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SEC-registered adviser

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Independent wealth managerNew York, New YorkCRD 308909SEC 801-124693websiteIAPD
Legal name S•••• I••••••• L••
Latest filing Jul 9, 2026
First filing on the tape Apr 29, 2020 · 25 filings
SEC status approved since Apr 25, 2022
RAUM
$1.0B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$1.0B individuals and HNW
Advisors
3
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$334M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
25
5 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
25 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.0B as of Jul 9, 2026
Mar 20, 2023$71.7M then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)1 as of Jul 9, 2026
Mar 20, 20232 then
Employees (5.A)25 as of Jul 9, 2026
Mar 20, 20238 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +106% over the last fiscal year+141% a year over threeIARs 1 to 1
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jul 9, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Independent boutique · a wealth manager with no broker-dealer, bank or insurance affiliate, 2 to 25 advisors, one to three offices, no public reporting company control
  • Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
RAUM per advisor
$334MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$508,757derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
8.3derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
3.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+106%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, otherreportedItem 5.G
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
  • buys or sells securities as principal to or from clients (8.A.2)
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Individuals$1.0B100%
Individual clients
937reported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
1,968reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixedreported
Class basis
private_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
2 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
T•••••• J•••• M••••••••New York, NyApr 20, 202612 y1
A•• L••• M•••••••Chartered Financial AnalystNew York, Ny Jul 8, 202619 y4
Advisor movement
0 left, 2 joined in 12 months
net +2 in 12 months0 left in 90 days1 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • C•••••• Z••••••• A••• · Chief Executive Officercontrol
    since 04/2020 · owns less than 5%
  • C•••••• Z••••••• A••• · Managing Membercontrol
    since 04/2020 · owns 50% to 75% of S•••• I••••••• H•••••••• I•••
  • C•••••• M••••••• W•••••• · Chairman
    since 04/2020 · owns less than 5%
  • M••••• D•••••• M•••• · Cco
    since 01/2025 · owns less than 5%
Entity owners
  • S•••• I••••••• H•••••••• I••• · Managing Member
    direct · owns 75% or more
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
New York, Ny · principal320
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
ADV anomalies
2 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • account count surgeChange between filings · filing Apr 15, 2026
    accounts (Item 5.F.2.f) moved from 803.0 to 1,968.0 (+145.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-28 and 2026-04-15; the peer median change was +6.0% (1206 comparable advisers, 97.0th percentile of changes)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,206) · 97% percentile
  • RAUM up 50 %Change between filings · filing Apr 15, 2026
    RAUM (Item 5.F) moved from $485,628,448 to $1,001,233,189 (+106.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-28 and 2026-04-15; the peer median change was +17.0% (1298 comparable advisers, 98.0th percentile of changes)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,298) · 98% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 803 to 1,968
    Jun 9, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Individual clients · 534 to 937
    Jun 9, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Employees · 19 to 25
    Jun 9, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $486M to $1.0B
    Jun 9, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $486M to $1.0B
    Jun 9, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • RAUM · $486M to $1.0B
    Jun 9, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Business name · S•••• I••••••• L•• to S••••
    May 8, 2025 to Jun 9, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · unset to
    May 8, 2025 to Jun 9, 2025
  • Accounts · 381 to 803
    Sep 20, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Advisory employees · 2 to 5
    Sep 20, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Advisory activities · 2 to 3
    Sep 20, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • BD registered reps · 1 to 0
    Sep 20, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Individual clients · unset to 534.0
    Sep 20, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Employees · 18 to 19
    Sep 20, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $165M to $486M
    Sep 20, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · unset to 485628448.0
    Sep 20, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • RAUM · $165M to $486M
    Sep 20, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Related adviser · false to true
    Sep 20, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Accounts · 95 to 381
    Nov 16, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Advisory employees · 3 to 2
    Nov 16, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Advisory activities · 1 to 2
    Nov 16, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • BD registered reps · 0 to 1
    Nov 16, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Employees · 8 to 18
    Nov 16, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 2 to 1
    Nov 16, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • State-registered IARs · 2 to 1
    Nov 16, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $71.7M to $165M
    Nov 16, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • RAUM · $71.7M to $165M
    Nov 16, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • BD registered reps · 2 to 0
    Oct 24, 2023 to Nov 16, 2023
  • Accounts · 83 to 95
    Apr 5, 2022 to Mar 20, 2023
  • Advisory employees · 2 to 3
    Apr 5, 2022 to Mar 20, 2023
  • Employees · 7 to 8
    Apr 5, 2022 to Mar 20, 2023
  • Other offices · 1 to 0
    Apr 5, 2022 to Mar 20, 2023
  • Discretionary RAUM · $33.8M to $71.7M
    Apr 5, 2022 to Mar 20, 2023
  • RAUM · $33.8M to $71.7M
    Apr 5, 2022 to Mar 20, 2023
  • Accounts · 0 to 83
    Dec 14, 2020 to Mar 21, 2022
  • Advisory employees · 1 to 2
    Dec 14, 2020 to Mar 21, 2022
  • BD registered reps · 1 to 2
    Dec 14, 2020 to Mar 21, 2022
  • Employees · 1 to 7
    Dec 14, 2020 to Mar 21, 2022
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 0 to 2
    Dec 14, 2020 to Mar 21, 2022
  • State-registered IARs · 1 to 2
    Dec 14, 2020 to Mar 21, 2022
Signals
5 dated events
  • Seeds reported RAUM $1.0B, up 106% from $485.6M (2025-06-09 to 2026-03-31)
    Mar 31, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
  • Seeds reported RAUM $485.6M, up 194% from $165.5M (2024-09-20 to 2025-03-28)
    Mar 28, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
  • Ann Stephanie Lawrence (Chief Operating Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Seeds (listed 2024-09-12, absent 2024-09-20)
    Sep 20, 2024 · Control person left · inference
  • Ann Stephanie Lawrence (Chief Operating Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Seeds
    Apr 24, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
  • S•••• I••••••• L•• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    Apr 29, 2020 · First SEC registration · fact
Across DFX
shared identifiers only, never a name match
No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
Firm profile
linkedin.com/company/seeds-investorreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 19, 2026
Website
useseeds.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 19, 2026
Principal office phone
(212) 287-7370reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jul 9, 2026
Provenance
Form ADV
SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
Advisors
IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
Class
Independent wealth managerderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
RAUM per advisor
$334Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026