Joseph Todd "Joe" Lonsdale V (September 12, 1982) is an American entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist.
He is a founding partner at 8VC, a technology investment firm.
Most recently, Lonsdale was a founding partner at Formation 8, one of the top performing private funds and the precursor firm to 8VC.
Together, the 8VC and Formation 8 funds manage over $2.7 billion.
He was an early investor in many companies including Wish, Oculus, Illumio, Oscar Health, Blend Labs, Joby Aviation, Guardant Health, Synthego, and RelateIQ.
Lonsdale also co-founded and serves as chairman of Addepar, a wealth management technology company, and OpenGov, a technology platform that helps manage data intelligence and budget processes of governments.
In 2004, Lonsdale co-founded Palantir Technologies, a company focused on analyzing, integrating, and visualizing data especially in defense and finance.
Joe was the youngest-ever member of the Midas List when he debuted in 2016.