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OPTIMIST VENTURES LLC

CRD 337808

NEW YORK, NY

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Data as of May 28, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 8:56 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 2
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 3
Observed: Sep 5, 2025 to May 28, 2026
4 observations

Across DFX

same identity by shared identifier, citation, or a bridge measured by hand

Venture Capitalidentity

Optimist Ventures LLC

Venture manager · shared crd

Independent Sponsorsidentity

Optimist Ventures LLC

Capital provider to sponsors · shared crd

Private Equityidentity

Optimist Ventures LLC

Private equity manager · shared crd

Facts

fact = as filed or announced; derived = computed by DFX; estimate = a band, never a point

Firm class: asset managerderivedprivate_client_share=0.0 fund_share=1.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=2.0
Regulatory AUM: $311MItem 5.F on the latest filing (2026-05-28); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $311M
Private client RAUM: $0derivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 0%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 0
Employees: 3
Advisory employees: 1
Offices: 0Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 2
Private funds: 2Schedule D 7.B(1)
Custody, client assets: $0
SEC number: 801-134403
CRD: 337808
Filings on the tape: 4
First filed: Sep 5, 2025
Latest filed: May 28, 2026
Organised: Limited Liability Company, DE

Owners and control persons

Schedule A and B as filed; ownership codes are the form's bands (NA under 5%, A 5 to 10%, B 10 to 25%, C 25 to 50%, D 50 to 75%, E over 75%); people are listed as filed and never merged by name

Owner	Title	Ownership code	Control person	Acquired	First seen	Last seen
BLOCK, MICHAEL, E	CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	Na	yes	01/2026	May 28, 2026	May 28, 2026
HIMLER, TEDD	FOUNDER, MANAGING PARTNER	E	yes	05/2019	May 28, 2026	May 28, 2026

Regulatory AUM by fiscal year

annual amendments (and the roster's annual snapshot) as filed; where a year was amended twice the later filing draws the line; showing 1 of 2

Fiscal year	Filed	RAUM	Discretionary	Employees	Advisory staff	Offices	Private funds	Fund GAV
2025	Mar 5, 2026	$319M	$319M	2	1	0	2	n/a

Growth

derived from consecutive annual filings; RAUM as reported

Latest fiscal year	RAUM	A year earlier	1y change	Three years earlier	3y CAGR	Employees	A year earlier	Offices	A year earlier
2025	$311M	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3	n/a	0	n/a

Relationships

Controls (2)

← BLOCK, MICHAEL, EOwnerCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, ownership code NA, individual
May 28, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
← HIMLER, TEDDOwnerFOUNDER, MANAGING PARTNER, ownership code E, individual
May 28, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV

Dated events

No dated event names this entity yet.

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:00542b24-83a8-9b4f-3a7c-4d5b315fd29a
First observed: Sep 5, 2025
Last observed: May 28, 2026 3 months ago
Source families: Federal regulator filings
3 registered feeds stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.
Resolution: Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.

OPTIMIST VENTURES LLC

CRD 337808

NEW YORK, NY

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Data as of May 28, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 8:56 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

BLOCK, MICHAEL, E

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

yes

01/2026

May 28, 2026

HIMLER, TEDD

FOUNDER, MANAGING PARTNER

yes

05/2019

May 28, 2026

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2025

Mar 5, 2026

$319M

n/a

Latest fiscal year

RAUM

A year earlier

1y change

Three years earlier

3y CAGR

Employees

A year earlier

Offices

A year earlier

2025

$311M

n/a