Eight Roads Ventures is a proprietary venture capital firm backed by the Fidelity network that invests in technology and healthcare companies across China, Europe, India, Japan, and the U.S. Eight Roads Ventures's Twitter Score is 4.4 out of 1000 as of July 2026, ranking #196,118 among 531,432 tracked accounts.
Eight Roads Ventures traces its investment activity to Boston in 1969, when it operated as Fidelity Ventures. The firm demerged from Fidelity International Limited on 30 September 2019 and continues to operate within the broader Fidelity network. Unlike traditional venture funds, Eight Roads Ventures does not accept third-party capital, drawing exclusively on Fidelity network backing. In January 2025, the firm appointed Alex Emery as President to oversee its global operations.
Eight Roads Ventures has built a portfolio of over 350 companies globally, with more than 35 IPOs and over $5 billion in assets under management. Its crypto and digital-asset exposure includes a $16 million Series A investment in Fireblocks, a digital-asset security platform, made in 2019. The firm's fintech holdings also span Quantstamp, a Web3 security company, and Binfinity, a crypto exchange.
Eight Roads Ventures operates alongside several associated funds, including F-Prime Capital as a sister fund, as well as 6 Dimensions Capital, Anterra Capital, Arbor Ventures, ClearVue Partners, HealthXCapital, Jungle Ventures, and Volition Capital. Eight Roads Ventures's portfolio includes Fireblocks and Kaiko. Eight Roads Ventures has published 3,124 posts on the platform and has been mentioned by 46 accounts a total of 107 times.
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