It’s all about connecting people (announcing 8-Bit Capital)
Several years ago I had a crazy idea for a website where people would map out their real-life relationships online. Instead of using fake names, they would use their real… Read more »
“Origins” podcast about LPs
I was a guest on Notation Capital’s “Origins” podcast about Limited Partners, the firms and institutions that invest in venture capital funds: Jonathan Abrams is the founder and CEO of… Read more »
Pipedream annnouces $20M Series A
One of our first investments at 8-Bit Capital was Pipedream. We’ve known Pipedream founder & CEO Tod Sacerdoti for several years. Tod was previously the founder & CEO of BrightRoll…. Read more »
Docker announces $105M Series C at $2 billion valuation
I originally invested in Docker back when they were at Founders Den and called “DotCloud”. Today Docker announced a new $105 million Series C investment on a $2.1 billion valuation…. Read more »
Pantastic raises $18M to give independent e-commerce brands super powers
Pantastic was one of our first investments at 8-Bit Capital. Pantastic’s mission is to give independent brands super powers by providing them with leading tools and services to take control… Read more »
Upstream raises a $12.5M Series A
8-Bit Capital invested in Upstream in 2020 after they launched their new virtual events platform. In November, they announced their Upstream Collectives product, which is the easiest way to launch… Read more »
AngelList now valued at $4 billion
In 2008, I invested in the company that eventually became AngelList, before it was even called AngelList. (Naval was even working out of my office in the early days of… Read more »
Investing in Ocurate
8-Bit Capital was the first investor in Ocurate, a new startup offering a quantum leap in LTV prediction accuracy, founded by a Stanford PhD and AI expert. Today Ocurate was… Read more »
Sense valued at $500 million
I invested in hiring platform Sense in 2015 and it’s exciting to see their progress. Today they announced a new round of funding led by Softbank, at a $500 million… Read more »
Simplified raises $8.5M from Craft Ventures and Khosla Ventures
We invested in Simplified, a no-code digital design and collaboration platform, earlier this year. Now they have announced a new round of funding from Craft Ventures and Khosla Ventures. 8-Bit… Read more »
Investing in Cerbos
Cerbos is provides painless access management for cloud-native applications teams. 8-Bit Capital invested in their seed round along with great UK investors like Seedcamp, Earlybird, and Crane. It has been… Read more »
Upstream launches new Upstream Collective platform
Upstream launched their new Upstream Collective platform. An Upstream Collective is a virtual community with a shared wallet, kine of like a “DAO in a box.” Read more about it… Read more »