Joe Lonsdale is an American businessman, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and investor. He is well recognized for working as a general partner in a company named 8VC.
Joe is active on social media platforms. He has an official Twitter account, with more than 68.8k followers under the username @JTLonsdale.
Who Is Joe Lonsdale? Wikipedia Details
Joe Lonsdale is an American entrepreneur and venture capital investor. He is the founder of 8VC, a technology investment firm. Moreover, he is also the co-founder of Palantir Technologies, Addepar, and OpenGov.
Joe has previously been an investor in various multinational companies like Wish, Oculus, Illumio, Oscar Health, Practice Fusion, Anduril, Asana, Blend, and The Boring Company.
Moreover, Joe became on the Forbes 100 Midas list in 2016 and was the youngest member, and ranked 18th in the world in 2021. Likewise, he became America’s Richest Entrepreneurs Under 40 in 2016.
Joseph Todd Lonsdale V was born on 12 September 1982 in Fremont, California, the United States of America. He is currently 39 years old, and his zodiac sign is Virgo.
Joseph attended Standford University in 2000 and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science in 2003. During his University days, he served as editor-in-chief of the University’s newspaper, The Standford Review.
His height is 5 feet 4 inches or 1.65 m tall, and he weighs around 75 kg or 165 lbs.
Who Are Joe Lonsdale’s Parents?
The identity of Joe Lonsdale’s parents is unknown. He is very secretive about his family and doesn’t like to share his details with the public.
When Did Joe Lonsdale Get Married?
Joe Lonsdale got married to his girlfriend, Tayler Lonsdale in 2016 in a private ceremony in presence of their family and friends. Joe and Tayler are the college sweethearts and started dating in 2003. Both of them studied at Stanford University.
His girlfriend graduated in Human Biology and Engineers. Joe’s girlfriend turned wife is currently serving as one of the board members at Esper.
Moreover, the couple is active in a variety of philanthropic and mission-driven pursuits involving public policy and liberty, classical arts, and healthcare innovation. They also give their support to various nonprofit organizations such as Thorn.
Before Tayler Lonsdale, Joe Lonsdale is in a romantic relationship with Elise Clougherty, who was the Standard student, who did intern under him.
It was rumored that Elise Clougherty was been sexual assaults and abused by him, through which, Joe was even banned from appearing on the campus.
Joe Lonsdale and Tayler Lonsdale have four children. but their names and information are not available in the media.
When Did Joe Lonsdale Start His Career?
As per Joe Lonsdale’s Linkedin profile, he starts his career as an intern at PayPal in June 2002 from November 2002, while studying at Standford University.
He got an opportunity to learn about various aspects of PayPal’s online financial transaction business, Learned Bloomberg, and also became familiar with corporate financial operations and software.
Likewise, Joe worked as a Principal at Clarium Capital for nearly six years from June 2003 to January 2009. Hе is the founder of Раlаntіr Тесhnоlоgіеѕ in 2004, whоѕе ѕоftwаrе аllоwѕ humаn аnаlуѕtѕ tо ехрlоrе dаtа frоm vаrіоuѕ ѕоurсеѕ. Joe became the Chairman of the Board at ONEHope Wine in October 2008.
Later, he joined The Seasteading Institute as its Board Member from April 2008 to January 2011. The 39 years old entrepreneur became a founder of Formation 8, which is a capital firm, and worked from August 2011 to December 2015 for more than four years.
Joseph Todd сurrеntlу ѕеrvеѕ аѕ thе Founder and the Ехесutіvе Сhаіrmаn аt Аddераr. Не со-fоundеd thе рорulаr tесhnоlоgу іnvеѕtmеnt fіrm, 8VС, іn 2015.
How Much Is Joe Lonsdale’s Net Worth?
Joe Lonsdale has an estimated net worth of $425 million as of 2022. He has earned a whopping fortune from his professional career as a businessman, entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist.
