- conflicts or gaps
- Firm disbanded November 2015; partners pursued separate ventures (Lonsdale to 8VC, Koo to Asia-focused investing).; dropped_unverified_fields=2
- raw json
- {"company_name": "Formation 8", "founders": [{"name": "Joe Lonsdale", "role": "Co-Founder", "work_history": "Palantir co-founder; later founded 8VC after Formation 8 dissolved.", "education": null, "source_urls": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formation_8"]}, {"name": "Brian Koo", "role": "Co-Founder", "work_history": "Focused on Asia-market bridge investments; scion of the LS Group industrial family.", "education": null, "source_urls": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formation_8"]}, {"name": "Jim Kim", "role": "Co-Founder", "work_history": "Co-founded Formation 8 alongside Lonsdale and Koo in 2011.", "education": null, "source_urls": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formation_8"]}], "funding_rounds": [], "headcount_snapshots": [], "acquisitions": [], "conflicts_or_gaps": "Firm disbanded November 2015; partners pursued separate ventures (Lonsdale to 8VC, Koo to Asia-focused investing).; dropped_unverified_fields=2", "overview": {"short_description": "Former U.S. venture capital firm that invested in technology companies bridging Silicon Valley and Asian markets; disbanded in November 2015.", "hq_location": "San Francisco, California, United States", "founded_year": 2011, "company_status": "shut_down", "business_model": "Venture capital fund management; raised two funds totaling approximately $948M AUM before dissolution.", "source_urls": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formation_8"]}}
- source urls
- ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formation_8"]