Joe Lonsdale
@JTLonsdale
Followers
238K
Following
209K
Media
589
Statuses
15K
I'm an entrepreneur, investor, & philanthropist. I founded @PalantirTech @Addepar @UAustinOrg @8VC & other mission-driven orgs. Bold policy @InstituteCicero
Austin, Texas USA
Joined April 2010
This is a remarkable moment in the USA, and 8VC is proud to play our part alongside bold colleagues and entrepreneurs. Today, we’re announcing 8VC Fund VI, renewing our commitment to help shape the next great American century.
We are proud to announce 8VC Fund VI, with $998 million in new LP capital to back the most fearless and ambitious builders. The world is broken. Let's fix it. To the frontier!
239
204
2K
Wasn’t aware that short-sellers could sue you for being too awesome.
46
22
541
Rape was quite common throughout history and prehistory. In some places today, such as the West, we have built societies were rape had become comparatively very rare, and with a high level of safety for women. But now for some reason, Western European countries decided to
🇦🇹🇦🇫 In Austria, an Afghan migrant caregiver has been arrested for raping an 82-year-old woman. Her son witnessed it live through cameras installed in the house. The company that sent the migrant caregiver to this elderly woman accused the victim's family of allegedly illegally
124
2K
11K
Talent is destiny, but hiring too often favors pedigree over ability. Cos need a mindset shift—and infrastructure to test real-world readiness. Meet @MeritFirstUS, from 8VC @lessin & @zganieany. Below, @JTLonsdale & @andrewoetting reflect on the promise of meritocracy at scale.
3
10
43
Those Christians who get in bed with the Harlot and drink of her abominations are not Christians at all, but enemies of Christ, destine for destruction. The Church must take the blasphemy, heresy, idolatry, and satanism of Rome far more seriously than we do, and fight her with
6
2
8
Harvard is a hedge fund with ideological indoctrination as a side hustle…
Harvard sits on $53 billion tax-free while Uncle Sam (who's $37 trillion in debt) keeps writing them checks. Meanwhile, schools like University of Austin, Hillsdale, and College of the Ozarks charge LESS and take $0 in federal funding. The kicker? The more money Harvard gets,
298
2K
10K
We’re often asked how 8VC thinks about robotics. In our newest blog, @AlexKolicich @vvkgopalan & @AlexanderMclane share their musings on how LLM advancements, data collection, research, etc are shaping the state of the art, along with frameworks for how/where to build (below).
18
7
132
Amer Abu Sabila, 25, a married father of two, was driving from his Bedouin village to Sderot to visit his brother on October 7. On the road, he came across the Swissa family. Minutes earlier, the father, Dolev, had been fatally shot by terrorists in the car. Amid the chaos, as
371
5K
20K
NEW: @JTLonsdale sets the record straight on Palantir: "What Palantir is doing is bringing two things: One, it's bringing competence ...Two, it's bringing a framework of civil liberties where we watch the watchers... I don't trust government... but I do want government to be
NEW: @JTLonsdale with @WillCain on Trump deploying the National Guard to US cities: "Conservatives for too long have said, 'Well, it's the Democrats fault. We're just going to let these things burn.' Our civilization needs functional cities, and we need to stand up for them."
5
17
110
This is cool. I wish I was a teenager again to go back to old projects and build, but with AI like this and inexpensive hardware delivered in days to iterate on design. My @8VC colleagues and I are building a secret hardware project using Flux for the electronics. Coming soon.
The first AI hardware engineering intern is here. ⚡️ Until now, Flux could handle one-off tasks; add a part here, wire a trace there. Now, it can plan, decide, and execute full design cycles. Researching parts, wiring schematics, placing, routing, and checking as it goes.
16
12
106
Why do we build such ugly stuff these days? Look around: buildings, benches, and doors increasingly feel rushed and disposable. Somewhere along the way, we traded beauty for efficiency and craft for convenience. And so, I've produced the film below. To make it, I’ve partnered
I’ve made a short film. Look at the things around you: doors, bins, staircases, furniture, railings, doorhandles, windows. Do you like how they look, or not? Modern design has become boring, but it doesn’t have to be this way. The word “beautiful” is overused. We don’t need
66
83
863
When Shlomo realized that terrorists had entered his home, he left the protected room where he was with his family, sat down in the living room, pretended that he lived alone, and waited for them. When they saw him, they did not hesitate to shoot him, then rushed to continue
2K
10K
58K
Multiple Islamist countries are working to negotiate a deal for peace. In this deal, for them to agree to peace, many Hamas terrorists behind this attack two years ago today are to be let free, in exchange for the mostly-dead bodies of the Israeli hostages.
The Kapshitter family were heading home from 5 yo Ethan’s birthday camping trip when they were intercepted by Hamas and forced out of their car. Hamas executed Ethan first, making sure the parents witnessed their son’s murder. Parents Dina and Evgeny were executed next to
28
18
234
On this second anniversary of the terrible terrorist attacks of October 7, we remember all of the innocent people brutally murdered by Hamas. And we continue to work towards President Trump's plan to bring the remaining hostages home and build a lasting peace for all.
6K
8K
63K
Two years ago, Hamas terrorists slaughtered partygoers hiding in a bomb shelter as Hamas unleashed the deadliest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. 1,200 murdered. Women raped. Families burned alive. 48 still in Hamas dungeons. Never forget. Never forgive. Never again.
101
826
3K
🚨 HAMAS will only release hostages, if Israel release Hamas members who committed the October 7th Massacre. So basically: “We will release the dead bodies, if you release the people who murdered them in the first place.”
2K
5K
14K
Denmark followed 321 Muslim Palestinian asylum seekers and their kids for nearly 30 years. This is the SHOCKING result - Out of the original 321 Palestinians, 204 ended up being convicted of a crime - 71 of them were jailed - 176 ended up on welfare - That accounts for 63%
2K
27K
75K
Blown away by the talent behind some of these great companies; just a casual Nobel Prize. Congrats!
Congrats to @sonomabio’s Fred Ramsdell on the 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work on regulatory T-cells, or Tregs, which act as an “e-brake” on the immune system. Tregs are a critical link in understanding autoimmune disease, and advancing immunotherapy more broadly (🧵).
13
10
266
This is correct. Do not compromise your beliefs out of fear; stand up to the haters. I’m an American patriot first and also a fierce Zionist, and I am not interested in hiding or appeasing anybody. Our family, Christian and Jewish, has been in this country since the beginning
The Yevsektsiya were Jews. They blamed “Zionists” and traditional Jews for alienating Soviet society. They believed that if Jews behaved properly and complied with Communism, the regime would treat them well. When they were no longer useful, the Yevsektsiya were disbanded. Their
69
59
917
NEW: @JTLonsdale with @WillCain on Trump deploying the National Guard to US cities: "Conservatives for too long have said, 'Well, it's the Democrats fault. We're just going to let these things burn.' Our civilization needs functional cities, and we need to stand up for them."
10
31
153
TRUMP'S CRIME CRACKDOWN @JTLonsdale: "When you let the left take these things over, they lie and they steal and they use that money to break everything else."
12
31
204
Intro to @speedrun mixer happening rn @andrewchen @KatiaAmeri @jai_mansukhanii @anthonyazrak @EmlynThompsonLA
2
3
21