DFX Intelligence
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Firms / B••• F••••• A•••• M•••••••••
B••• F••••• A•••• M•••••••••
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corporate parent: B••• F••••• Finance Inc.
Importance
24
moderate
Active deployment
25
moderate
Emerging
0
low
Completeness
63
high
Freshness
97
high
Research priority
11
low
Identity and regulatory footprint
- Headquarters
- Sacramento, CAa•••••••••.s••.gov
- Office address
- ••• Lockeda•••••••••.s••.gov
- Business phone
- ••• Lockeda•••••••••.s••.gov
- Website
- b•••••••••.org
- SEC adviser type
- exempt reporting advisera•••••••••.s••.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- venture capital fund advisera•••••••••.s••.govItem 2.B(1): advises solely venture capital funds
- Latest Form ADV
- Mar 16, 2026
- Private funds reported
- 1 (1 venture capital funds)a•••••••••.s••.gov
- Private fund gross assets
- $50.5Ma•••••••••.s••.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- Owners on Schedule A
- B••• F••••• F•••••• I••• (Sole Member), E
- business phone
- 916-234-3690adviserinfo.sec.govpublished by the subject
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
no observed deals yet
Stated (the firm’s website)
- Sectors
- climate, media
- 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
| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C••••••••• W••••••• I••••••••• F••• I• L••• | Fund | 2023 form d first sale | Active deployment | $50.5M Sep 12, 2026 | 2 | $25.0M of $60.0M | Mar 23, 2023 |
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
54 current, 1 departed
A••••• H••••••
AssociateAssociate Professor, University of Nevada Reno
B•••• E•••
AssociateAssociate Professor Department of Earth System Science, University of C•••••••••, Irvine
E•••• H•••••••
AssociateSenior Investment Associate
J••• M•••••••
AssociateSenior Project Associate
M•••••• M••••••
AssociateProject Development and Science Associate
R•••• Z••••••
AssociateGrants Development Associate
R•••• B•••••
AssociateSenior Project & Science Associate
S•••••• C•••
AssociateSenior Science Associate
S•• M•••
AssociateProject Development and Science Associate
N••• W•••••••
Founder or executiveCo-Founder & Chief Conservation Officer
P••• S••••
Founder or executiveCo-Founder & Chief Program Officer
R••• H•••••••••
Founder or executiveCEO, Zyon Space
Z••• K•••••
Founder or executiveCo-Founder & CEO
A•••• M••••
PartnerSenior Project Development Manager
B•• S•••••
PartnerSenior Manager of Development
E••• T••••••
PartnerProject Development Manager
F••••• C•••••••
PartnerManaging Director of Investments
G•••••• H••••
PartnerProject Development Senior Manager
J•••••• D•••••••
PartnerManaging Director of Project Development
K•• S••••
PartnerManaging Director of Programs
L••• P•••••
PartnerHuman Resources Manager
L••• C••••••••
PartnerDirector of Investments
M•• C•••••
PartnerManaging Director of Government Relations
M•••• P••• G••••••
PartnerSenior Project & Science Manager
N••••• M•••••
PartnerProject Development Senior Manager
R•••••• B••••
PartnerPartner and Co-founder Encourage Capital
S••••• K•••
PartnerPartner at Kaplan Kirsch; Member of the Apsáalooke Nation (Crow Tribe of Montana)
S•••• P•••••••••
PartnerManaging Director of External Affairs
T•••••• S••••
PartnerConservation I••••••••• Manager
W••••• B•••••• ••••••
PartnerIndigenous Partnerships Manager
D••••• M•••••
Platform and operationsConservation Finance Manager
D•••• A••••
Platform and operationsDirector of HR & Operations
E•••• K••••
Platform and operationsAccounting Manager
G••••• V••••••
Platform and operationsChief Financial Officer
H•••••• D••••••
Platform and operationsSenior Communications Manager
J•••• L••
Platform and operationsFinance Senior Manager
J•••••• K•••••••••
Platform and operationsExecutive Assistant to the CEO
K•••••• H••••••
Platform and operationsImpact Evaluation & Communications Senior Associate
K••••••• O••••• D••••••
Platform and operationsCommunications Analyst
N••••• K• A••••
Platform and operationsChief Strategy and Development Officer for Research, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
P•••••• B•••••
Platform and operationsResearch Director, Climate and Community Institute
P•••• T••••••
Platform and operationsLegal Director, Impact Investing, Hillspire, LLC
S••••••• M•••••••
Platform and operationsGrants Finance Manager
S•••• D•••••••••
Platform and operationsPrincipal Hydrologist, Natural Systems Design and Affiliate Assistant Professor, University of Washington
E••• E••••
PrincipalDirector of Partnerships and Project Expansion
G•••• V••••••
PrincipalDirector of Conservation Science
J••••• B••••••••
PrincipalProject Development Director
L••• H•••••••
PrincipalDirector of Project Development
M•••• E••••
PrincipalDirector of Natural Capital Development
M••••••• M•••
PrincipalDirector of Conservation I•••••••••
S•••• E•••••
PrincipalRetired Budget Director for the USDA F••••• Service
T•••• M•••••
PrincipalPrincipal Consultant, Science and Conservation Strategy
C••• R•••
Vice presidentB••• F••••• Co-Founder; VP, Strategic Initiatives, Sustainability and Impact, HASI
W••• H•••••••
Vice presidentInvestment Manager
1 departed (kept with end dates)
- S•••••• D•••••••• · Principal Hydrologist, Natural Systems Design and Affiliate Assistant Professor, University of Washington · ? to Sep 16, 2026 Inference
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
0 relationships from shared deals, counted for the whole firm
No co-investor relationship yet: these are derived only from rounds and portfolio listings the graph has seen both investors on.
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
- Sep 16, 2026••• LockedPerson leftPeopleInferenceS•••••• D••••••••Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 12, 2026••• LockedClassification changedClassificationInferenceno URL
- Sep 12, 2026••• LockedFund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactC••••••••• W••••••• I••••••••• F••• I• L•••IAPD Form ADV Part 1 PDF per firm (current filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) and Schedule A)
- Oct 10, 2025••• LockedFirst SEC adviser filingOrganizationFactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
Classification history
- Sep 13, 2026Corporate venture (confirmed, 95%, cls-1)corporate parent: B••• F••••• F•••••• I•••
- Sep 12, 2026Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 70%, cls-1)venture manager with no reported fund assets yet (scale unknown)
Evidence
24 observations from 3 sources