29, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Legal form | Limited Liability Company | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Legal form | Limited Liability Company | Mar 29, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 7 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 7 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 7 | Mar 29, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $1.9B | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $1.9B | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $2.6B | Mar 29, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Schedule a diff | sadiff-1 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 7 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 7 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 7 | Mar 29, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Website | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Website | Mar 29, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Site title | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Site title | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact |
How this is scored
Scores, classification basis and filing advisersInstitutional venture firm, confirmed · 2 filing advisers share this firmShowHide
Venture manager, reported GAV $1.9B across 7 vehicles
This firm files as 2 advisers on formation8.com: Formation Group Management, LLC. Each keeps its own CRD, funds and filings; the grouping is the website each swore to on Form ADV and is recomputed every pass.
- importance
- gav: 0.69 · funds: 1 · people: 0.24 · investments: 0.26 · co investors: 0.48
- active deployment
- investments 12m: 0.25 · fund raising 18m: 0 · people joined 12m: 0 · vintage within 3y: 0 · latest investment at: 2026-01-14
- emerging manager
- fund count: 14 · reported gav: $1.9B · first adv filing: 2012-03-26 · years since first filing: 14.5
Fits, record history and connections
scored matches for this investor, every identity change, every edge
Record history
- Adviser's first ADV filing2012-03-26source on record
The ledger records every merge, rename and reclassification this record went through and the dated filings observed on it, so the identity on this page can be traced to the records it was built from. The ledger's own sentences name other records, so they show with the names.