Side Door Ventures

Seed fund managerSEC exempt reporting adviserRaisingClassification probable· Fernandina Beach, Floridasdv.vc

Side Door Ventures is a global venture capital firm backing audacious founders building tomorrow’s life-changing companies. We’re sector-agnostic and invest in companies across software, life sciences, space, deep tech, blockchain, logistics, gaming, media, security, food, and financial services that aim to transform industries and improve lives.

In the firm's own words, from its website.

Reported fund assets
$97.1M
sum of its funds' Form ADV filings, last 30 months
New companies, 12 mo
None
Investment team
1
Latest vintage
2023
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Ask DFX about thisView relationshipsFind contactsInvestments (7)Team (1)Funds
As of · the latest observation of this organization; filed figures are as of its latest Form ADV

17 additional co-investors and affiliates, 16 additional investments, funds and LPs, 10 events, 1 verified contact (1 firm phone)

Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.

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What matters now

  1. 2 vehicles
    on Form D, 18 months

    $18.3M reported sold so far.

    A Form D is filed when a vehicle takes its first money, so these are open to LPs now.

    FactSEC Form D filingsFor LPs, fund-of-funds, placement agentsVehicles →
  2. 2 companies
    portfolio raising

    2 portfolio companies have new financing on record in 6 months without this firm named on the round; the latest on 30 Sep 2026 ($251M round).

    A portfolio company raising again is a follow-on decision for the firm and a co-investment opening for others.

    FactPress release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire; Business Wire's RSS answers 403 and is not read)For Co-investors, LPs, lendersInvestments →

Relationship network

43 connected entities1 observed round

From financing rounds and every investor named in them, Form ADV and Form D filings, the firm's funds and team, and disclosed LP commitments in the venture capital graph. A round's amount is the size of the round, not money that moved between two investors.

Some relationships on this record are counted rather than named here. They open with the full profile.

Click any name or line for the rounds and sources behind it. Line weight is rounds together; dashed lines are inferred.

Reading the network
  • Sponsor
  • Company
  • Fund or vehicle
  • Person

Co-investors are read from the rounds: three or more shared rounds is a strong observed relationship, two a repeat co-investor, one a single round. Funds and people are structural. Nothing is scored that a reader cannot check.

How am I connected?

Name your firm, a company or a person, and DFX finds the published routes to Side Door Ventures: a shared portfolio company or board, a prior employer, a co-investor, a shared LP or service provider. Every step is a filed or published record with its source; none is a guess about who knows whom.

See how you connect to Side Door Ventures

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Investing

7 companies on record, 0 new in 12 months
Investments on record
7 companies, 0 partner-attributed
CompanyRoundRolePartnerRound sizeThis investorDateSource
Candelaportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Firm website
EtherFi DAFportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Firm website
K2 Spaceportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Firm website
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
7 observed deals
Stated (the firm’s website)
Sectors
ai, enterprise software, fintech, biotech, energy, deep tech, space, crypto, logistics, industrial, gaming
Stages
seed, series a, early
Geography
chicago, global, globally, los angeles, michigan, new york
Check size
not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
Self-described
seed
Observed (from deals on record)
Stage at participation: no observed deals yet
Stage at first entry: no observed deals yet
Sectors
unknown 100%
lead rate 0%follow-on rate 0%new companies, 12 months 0

Team

1 current, 0 departed
Investment team
1 current, 0 departed
Contacts
1 firm phone

1 firm phone on record, each with its source. Values open with the complete profile.

Funds and LPs

15 vehicles, 0 LPs disclosed
Funds and vehicles
15 reported
VehicleTypeVintageLifecycleReported GAVOwnersForm D soldLatest Form D
Side Door Ventures III, LPFund2023 form d first saleFundraising$16.6M
Sep 12, 2026
23$17.1M
of $30.0M
Jul 2, 2025
UH 1, a Series of Side Door Ventures LPSPV or co-invest vehicle2023 form d first saleActive deployment$18,518
Sep 12, 2026
37$1.2M
of $1.2M
Sep 24, 2025
Side Door Ventures II, LPFund2022 form d first saleActive deployment$30.0M
Sep 12, 2026
46$13.5M
of $13.5M
Mar 31, 2022
Limited partners
0 LPs, 0 disclosed commitments
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.
Known LPs and allocators
0 relationships across the firm's funds, from public pensions and the allocator graph
No allocator names this firm or its funds in a public disclosure DFX holds.

Relationships across DFX

20 co-investors · on 3 other DFX graphs
Co-investors
20 counted from shared deals, for the whole firm
Across DFX and the capital chainon 3 other DFX graphs Show
Across DFX
Across the graphs

Side Door Ventures is the same institution as 3 records in Independent Sponsors, RIA and Wealth and Private Equity.

Independent Sponsors1RIA and Wealth1Private Equity1

DFX found 3 relationships across 3 datasets

Which record it is in each graph, what it is called there, and what the two were joined on.

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Evidence and history

15 dated events, 33 observations from 3 sources
Timeline
15 dated events
  1. seen on or beforeSep 15, 2026
    Side Door Ventures: INSTITUTIONAL_VC -> SEED_FUND_MANAGER (name or self-description says seed)
    Classification changedClassificationInferenceno URL
  2. Sep 12, 2026
    UH 1, a Series of Side Door Ventures LP first reported on Form ADV by Side Door Ventures, GAV $18,518
    Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactUH 1, a Series of Side Door Ventures LPForm ADV
  3. Sep 12, 2026
    Side Door Ventures II, LP first reported on Form ADV by Side Door Ventures, GAV $29,976,912
    Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactSide Door Ventures II, LPForm ADV
  4. Sep 12, 2026
    SDV Vip Fund I, a Series of Side Door Ventures, LP first reported on Form ADV by Side Door Ventures, GAV $47,020
    Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactSDV Vip Fund I, a Series of Side Door Ventures, LPForm ADV
  5. Sep 12, 2026
    SDV Seed Fund II, a Series of Side Door Ventures, LP first reported on Form ADV by Side Door Ventures, GAV $13,174,737
    Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactSDV Seed Fund II, a Series of Side Door Ventures, LPForm ADV
Identity and regulatory footprint
Address, phone, Form ADV filing and ownersForm ADV filed Jan 27, 2026 · 14 private fundsShow
Headquarters
Fernandina Beach, FLadviserinfo.sec.gov
Office address
unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
Business phone
unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
Website
sdv.vc
SEC adviser type
Exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
SEC exemption claimed
Private fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
Latest Form ADV
Jan 27, 2026
Private funds reported
14 (9 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
Private fund gross assets, adviser total
$97.1Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
Classification history
Every classification this record has carried2 on recordShow
  1. Sep 15, 2026
    Seed fund manager (probable, 80%)
    Name or self-description says seed
  2. Sep 12, 2026
    Institutional venture firm (probable, 80%)
    Venture manager, reported GAV $97M across 14 vehicles
Evidence
33 observations from 3 sources
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
FactValueEffectiveClassSource
Why admittedVC funds reportedJan 27, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC exemption claimedPrivate fund adviserJan 27, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC adviser typeExempt reporting adviserJan 27, 2026FactForm ADV
Latest Form ADV filing2026-01-27Jan 27, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv pdf loadedadv-pdf-1Sep 12, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC statusERA - ActiveJan 27, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC status effective2026-01-27Jan 27, 2026FactForm ADV
Business phoneJan 27, 2026FactForm ADV
Contact page urlSep 16, 2026Factno URL
DescriptionSep 16, 2026Factno URL
DescriptionSep 15, 2026Factno URL
HeadquartersFernandina Beach, FLJan 27, 2026FactForm ADV
Office addressJan 27, 2026FactForm ADV
Self-described typeseedSep 16, 2026Factno URL
Self-described typeseedSep 15, 2026Factno URL
Legal formLimited Liability CompanyJan 27, 2026FactForm ADV
PE funds reported5Jan 27, 2026FactForm ADV
Portfolio pageSep 16, 2026Factno URL
Portfolio pageSep 15, 2026Factno URL
Private funds reported14Jan 27, 2026FactForm ADV
Private fund gross assets (reported)$97.1MJan 27, 2026FactForm ADV
Stated geographyChicago, global, globally, los angeles, michigan, new york
“geography words on the home page”
Sep 16, 2026Factno URL
Stated geographyChicago, global, globally, los angeles, michigan, new york
“geography words on the home page”
Sep 15, 2026Factno URL
Stated sectorsAI, enterprise software, fintech, biotech, energy, deep tech, space, crypto, logistics, industrial, gaming
“sector words on the home page”
Sep 16, 2026Factno URL
Stated sectorsAI, enterprise software, fintech, biotech, energy, deep tech, space, crypto, logistics, industrial, gaming
“sector words on the home page”
Sep 15, 2026Factno URL
Stated stagesSeed, series a, early
“stage words on the home page”
Sep 16, 2026Factno URL
Stated stagesSeed, series a, early
“stage words on the home page”
Sep 15, 2026Factno URL
Team pageSep 16, 2026Factno URL
Team pageSep 15, 2026Factno URL
Venture funds reported9Jan 27, 2026FactForm ADV
WebsiteJan 27, 2026FactForm ADV
Site titleSep 16, 2026Factno URL
Site titleSep 15, 2026Factno URL
How this is scored
Scores, classification basis and filing advisersSeed fund manager, probableShow
Importance
40
elevated
Active deployment
60
high
Emerging
0
low
Freshness
93
high
Seed fund manager · probableSEC exempt reporting adviser

Name or self-description says seed

The inputs behind each score
importance
gav: $0 · funds: 1 · people: 0.04 · investments: 0.31 · co investors: 0.53
active deployment
investments 12m: 0 · fund raising 18m: 1 · people joined 12m: 0 · vintage within 3y: 1 · latest investment at: 2025-09-25
emerging manager
fund count: 15 · reported gav: $97.1M · first adv filing: 2026-01-27 · years since first filing: 0.7

Fits, record history and connections

scored matches for this investor, every identity change, every edge

Fits

8 scored matches, best firstas of
  • score 34confidence 90%
    Why: sector fit; geography fit; activity
  • score 30confidence 90%
    Why: sector fit; geography fit; activity
  • score 30confidence 90%
    Why: sector fit; geography fit; activity

+5 more scored matches

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Record history

2 dated events on the change ledger, latest first
  • Organization classification changed
    2026-09-15
  • Adviser's first ADV filing
    2026-01-27source

The ledger records every merge, rename and reclassification this record went through and the dated filings observed on it, so the identity on this page can be traced to the records it was built from. The ledger's own sentences name other records, so they show with the names.