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Austin-based venture firm 8VC, led by controversial Palantir founder Joe Lonsdale, has raised $880 million in its fifth fund.In a blog post published today, Lonsdale — who serves as 8VC’s general partner — said that his firm’s mission is “to fix a broken world.”While he did not specify which industries the new fund would target or average check size, Lonsdale did reveal that 8VC now manages “over