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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 / Svoboda Capital Partners LLC
Svoboda Capital Partners LLC
no sworn venture fact yet (name or round mention only)
Importance
44
elevated
Active deployment
30
moderate
Emerging
0
low
Completeness
63
high
Freshness
100
high
Research priority
16
moderate
Identity and regulatory footprint
- Headquarters
- Chicago, ILadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- 1 N. FRANKLIN STREET, SUITE 1105, Chicago, IL, 60606-3421adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- 312-267-8750adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- HTTP://WWW.SVOCO.COM
- SEC adviser type
- exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- private fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- Latest Form ADV
- Apr 9, 2024
- Private funds reported
- 5 (0 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets
- $121Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- Owners on Schedule A
- Svoboda Partners IV (SBIC), LLC (General Partner Of Sc Management Iv (Sbic), L.P.), NA; Svoboda Partners IV, LLC (General Partner Of Sc Management Iv, L.P.), NA; Svoboda Partners III LLC (General Partner Of Sc Management Iii, L.P.), NA
- business phone
- 312-267-8750adviserinfo.sec.govpublished by the subject
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
39 observed deals
Stated (the firm’s website)
- Sectors
- logistics, industrial
- Stages
- not stated or not yet read
- Geography
- chicago
- 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 97%Other 3%
lead rate n/afollow-on rate n/anew logos, 12 months 39
Funds and vehicles
5 reported, 3 no longer reported
| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Svoboda Capital Investors IV LLC | Fund · ADV: Private Equity Fund | 2018 adv first reported | Harvest | $10.4M Apr 9, 2024 | 8 | unknown | unknown |
| Svoboda Capital Investors III LLC | Fund · ADV: Private Equity Fund | 2018 adv first reported | Harvest | $1.2M Apr 9, 2024 | 4 | unknown | unknown |
| Svoboda Capital Fund IV, L.P. | Fund · ADV: Private Equity Fund | 2017 adv first reported | Harvest | $54.0M Apr 9, 2024 | 40 | $0 of $150M | Feb 4, 2016 |
| Svoboda Capital Fund IV (SBIC), L.P. | Fund · ADV: Private Equity Fund | 2016 form d first sale | Harvest | $42.1M Apr 9, 2024 | 25 | $51.3M of $51.3M | Apr 12, 2018 |
| Svoboda Capital Fund III, L.P. | Fund · ADV: Private Equity Fund | unknown | Unknown | $13.5M Apr 9, 2024 | 37 | $0 of $150M | Jun 29, 2012 |
| SC Capital Investors LLC | Fund · ADV: Private Equity Fund | 2018 adv first reported | Wound down | $12,919 Apr 15, 2021 | 4 | unknown | unknown |
| Svoboda, Collins Fund II, L.P. | Fund · ADV: Private Equity Fund | unknown | Wound down | $2.8M Apr 15, 2021 | 43 | unknown | unknown |
| Svoco, G.P. | Fund · ADV: Private Equity Fund | unknown | Wound down | $0 Mar 27, 2015 | 97 | 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
25 current, 12 departed
Daniel Leshem
AnalystAnalyst
Mike Krasny
Founder or executiveChairman – Sawdust Investment Management.
Andrew B. Albert
Managing partnerManaging Member · since Jun 1, 2012
John Anton Svoboda
Managing partnerManaging Member · since Apr 1, 2016
Peter M Gotsch
Managing partnerManaging Member · since Jun 1, 2012
William Costigan King
OtherPrinicpal · since Aug 1, 2023
Andrew B. Albert
PartnerManaging Director
David B. Rubin
PartnerManaging Director
David Benjamin Rubin
PartnerManaging Director · since Jul 1, 2021
Jeffrey S Piper
PartnerLimited Partner Of Sc Management Iv (Sbic), L.P. · since Apr 1, 2016
John A. Svoboda
PartnerManaging Director
John Raitt
PartnerPartner, President and the Chief Executive Officer for Harris Associates, and President of The Oakmark Funds
Keith Bishop
PartnerManaging Director at Huntington Private Capital.
Michelle Collins
PartnerCo-Founder and Managing Director of Svoboda, Collins LLC, 1998-2006
Richard James Harpster
PartnerLimited Partner Of Sc Management Iv (Sbic), L.P. · since Apr 1, 2016
Sean McGuire
PartnerManaging Director at Fifth Third Bank (previously MB Financial).
Thomas G. Brooker
PartnerManaging Director
Thomas G. Brooker
PartnerLimited Partner Of Sc Management Iii, L.P. · since May 1, 2015
William C. King
PartnerManaging Director
Ana Padilla
Platform and operationsExecutive Assistant
Brian Branca
Platform and operationsCFO of Dot Foods.
Carl Jenkins
Platform and operationsManaging Director and Group Head of Community Capital Solutions for BMO Financial Group.
John L. Simpson
Platform and operationsCEO of Convert IT Marketing, an entrepreneurial digital agency focused on the legal sector.
Patrick Norton
Platform and operationsFormer EVP and CFO and currently a Director of The Scotts Company
Ryan M. Smith
Vice presidentVice President
12 departed (kept with end dates)
- Alex R. Miller · Member Of Svoboda, Collins L.L.C. · May 1, 2007 to Mar 31, 2017 Inference
- Alex R. Miller · Limited Partner Of Svoboda, Collins Partners Ii, L.P. · Oct 1, 2005 to Mar 31, 2022 Inference
- David Benjamin Rubin · Limited Partner Of Sc Management Iii, L.P. · Aug 1, 2015 to Mar 31, 2017 Inference
- David Schumacher · Limited Partner Of Sc Management Iii, L.P. · Jun 1, 2012 to Mar 27, 2015 Inference
- John Leonard Simpson · Managing Director · Jul 1, 2021 to Mar 27, 2024 Inference
- Joseph David Thomas · Limited Partner Of Sc Management Iii, L.P. · Jun 1, 2014 to Mar 31, 2017 Inference
- Julia Jackoboice Miller · Limited Partner Of Svoboda, Collins Partners Ii, L.P. · Dec 1, 2009 to Mar 31, 2022 Inference
- Justin R. Demes · Limited Partner Of Sc Management Iv (Sbic), L.P. · Nov 1, 2018 to Mar 30, 2021 Inference
- Michael Joseph Iannelli · Member Of Svoboda, Collins L.L.C. · Sep 1, 2004 to Mar 31, 2017 Inference
- Michelle Lynn Collins · Limited Partner Of Svoboda, Collins Partners Ii, L.P. · Oct 1, 2005 to Mar 31, 2022 Inference
- Michelle Lynn Collins · Member Of Svoboda, Collins L.L.C. · Sep 1, 1997 to Mar 31, 2017 Inference
- Sharon Lee Ephraim · Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer · Dec 1, 2016 to Dec 5, 2017 Inference
Investments on record
39 edges, 39 companies, 0 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
10 relationships from shared deals, counted for the whole firm
Havencrest Capital Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeCrane Venture Partners LLP 1 shared · one timeShoreline Equity Partners, LLC 1 shared · one timeStandard Crypto Management LP 1 shared · one timeWind Point Partners 1 shared · one timeBenford Capital Partners Management, L.P. 1 shared · one timeGodspeed Capital Management LP 1 shared · one timeE14 Management, LLC 1 shared · one time4612 Group, LLC 1 shared · one timeRegeneration.vc, 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
64 dated events
- Sep 16, 2026SmithBucklin.com no longer listed on Svoboda Capital Partners LLC's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInferenceSmithBucklin.comVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 16, 2026InterlineBrands.com no longer listed on Svoboda Capital Partners LLC's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInferenceInterlineBrands.comVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 16, 20264wd no longer listed on Svoboda Capital Partners LLC's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInference4wdVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 16, 2026MilesTek.com no longer listed on Svoboda Capital Partners LLC's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInferenceMilesTek.comVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 16, 2026CoffeeBeanINTL.com no longer listed on Svoboda Capital Partners LLC's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInferenceCoffeeBeanINTL.comVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 16, 2026Midwest-Dental.com no longer listed on Svoboda Capital Partners LLC's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInferenceMidwest-Dental.comVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 16, 2026CigarsInternational.com no longer listed on Svoboda Capital Partners LLC's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInferenceCigarsInternational.comVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 16, 2026Katun.com no longer listed on Svoboda Capital Partners LLC's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInferenceKatun.comVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 16, 2026OptronicsInc.com no longer listed on Svoboda Capital Partners LLC's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInferenceOptronicsInc.comVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 16, 2026WDPI.com no longer listed on Svoboda Capital Partners LLC's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInferenceWDPI.comVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 16, 2026GloverParkGroup.com no longer listed on Svoboda Capital Partners LLC's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInferenceGloverParkGroup.comVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 16, 2026Primos.com no longer listed on Svoboda Capital Partners LLC's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInferencePrimos.comVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 16, 2026PartsNow.com no longer listed on Svoboda Capital Partners LLC's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInferencePartsNow.comVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 16, 2026AskGPA.com no longer listed on Svoboda Capital Partners LLC's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInferenceAskGPA.comVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 16, 2026CapeElectric.com no longer listed on Svoboda Capital Partners LLC's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInferenceCapeElectric.comVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 16, 2026TeamBorder.com no longer listed on Svoboda Capital Partners LLC's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInferenceTeamBorder.comVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 16, 2026GrabberMan.com no longer listed on Svoboda Capital Partners LLC's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInferenceGrabberMan.comVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 16, 2026Blakeandpendleton no longer listed on Svoboda Capital Partners LLC's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInferenceBlakeandpendletonVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 16, 2026SWC.com no longer listed on Svoboda Capital Partners LLC's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInferenceSWC.comVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 16, 2026InfinitePkg.com no longer listed on Svoboda Capital Partners LLC's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInferenceInfinitePkg.comVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 16, 2026StrategicMarketing.com no longer listed on Svoboda Capital Partners LLC's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInferenceStrategicMarketing.comVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 16, 2026ReliableParts.com no longer listed on Svoboda Capital Partners LLC's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInferenceReliableParts.comVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 16, 2026OneNorth.com no longer listed on Svoboda Capital Partners LLC's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInferenceOneNorth.comVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 16, 2026TriadTechnologies.com no longer listed on Svoboda Capital Partners LLC's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInferenceTriadTechnologies.comVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 16, 2026TheInciteAgency.com no longer listed on Svoboda Capital Partners LLC's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInferenceTheInciteAgency.comVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 16, 2026BPIMedia.com no longer listed on Svoboda Capital Partners LLC's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInferenceBPIMedia.comVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 16, 2026SonomaCreamery.com no longer listed on Svoboda Capital Partners LLC's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInferenceSonomaCreamery.comVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 16, 2026InTheSwim.com no longer listed on Svoboda Capital Partners LLC's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInferenceInTheSwim.comVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 16, 2026Xikar.com no longer listed on Svoboda Capital Partners LLC's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInferenceXikar.comVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 16, 2026QualityImporters.com no longer listed on Svoboda Capital Partners LLC's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInferenceQualityImporters.comVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 16, 2026KenwayConsulting.com no longer listed on Svoboda Capital Partners LLC's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInferenceKenwayConsulting.comVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 16, 2026MarcusThomas.com no longer listed on Svoboda Capital Partners LLC's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInferenceMarcusThomas.comVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Mar 27, 2024John Leonard Simpson (Managing Director) no longer on Schedule A of Svoboda Capital Partners LLC
- Aug 1, 2023William Costigan King joined Schedule A of Svoboda Capital Partners LLC as Prinicpal
- Mar 31, 2022Julia Jackoboice Miller (Limited Partner Of Svoboda, Collins Partners Ii, L.P.) no longer on Schedule A of Svoboda Capital Partners LLC
- Mar 31, 2022SC Capital Investors LLC no longer reported on Form ADV by Svoboda Capital Partners LLCFund no longer reportedFundsInferenceSC Capital Investors LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 31, 2022Svoboda, Collins Fund II, L.P. no longer reported on Form ADV by Svoboda Capital Partners LLCFund no longer reportedFundsInferenceSvoboda, Collins Fund II, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 31, 2022Michelle Lynn Collins (Limited Partner Of Svoboda, Collins Partners Ii, L.P.) no longer on Schedule A of Svoboda Capital Partners LLC
- Mar 31, 2022Alex R. Miller (Limited Partner Of Svoboda, Collins Partners Ii, L.P.) no longer on Schedule A of Svoboda Capital Partners LLC
- Jul 1, 2021John Leonard Simpson joined Schedule A of Svoboda Capital Partners LLC as Managing Director
- Mar 30, 2021Justin R. Demes (Limited Partner Of Sc Management Iv (Sbic), L.P.) no longer on Schedule A of Svoboda Capital Partners LLC
- Nov 1, 2018Justin R. Demes joined Schedule A of Svoboda Capital Partners LLC as Limited Partner Of Sc Management Iv (Sbic), L.P.
- Mar 29, 2018Svoboda Capital Fund IV (SBIC), L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Svoboda Capital Partners LLC (Private Equity Fund), GAV $20,362,967Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactSvoboda Capital Fund IV (SBIC), L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 29, 2018Svoboda Capital Investors IV LLC first reported on Form ADV by Svoboda Capital Partners LLC (Private Equity Fund), GAV $6,619,445Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactSvoboda Capital Investors IV LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 29, 2018SC Capital Investors LLC first reported on Form ADV by Svoboda Capital Partners LLC (Private Equity Fund), GAV $361,831Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactSC Capital Investors LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 29, 2018Svoboda Capital Investors III LLC first reported on Form ADV by Svoboda Capital Partners LLC (Private Equity Fund), GAV $4,956,020Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactSvoboda Capital Investors III LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Dec 5, 2017Sharon Lee Ephraim (Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Svoboda Capital Partners LLC
- Mar 31, 2017Joseph David Thomas (Limited Partner Of Sc Management Iii, L.P.) no longer on Schedule A of Svoboda Capital Partners LLC
- Mar 31, 2017David Benjamin Rubin (Limited Partner Of Sc Management Iii, L.P.) no longer on Schedule A of Svoboda Capital Partners LLC
- Mar 31, 2017Svoboda Capital Fund IV, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Svoboda Capital Partners LLC (Private Equity Fund), GAV $69,847,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactSvoboda Capital Fund IV, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 31, 2017Michael Joseph Iannelli (Member Of Svoboda, Collins L.L.C.) no longer on Schedule A of Svoboda Capital Partners LLC
- Dec 1, 2016Sharon Lee Ephraim joined Schedule A of Svoboda Capital Partners LLC as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer
- Apr 1, 2016David Benjamin Rubin joined Schedule A of Svoboda Capital Partners LLC as Limited Partner Of Sc Management Iv (Sbic), L.P.
- Mar 25, 2016Svoco, G.P. no longer reported on Form ADV by Svoboda Capital Partners LLCFund no longer reportedFundsInferenceSvoco, G.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- May 1, 2015Thomas G. Brooker joined Schedule A of Svoboda Capital Partners LLC as Limited Partner Of Sc Management Iii, L.P.;
- Mar 27, 2015David Schumacher (Limited Partner Of Sc Management Iii, L.P.) no longer on Schedule A of Svoboda Capital Partners LLC
- Jun 1, 2014Joseph David Thomas joined Schedule A of Svoboda Capital Partners LLC as Limited Partner Of Sc Management Iii, L.P.
- Oct 11, 2012Svoboda, Collins Fund II, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Svoboda Capital Partners LLC (Private Equity Fund), GAV $46,100,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactSvoboda, Collins Fund II, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Oct 11, 2012Svoboda Capital Partners LLC first filed Form ADV (ERA)First SEC adviser filingOrganizationFactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Oct 11, 2012Svoco, G.P. first reported on Form ADV by Svoboda Capital Partners LLC (Private Equity Fund), GAV $400,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactSvoco, G.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Oct 11, 2012Svoboda Capital Fund III, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Svoboda Capital Partners LLC (Private Equity Fund), GAV $68,525,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactSvoboda Capital Fund III, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Dec 1, 2009Julia Jackoboice Miller joined Schedule A of Svoboda Capital Partners LLC as Limited Partner Of Svoboda, Collins Partners Ii, L.P.
- Oct 1, 2005Michelle Lynn Collins joined Schedule A of Svoboda Capital Partners LLC as Limited Partner Of Svoboda, Collins Partners Ii, L.P.
- Oct 1, 2005Alex R. Miller joined Schedule A of Svoboda Capital Partners LLC as Limited Partner Of Svoboda, Collins Partners Ii, L.P.
Classification history
- Sep 12, 2026Candidate (candidate, 50%, cls-1)no sworn venture fact yet (name or round mention only)
Evidence
46 observations from 2 sources