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NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC

CRD 108978

PLYMOUTH, MN

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Data as of Mar 25, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 9:18 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 19
Dated events: 5
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 30, 2012 to Mar 25, 2026
22 observations

Across DFX

This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Facts

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

Firm class: institutional managerderivedprivate_client_share=0.03 fund_share=0.09 institutional_share=0.85 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0
Regulatory AUM: $1.5BItem 5.F on the latest filing (2026-03-25); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $1.5B
Private client RAUM: $46.5MderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 3%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 6
RAUM per advisor: $253Mderivedthe firm's RAUM over its IAPD headcount: a firm average, never a person's book
Employees: 9
Advisory employees: 5
Offices: 0Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 37
High net worth clients: 13
SEC number: 801-56049
CRD: 108978
Filings on the tape: 22
First filed: Mar 30, 2012
Latest filed: Mar 25, 2026
Organised: Limited Liability Company, DE
Website: ncgrowth.com

Advisors on IAPD

current investment adviser representatives on the IAPD individual feed, longest tenure first

Advisor	Designations	Branch	In industry	Prior firms	Dual registered
THOMAS LEIGH PRESS	Chartered Financial Analyst	PLYMOUTH, MN	31	n/a	no
DONALD MELVIN LONGLET	Chartered Financial Analyst	PLYMOUTH, MN	27	n/a	no
ROBERT E SCOTT	Chartered Financial Analyst	PLYMOUTH, MN	26	n/a	no
KAJ DOERRING	n/a	PLYMOUTH, MN	27	n/a	no
PETER MICHAEL CAPOUCH	Chartered Financial Analyst	PLYMOUTH, MN	23	n/a	no
THOMAS M DIGNARD	n/a	PLYMOUTH, MN	13	n/a	no

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
CAPOUCH, PETER, MICHAEL	PORTFOLIO MANAGER AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	A	yes	06/2022	Mar 30, 2012	Mar 28, 2024
DIGNARD, THOMAS, M	PORTFOLIO MANAGER	Na	yes	01/2019	Mar 29, 2019	Mar 28, 2024
DOERRING, KAJ	PORTFOLIO MANAGER	A	yes	01/2009	Mar 30, 2012	Mar 28, 2024
GOVAN, JAMES, GARDNER	Trustee	F	yes	12/2017	Mar 29, 2018	Mar 28, 2024
PRESS, THOMAS, LEIGH	DIRECTOR, CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	D	yes	12/1998	Mar 30, 2012	Mar 28, 2024
RSS 1994 TRUST	Member	C	yes	06/2014	Jun 17, 2016	Mar 28, 2024
SCOTT, ROBERT, E	President	B	yes	01/2014	Mar 30, 2012	Mar 28, 2024
STRONG, MATTHEW, DONALD	Trustee	F	yes	06/2014	Jun 17, 2016	Mar 28, 2024
STRONG, RICHARD, STUART	Member	C	yes	06/2014	Mar 30, 2012	Mar 28, 2024
WEISS, RICHARD, TRENT	ELECTED MANAGER	F	yes	06/2014	Jun 17, 2016	Mar 28, 2024
WIDMER, JOHN, WAYNE	ELECTED MANAGER	F	yes	06/2014	Jun 17, 2016	Mar 28, 2024
MCNULTY, KELLY	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	Na	no	01/2016	Mar 30, 2012	Mar 28, 2024
STRONG HOLDINGS, LLC	Member	B	no	06/2010	Mar 30, 2012	Mar 28, 2024

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

Fiscal year	Filed	RAUM	Discretionary	Employees	Advisory staff	Offices	Private funds	Fund GAV
2025	Mar 25, 2026	$1.5B	$1.5B	9	5	0	n/a	n/a
2024	Mar 26, 2025	$1.3B	$1.2B	9	5	0	n/a	n/a
2023	Mar 28, 2024	$1.2B	$1.2B	9	5	0	n/a	n/a
2022	Mar 31, 2023	$931M	$927M	9	5	0	n/a	n/a
2021	Mar 31, 2022	$1.0B	$1.0B	9	5	0	n/a	n/a
2020	Mar 31, 2021	$1.3B	$1.3B	9	5	0	n/a	n/a
2019	Mar 27, 2020	$611M	$611M	9	5	0	n/a	n/a
2018	Mar 29, 2019	$768M	$768M	8	5	0	n/a	n/a
2017	Mar 29, 2018	$763M	$763M	8	5	0	n/a	n/a
2016	Mar 31, 2017	$1.2B	$1.2B	8	5	n/a	n/a	n/a
2015	Mar 29, 2016	$2.6B	$2.6B	9	5	n/a	n/a	n/a
2014	Mar 27, 2015	$3.2B	$3.2B	9	5	n/a	n/a	n/a
2013	Mar 28, 2014	$3.9B	$3.9B	10	6	n/a	n/a	n/a
2012	Mar 28, 2013	$2.7B	$2.6B	9	6	n/a	n/a	n/a
2011	Mar 30, 2012	$2.6B	$2.5B	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Advisor flows

derived: registrations beginning and ending at this CRD on IAPD, bulk corporate re-registrations excluded; the rate is departures over IAPD headcount

Joined, 12m	Left, 12m	Net, 12m	Departure rate, 12m	Joined, 90d	Left, 90d	Left, no destination yet	Joined, 36m	Left, 36m
0	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0	0

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	$1.5B	$1.3B	21.1%	$931M	17.8%	9	9	0	0

Relationships

Registered with (6)

← THOMAS LEIGH PRESSAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jan 1, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
← DONALD MELVIN LONGLETAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jan 1, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
← ROBERT E SCOTTAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jan 1, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
← KAJ DOERRINGAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jan 1, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
← PETER MICHAEL CAPOUCHAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jan 1, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
← THOMAS M DIGNARDAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jan 1, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV

Controls (11)

← PRESS, THOMAS, LEIGHOwnerDIRECTOR, CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ownership code D, individual
Mar 30, 2012 to Mar 28, 2024factForm ADV
← STRONG, RICHARD, STUARTOwnerMEMBER, ownership code C, individual
Mar 30, 2012 to Mar 28, 2024factForm ADV
← STRONG, MATTHEW, DONALDOwnerTRUSTEE, ownership code F, individual
Jun 17, 2016 to Mar 28, 2024factForm ADV
← WEISS, RICHARD, TRENTOwnerELECTED MANAGER, ownership code F, individual
Jun 17, 2016 to Mar 28, 2024factForm ADV
← SCOTT, ROBERT, EOwnerPRESIDENT, ownership code B, individual
Mar 30, 2012 to Mar 28, 2024factForm ADV
← WIDMER, JOHN, WAYNEOwnerELECTED MANAGER, ownership code F, individual
Jun 17, 2016 to Mar 28, 2024factForm ADV
← DOERRING, KAJOwnerPORTFOLIO MANAGER, ownership code A, individual
Mar 30, 2012 to Mar 28, 2024factForm ADV
← CAPOUCH, PETER, MICHAELOwnerPORTFOLIO MANAGER AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, ownership code A, individual
Mar 30, 2012 to Mar 28, 2024factForm ADV
← DIGNARD, THOMAS, MOwnerPORTFOLIO MANAGER, ownership code NA, individual
Mar 29, 2019 to Mar 28, 2024factForm ADV
← GOVAN, JAMES, GARDNEROwnerTRUSTEE, ownership code F, individual
Mar 29, 2018 to Mar 28, 2024factForm ADV
← RSS 1994 TRUSTOwnerMEMBER, ownership code C, domestic entity
Jun 17, 2016 to Mar 28, 2024factForm ADV

Owns (2)

← MCNULTY, KELLYOwnerCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, ownership code NA, individual
Mar 30, 2012 to Mar 28, 2024factForm ADV
← STRONG HOLDINGS, LLCOwnerMEMBER, ownership code B, domestic entity
Mar 30, 2012 to Mar 28, 2024factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Mar 28, 2024
Regulatory AUM changed
Next Century Growth Investors Llc reported RAUM $1.2B, up 26% from $930.7M (2023-03-31 to 2024-03-28)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
$240M
Occurred
Mar 31, 2021
Regulatory AUM changed
Next Century Growth Investors Llc reported RAUM $1.3B, up 115% from $611.0M (2020-06-29 to 2021-03-31)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
$703M
Occurred
Mar 29, 2019
Control person left
John Kenneth Wessels (Elected Manager) no longer on Schedule A of Next Century Growth Investors Llc (listed 2018-03-29, absent 2019-03-29)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Mar 29, 2019
Control person joined
M Thomas Dignard (Portfolio Manager) appeared on Schedule A of Next Century Growth Investors Llc
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Mar 29, 2018
Regulatory AUM changed
Next Century Growth Investors Llc reported RAUM $763.0M, down 38% from $1.2B (2017-03-31 to 2018-03-29)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
$-464M

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:085b83ec-a8cf-590e-0d6e-63808db434ae
First observed: Mar 30, 2012
Last observed: Mar 25, 2026 5 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.

NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC

CRD 108978

PLYMOUTH, MN

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Data as of Mar 25, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 9:18 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Advisor

Designations

Branch

Years here

In industry

Prior firms

Dual registered

THOMAS LEIGH PRESS

Chartered Financial Analyst

PLYMOUTH, MN

n/a

DONALD MELVIN LONGLET

Chartered Financial Analyst

PLYMOUTH, MN

n/a

ROBERT E SCOTT

Chartered Financial Analyst

PLYMOUTH, MN

n/a

KAJ DOERRING

n/a

PLYMOUTH, MN

n/a

PETER MICHAEL CAPOUCH

Chartered Financial Analyst

PLYMOUTH, MN

n/a

THOMAS M DIGNARD

n/a

PLYMOUTH, MN

n/a

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

CAPOUCH, PETER, MICHAEL

PORTFOLIO MANAGER AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

yes

06/2022

Mar 30, 2012

Mar 28, 2024

DIGNARD, THOMAS, M

PORTFOLIO MANAGER

yes

01/2019

Mar 29, 2019

Mar 28, 2024

DOERRING, KAJ

PORTFOLIO MANAGER

yes

01/2009

Mar 30, 2012

Mar 28, 2024

GOVAN, JAMES, GARDNER

Trustee

yes

12/2017

Mar 29, 2018

Mar 28, 2024

PRESS, THOMAS, LEIGH

DIRECTOR, CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

yes

12/1998

Mar 30, 2012

Mar 28, 2024

RSS 1994 TRUST

Member

yes

06/2014

Jun 17, 2016

Mar 28, 2024

SCOTT, ROBERT, E

President

yes

01/2014

Mar 30, 2012

Mar 28, 2024

STRONG, MATTHEW, DONALD

Trustee

yes

06/2014

Jun 17, 2016

Mar 28, 2024

STRONG, RICHARD, STUART

Member

yes

06/2014

Mar 30, 2012

Mar 28, 2024

WEISS, RICHARD, TRENT

ELECTED MANAGER

yes

06/2014

Jun 17, 2016

Mar 28, 2024

WIDMER, JOHN, WAYNE

ELECTED MANAGER

yes

06/2014

Jun 17, 2016

Mar 28, 2024

MCNULTY, KELLY

CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

01/2016

Mar 30, 2012

Mar 28, 2024

STRONG HOLDINGS, LLC

Member

06/2010

Mar 30, 2012

Mar 28, 2024

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2025

Mar 25, 2026

$1.5B

n/a

2024

Mar 26, 2025

$1.3B

$1.2B

n/a

2023

Mar 28, 2024

$1.2B

n/a

2022

Mar 31, 2023

$931M

$927M

n/a

2021

Mar 31, 2022

$1.0B

n/a

2020

Mar 31, 2021

$1.3B

n/a

2019

Mar 27, 2020

$611M

n/a

2018

Mar 29, 2019

$768M

n/a

2017

Mar 29, 2018

$763M

n/a

2016

Mar 31, 2017

$1.2B

n/a

2015

Mar 29, 2016

$2.6B

n/a

2014

Mar 27, 2015

$3.2B

n/a

2013

Mar 28, 2014

$3.9B

n/a

2012

Mar 28, 2013

$2.7B

$2.6B

n/a

2011

Mar 30, 2012

$2.6B

$2.5B

n/a

Joined, 12m

Left, 12m

Net, 12m

Departure rate, 12m

Joined, 90d

Left, 90d

Left, no destination yet

Joined, 36m

Left, 36m

0.0%

Latest fiscal year

RAUM

A year earlier

1y change

Three years earlier

3y CAGR

Employees

A year earlier

Offices

A year earlier

2025

$1.5B

$1.3B

21.1%

$931M

17.8%