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 […]
In the firm's own words, from its website.
3 additional team members, 37 additional co-investors and affiliates, 91 additional investments, funds and LPs, 11 events, 2 verified contacts (2 firm phone)
Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.
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What matters now
- 5 dealswith Actions
Invests most often alongside Actions (5 shared deals) and Rosecliff Venture Management (4 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- Managing PartnerWhy: Managing partner: runs the firmNo route on file yet
- Partner, MemberWhy: Partner: part of the investment decisionNo route on file yet
- Partner, Member PartnerWhy: Partner: part of the investment decisionNo route on file yet
Relationship network
143 connected entities2 observed rounds1 repeat counterparty
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 City Light Capital Management III, 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
86 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.| Company | Round | Role | Partner | Round size | This investor | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 257 | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact Firm website |
| Actualhq | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact Firm website |
| Affineon | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact Firm website |
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
- 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
Team
8 current, 2 departed
Decision makers
- Josh Eric Cohen · Managing PartnerWhy this person: Managing partner: runs the firm; Named with investment responsibility
- Jeff Rinehart · Partner, MemberWhy this person: Partner: part of the investment decision; Named with investment responsibility
- Thomas Tyden Groos · Partner, Member 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.- Managing Partner · 2 deals attributed
- Partner, Member · 2 deals attributed
- Partner, Member Partner
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
Contacts
2 firm phone on record, each with its source. Values open with the complete profile.
Funds and LPs
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLC Bhbh 1, LLC | Fund | 2023 adv first reported | Active deployment | $1.8M Mar 26, 2026 | 7 | unknown | unknown |
| CLC Brave Health I, LLC | Fund | 2022 adv first reported | Active deployment | $3.6M Mar 26, 2026 | 9 | unknown | unknown |
| CLC Ready I, LLC | Fund | 2021 adv first reported | Mature | $0 Mar 26, 2026 | 14 | 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
64 co-investors
Co-investors
- 2026-10-015 shared deals · strong
- 2026-09-164 shared deals · strong
- 2026-10-012 shared deals · recurring
Evidence and history
16 dated events, 65 observations from 4 sources
Timeline
- seen on or beforeSep 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 26, 2026City Spark 3.0, LP first reported on Form ADV by City Light Capital Management III, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $1,744,749
- Mar 26, 2026CLC Care 3.0, LLC first reported on Form ADV by City Light Capital Management III, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $1,805,947
- Mar 20, 2023CLC Bhbh 1, LLC first reported on Form ADV by City Light Capital Management III, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $1,812,400
- Mar 24, 2022CLC Brave Health I, LLC first reported on Form ADV by City Light Capital Management III, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $3,534,513
Identity and regulatory footprint
Address, phone, Form ADV filing and ownersForm ADV filed Mar 26, 2026 · 9 private fundsShowHide
- Headquarters
- New York, NYadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- 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, adviser total
- $135Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
Classification history
Classification history
Every classification this record has carried2 on recordShowHide
- Sep 23, 2026Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%)Venture manager, reported GAV $135M across 9 vehicles
- Sep 12, 2026Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%)Venture manager, reported GAV $170M across 7 vehicles
Evidence
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
| Fact | Value | Effective | Class | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why admitted | VC exemption, VC funds reported | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC exemption claimed | Venture capital fund adviser | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC exemption claimed | Venture capital fund adviser | Mar 15, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Mar 15, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2018-04-19 | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2018-04-19 | Mar 15, 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 | 2026-03-26 | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2024-03-15 | Mar 15, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC status | ERA - Active | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC status effective | 2018-04-19 | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 1 | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 1 | Mar 15, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Business phone | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Business phone | Mar 15, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Description | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Headquarters | New York, NY | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Headquarters | New York, NY | Mar 15, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Office address | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Office address | Mar 15, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Legal form | Limited Liability Company | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Legal form | Limited Liability Company | Mar 15, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Portfolio page | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Private funds reported | 9 | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 9 | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 7 | Mar 15, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $135M | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $135M | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $170M | Mar 15, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Schedule a diff | sadiff-1 | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Stated geography | Global, new york “geography words on the home page” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated sectors | Healthcare, climate, energy, edtech “sector words on the home page” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated stages | Pre seed, seed, series a “stage words on the home page” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Team page | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Venture funds reported | 9 | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 9 | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 7 | Mar 15, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Website | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Website | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Website | Mar 15, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Website resolved domain | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Website resolved domain | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Website resolved domain | Sep 14, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Site title | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact |
How this is scored
Scores, classification basis and filing advisersInstitutional venture firm, confirmedShowHide
Venture manager, reported GAV $135M across 9 vehicles
- importance
- gav: 0.34 · funds: 0.83 · people: 0.24 · investments: 0.72 · co investors: 0.73
- active deployment
- investments 12m: 0 · fund raising 18m: 0 · people joined 12m: 0 · vintage within 3y: 1 · latest investment at: 2024-10-23
- emerging manager
- fund count: 10 · reported gav: $135M · first adv filing: 2018-04-19 · years since first filing: 8.5
Fits, record history and connections
scored matches for this investor, every identity change, every edge
Record history
- Adviser's first ADV filing2018-04-19source 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.