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SEC-registered adviser

Valence8

Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)Cambridge, MassachusettsCRD 317389SEC 801-122837websiteIAPD
Legal name Valence8 US LP
Latest filing Mar 20, 2026
First filing on the tape Nov 9, 2021 · 15 filings
SEC status approved since Dec 9, 2021
RAUM
$1.9B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
99%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
3
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$627M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
8
6 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
2
beyond the principal office
Private funds
8
reported on Schedule D
History
15 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.9B as of Mar 20, 2026
Mar 21, 2022$313M then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Mar 20, 2026
Mar 21, 20220 then
Employees (5.A)8 as of Mar 20, 2026
Mar 21, 20223 then
Private funds8 as of Mar 20, 2026
Mar 21, 20223 then
RAUM +34% over the last fiscal year+49% a year over threeIARs 3 to 3offices 3 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 20, 2026; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$627MderivedRAUM 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
$157MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
99%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.7derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.0derived3 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+34%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, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for pooled vehiclesreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$1.5B, 8 clientsreportedItem 9.A
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)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
  • an independent public accountant performs a surprise examination (9.C.1)
  • marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Pooled investment vehicles$1.9B100%
  • Other investment advisers$2.0M0.1%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
12reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$1.5B for 8 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, performancereported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=0.99 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
3 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
George Chun-Hung LaiChartered Financial AnalystCambridge, Ma Jun 13, 202219 y0
Brendan James CorcoranCambridge, MaJun 21, 202219 y1
Alejandro GoldbergNew York, Ny Oct 24, 202218 y0
Advisor movement
0 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net 0 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    Private funds
    4 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
    FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
    Valence8 Diversified (Core) Fund LtdHedge Fund$451M29Mar 21, 2022
    Valence8 Directional (Core) Fund LtdHedge Fund$348M25Mar 21, 2022
    Valence8 Pe 2022 (Core) Fund LPPrivate Equity Fund$54.4M24Mar 21, 2022
    Valence8 Pe 2023 (Core) Fund LPPrivate Equity Fund$19.3M21Mar 8, 2023
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • Colin Pan · Individual Shareholdercontrol
      since 10/2021 · owns F of Valence8 Cayman Gp Limited
    • James Brendan Corcoran · Partner, Chief Compliance Officer
      since 10/2021 · owns less than 5%
    • Alejandro Goldberg · Partner
      since 04/2022 · owns less than 5%
    • Chun-Hung George Lai · Partner
      since 01/2022 · owns less than 5%
    Entity owners
    • Valence8 LLC · General Partner
      direct · owns 75% or more
    • Valence8 Cayman Gp Limited · General Partner
      indirect · owns F of Valence8 Cayman LP
    • Valence8 Cayman LP · Corporate Shareholder
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Valence8 Uk Limited
    • Valence8 Uk Limited · Corporate Shareholder
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Valence8 LLC
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    • Valence8 Llp
      investment advisern
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Cambridge, Ma · principal300
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • New York, NY1 employees
    • , 1 employees
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 11 to 12
      Oct 15, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
    • Advisory employees · 5 to 6
      Oct 15, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
    • Pooled vehicle clients · 6 to 8
      Oct 15, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
    • Assets in custody · $1.2B to $1.5B
      Oct 15, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
    • Employees · 7 to 8
      Oct 15, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
    • Other offices · 4 to 2
      Oct 15, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
    • Private funds · 6 to 8
      Oct 15, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
    • Discretionary RAUM · $1.4B to $1.9B
      Oct 15, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $21.8M to $15.2M
      Oct 15, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
    • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $1.4B to $1.9B
      Oct 15, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
    • RAUM · $1.4B to $1.9B
      Oct 15, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
    • Assets in custody · $1.2B to $1.2B
      Aug 11, 2025 to Oct 15, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $1.4B to $1.4B
      Aug 11, 2025 to Oct 15, 2025
    • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $1.4B to $1.4B
      Aug 11, 2025 to Oct 15, 2025
    • RAUM · $1.4B to $1.4B
      Aug 11, 2025 to Oct 15, 2025
    • HQ city · to CAMBRIDGE
      Mar 20, 2025 to Aug 11, 2025
    • HQ state · to MA
      Mar 20, 2025 to Aug 11, 2025
    • Other offices · 3 to 4
      Mar 20, 2025 to Aug 11, 2025
    • Accounts · 6 to 11
      Sep 11, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
    • Advisory employees · 4 to 5
      Sep 11, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
    • Pooled vehicle clients · 4 to 6
      Sep 11, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
    • Assets in custody · $872M to $1.2B
      Sep 11, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
    • Employees · 6 to 7
      Sep 11, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
    • Financial planning clients · unset to
      Sep 11, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
    • HQ city · unset to
      Sep 11, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
    • HQ state · unset to
      Sep 11, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
    • Private funds · 4 to 6
      Sep 11, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $872M to $1.4B
      Sep 11, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $37.2M to $21.8M
      Sep 11, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
    • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $872M to $1.4B
      Sep 11, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
    • RAUM · $909M to $1.4B
      Sep 11, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
    • Accounts · 4 to 6
      Sep 18, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
    • Assets in custody · $575M to $872M
      Sep 18, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
    • Discretionary RAUM · $575M to $872M
      Sep 18, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $0 to $37.2M
      Sep 18, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
    • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $575M to $872M
      Sep 18, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
    • RAUM · $575M to $909M
      Sep 18, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
    • HQ city · CAMBRIDGE to unset
      Mar 16, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023
    • HQ state · MA to unset
      Mar 16, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023
    • Accounts · 3 to 4
      Nov 17, 2022 to Mar 8, 2023
    Signals
    5 dated events
    • Valence8 reported RAUM $1.9B, up 34% from $1.4B (2025-10-15 to 2026-03-20)
      Mar 20, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
    • Valence8 reported RAUM $1.4B, up 54% from $909.5M (2024-09-11 to 2025-03-20)
      Mar 20, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
    • Valence8 reported RAUM $909.5M, up 58% from $574.6M (2023-09-18 to 2024-03-15)
      Mar 15, 2024 · RAUM change · derived
    • Valence8 reported RAUM $574.6M, up 84% from $312.7M (2022-11-17 to 2023-03-08)
      Mar 8, 2023 · RAUM change · derived
    • Valence8 filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
      Nov 9, 2021 · First SEC registration · fact
    Across DFX
    shared identifiers only, never a name match
    • Valence8 · Family Offices
      shared crd · office
    • Valence8 · Independent Sponsors
      shared crd · capital_provider
    • Valence8 · Private Equity
      shared crd · organization
    How to reach
    public business contact points only, each with its source
    Firm profile
    linkedin.com/company/valence8reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
    Website
    valance8.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
    Principal office phone
    508-281-9208reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 20, 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
    Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)deriveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
    RAUM per advisor
    $627Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026