Joe Lonsdale
Joe Lonsdale is a renowned founder of several mission-driven companies and an early institutional investor in various notable startups. He is passionate about fixing big industries, particularly healthcare, finance, and government. Earlier in his career, Lonsdale worked at PayPal while he was still a student at Stanford. He subsequently joined Clarium Capital as an early executive and was a key player in growing it into a large global macro hedge fund. Lonsdale often lectures and writes on entrepreneurship, technology, and public policy.
Joe Lonsdale Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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General Partner
Academic History
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BS in Computer Science
NOTABLE INVESTMENTS
- Wish
- Oculus
- Oscar
- Illumio
- Blend
- Orca Bio
- RelateIQ
- Joby Aviation
- Synthego
- Guardant Health
CURRENT APPOINTMENTS
- General Partner at 8VC, a leading venture capital firm building durable technology platforms
- Founder and Chairman at Addepar, a wealth management platform specializing in data aggregation
- Co-Founder of Palantir Technologies, a multi-billion dollar software company specializing in defense and finance
- Chairman of the Board at ONEHope Wine, a charity-focused wine brand rooted in purpose
PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS
- Founding Partner at Formation 8, a venture capital firm focused on seed, early, and later-stage investments
- Founding Chairman of OpenGov, a technology company modernizing various processes for over 2,000 municipalities and state agencies
- Principal at Clarium Capital, an investment management and hedge fund company
- Computer Scientist at Paypal, an electronic commerce company operating an online payments system
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
- Lonsdale has been on the Forbes 100 Midas List since 2016 and was the youngest member included in 2016 and 2017.
MEDIA
- Lonsdale has appeared as a guest on Real Vision.
PHILANTHROPY
- Lonsdale is active in various philanthropic and mission-driven pursuits involving public policy and liberty, classical arts, and healthcare innovation.
- He is focused on harnessing the power of markets to create more opportunities for all parts of society.
- He founded the Cicero Institute to champion market-inspired solutions to some of the toughest problems in criminal justice, housing, healthcare, and other domestic policy areas.