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SEC-registered adviser

L••••••••• F••••••

Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)Palo Alto, CaliforniaCRD 318821SEC 801-126648websiteIAPD
Legal name F•••••• V•••••••• L••
Latest filing Mar 17, 2026
First filing on the tape Aug 29, 2022 · 7 filings
SEC status approved since Sep 29, 2022
RAUM
$433M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
8
6 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
4
reported on Schedule D
History
7 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$433M as of Mar 17, 2026
Mar 20, 2023$265M then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Mar 17, 2026
Mar 20, 20230 then
Employees (5.A)8 as of Mar 17, 2026
Mar 20, 20235 then
Private funds4 as of Mar 17, 2026
Mar 20, 20231 then
RAUM -7.1% over the last fiscal year+18% a year over threeIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 17, 2026; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
unknownderivedRAUM 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
$86.5MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
unknownderivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
unknownderived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-7.1%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for pooled vehiclesreportedItem 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
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
  • a related person has custody of client cash (9.B.1.a)
  • a related person has custody of client securities (9.B.1.b)
  • marketing includes testimonials (5.L.1.c)
  • marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Pooled investment vehicles$433M100%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
5reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, performancereported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=1.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    none on the tape
      Private funds
      1 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
      FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
      L••••••••• F•••••• F••• I• L•Venture Capital Fund$81.5M100Aug 29, 2022
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • F••••••• B•••••••• · General Partnercontrol
        since 04/2022 · owns less than 5%
      • H•••••••• S••••• · Managing Partner And Ccocontrol
        since 01/2022 · owns 50% to 75%
      • E•••••• B••••• F•••••• · Managing Membercontrol
        since 08/2005 · owns 25% to 50% of L••••••••• V•••••• P•••••••
      • M•••••• R•••• B•••• · Managing Membercontrol
        since 08/2005 · owns 25% to 50% of L••••••••• V•••••• P•••••••
      • N•••• P••••• Y••••••• · Managing Membercontrol
        since 08/2005 · owns 25% to 50% of L••••••••• V•••••• P•••••••
      Entity owners
      • L••••••••• V•••••• P••••••• · Owner
        direct · owns 25% to 50%
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      ADV anomalies
      1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
      • custody status changedChange between filings · filing Mar 17, 2026
        custody of client assets (Item 9.A): yes on the filing of 2025-05-12, no on the filing of 2026-03-17
        peers: asset managers, $100M to $500M (1,567)
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 4 to 5
        May 12, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 4 to 5
        May 12, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
      • Assets in custody · 0.0 to unset
        May 12, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
      • Custody of client assets · true to false
        May 12, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
      • Employees · 7 to 8
        May 12, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
      • Private funds · 3 to 4
        May 12, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $466M to $433M
        May 12, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $466M to $433M
        May 12, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
      • RAUM · $466M to $433M
        May 12, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
      • Financial planning clients · unset to
        Mar 21, 2025 to May 12, 2025
      • Accounts · 2 to 4
        Mar 18, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 2 to 4
        Mar 18, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
      • Private funds · 1 to 3
        Mar 18, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $289M to $466M
        Mar 18, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $289M to $466M
        Mar 18, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
      • RAUM · $289M to $466M
        Mar 18, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
      • Advisory employees · 4 to 6
        Apr 25, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
      • Employees · 5 to 7
        Apr 25, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $265M to $289M
        Apr 25, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $265M to $289M
        Apr 25, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
      • RAUM · $265M to $289M
        Apr 25, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
      • Advisory employees · 3 to 4
        Aug 29, 2022 to Mar 20, 2023
      • Business name · F•••••• V•••••••• L•• to L••••••••• F••••••
        Aug 29, 2022 to Mar 20, 2023
      • Employees · 3 to 5
        Aug 29, 2022 to Mar 20, 2023
      • HQ city · MENLO PARK to PALO ALTO
        Aug 29, 2022 to Mar 20, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $177M to $265M
        Aug 29, 2022 to Mar 20, 2023
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $177M to $265M
        Aug 29, 2022 to Mar 20, 2023
      • RAUM · $177M to $265M
        Aug 29, 2022 to Mar 20, 2023
      Signals
      2 dated events
      • L••••••••• F•••••• reported RAUM $465.7M, up 61% from $288.9M (2024-03-18 to 2025-03-21)
        Mar 21, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
      • F•••••• V•••••••• L•• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Aug 29, 2022 · First SEC registration · fact
      Across DFX
      shared identifiers only, never a name match
      How to reach
      public business contact points only, each with its source
      Firm profile
      linkedin.com/company/factionvc/aboutreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
      Website
      faction.vcreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
      Principal office phone
      408-239-9940reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 17, 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
      n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026