Wesley Friedman

Wesley Friedman is a Principal at 8VC based in San Francisco, California, where he leads seed and Series A investments across the technology sector. Before joining the venture capital firm in 2023, he worked on the Continuity team at Y Combinator and earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Systems Engineering from Stanford University. His investment portfolio includes notable enterprise and artificial intelligence companies such as Perplexity AI, Ironclad, and Clari, contributing to an 8VC portfolio that has secured over $10 billion in follow-on funding. In the first quarter of 2025, he directed 8VC's participation in a $100 million Series A funding round for an emerging artificial intelligence and machine learning infrastructure startup. Friedman currently focuses on providing operational support and capital to early-stage founders developing scalable enterprise software, cybersecurity platforms, and developer tools.