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Venture Capital Intelligence
Firms, funds, partners, companies and rounds from sworn filings, firm sites and announcements, kept as a graph with a date and a source on every edge. Facts, inferences and estimates are labelled as such. A fund target is never a close, GAV is never dry powder, and a round size is never an investor’s check.
Firms / Xplorer Capital Management, LLC
Xplorer Capital Management, LLC
Xplorer invests in talented entrepreneurs and disruptive technologies that transform industries on a global scale. We like to form long-term partnerships and we work hard to support our portfolio companies by leveraging our experience and connections.
both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $330M
Importance
32
moderate
Active deployment
25
moderate
Emerging
0
low
Completeness
63
high
Freshness
100
high
Research priority
12
low
Identity and regulatory footprint
- Headquarters
- unknown
- Office address
- unknown
- Business phone
- 650-438-1500adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- HTTP://WWW.XPLORER.VC
- SEC adviser type
- exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- venture capital fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.govItem 2.B(1): advises solely venture capital funds
- Latest Form ADV
- Jul 29, 2026
- Private funds reported
- 10 (10 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets
- $247Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- business phone
- 650-438-1500adviserinfo.sec.govpublished by the subject
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
no observed deals yet
Stated (the firm’s website)
- Sectors
- fintech, energy, hardware, robotics, space
- Stages
- seed, series a, series b
- Geography
- global
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
Observed (from deals on record)
Stage at participation: no observed deals yet
Stage at first entry: no observed deals yet
Sectors: no observed deals yet
lead rate n/afollow-on rate n/anew logos, 12 months 0
Funds and vehicles
12 reported
| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xplorer Capital Fund V, L.P. | Fund | 2024 adv first reported | Early deployment | $47.3M May 17, 2024 | 64 | $41.7M | May 17, 2024 |
| XC Cargomatic - C, LLC | Fund | 2023 adv first reported | Active deployment | $13.6M May 17, 2024 | 36 | unknown | unknown |
| Xplorer Capital Continuation Fund I, LLC | Continuation vehicle | 2023 form d first sale | Active deployment | $6.8M May 17, 2024 | 4 | $3.1M | Dec 27, 2023 |
| XC Fiscalnote - C, LLC | Fund | 2023 form d first sale | Active deployment | $360,775 May 17, 2024 | 1 | $905,000 of $905,000 | Dec 27, 2023 |
| Xplorer Capital Growth I, LLC | Growth fund | 2022 adv first reported | Active deployment | $45.5M May 17, 2024 | 3 | unknown | unknown |
| XC Cargomatic - B, LLC | Fund | 2022 adv first reported | Active deployment | $35.5M May 17, 2024 | 41 | unknown | unknown |
| XC Fiscalnote - B, LLC | Fund | 2022 adv first reported | Active deployment | $2.6M May 17, 2024 | 19 | unknown | unknown |
| XC Cargomatic - a, LLC | Fund | 2020 form d first sale | Mature | $10.1M May 17, 2024 | 8 | $2.8M | Nov 2, 2020 |
| XC Saltmine - a, LLC | Fund | 2020 form d first sale | Mature | $500,000 May 17, 2024 | 6 | $510,000 | Apr 26, 2021 |
| XC Fiscalnote - a, LLC | Fund | 2020 form d first sale | Mature | $7,521 May 17, 2024 | 15 | $6.5M of $6.5M | Nov 30, 2020 |
| Xplorer Capital Fund IV, L.P. | Fund | 2017 form d first sale | Harvest | $100.0M May 17, 2024 | 76 | $25.9M | Jan 16, 2018 |
| Xplorer Capital Fund III, L.P. | Fund | unknown | Unknown | $67.3M May 17, 2024 | 28 | unknown | unknown |
GAV 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.
Investment team
1 current, 1 departed
Keith Robert Nilsson
PartnerMember And Manager Of Xplorer Capital Management, Llc · since Jun 1, 2017
1 departed (kept with end dates)
- Jonathan Mcqueen · Member And Manager Of Xplorer Capital Fund Iv Gp, Llc · Jan 1, 2020 to Mar 31, 2022 Inference
Investments on record
0 edges, 0 companies, 0 partner-attributed
No investment on record yet. Edges arrive from the firm’s portfolio page, financing announcements, and Form D board seats.
Co-investors
0 relationships from shared deals, counted for the whole firm
No co-investor relationship yet: these are derived only from rounds and portfolio listings the graph has seen both investors on.
Limited partners
0 disclosed
No LP commitment on record. An LP edge needs a public disclosure with a quote: a pension report (see Limited partners for the plans read), a fund announcement naming the LP, or a Form ADV owner. The fund page carries the LP’s reported performance.
Timeline
15 dated events
- Mar 29, 2024Xplorer Capital Fund V, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Xplorer Capital Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $47,255,755Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactXplorer Capital Fund V, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 29, 2024Xplorer Capital Continuation Fund I, LLC first reported on Form ADV by Xplorer Capital Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $6,830,298Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactXplorer Capital Continuation Fund I, LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 29, 2024XC Fiscalnote - C, LLC first reported on Form ADV by Xplorer Capital Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $360,775Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactXC Fiscalnote - C, LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 31, 2023XC Cargomatic - C, LLC first reported on Form ADV by Xplorer Capital Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $16,750,730Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactXC Cargomatic - C, LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 31, 2022XC Fiscalnote - B, LLC first reported on Form ADV by Xplorer Capital Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $15,000,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactXC Fiscalnote - B, LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 31, 2022Jonathan Mcqueen (Member And Manager Of Xplorer Capital Fund Iv Gp, Llc) no longer on Schedule A of Xplorer Capital Management, LLC
- Mar 31, 2022Xplorer Capital Growth I, LLC first reported on Form ADV by Xplorer Capital Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $55,244,001Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactXplorer Capital Growth I, LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 31, 2022XC Cargomatic - B, LLC first reported on Form ADV by Xplorer Capital Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $40,146,099Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactXC Cargomatic - B, LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 26, 2021Xplorer Capital Fund IV, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Xplorer Capital Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $73,021,324Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactXplorer Capital Fund IV, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 26, 2021XC Fiscalnote - a, LLC first reported on Form ADV by Xplorer Capital Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $31,109,965Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactXC Fiscalnote - a, LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 26, 2021XC Cargomatic - a, LLC first reported on Form ADV by Xplorer Capital Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $3,136,960Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactXC Cargomatic - a, LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 26, 2021XC Saltmine - a, LLC first reported on Form ADV by Xplorer Capital Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $551,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactXC Saltmine - a, LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Dec 1, 2018Jonathan Mcqueen joined Schedule A of Xplorer Capital Management, LLC as Member Of Xplorer Capital Management, Llc
- Mar 26, 2018Xplorer Capital Fund III, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Xplorer Capital Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $35,203,427Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactXplorer Capital Fund III, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 26, 2018Xplorer Capital Management, LLC first filed Form ADV (ERA, venture capital fund adviser exemption)First SEC adviser filingOrganizationFactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Classification history
- Sep 15, 2026Multi-stage venture firm (confirmed, 95%, cls-1)both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $330M
- Sep 12, 2026Multi-stage venture firm (confirmed, 95%, cls-1)both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $262M
Evidence
43 observations from 3 sources