Person
Joe Lonsdale
Co-founder of Epirus, managing partner of 8VC, and co-founder of Palantir Technologies.
· 1 current role · 1 founding
Physical AI footprint (7)
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- Portfolio company · via 8VC
American defense-technology company (Costa Mesa, founded 2017 by [Palmer Luckey](/people/palmer-luckey), [Brian Schimpf](/people/brian-schimpf), and others) bui
- Portfolio company · via 8VC
BRINC is a Seattle-based drone manufacturer designing UAV solutions for public safety, founded by Blake Resnick in 2019.
- Portfolio company · via 8VC
Los Angeles-based manufacturer of productized, configurable satellite bus platforms built at constellation scale.
- Founder
[Epirus](https://www.epirusinc.com) is a Torrance, CA-based defense technology company developing the Leonidas high-power microwave (HPM) system for counter-dro
- Portfolio company · via 8VC
Autonomous yard trucks (Class 6 switching tractors) for freight distribution centers; moves trailers from dock to dock without a human driver.
- Portfolio company · via 8VC
San Francisco-based construction-autonomy company founded by ex-[Waymo](/companies/waymo) engineers Boris Sofman (CEO), Kevin Peterson (CTO), and Ajay Gummalla
Series B · $270M1 model - Portfolio company · via 8VC
Generalist AI Inc.
Round (2026) · $400M1 model
Current roles (1)
- Epirus Co-FounderReported, not verified
Foundings (1)
- Epiruscofounderno longer at company
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Co-founders (1)
- Nathan Mintz co-founded Epirus
Investor roles (1)
- 8VC founder(venture)
Sources (1)
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