Eclipse Ventures

Established in 2015, Eclipse Ventures is a venture capital firm founded by Lior Susan. The firm was previously known as Formation 8 Hardware Fund, a branch of Formation 8, a venture capital firm which was disbanded in 2015. Eclipse Ventures is based in Palo Alto, California. As of February 2019, the firm is managing 33 active companies in its portfolio and has sold its ownership in 3 companies. Its most recent investment occurred on January 2019 for Augury, a predictive maintenance platform aimed for facility owners and service companies.

Eclipse Ventures funds companies that are established in North America. The firm prefers to invest in companies that are operating in the hardware, software, and data industries. It provides funding for companies in the early stage of development. With its most recent funding round held in January 2019, the firm has amassed a total amount of $1.1 billion. Its most recent round, Eclipse Fund III, acquired a fund total of $500 million.