Joe Lonsdale is a venture capitalist and entrepreneur who co-founded Palantir Technologies, Addepar, and OpenGov, and serves as Founder and Managing Partner at 8VC. Joe Lonsdale's Twitter Score is 337 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of October 2026, ranking #844 (top 0.5%) among 493,668 tracked accounts.
Joe Lonsdale leads 8VC, a venture firm that manages over $6 billion in capital and focuses primarily on software and infrastructure, Bio-IT, logistics, and healthcare. He is also affiliated with Founders Fund and Haun Ventures. While 8VC's core mandate is not crypto-native, firms connected to Joe Lonsdale, including 8VC, have been involved in investing in Erebor, a proposed crypto-focused bank.
Joe Lonsdale has been publicly critical of President Trump's pardon of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, who was convicted of violating anti-money-laundering laws. Joe Lonsdale has been active on Twitter since 2010, with 22,766 posts to date. He has been mentioned by 422 accounts, with 1,109 total mentions.
As an investor, Joe Lonsdale has backed NewLimit, Arkham, Unshackled Ventures, America, Leading The Future and Erebor.
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