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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 / City Light Capital Management III, LLC
City Light Capital Management III, LLC
We Invest Early in Impactful Companies At City Light, we partner with companies where more revenue equals better lives at scale, every time. Areas of Focus We work with experienced teams to build scalable companies that have a meaningful impact in the areas of education, safety and care, and the environment. Education Care Climate Our […]
venture manager, reported GAV $170M across 7 vehicles
Importance
39
elevated
Active deployment
55
elevated
Emerging
0
low
Completeness
81
high
Freshness
99
high
Research priority
17
moderate
Identity and regulatory footprint
- Headquarters
- New York, NYadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- 150 EAST 52ND STREET, 24TH FLOOR, New York, NY, 10022adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- 917-270-8152adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- HTTP://CITYLIGHTCAP.COM
- 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
- Mar 26, 2026
- Private funds reported
- 9 (9 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets
- $135Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- business phone
- 212-403-9514adviserinfo.sec.govpublished by the subject
- business phone
- 917-270-8152adviserinfo.sec.govpublished by the subject
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
85 observed deals
Stated (the firm’s website)
- Sectors
- healthcare, climate, energy, edtech
- Stages
- pre seed, seed, series a
- Geography
- global, new york
- 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
unknown 93%Other Technology 4%Other Health Care 2%Other 1%
lead rate n/afollow-on rate n/anew logos, 12 months 84
Funds and vehicles
7 reported, 1 no longer reported
| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLC Bhbh 1, LLC | Fund | 2023 adv first reported | Active deployment | $1.8M Mar 15, 2024 | 7 | unknown | unknown |
| CLC Brave Health I, LLC | Fund | 2022 adv first reported | Active deployment | $3.6M Mar 15, 2024 | 9 | unknown | unknown |
| CLC Ready I, LLC | Fund | 2021 adv first reported | Mature | $1.1M Mar 15, 2024 | 14 | unknown | unknown |
| Impact Ventures IV, LP | Fund | 2020 form d first sale | Mature | $105M Mar 15, 2024 | 154 | $30.0M of $100M | Aug 31, 2020 |
| City Spark 2.0, LP | Fund | 2019 form d first sale | Mature | $13.6M Mar 15, 2024 | 51 | $7.2M of $10.0M | Oct 11, 2019 |
| Impact Ventures III, LP | Fund | 2015 form d first sale | Harvest | $40.1M Mar 15, 2024 | 57 | $57.4M | Sep 21, 2017 |
| Impact Ventures II, LP | Fund | 2009 form d first sale | Harvest | $4.2M Mar 15, 2024 | 30 | $24.8M | Jul 17, 2014 |
| CLC Trilogy I, LP | Fund | 2019 adv first reported | Wound down | $10.5M Jun 4, 2021 | 12 | 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
9 current, 2 departed
Josh Eric Cohen
Managing partnerManaging Partner · since Jul 1, 2015
City Spark
OtherPortfolio
Grace Cushman
OtherHead of Product
Twitter Linkedin-in Medium-m
OtherPortfolio
Jeff Rinehart
PartnerPartner, Member · since Oct 1, 2018
Josh Cohen
PartnerPartner
Thomas Tyden Groos
PartnerPartner, Member · since Jul 1, 2015
Jeff Rinehart
Platform and operationsSenior Vice President, Operations
Rohan Nair
Platform and operationsVP, Engineering
2 departed (kept with end dates)
- Matthew Paul Cohen · Partner, Member · Jul 1, 2015 to Mar 28, 2019 Inference
- Stewart Alan Satter · Owner Of Carnegie Hill Development Llc · Jul 1, 2015 to Mar 28, 2019 Inference
Investments on record
85 edges, 85 companies, 1 partner-attributed
“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.
Co-investors
40 relationships from shared deals, counted for the whole firm
K50 Ventures 5 shared · strongRosecliff Venture Management, LLC 4 shared · strongIcon Ventures 2 shared · recurringLeap Forward Ventures, LLC 2 shared · recurringAlleycorp Advisers, LLC 2 shared · recurringHannah Grey Ventures, LLC 2 shared · recurringSpero Management Company, LLC 2 shared · recurringSempervirens Ventures LLC 2 shared · recurringEarth Foundry Management, LP 2 shared · recurringRethink Capital Partners, LLC 2 shared · recurringYouTube 1 shared · one timeScribble Ventures Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeNightdragon Management Company, LLC 1 shared · one timeConstruct Capital Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeNXP Management LLC 1 shared · one timeSignal Peak Ventures, LLC 1 shared · one timeHOF Capital 1 shared · one timeAllos Venture Management Company, Ltd. 1 shared · one timeDiagram Corporation 1 shared · one timeCongruent Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeValuestream Ventures 1 shared · one timeMoment Ventures, LLC 1 shared · one timeAIX Ventures LLC 1 shared · one timeVoyager Partners Management LLC 1 shared · one timeArch Venture Partners 1 shared · one timeFuture Planet Capital Limited 1 shared · one timeStarbridge Venture Capital LLC 1 shared · one timeHealthy Ventures Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeActivate Capital Partners 1 shared · one timeNexus Neurotech, LLC 1 shared · one timeFloodgate 1 shared · one timeF2 Capital 3 Management Ltd 1 shared · one timeTarget Global Selected Opportunities LP 1 shared · one timeSwift Ventures 1 shared · one timeGenerator Ventures 1 shared · one timeEclipse Ventures, LLC 1 shared · one timeIA Capital Group, Inc. 1 shared · one timeTQ Ventures LLC 1 shared · one timeBetaworks Ventures Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeWaverley Capital Management, LLC 1 shared · one time
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
14 dated events
- Sep 16, 2026Cookin: acquired by CookUnity Amazing homemade meals, delivered on or before 2026-09-16 (no date published), per City Light Capital Management III, LLC's portfolio page
- Mar 20, 2023CLC Bhbh 1, LLC first reported on Form ADV by City Light Capital Management III, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $1,812,400Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactCLC Bhbh 1, LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 24, 2022CLC Trilogy I, LP no longer reported on Form ADV by City Light Capital Management III, LLCFund no longer reportedFundsInferenceCLC Trilogy I, LPSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 24, 2022CLC Brave Health I, LLC first reported on Form ADV by City Light Capital Management III, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $3,534,513Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactCLC Brave Health I, LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 31, 2021Impact Ventures IV, LP first reported on Form ADV by City Light Capital Management III, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $55,950,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactImpact Ventures IV, LPSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 31, 2021CLC Ready I, LLC first reported on Form ADV by City Light Capital Management III, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $3,500,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactCLC Ready I, LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 3, 2020City Spark 2.0, LP first reported on Form ADV by City Light Capital Management III, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $8,100,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactCity Spark 2.0, LPSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 28, 2019Matthew Paul Cohen (Partner, Member) no longer on Schedule A of City Light Capital Management III, LLC
- Mar 28, 2019Stewart Alan Satter (Owner Of Carnegie Hill Development Llc) no longer on Schedule A of City Light Capital Management III, LLC
- Mar 28, 2019CLC Trilogy I, LP first reported on Form ADV by City Light Capital Management III, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $10,450,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactCLC Trilogy I, LPSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Oct 1, 2018Jeff Rinehart joined Schedule A of City Light Capital Management III, LLC as Partner, Member
- Apr 19, 2018City Light Capital Management III, 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)
- Apr 19, 2018Impact Ventures III, LP first reported on Form ADV by City Light Capital Management III, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $57,400,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactImpact Ventures III, LPSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Apr 19, 2018Impact Ventures II, LP first reported on Form ADV by City Light Capital Management III, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $4,950,778Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactImpact Ventures II, LPSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Classification history
- Sep 12, 2026Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%, cls-1)venture manager, reported GAV $170M across 7 vehicles
Evidence
50 observations from 3 sources