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Firms / Urban Innovation Management LLC
Urban Innovation Management LLC
A venture capital fund that identifies early-stage innovators solving our toughest urban challenges and provides them with the capital and regulatory expertise to scale into tomorrow
name or self-description says seed
Importance
44
elevated
Active deployment
30
moderate
Emerging
0
low
Completeness
81
high
Freshness
100
high
Research priority
12
low
Identity and regulatory footprint
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, CAadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- 548 MARKET ST, SUITE 836692, San Francisco, CA, 94104-5401adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- 707-652-9201adviserinfo.sec.gov
- 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 13, 2026
- Private funds reported
- 9 (9 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets
- $416Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- business email
- pitch@urban.vcurban.vcpublished by the subject
- business phone
- 415-613-5401adviserinfo.sec.govpublished by the subject
- business phone
- 707-652-9201adviserinfo.sec.govpublished by the subject
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
65 observed deals
Stated (the firm’s website)
- Sectors
- fintech, climate, energy, edtech, proptech, logistics, govtech
- Stages
- pre seed, seed, series b
- Geography
- not stated
- Check size
- $500,000 to $3.5M stated by the firm
- Self-described
- seed
“We write checks $500K-$3.5M at the Pre-Seed and Seed stage in these critical sectors:”
Observed (from deals on record)
Stage at participation: no observed deals yet
Stage at first entry: no observed deals yet
Sectors
unknown 92%Other Technology 6%Environmental Services 2%
lead rate n/afollow-on rate n/anew logos, 12 months 64
Funds and vehicles
10 reported
| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Innovation Selects Jc, LLC | Fund | 2022 form d first sale | Active deployment | $9.6M Mar 7, 2024 | 11 | $13.8M | Feb 9, 2022 |
| Urban Innovation Selects Jb, LLC | Fund | 2021 form d first sale | Mature | $10.8M Mar 7, 2024 | 14 | $2.6M | Sep 3, 2021 |
| Kittens III, a Series of Kittens Me, LLC | SPV or co-invest vehicle | 2021 form d first sale | Mature | $2.2M Mar 7, 2024 | 11 | $990,000 of $990,000 | May 25, 2021 |
| Urban Innovation Fund Selects Ka, a Series of Urban Innovation Fund Selects 2021, LLC | SPV or co-invest vehicle | 2021 name year | Mature | $237,925 Mar 7, 2024 | 4 | $210,000 of $210,000 | Sep 2, 2021 |
| Kittens II, a Series of Urban Innovation Fund Selects 2021, LLC | SPV or co-invest vehicle | 2021 name year | Mature | $44,480 Mar 7, 2024 | 1 | $100,000 of $100,000 | Jun 2, 2021 |
| Kittens I, a Series of Urban Innovation Fund Selects 2021, LLC | SPV or co-invest vehicle | 2021 name year | Mature | $3,770 Mar 7, 2024 | 3 | $191,000 of $191,000 | Jun 1, 2021 |
| Urban Innovation Fund II, LP | Fund | unknown | Unknown | $130M Mar 7, 2024 | 52 | $0 | Sep 26, 2019 |
| Urban Innovation Fund III, LP | Fund | unknown | Unknown | $97.6M Mar 7, 2024 | 74 | $0 | Mar 30, 2022 |
| Urban Innovation Fund I, LP | Fund | unknown | Unknown | $25.8M Mar 7, 2024 | 35 | $0 | May 26, 2016 |
| Urban Innovation Selects I, LP | Fund | unknown | Unknown | $22.8M Mar 7, 2024 | 22 | $0 | Jun 3, 2022 |
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, 0 departed
Clara Brenner
Managing partnerManaging Member · since Jan 1, 2022
Julia Lein
Managing partnerManaging Member · since Jan 1, 2022
Investments on record
65 edges, 64 companies, 1 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
28 relationships from shared deals, counted for the whole firm
Hoxton Ventures 1 shared · one timeLobster Capital, LLC 1 shared · one timeAnthemis 1 shared · one timeBling Capital LLC 1 shared · one timeNyca Management LLC 1 shared · one timeCore Venture Capital 1 shared · one timeFJ Labs 1 shared · one timeFloodgate 1 shared · one timeGolden Ventures 1 shared · one timeMXV Capital, LLC 1 shared · one timeGiant Ventures Global LLP 1 shared · one timeShadow Ventures, LLC 1 shared · one timeGalvez Capital, LLC 1 shared · one timeFirst Analysis Capital Management LLC 1 shared · one timeAbbaei 1 shared · one timeCRV, LLC 1 shared · one timeCollaborative Fund Management LLC 1 shared · one timeFusion Fund Silicon Valley LLC 1 shared · one timeTEN Eleven Ventures, LLC 1 shared · one timeFika Ventures 1 shared · one timeWestern Technology Investment (wti) 1 shared · one timeMotley Fool Ventures 1 shared · one timeLumos Capital Group 1 shared · one timeWonder Ventures Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeMyriad Venture Partners, LLC 1 shared · one timeTQ Ventures LLC 1 shared · one timeMac Venture Capital 1 shared · one timeFloating Point Advisors 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
12 dated events
- Sep 14, 2026Urban Innovation Management LLC: INSTITUTIONAL_VC -> SEED_FUND_MANAGER (name or self-description says seed)Classification changedClassificationInferenceno URL
- Mar 29, 2023Urban Innovation Fund I, LP first reported on Form ADV by Urban Innovation Management LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $57,079,394Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactUrban Innovation Fund I, LPSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 29, 2023Urban Innovation Fund II, LP first reported on Form ADV by Urban Innovation Management LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $169,502,296Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactUrban Innovation Fund II, LPSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 29, 2023Urban Innovation Fund III, LP first reported on Form ADV by Urban Innovation Management LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $99,801,928Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactUrban Innovation Fund III, LPSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 29, 2023Urban Innovation Selects I, LP first reported on Form ADV by Urban Innovation Management LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $22,942,385Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactUrban Innovation Selects I, LPSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 29, 2023Urban Innovation Selects Jb, LLC first reported on Form ADV by Urban Innovation Management LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $15,436,395Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactUrban Innovation Selects Jb, LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 29, 2023Urban Innovation Management LLC 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 29, 2023Kittens II, a Series of Urban Innovation Fund Selects 2021, LLC first reported on Form ADV by Urban Innovation Management LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $262,828
- Mar 29, 2023Kittens III, a Series of Kittens Me, LLC first reported on Form ADV by Urban Innovation Management LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $3,122,353Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactKittens III, a Series of Kittens Me, LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 29, 2023Urban Innovation Fund Selects Ka, a Series of Urban Innovation Fund Selects 2021, LLC first reported on Form ADV by Urban Innovation Management LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $239,873
- Mar 29, 2023Urban Innovation Selects Jc, LLC first reported on Form ADV by Urban Innovation Management LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $13,789,011Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactUrban Innovation Selects Jc, LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 29, 2023Kittens I, a Series of Urban Innovation Fund Selects 2021, LLC first reported on Form ADV by Urban Innovation Management LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $184,999
Classification history
- Sep 14, 2026Seed fund manager (confirmed, 95%, cls-1)name or self-description says seed
- Sep 12, 2026Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%, cls-1)venture manager, reported GAV $300M across 10 vehicles
Evidence
49 observations from 3 sources