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 / Cofounders Capital

Cofounders Capital

Micro VC · probableRaleigh, NCcofounderscapital.comSEC exempt reporting adviserpart of Cofounders Capital

One of 2 advisers that share cofounderscapital.com; the firm is Cofounders Capital. Cofounders Venture Management. Each keeps its own CRD, funds and filings; the grouping is the website each swore to on Form ADV and is recomputed every pass.

venture manager, reported GAV $0.0M across 1 vehicles

Importance
9
low
Active deployment
25
moderate
Emerging
0
low
Completeness
50
elevated
Freshness
98
high
Research priority
9
low
Identity and regulatory footprint
Headquarters
Raleigh, NCadviserinfo.sec.gov
Office address
9129 SANCTUARY CT, Raleigh, NC, 27617adviserinfo.sec.gov
Business phone
919-244-3873adviserinfo.sec.gov
Website
HTTP://COFOUNDERSCAPITAL.COM/
SEC adviser type
exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
SEC exemption claimed
unknown
Latest Form ADV
Jul 19, 2022
Private funds reported
3 (3 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
Private fund gross assets
$48.3Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
business phone
919-244-3873adviserinfo.sec.govpublished by the subject
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
no observed deals yet
Stated (the firm’s website)
Sectors
not stated or not yet read
Stages
not stated or not yet read
Geography
not stated
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: no observed deals yet
lead rate n/afollow-on rate n/anew logos, 12 months 0
Funds and vehicles
1 reported
VehicleTypeVintageLifecycleReported GAVOwnersForm D soldLatest Form D
Cofounders Capital Fund IV, LPFund2026 form d first saleFundraisingunknownunknown$25.3MFeb 6, 2026
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
1 current, 0 departed
David Earl Gardner
Manager · since Mar 1, 2015
Partner
FactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
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
11 relationships from shared deals, counted for the whole firm
Liveoak Management Services, LLC 1 shared · one timeMadrona Venture Group, LLC 1 shared · one timeLeft Lane Capital 1 shared · one timeTeamworthy Group LLC 1 shared · one timeCrew Capital Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeTribeca Venture Partners 1 shared · one timeWest Rim 1 shared · one timeMorgenthaler Management Corporation 1 shared · one timeMatchstick Ventures, LLC 1 shared · one timeThrive Capital 1 shared · one timeKing River Capital Management Pty Ltd 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
4 dated events
  1. Feb 17, 2022
    Cofounders Capital Fund I Sidecar, LP first reported on Form ADV by Cofounders Capital (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $1,907,409
    Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactCofounders Capital Fund I Sidecar, LPSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
  2. May 9, 2018
    Cofounders Capital 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)
  3. May 9, 2018
    Cofounders Capital Fund II, LP first reported on Form ADV by Cofounders Capital (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $21,000,000
    Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactCofounders Capital Fund II, LPSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
  4. May 9, 2018
    Cofounders Capital Fund I, LP first reported on Form ADV by Cofounders Capital (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $11,118,387
    Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactCofounders Capital Fund I, LPSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Classification history
  1. Sep 12, 2026
    Micro VC (probable, 80%, cls-1)
    venture manager, reported GAV $0.0M across 1 vehicles
Evidence
22 observations from 1 source
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
FactValueEffectiveClassSource
SEC adviser typeexempt_reporting_adviserJul 19, 2022FactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
First Form ADV filing2018-05-09Jul 19, 2022FactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1Sep 12, 2026FactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Latest Form ADV filing2022-07-19Jul 19, 2022FactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Venture share of reported funds1Jul 19, 2022FactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Business phone919-244-3873Jul 19, 2022FactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
HeadquartersRaleigh, NCJul 19, 2022FactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Office address9129 SANCTUARY CT, Raleigh, NC, 27617Jul 19, 2022FactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Legal formLimited Liability CompanyJul 19, 2022FactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Private funds reported3Jul 19, 2022FactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Private fund gross assets (reported)$48.3MJul 19, 2022FactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Venture funds reported3Jul 19, 2022FactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
WebsiteHTTP://COFOUNDERSCAPITAL.COM/Jul 19, 2022FactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)