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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 / Graphene Ventures LLC
Graphene Ventures LLC
Venture capital firm focused on early-stage tech companies in enterprise software and consumer technology.
venture manager, reported GAV $177M across 15 vehicles
Importance
35
elevated
Active deployment
36
elevated
Emerging
0
low
Completeness
69
high
Freshness
100
high
Research priority
15
moderate
Identity and regulatory footprint
- Headquarters
- Palo Alto, CAadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- 228 HAMILTON AVENUE, Palo Alto, CA, 94301adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- 650-999-5555adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- HTTPS://WWW.GRAPHENEVC.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 31, 2026
- Private funds reported
- 14 (14 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets
- $194Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- business phone
- 650-999-5555adviserinfo.sec.govpublished by the subject
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
3 observed deals
Stated (the firm’s website)
- Sectors
- ai, cybersecurity
- Stages
- not stated or not yet read
- Geography
- canada, global, united states
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
- Self-described
- venture capital
Observed (from deals on record)
Stage at participation
bridge 100%
Stage at first entry
bridge 100%
Sectors
unknown 67%Biotechnology 33%
lead rate 0%follow-on rate 0%new logos, 12 months 3
Funds and vehicles
15 reported, 7 no longer reported
| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graphene S17 LLC | Fund | 2023 adv first reported | Active deployment | $25.8M Mar 27, 2024 | 15 | unknown | unknown |
| Graphene S16 LLC | Fund | 2023 adv first reported | Active deployment | $10.5M Mar 27, 2024 | 35 | unknown | unknown |
| Graphene S18 LLC | Fund | 2023 adv first reported | Active deployment | $5.0M Mar 27, 2024 | 3 | unknown | unknown |
| Graphene S15 LLC | Fund | 2023 adv first reported | Active deployment | $3.7M Mar 27, 2024 | 23 | unknown | unknown |
| Graphene S14 LLC | Fund | 2023 adv first reported | Active deployment | $1.7M Mar 27, 2024 | 13 | unknown | unknown |
| Graphene S13 LLC | Fund | 2022 adv first reported | Active deployment | $6.0M Mar 27, 2024 | 1 | unknown | unknown |
| Graphene S12 LLC | Fund | 2022 adv first reported | Active deployment | $100,000 Mar 27, 2024 | 4 | unknown | unknown |
| Graphene Ventures III, L.P. | Fund | 2021 adv first reported | Mature | $41.4M Mar 27, 2024 | 53 | unknown | unknown |
| Graphene R1 LLC | Fund | 2021 adv first reported | Mature | $410,616 Mar 27, 2024 | 2 | unknown | unknown |
| Graphene S11 LLC | Fund | 2021 adv first reported | Mature | $95,214 Mar 27, 2024 | 15 | unknown | unknown |
| Graphene S10 LLC | Fund | 2020 adv first reported | Mature | $52.8M Mar 27, 2024 | 46 | unknown | unknown |
| Graphene S9 LLC | Fund | 2020 adv first reported | Mature | $583,333 Mar 27, 2024 | 1 | unknown | unknown |
| Graphene S8 LLC | Fund | 2019 adv first reported | Mature | $27.6M Mar 27, 2024 | 7 | unknown | unknown |
| Graphene Ventures, L.P. | Fund | 2018 adv first reported | Harvest | $1.2M Mar 27, 2024 | 8 | unknown | unknown |
| 4c LLC | Fund | 2017 adv first reported | Harvest | $20,720 Mar 27, 2024 | 1 | unknown | unknown |
| Graphene S7 LLC | Fund | 2018 adv first reported | Wound down | $0 Mar 30, 2020 | 3 | unknown | unknown |
| Graphene S5 LLC | Fund | 2018 adv first reported | Wound down | $0 Mar 30, 2020 | 8 | unknown | unknown |
| Graphene S6 LLC | Fund | 2018 adv first reported | Wound down | $0 Apr 4, 2022 | 1 | unknown | unknown |
| Graphene S4 LLC | Fund | 2016 adv first reported | Wound down | $0 Mar 30, 2020 | 4 | unknown | unknown |
| Graphene S3 LLC | Fund | 2016 adv first reported | Wound down | $0 Mar 31, 2021 | 1 | unknown | unknown |
| Graphene S1 LLC | Fund | unknown | Wound down | $0 Mar 31, 2021 | 1 | unknown | unknown |
| Graphene S2 LLC | Fund | unknown | Wound down | $0 Mar 31, 2021 | 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
9 current, 0 departed
Josh Tetrick
Founder or executiveFounder & CEO of Eat Just / GOOD Meat
Nabil Borhanu
Managing partnerFounder & Managing Partner
Late Stage
OtherEvery company in our portfolio has immense potential for growth
Made With
OtherPortfolio
Arnaldo Goldemberg
PartnerPartner
Nabil Alnoor Borhanu
PartnerManaging Director Of Graphene Ventures Llc · since Jul 1, 2015
Leo Fonseca
PrincipalSr. Principal
Mitch Hambling
PrincipalSr. Principal
Musaad Alkadi
PrincipalSr. Principal
Investments on record
3 edges, 3 companies, 0 partner-attributed
| Company | Round | Role | Partner | Round size | This investor | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| made with by | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Sep 14, 2026 | Fact Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages) |
| Contraline, Inc. | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Sep 13, 2026 | Fact Portfolio company websites (about, investors, press pages) |
| Smartlens | Bridge Round · Bridge or convertible | participant | unknown | $5.2M | unknown | Oct 14, 2025 | 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
RA Capital Management, LP 1 shared · one timeMBX Capital 1 shared · one timeBVF Partners 1 shared · one time · they led 1Amboy Street Ventures, LLC 1 shared · one timeGoogle Ventures 1 shared · one timeBVF Partners L 1 shared · one time · they led 1Boutique Venture Partners 1 shared · one timeAmbit Health Ventures 1 shared · one time · they led 1
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
36 dated events
- Mar 31, 2023Graphene S18 LLC first reported on Form ADV by Graphene Ventures LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $2,000,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactGraphene S18 LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 31, 2023Graphene S16 LLC first reported on Form ADV by Graphene Ventures LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $6,049,805Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactGraphene S16 LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 31, 2023Graphene S14 LLC first reported on Form ADV by Graphene Ventures LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $1,700,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactGraphene S14 LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 31, 2023Graphene S6 LLC no longer reported on Form ADV by Graphene Ventures LLCFund no longer reportedFundsInferenceGraphene S6 LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 31, 2023Graphene S17 LLC first reported on Form ADV by Graphene Ventures LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $7,067,113Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactGraphene S17 LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 31, 2023Graphene S15 LLC first reported on Form ADV by Graphene Ventures LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $4,500,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactGraphene S15 LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Apr 4, 2022Graphene S3 LLC no longer reported on Form ADV by Graphene Ventures LLCFund no longer reportedFundsInferenceGraphene S3 LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Apr 4, 2022Graphene S2 LLC no longer reported on Form ADV by Graphene Ventures LLCFund no longer reportedFundsInferenceGraphene S2 LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Apr 4, 2022Graphene S1 LLC no longer reported on Form ADV by Graphene Ventures LLCFund no longer reportedFundsInferenceGraphene S1 LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Apr 4, 2022Graphene S12 LLC first reported on Form ADV by Graphene Ventures LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $50,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactGraphene S12 LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Apr 4, 2022Graphene S13 LLC first reported on Form ADV by Graphene Ventures LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $6,000,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactGraphene S13 LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 31, 2021Graphene S7 LLC no longer reported on Form ADV by Graphene Ventures LLCFund no longer reportedFundsInferenceGraphene S7 LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 31, 2021Graphene S4 LLC no longer reported on Form ADV by Graphene Ventures LLCFund no longer reportedFundsInferenceGraphene S4 LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 31, 2021Graphene S5 LLC no longer reported on Form ADV by Graphene Ventures LLCFund no longer reportedFundsInferenceGraphene S5 LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 31, 2021Graphene S11 LLC first reported on Form ADV by Graphene Ventures LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $4,000,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactGraphene S11 LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 31, 2021Graphene Ventures III, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Graphene Ventures LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $9,343,200Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactGraphene Ventures III, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 31, 2021Graphene R1 LLC first reported on Form ADV by Graphene Ventures LLC (Private Equity Fund), GAV $380,616Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactGraphene R1 LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 30, 2020Graphene S2 LLC first reported on Form ADV by Graphene Ventures LLC (Venture Capital Fund)Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactGraphene S2 LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 30, 2020Graphene S3 LLC first reported on Form ADV by Graphene Ventures LLC (Venture Capital Fund)Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactGraphene S3 LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 30, 2020Graphene S9 LLC first reported on Form ADV by Graphene Ventures LLC (Venture Capital Fund)Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactGraphene S9 LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 30, 2020Graphene S10 LLC first reported on Form ADV by Graphene Ventures LLC (Venture Capital Fund)Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactGraphene S10 LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 30, 2020Graphene S1 LLC first reported on Form ADV by Graphene Ventures LLC (Venture Capital Fund)Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactGraphene S1 LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Apr 1, 2019Graphene S3 LLC no longer reported on Form ADV by Graphene Ventures LLCFund no longer reportedFundsInferenceGraphene S3 LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Apr 1, 2019Graphene S8 LLC first reported on Form ADV by Graphene Ventures LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $10,352,500Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactGraphene S8 LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 30, 2018Graphene S2 LLC no longer reported on Form ADV by Graphene VenturesFund no longer reportedFundsInferenceGraphene S2 LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 30, 2018Graphene S1 LLC no longer reported on Form ADV by Graphene VenturesFund no longer reportedFundsInferenceGraphene S1 LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 30, 2018Graphene Ventures, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Graphene Ventures (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $3,203,046Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactGraphene Ventures, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 30, 2018Graphene S5 LLC first reported on Form ADV by Graphene Ventures (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $5,398,087Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactGraphene S5 LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 30, 2018Graphene S6 LLC first reported on Form ADV by Graphene Ventures (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $1,200,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactGraphene S6 LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 30, 2018Graphene S7 LLC first reported on Form ADV by Graphene Ventures (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $1,950,174Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactGraphene S7 LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 29, 20174c LLC first reported on Form ADV by Graphene Ventures (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $430,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFact4c LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 7, 2016Graphene S3 LLC first reported on Form ADV by Graphene Ventures (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $12,000,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactGraphene S3 LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 7, 2016Graphene S4 LLC first reported on Form ADV by Graphene Ventures (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $5,000,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactGraphene S4 LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Dec 21, 2015Graphene S1 LLC first reported on Form ADV by Graphene Ventures (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $25,000,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactGraphene S1 LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Dec 21, 2015Graphene S2 LLC first reported on Form ADV by Graphene Ventures (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $35,000,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactGraphene S2 LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Dec 21, 2015Graphene Ventures 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)
Classification history
- Sep 12, 2026Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%, cls-1)venture manager, reported GAV $177M across 15 vehicles
Evidence
58 observations from 3 sources