Investors & Partners at 8VC

Alex Kolicich

Founding Partner, 8VC

Alex Kolicich is a Founding Partner at 8VC, a venture capital firm focused on backing transformative companies across enterprise, biotech, digital health, aerospace and defense, and space technologies. With a track record of identifying and supporting category-defining businesses, Kolicich has been instrumental in investments spanning multiple high-impact sectors. His portfolio includes notable companies such as Hims & Hers, Vercel, Asana, Cityblock Health, Addepar, Anduril, Slack, Color, and Ramp—representing a diverse range of innovations from healthcare and productivity software to aerospace and financial technology. Kolicich's investment approach combines deep sector expertise with a focus on founding teams capable of building enduring, mission-driven companies. His work at 8VC reflects a commitment to investing in entrepreneurs solving complex problems at scale across some of the most strategically important industries of our time.

Bhaskar “BG” Ghosh

CTO, 8VC

Bhaskar "BG" Ghosh is Chief Technology Officer at 8VC, a venture capital firm focused on investing in transformative technologies across enterprise, biotech, digital health, aerospace & defense, and space sectors. With a track record of identifying and supporting exceptional founders, Ghosh has been instrumental in backing notable companies including Hims & Hers, Vercel, Asana, Cityblock Health, Addepar, Anduril, Slack, Color, and Ramp. His expertise spans both deep technology and commercial applications, enabling him to evaluate complex technical challenges and market opportunities. As CTO, Ghosh leverages his technical acumen and investment experience to guide portfolio companies through critical scaling phases and advise on strategic technology decisions that drive competitive advantage and long-term value creation.

Drew Oetting

Founder, 8VC

Drew Oetting is the Founder of 8VC, a venture capital firm focused on investing in transformative companies across enterprise, biotech, digital health, aerospace and defense, and space sectors. With a track record of identifying and supporting exceptional founders, Oetting has been instrumental in backing some of the most successful technology companies of the past decade. His portfolio includes notable investments in Hims & Hers, Vercel, Asana, Cityblock Health, Addepar, Anduril, Slack, Color, and Ramp. Through 8VC, Oetting focuses on early and growth-stage investments where he can provide strategic guidance and leverage deep industry expertise. His investment philosophy emphasizes backing bold entrepreneurs solving critical problems in highly regulated and complex industries, particularly those at the intersection of technology and infrastructure.

Jake Medwell

Co-Founder and Partner, 8VC

Jake Medwell is Co-Founder and Partner at 8VC, where he focuses on investments across a broad range of sectors including artificial intelligence, fintech, enterprise software, consumer technology, biotech, cybersecurity, climate tech, developer tools, robotics, and SaaS. At 8VC, Medwell works alongside the firm's investment team to identify and support early-stage companies that are building transformative technologies. His investment approach spans multiple stages and sectors, reflecting 8VC's thesis-driven strategy of backing companies that can create significant technological and societal impact. Medwell brings an operational perspective to his investment work, helping portfolio companies navigate critical growth phases and strategic decisions.

Kimmy Scotti

Founding Partner, 8VC

Kimmy Scotti is a founding partner at 8VC who combines deep operating experience as a serial entrepreneur since age 15 with venture investing, having built companies including ScriptRelief (acquired by UnitedHealth) and Fig.1 skincare alongside her investment work. She uses what she calls the 3 a.m. Principle for backing founders—only leading investments in founders she'd be excited to take calls from in the middle of the night—and positions herself as an unusually hands-on partner who sits in on customer service calls and works alongside founders on day-to-day challenges rather than staying in the boardroom.