DFX Intelligence
Venture Capital Intelligence
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Firms / F•••••••• C•••••• M••••••••• I•••
F•••••••• C•••••• M••••••••• I•••
no sworn venture fact yet (name or round mention only)
Importance
2
low
Active deployment
4
low
Emerging
0
low
Completeness
50
elevated
Freshness
100
high
Research priority
1
low
Identity and regulatory footprint
- Headquarters
- San Jose, CAadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- 150 ALMADEN BLVD, SUITE 1250, San Jose, CA, 95113adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- 408-886-7096adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- f•••••••••.com
- SEC adviser type
- registered investment adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- unknown
- Latest Form ADV
- Mar 29, 2024
- Private funds reported
- 0 (0 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets
- unknownreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- Regulatory AUM
- $86.1Mthe adviser's RAUM, a regulatory measure, never a fund size
- Employees
- 5
- business email
- vc@firsthandtvf.comfirsthandtvf.compublished by the subject
- business phone
- 408-886-7096adviserinfo.sec.govpublished by the subject
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
1 observed deals
Stated (the firm’s website)
- Sectors
- climate
- Stages
- not stated or not yet read
- Geography
- not stated
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
- Self-described
- venture capital
Observed (from deals on record)
Stage at participation
series a 100%
Stage at first entry
series a 100%
Sectors
unknown 100%
lead rate 0%follow-on rate 0%new logos, 12 months 1
Funds and vehicles
0 reported, 1 no longer reported
| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S••••• V•••••• P•••••••• L••• | Fund | unknown | Wound down | $50,000 Feb 7, 2012 | 1 | 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
3 current, 0 departed
K•••• M•••••• L•••••
PartnerPresident/Director/Ceo/Portfolio Manager · since May 1, 2009
K••••• K••••• L••••
Platform and operationsManaging Director, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer · since Jul 1, 2009
O••• N••••••• B••••••••
Platform and operationsChief Operating Officer · since Feb 1, 2010
Investments on record
1 edges, 1 companies, 0 partner-attributed
| Company | Round | Role | Partner | Round size | This investor | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K••• S•••••• | Series A · Series A | participant | unknown | $25.0M | unknown | Mar 17, 2026 | Fact Press release wires (Business Wire, PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire public RSS) |
“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
8 relationships from shared deals, counted for the whole firm
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
3 dated events
- Mar 29, 2024S••••• V•••••• P•••••••• L••• no longer reported on Form ADV by F•••••••• C•••••• M••••••••• I•••Fund no longer reportedFundsInferenceS••••• V•••••• P•••••••• L•••SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Jan 25, 2012S••••• Group, Incorporated first filed Form ADV (IA)First SEC adviser filingOrganizationFactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Jan 25, 2012S••••• V•••••• P•••••••• L••• first reported on Form ADV by S••••• Group, Incorporated (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $50,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactS••••• V•••••• 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, 2026Candidate (candidate, 50%, cls-1)no sworn venture fact yet (name or round mention only)
Evidence
53 observations from 2 sources