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Firms / A•••• C•••••• M••••••••• L••
A•••• C•••••• M••••••••• L••
Private equity with venture activity · probableChicago, ILa•••••••••.comSEC registered investment adviser
registered adviser; venture funds are 0% of 2 private funds
Importance
1
low
Active deployment
0
low
Emerging
0
low
Completeness
44
elevated
Freshness
100
high
Research priority
0
low
Identity and regulatory footprint
- Headquarters
- Chicago, ILadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- ••• Lockedadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- ••• Lockedadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- a•••••••••.com
- SEC adviser type
- registered investment adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- unknown
- Latest Form ADV
- Jan 27, 2021
- Private funds reported
- 2 (0 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets
- $4.1Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- Regulatory AUM
- $517Mthe adviser's RAUM, a regulatory measure, never a fund size
- Employees
- 5
- business email
- ir@kaivolatility.comkaivolatility.compublished by the subject
- business phone
- 312-605-8021adviserinfo.sec.govpublished by the subject
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
no observed deals yet
Stated (the firm’s website)
- Sectors
- media
- Stages
- not stated or not yet read
- Geography
- global
- 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
0 reported
No vehicle on record yet. A fund arrives from Form ADV Schedule D 7.B.(1) or a Form D filing.
Investment team
2 current, 4 departed
C•• a• K•••••
Managing partnerSenior Managing Partner · since May 1, 2011
M••• T••••• D••••••
Platform and operationsChief Compliance Officer, Chief Operations Officer · since Jun 1, 2019
4 departed (kept with end dates)
- M•••••• T••••• A•••••• · Managing Partner · May 1, 2011 to Mar 3, 2017 Inference
- J•••• F•••••• U••••••••• · Chief Financial Officer · Dec 1, 2013 to Dec 5, 2018 Inference
- M•••••• D••••• S••••• · Chief Compliance Officer · Dec 1, 2016 to Aug 31, 2017 Inference
- T•••••• S•••• · Chief Compliance Officer / Analyst · Mar 1, 2018 to May 28, 2019 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
9 dated events
- Jun 1, 2019M••• T••••• D•••••• joined Schedule A of A•••• C•••••• M••••••••• L•• as Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Operations Officer
- May 28, 2019T•••••• S•••• (Chief Compliance Officer / Analyst) no longer on Schedule A of A•••• C•••••• M••••••••• L••
- Dec 5, 2018J•••• F•••••• U••••••••• (Chief Financial Officer) no longer on Schedule A of A•••• C•••••• M••••••••• L••
- Mar 1, 2018T•••••• S•••• joined Schedule A of A•••• C•••••• M••••••••• L•• as Chief Compliance Officer
- Aug 31, 2017M•••••• D••••• S••••• (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of A•••• C•••••• M••••••••• L••
- Mar 3, 2017M•••••• T••••• A•••••• (Managing Partner) no longer on Schedule A of A•••• C•••••• M••••••••• L••
- Dec 1, 2016M•••••• D••••• S••••• joined Schedule A of A•••• C•••••• M••••••••• L•• as Chief Compliance Officer
- Dec 1, 2013J•••• F•••••• U••••••••• joined Schedule A of A•••• C•••••• M••••••••• L•• as Chief Financial Officer
- May 31, 2013A•••• C•••••• M••••••••• L•• 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)
Classification history
- Sep 12, 2026Private equity with venture activity (probable, 75%, cls-1)registered adviser; venture funds are 0% of 2 private funds
Evidence
71 observations from 2 sources