Savano Direct Capital Partners, LLC
Candidate, based in Baltimore, Maryland, reporting $298M of fund assets on its funds' Form ADV filings.
Composed from this organization's classification, location and filed figures.
9 additional team members, 37 additional co-investors and affiliates, 49 additional investments, funds and LPs, 5 events, 2 verified contacts (1 general firm email, 1 firm phone)
Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.
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What matters now
- 3 dealswith Sapphire Ventures
Invests most often alongside Sapphire Ventures (3 shared deals) and DAG Ventures (3 shared deals).
pair last observed on record 1 Oct 2026, not a deal date · The firms it syndicates with are the likeliest to see the same deals and to fill out its rounds.
Measuredshared rounds and portfolio companies on recordFor Founders building a round, co-investorsCo-investors →
People to know
View all people- PrincipalWhy: Principal on the deal teamNo route on file yet
- PrincipalWhy: Principal on the deal teamNo route on file yet
- PartnerWhy: Partner: part of the investment decisionNo route on file yet
Relationship network
107 connected entities1 observed round
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.
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›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 Savano Direct Capital Partners, 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.
See how you connect to Savano Direct Capital Partners, LLC
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Investing
52 companies on record, 1 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.| Company | Round | Role | Partner | Round size | This investor | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AdMobius | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact Firm website |
| Aras | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact Firm website |
| Automattic | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact Firm website |
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
- Sectors
- not stated or not yet read
- Stages
- not stated or not yet read
- Geography
- united states
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
Team
12 current, 1 departed
Decision makers
- Max Swicegood · PrincipalWhy this person: Principal on the deal team; Named with investment responsibility; Led 1 round on record
- Andrew Seter · PrincipalWhy this person: Principal on the deal team; Named with investment responsibility
- John Frank Tower · PartnerWhy this person: Partner: part of the investment decision; Named with investment responsibility
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.- Partner
- Principal · led 1 round on record
- Principal
1 departed (kept with end dates)
- Bion Knauer Ludwig · Managing Member Of Savano-Spv Manager Llc · Oct 1, 2016 to Mar 31, 2021 Inference
Contacts
1 general firm email, 1 firm phone on record, each with its source. Values open with the complete profile.
Funds and LPs
2 vehicles, 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savano Capital Partners III, LP | Fund · ADV: Private Equity Fund | 2020 form d first sale | Mature | $267M Mar 26, 2026 | 105 | $40.7M | Apr 7, 2021 |
| Savano Capital Partners II, L.P. | Fund · ADV: Private Equity Fund | 2014 form d first sale | Harvest | $30.2M Mar 26, 2026 | 58 | $81.8M | Jun 15, 2016 |
| Savano-Everquote, LLC | Fund · ADV: Private Equity Fund | 2017 adv first reported | Wound down | $3.5M Apr 14, 2020 | 7 | unknown | unknown |
Limited partners
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.Relationships across DFX
48 co-investors · on 5 other DFX graphs
Co-investors
- 2026-10-013 shared deals · recurring
- 2026-10-013 shared deals · recurring
- 2026-10-012 shared deals · recurring
Across DFX and the capital chainon 5 other DFX graphs ShowHide
- Sponsor-market profile (matched by same CRD)
- The same institution is held on Allocators, Independent Sponsors, Private Equity, RIA and Wealth, Private Credit, matched by identifier. See which records
Savano Direct Capital Partners, LLC is the same institution as 5 records in Allocators, Independent Sponsors, Private Equity, RIA and Wealth and Private Credit.
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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Evidence and history
10 dated events, 64 observations from 3 sources
Timeline
- seen on or beforeSep 24, 2026Savano Direct Capital Partners, LLC: PE_WITH_VENTURE_ACTIVITY -> CANDIDATE_VC (no sworn venture fact yet (name or round mention only))Classification changedClassificationInference
- Nov 1, 2023Mark Joseph Deangelis joined Schedule A of Savano Direct Capital Partners, LLC as Chief Compliance Officer
- Mar 31, 2021Savano-Everquote, LLC no longer reported on Form ADV by Savano Direct Capital Partners, LLC
- Mar 31, 2021Bion Knauer Ludwig (Managing Member Of Savano-Spv Manager Llc) no longer on Schedule A of Savano Direct Capital Partners, LLC
- Mar 31, 2021Savano Capital Partners III, LP first reported on Form ADV by Savano Direct Capital Partners, LLC (Private Equity Fund), GAV $55,507,004
Identity and regulatory footprint
Address, phone, Form ADV filing and ownersForm ADV filed Mar 26, 2026 · 10 private fundsShowHide
Website description: secondary liquidity individual liquidity, secondaries, secondary share purchase, private stock
- Headquarters
- Baltimore, MDadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- BROWNSAVANO.COM
- SEC adviser type
- Registered investment adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- unknown
- Latest Form ADV
- Mar 26, 2026
- Private funds reported
- 10 (0 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets, adviser total
- $519Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- Regulatory AUM
- $341Mthe adviser's RAUM, a regulatory measure, never a fund size
- Employees
- 9
Classification history
Classification history
Every classification this record has carried3 on recordShowHide
- Sep 24, 2026Candidate (candidate, 50%)No sworn venture fact yet (name or round mention only)
- Sep 23, 2026Private equity with venture activity (probable, 75%)Registered adviser; venture funds are 0% of 10 private funds
- Sep 12, 2026Private equity with venture activity (probable, 75%)Registered adviser; venture funds are 0% of 5 private funds
Evidence
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
| Fact | Value | Effective | Class | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEC adviser type | Registered investment adviser | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Registered investment adviser | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2015-03-27 | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2015-03-27 | Mar 28, 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 | 2026-03-26 | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2024-03-28 | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 0 | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 0 | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Business phone | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Contact page url | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Contact page url | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Description | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Description | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Description | Sep 13, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Employees | 9 | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Headquarters | Baltimore, MD | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Office address | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Portfolio page | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Portfolio page | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Portfolio page | Sep 13, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Private funds reported | 10 | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 5 | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $519M | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $341M | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Regulatory AUM (adviser, not fund size) | $341M | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Stated geography | united states “geography words on the home page” | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated geography | united states “geography words on the home page” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated geography | united states “geography words on the home page” | Sep 13, 2026 | Fact | |
| Team page | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Team page | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Team page | Sep 13, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Venture funds reported | 0 | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 0 | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Website | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Website resolved domain | savanocapital.com | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | |
| Website resolved domain | savanocapital.com | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Website resolved domain | savanocapital.com | Sep 14, 2026 | Fact | |
| Site title | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Site title | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Site title | Sep 13, 2026 | Fact |
How this is scored
Scores, classification basis and filing advisersCandidate, candidateShowHide
No sworn venture fact yet (name or round mention only)
- importance
- gav: 0 · funds: 0 · people: 0.24 · investments: 0.64 · scale basis: Venture-typed funds only (Candidate): 0 funds, $0M of $298M reported · co investors: 0.68
- active deployment
- investments 12m: 0.13 · fund raising 18m: 0 · people joined 12m: 0 · vintage within 3y: 0 · latest investment at: 2026-03-26
- emerging manager
- fund count: 3 · reported gav: $298M · first adv filing: 2015-03-27 · years since first filing: 11.5
Fits, record history and connections
scored matches for this investor, every identity change, every edge
Record history
- Organization classification changed2026-09-24
- Adviser's first ADV filing2015-03-27source 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.