DFX Intelligence
Venture Capital Intelligence
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Firms / E••••••• L••
E••••••• L••
A venture capital firm founded in 2001 with the belief that the Midwest could produce a significant number of attractive technology companies.
corporate parent: MCK Corporation
Importance
6
low
Active deployment
0
low
Emerging
0
low
Completeness
63
high
Freshness
98
high
Research priority
1
low
Identity and regulatory footprint
- Headquarters
- Cleveland, OHadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- 1801 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 1700, Cleveland, OH, 44114adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- 216-781-4600adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- e••••.com
- SEC adviser type
- exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- unknown
- Latest Form ADV
- Nov 11, 2024
- Private funds reported
- 2 (2 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets
- $20.6Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- Owners on Schedule A
- C•••••• O•• P••••••• L•• (Managing Member), E; M•• C••••••••• (Member), D; B•••••• C•••••• C•••• (Member), C; B••••••• L••• (Member), F
- business phone
- 216-781-4600adviserinfo.sec.govpublished by the subject
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
no observed deals yet
Stated (the firm’s website)
- Sectors
- energy
- Stages
- early
- Geography
- global, midwest, ohio, uk
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
- Self-described
- venture capital
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
2 reported
| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E•••• S•••• P••••••• I•• L••• | Fund | unknown | Unknown | $16.3M Nov 11, 2024 | 20 | unknown | unknown |
| E•••• S•••• P••••••• L••• | Fund | unknown | Unknown | $4.3M Nov 11, 2024 | 41 | 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
2 current, 5 departed
J•••• M• P•••••
PartnerManager · since Jun 1, 1998
C•••••• C• M••••••••
Platform and operationsChief Financial Officer · since Jan 1, 2002
5 departed (kept with end dates)
- A••••• M••••• · Managing Director · Oct 1, 2009 to Mar 27, 2015 Inference
- J•••• D•••• I•••••• · Manager · Jun 1, 1998 to Apr 13, 2020 Inference
- J••••••• P• M••••• · Managing Director · Jan 1, 2002 to Mar 24, 2022 Inference
- M•••••• B••••• · Managing Director · Jun 1, 2008 to Mar 29, 2019 Inference
- R•••••• S••••• · Managing Director · Sep 1, 2009 to Mar 27, 2015 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
8 dated events
- Mar 24, 2022J••••••• P• M••••• (Managing Director) no longer on Schedule A of E••••••• L••
- Apr 13, 2020J•••• D•••• I•••••• (Manager) no longer on Schedule A of E••••••• L••
- Mar 29, 2019M•••••• B••••• (Managing Director) no longer on Schedule A of E••••••• L••
- Mar 27, 2015R•••••• S••••• (Managing Director) no longer on Schedule A of E••••••• L••
- Mar 27, 2015A••••• M••••• (Managing Director) no longer on Schedule A of E••••••• L••
- Mar 26, 2012E••••••• L•• 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)
- Mar 26, 2012E•••• S•••• P••••••• I•• L••• first reported on Form ADV by E••••••• L•• (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $59,600,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactE•••• S•••• P••••••• I•• L•••SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 26, 2012E•••• S•••• P••••••• L••• first reported on Form ADV by E••••••• L•• (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $46,900,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactE•••• S•••• P••••••• L•••SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Classification history
- Sep 12, 2026Corporate venture (probable, 80%, cls-1)corporate parent: M•• C•••••••••
Evidence
34 observations from 2 sources