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Formation 8

Formation 8 was an American venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Joe Lonsdale, Jim Kim, and Brian Koo. The company was headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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Founded
2011 (2011)
Founders
Joe Lonsdale · Brian Koo · Jim Kim
Industry
Private equity
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
AUM
$948,000,000
Defunct
November 2015 (2015-11)

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Formation 8

Nodes22
Edges21
Triples36
Avg. degree1.91
Density0.090909
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Formation 8

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related to history · 24
Formation 8 → BioDiscovery, Brian Koo, CMEA Capital, Director, Facebook, Facebook Chief Financial Officer, Formation, Gideon Yu, In, In April, Intermolecular, IRR, It, Its, James Zhang, Jim Kim, Joe Lonsdale, Oculus, RelateIQ, Salesforce
Founders · 3
Formation 8 → Brian Koo, Jim Kim, Joe Lonsdale
AUM · 1
Formation 8 → $948,000,000
Defunct · 1
Formation 8 → November 2015 (2015-11)
Fate · 1
Formation 8 → Disbanded by its owners
Founded · 1
Formation 8 → 2011 (2011)
Headquarters · 1
Formation 8 → San Francisco, California, United States
Industry · 1
Formation 8 → Private equity
Products · 1
Formation 8 → Venture capital
Type · 1
Formation 8 → Private

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venture capital firm koo company formation founded 2011 joe lonsdale jim kim brian san francisco industry november 2015 fund california

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Formation 8AUM$948,000,0001.00infobox
Formation 8DefunctNovember 2015 (2015-11)1.00infobox
Formation 8FateDisbanded by its owners1.00infobox
Formation 8Founded2011 (2011)1.00infobox
Formation 8FoundersJoe Lonsdale1.00infobox
Formation 8FoundersBrian Koo1.00infobox
Formation 8FoundersJim Kim1.00infobox
Formation 8HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, United States1.00infobox
Formation 8IndustryPrivate equity1.00infobox
Formation 8ProductsVenture capital1.00infobox
Formation 8TypePrivate1.00infobox
Formation 8Websiteformation8.com1.00infobox

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