About Team8
Team8 is a venture capital firm founded in 2014. It is primarily based out of New York City, United States. As of Jul 2026, Team8 is an active investor, having invested in 67 companies, with 13 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Enterprise Infrastructure. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Encore AI Overall, Team8 portfolio has seen 1 unicorn and 12 acquisitions including key companies like Claroty, Sygnia and Sayata. A lot of funds co-invest with Team8, with names like Wing Venture Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Team8 has team of 60 people including 17 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio Unicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Team8's List of Top Investments
Team8 has a portfolio of 67 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Planck and Hysolate.Their portfolio spans across United States, Israel and China. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Enterprise Infrastructure and 10 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Team8:1. Classiq
Provider of software solutions for quantum computing. It provides users with a quantum software company that offers an operating system and development platform that allows customers to develop quantum algorithms and applications by converting functional models into optimized quantum circuits. Its features include the development of quantum algorithms, a quantum software stack that enables users to design, test, analyze, and synthesize quantum concepts.
Key facts about Classiq
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Tel Aviv (Israel)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $180M
- Employee Count: 146 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Qualcomm Ventures, SoftBank Vision Fund and 43 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Nov 13, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. OneStep
Mobile-based application for physical therapy. The platform provides virtual physical therapy for stroke recovery, pre-and post-operative joint replacement recovery, and broken bones. Users can perform the regular exercises and receives real-time feedback and personalized insights for improvement.
Key facts about OneStep
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Tel Aviv (Israel)
- Annual Revenue: £0 - £1M as on Apr 30, 2023
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $48M
- Employee Count: 159 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Vintage Investment Partners, LionBird and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Oct 22, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Claroty
Provider of cyber-physical system security solutions for industrial and commercial sectors. The platform offers asset inventory, exposure management, network protection, secure access, and threat detection. It caters to industrial, healthcare, commercial, and public sector environments. The company provides vulnerability and threat research to customers and cyber-physical network defenders.
Key facts about Claroty
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: New York (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $882M
- Employee Count: 854 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Delta-v Capital, Princeville Capital and 38 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Jan 22, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. FundGuard
Cloud-based solutions to asset managers, custodian banks, and fund administrators. The AI-based platform helps in managing investments across mutual funds and ETFs, alternatives, insurance, and pension. It offers real-time investment management, valuation and accounting, automated data mapping, management and operational dashboards, and automated NAV Contingency solutions.
Key facts about FundGuard
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $156M
- Employee Count: 155 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Kreos Capital, State Street and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Mar 26, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. April
Provider of embedded tax solutions for financial platforms and institutions. It offers tax filing and planning products designed to be integrated. The company provides solutions for wealth and investing, small to medium businesses, gig platforms, banking, and credit industries. It also offers resources such as blog posts, podcasts, and white papers.
Key facts about April
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $78M
- Employee Count: 110 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: QED Investors, iAngels and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jul 23, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Team8's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Team8 has invested in 67 companies over the last 11 years, with an average of 6 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 19 investments, while as of Jul 2026, it has made 12 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Encore AI and most recent follow-on round was in Mate Security.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 10 | 2 | 12 |
2025 | 10 | 9 | 19 |
2024 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
2023 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
2022 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
2021 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
2020 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2018 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Team8's Investments by Stage
Team8 has made 31 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $13.1M, 26 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $18.9M and 3 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $37.3M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 31 |
Series A | 26 |
Series B | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Team8's Investments by Sector
Team8 has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, FinTech, High Tech and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 60 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 60 Tech companies, 56 Software companies and at least 38 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 49 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 25 |
FinTech | 14 |
High Tech | 9 |
Vertical SaaS | 9 |
Others | 29 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Team8's Investments by Geography
Team8 has made most investments in United States (40), followed by Israel where it has made 21 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 40 |
Israel | 21 |
China | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Team8's recent investments
Team8 has made 12 investments in 2026 so far. Encore AI and Mate Security are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Team8:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jul 30, 2026 | United States | Series A | 7302 | ||
Jul 28, 2026 | Israel | Series A | 3783 | [+2] | |
May 20, 2026 | United States | Seed | 4153 | ||
May 11, 2026 | United States | Series A | 9336 | [+3] | |
Apr 23, 2026 | - | Seed | 7955 | [+1] |
Unicorns in Team8's Portfolio
Team8 has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Claroty. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Claroty which became a unicorn in 2021, 3 years after Team8 first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Team8's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
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62 | Provider of cyber-physical system security solutions for industrial and commercial sectors | 2015 | New York | Series F | vzktpye |
Acquired companies in Team8's Portfolio
12 companies from Team8's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Sayata in Sep 2025 by Penn-America Underwriters for $*****.Here are Team8's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Sep 02, 2025 | Aug 25, 2021 | Series A | 5813 | |
Jul 23, 2024 | Jun 10, 2020 | Series B | 4910 | |
Apr 10, 2024 | Feb 01, 2023 | Seed | 3560 | |
Nov 06, 2023 | Apr 11, 2021 | Seed | 3917 | |
Sep 26, 2023 | May 19, 2022 | Seed | 7846 |
Team profile of Team8
Team8 has a team of 60 members including 17 Partners, 1 Venture Partner and 7 Principals located in Israel and United States. Team8's team sits on the board of 4 companies.Here is a list of top team members in Team8:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Tel Aviv | - | ||
Partner | Israel | - | ||
Partner | Tel Aviv | - | ||
Partner | Tel Aviv | - | - | |
Partner | Tel Aviv | |||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | Tel Aviv | - | ||
Partner | Tel Aviv Yafo | - | ||
Partner | Tel Aviv District | - | ||
Partner | Tel Aviv | - | ||
Partner | United States | - |
Co-investors of Team8
Over the past 11 years, 285 investors have co-invested in Team8's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Team8: TLV Partners, Entree Capital and 28 others have invested in rounds before Team8. There are 2 companies where TLV Partners has invested before Team8 and 1 company where Entree Capital has invested before Team8.
- Top Co-investors of Team8: 122 investors entered a company along with Team8. These include investors like Wing Venture Capital (2 companies).
- Invested after Team8: A total of 133 investors have invested in Team8's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Euclidean Capital (4 companies), Bessemer Venture Partners (3 companies) and Insight Partners (3 companies).
Recent News related to Team8
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Encore AI Raises $30 Million Series A to Enhance Customer Interactions with Agentic AIStartup Story•Aug 03, 2026•Team8, encore.ai, The Garage, Planven Entrepreneur Ventures
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Mate Security Raises $35M Series A to Scale AI-Driven Security Operations PlatformThe SaaS News•Jul 29, 2026•Canaan, Mate Security, Insight Partners, Team8 and 1 other
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Frame Security Raises $50M Series A to Expand AI-Driven Human Cyber Risk PlatformThe SaaS News•Jun 08, 2026•Frame Security, Picture Capital, Team8, Index Ventures
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Tribal: $10 Million Seed Raised For Context-Aware AI Agents For Enterprise SystemsPulse 2.0•May 23, 2026•Dydx Capital, Team8, Tribal
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BAND Secures $17M Seed Funding to Pioneer AI Agent Interaction LayerBEAMSTART•Apr 24, 2026•Band, Hetz Ventures, Team8, Sierra Ventures
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Dimer Health Scores $13.5M Series A FundingMassinvestor•Mar 23, 2026•Dimer Health, Team8, SilverCircle, TechAviv
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Jazz Emerges from Stealth with $61M for AI-Powered Data Loss PreventionNewswire•Mar 10, 2026•Team8, Glilot Capital Partners, Jazz, Merlin Ventures and 3 others
