Brightwood Capital Advisors, LLC
Private equity with venture activity, based in New York, New York, reporting $463M of fund assets on its funds' Form ADV filings.
Composed from this organization's classification, location and filed figures.
12 additional team members, 3 additional investments, funds and LPs, 29 events, 8 verified contacts (5 published business email, 2 firm phone, 1 general firm email)
Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.
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Nothing material in the last 180 days.
People to know
View all people- Managing MemberWhy: Named with investment responsibilityNo route on file yet
Relationship network
9 connected entities
From financing rounds and every investor named in them, Form ADV and Form D filings, the firm's funds and team, and disclosed LP commitments in the venture capital graph. A round's amount is the size of the round, not money that moved between two investors.
Some relationships on this record are counted rather than named here. They open with the full profile.
Click any name or line for the rounds and sources behind it. Line weight is rounds together; dashed lines are inferred.
- Capital provider
- Fund or vehicle
- Person
›How strength and recency are read
Co-investors are read from the rounds: three or more shared rounds is a strong observed relationship, two a repeat co-investor, one a single round. Funds and people are structural. Nothing is scored that a reader cannot check.
Darker lines were active in the last 24 months or are current; lighter lines are older or undated.
How am I connected?
Name your firm, a company or a person, and DFX finds the published routes to Brightwood Capital Advisors, LLC: a shared portfolio company or board, a prior employer, a co-investor, a shared LP or service provider. Every step is a filed or published record with its source; none is a guess about who knows whom.
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Investing
0 companies on record, 0 new in 12 months
Investments on record
What these amounts mean“This investor” is the amount disclosed for this investor alone; it is unknown unless a source said it. The round size is the whole round.Acquired, Public, Exited and Active are what the firm’s own portfolio card says, read on the date shown when you hover the chip; they are not deal dates. A company with no chip is one whose card states no outcome: DFX does not assume it is active.Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
- Sectors
- enterprise software, healthcare, consumer, space, defense, edtech, logistics, industrial, media
- Stages
- early
- Geography
- boston, chicago, colorado, global, globally, michigan, new york, united states
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
- Self-described
- venture capital
Team
9 current, 14 departed
Decision makers
Who else at this firm · 2 people, grouped by function
- Darilyn Therese Olidge · General Counsel And Chief Compliance OfficerWhy this person: General Counsel And Chief Compliance Officer at the firm
Ranked by the role the firm or its filing states, a route on file and deals led. Every reason is read from the record, never inferred. Routes are published by the person or the firm (their bio, the team page or a filing) and are revealed on a plan; data bought from a provider is never shown, and a route printed at a firm the person has since left is held back.
Investment team
How the team is orderedPartners who lead rounds first (rounds led, then deals attributed, then seniority), then the rest of the investment team, then investor relations, finance and operations. A person named by two sources under two spellings is shown once.- Managing Member
- General Counsel And Chief Compliance Officer
- Chief Credit Officer
14 departed (kept with end dates)
- Damien Ramon Dwin · Managing Member · Feb 1, 2012 to Dec 4, 2020 Inference
- Marla Willner · Head Of Investments · Apr 1, 2015 to Jun 30, 2017 Inference
- Melody Rollins Downes · Managing Director · Jan 1, 2016 to Apr 18, 2018 Inference
Contacts
1 general firm email, 5 published business email, 2 firm phone on record, each with its source. Values open with the complete profile.
Funds and LPs
4 vehicles, 1 LPs disclosed
Funds and vehicles
What these amounts meanGAV is the gross asset value the adviser reported on Form ADV for the vehicle, never the fund’s committed size and never dry powder. Form D sold is the amount sold as of the latest filing, never a final close.| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brightwood Capital SBIC III, LP | Fund | 2021 form d first sale | Mature | $335M Jun 26, 2026 | 52 | $82.7M of $100M | Sep 12, 2023 |
| Brightwood Capital SBIC II, LP | Fund · ADV: Private Equity Fund | 2013 form d first sale | Harvest | $24.2M Jun 26, 2026 | 97 | $44.9M of $50.0M | Mar 6, 2013 |
| Brightwood Capital SBIC I, LP | Fund | 2011 form d first sale | Harvest | $46.0M Apr 26, 2024 | 93 | $74.8M of $74.8M | May 21, 2012 |
Limited partners
- 2012-02-031 commitment to 1 fund · $15.0M disclosed
Known LPs and allocators
What these amounts and dates areEach commitment is counted once across the pension tape and the allocator graph. A commitment date prints only when the source printed one; otherwise the row carries the report date. A foundation’s 990-PF line is a holding at fair value, never a commitment. Rows without a fund on the venture graph are commitments to this manager.| Allocator | Type | Fund | Amount | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York State Common Retirement Fund | PUBLIC INSTITUTIONAL POOL | Brightwood Capital SBIC I, LP | $15.0M committed | committed Feb 3, 2012 | Fact Pension disclosure |
| William T Grant Foundation Inc | FOUNDATION | Brightwood Capital SBIC I, LP | $931,534 fair value on the foundation's return | reported as of Dec 31, 2024 | Fact IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file returns |
| William T Grant Foundation Inc | FOUNDATION | Brightwood Capital SBIC III, LP | $4.3M fair value on the foundation's return | reported as of Dec 31, 2024 | Fact IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file returns |
Relationships across DFX
0 co-investors · on 5 other DFX graphs
Co-investors
Across DFX and the capital chainon 5 other DFX graphs · 5 capital paths ShowHide
- Sponsor-market profile (matched by same CRD)
- The same institution is held on Independent Sponsors, Private Equity, RIA and Wealth, Private Credit, Allocators, matched by identifier. See which records
Brightwood Capital Advisors, LLC is the same institution as 5 records in Independent Sponsors, Private Equity, RIA and Wealth, Private Credit and Allocators.
DFX found 5 relationships across 5 datasets
Which record it is in each graph, what it is called there, and how the two were matched.
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Checking your plan…
Brightwood Capital Advisors, LLC sits on 5 traced paths of capital across the graphs.
DFX traced 5 paths of capital through this record
Every record on each path, what it committed or lent, and as of when.
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Evidence and history
34 dated events, 106 observations from 4 sources
Timeline
- Jun 26, 2026Brightwood Capital SBIC IV, LP first reported on Form ADV by Brightwood Capital Advisors, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $57,646,660
- May 1, 2023Eric Howard Pratt joined Schedule A of Brightwood Capital Advisors, LLC as Chief Credit Officer
- Mar 30, 2023William W Archer (Chief Credit Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Brightwood Capital Advisors, LLC
- Feb 16, 2022Brightwood Capital SBIC III, LP first reported on Form ADV by Brightwood Capital Advisors, LLC (Venture Capital Fund)
- Mar 30, 2021Philip Daniele (Managing Director) no longer on Schedule A of Brightwood Capital Advisors, LLC
Identity and regulatory footprint
Address, phone, Form ADV filing and ownersForm ADV filed Jun 26, 2026 · 34 private fundsShowHide
- Headquarters
- New York, NYadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- BRIGHTWOODLP.COM
- SEC adviser type
- Registered investment adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- unknown
- Latest Form ADV
- Jun 26, 2026
- Private funds reported
- 34 (2 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets, adviser total
- $6.3Badviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- Regulatory AUM
- $6.2Bthe adviser's RAUM, a regulatory measure, never a fund size
- Employees
- 64
- Owners on Schedule A
- Brightwood Capital Advisors GP, LLC (General Partner); Brightwood Capital Advisors, LP (Member), owns 75% or more
Classification history
Classification history
Every classification this record has carried3 on recordShowHide
- Sep 23, 2026Private equity with venture activity (probable, 75%)Registered adviser; venture funds are 6% of 34 private funds
- Sep 12, 2026Private equity with venture activity (probable, 75%)Registered adviser; venture funds are 7% of 34 private funds
- Sep 12, 2026Private equity with venture activity (probable, 75%)Registered adviser; venture funds are 7% of 30 private funds
Evidence
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
| Fact | Value | Effective | Class | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why admitted | VC funds reported | Jun 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Registered investment adviser | Jun 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Registered investment adviser | Jun 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Registered investment adviser | Apr 26, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2013-08-02 | Jun 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2013-08-02 | Apr 26, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-30 | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-29 | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-25 | Sep 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-23 | Sep 24, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-21 | Sep 23, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-22 | Sep 23, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1 | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2026-06-26 | Jun 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2026-06-26 | Jun 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2024-04-26 | Apr 26, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC status | Approved | Jun 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC status effective | 2013-08-07 | Jun 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 0 | Jun 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 0 | Apr 26, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Business phone | Jun 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Business phone | Apr 26, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Contact page url | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Contact page url | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Employees | 64 | Jun 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Employees | 53 | Apr 26, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Headquarters | New York, NY | Jun 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Headquarters | New York, NY | Apr 26, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Office address | Jun 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Office address | Apr 26, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Self-described type | Venture capital | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Self-described type | Venture capital | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | |
| Legal form | Limited Liability Company | Jun 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| PE funds reported | 11 | Jun 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 34 | Jun 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 34 | Jun 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 30 | Apr 26, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $6.3B | Jun 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $6.3B | Jun 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $5.6B | Apr 26, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Regulatory AUM (adviser, not fund size) | $6.2B | Jun 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Regulatory AUM (adviser, not fund size) | $6.0B | Apr 26, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Schedule a diff | sadiff-1 | Jun 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Stated geography | Boston, chicago, colorado, global, globally, michigan, new york, united states “geography words on the home page” | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated geography | Austin, boston, chicago, colorado, global, globally, michigan, new york “geography words on the home page” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated geography | Austin, boston, chicago, colorado, global, globally, michigan, new york “geography words on the home page” | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated sectors | Enterprise software, healthcare, consumer, space, defense, edtech, logistics, industrial, media “sector words on the home page” | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated sectors | Enterprise software, healthcare, consumer, space, defense, edtech, logistics, industrial, media “sector words on the home page” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated sectors | Enterprise software, healthcare, consumer, space, defense, edtech, logistics, industrial, media “sector words on the home page” | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated stages | early “stage words on the home page” | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated stages | Growth, early “stage words on the home page” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated stages | Growth, early “stage words on the home page” | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | |
| Team page | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Team page | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Team page | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Venture funds reported | 2 | Jun 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 2 | Jun 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 3 | Apr 26, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Website | Apr 26, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Site title | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Site title | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Site title | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact |
How this is scored
Scores, classification basis and filing advisersPrivate equity with venture activity, probableShowHide
Registered adviser; venture funds are 6% of 34 private funds
- importance
- gav: 0.5 · funds: 0.25 · people: 0.04 · investments: 0 · scale basis: Venture-typed funds only (Private equity with venture activity): 3 funds, $438M of $463M reported · co investors: 0
- active deployment
- investments 12m: 0 · fund raising 18m: 0 · people joined 12m: 0 · vintage within 3y: 0 · latest investment at: not scored
- emerging manager
- fund count: 4 · reported gav: $463M · first adv filing: 2013-08-02 · years since first filing: 13.2
Fits, record history and connections
scored matches for this investor, every identity change, every edge
Record history
- Adviser's first ADV filing2013-08-02source on record
The ledger records every merge, rename and reclassification this record went through and the dated filings observed on it, so the identity on this page can be traced to the records it was built from. The ledger's own sentences name other records, so they show with the names.
Not yet on record: new companies, 12 mo.