8VC News Latest 8VC news, funding rounds and robotics & AI coverage. 6 articles tracked by The Robotics Media.
8VC is a San Francisco-headquartered venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Joe Lonsdale and partners. The firm invests across early- and growth-stage AI, defense, healthcare, energy and industrial software, and led the 2026 stealth round into London soft-rob...
Generalist AI Raises $200M In 8VC-Led Round, Weeks After Debuting Gen-1.5 — Aug 26, 2026 — Robotics AI startup Generalist AI has raised $200 million in a fresh round led by 8VC, coming roughly a week after unveiling its Gen-1.5 embodied foun...Vals AI Bags $40M Series A At $400M To Grade Frontier Models On Real Work — Aug 16, 2026 — Vals AI has raised $40 million in a Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz at a $400 million valuation, doubling down on independent benchmarks for lawye...Senra Systems Locks In $65M Series B To Reinvent Aerospace Wire Harnesses — Jul 20, 2026 — SpaceX-alumni-founded Senra Systems has closed a $65M Series B co-led by Lowercarbon and Interlagos to open a third wire harness factory serving aeros...Ollama Raises $65M Series B As Open Model Runner Hits 9M Developers — Jul 10, 2026 — The developer platform that packages open-weight models into a one-line install closed a $65 million Series B led by Theory Ventures, taking total fun...Generalist AI Raises $400M At $2B Valuation For Robot Brains — Jun 4, 2026 — Nvidia- and Bezos-backed Generalist AI has closed a $400 million round led by Radical Ventures at a $2 billion valuation to build more capable AI mode...Morph Exits Stealth With Octopus-Inspired Soft Robotics Platform — Jun 4, 2026 — London-based Morph emerged from stealth with the worlds first shapeshifting soft robotics cells platform, backed by 8VC, Pharrell Williams and Harvey...