Union Grove Venture Partners

Institutional venture firmSEC-registered adviserClassification probable· Summit, New JerseyUNIONGROVEVP.COM

Institutional venture firm, based in Summit, New Jersey, reporting $471M of fund assets on its funds' Form ADV filings.

Composed from this organization's classification, location and filed figures.

Reported fund assets
$471M
sum of its funds' Form ADV filings, last 30 months
New companies, 12 mo
None
Investment team
2
Latest vintage
2022
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As of · the latest observation of this organization; filed figures are as of its latest Form ADV

6 additional investments, funds and LPs, 7 events, 1 verified contact (1 firm phone)

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

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Nothing material in the last 180 days.

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Relationship network

14 connected entities2 observed rounds1 repeat counterpartyrounds 2014 to 2016

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.

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Reading the network
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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.

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Investing

1 company on record, 0 new in 12 months
Investments on record
1 company, 2 partner-attributed
CompanyRoundRolePartnerRound sizeThis investorDateSource
Illumitex, Inc.Form D equity offeringunknown · boardGregory Harper Bohlen (strongly supported)$4.0M
form d sold
unknownNov 10, 2016Inference Form D
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
2 observed deals
Stated (the firm’s website)
Sectors
not stated or not yet read
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
unknown 100%
lead rate no observed dealsfollow-on rate 100%new companies, 12 months 0

Team

2 current, 1 departed
Decision makers
who to call first, and why; then everyone else by function
Who else at this firm · 1 person, grouped by function
Finance, operations and compliance (1)
  • Patrick Andrew Cairns · Managing Member And Chief Compliance Officer
    Why this person: Named with investment responsibility

Ranked by the role the firm or its filing states, a route on file and deals led. Every reason is read from the record, never inferred. Routes are published by the person or the firm (their bio, the team page or a filing) and are revealed on a plan; data bought from a provider is never shown, and a route printed at a firm the person has since left is held back.

Investment team
2 current, 1 departed
1 departed (kept with end dates)
Contacts
1 firm phone

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

Funds and LPs

8 vehicles, 0 LPs disclosed
Funds and vehicles
8 reported, 1 no longer reported
VehicleTypeVintageLifecycleReported GAVOwnersForm D soldLatest Form D
Union Grove Holdings III, LLCFund2022 form d first saleActive deployment$0
Mar 31, 2026
4$4.1M
of $4.1M
May 13, 2022
Union Grove Partners 2021, LPFund2021 name yearMature$47.6M
Mar 31, 2026
26$0
of $200M
Oct 7, 2021
Union Grove Holdings II, LLCFund2021 form d first saleMature$3.8M
Mar 31, 2026
14$7.7M
of $7.7M
May 3, 2021
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

1 co-investors · on 1 other DFX graph
Co-investors
1 counted from shared deals, for the whole firm
Across DFX and the capital chainon 1 other DFX graph Show
Across DFX
  • The same institution is held on RIA and Wealth, matched by identifier. See which records
Across the graphs

Union Grove Venture Partners is the same institution as 1 record in RIA and Wealth.

RIA and Wealth1

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Evidence and history

12 dated events, 61 observations from 4 sources
Timeline
12 dated events
  1. Mar 26, 2024
    John Armistead Spilman (Managing Member) no longer on Schedule A of Union Grove Venture Partners
    Person leftPeopleInferenceJohn Armistead SpilmanForm ADV
  2. Mar 31, 2023
    Union Grove Holdings III, LLC first reported on Form ADV by Union Grove Venture Partners (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $2,600,675
    Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactUnion Grove Holdings III, LLCForm ADV
  3. Oct 21, 2022
    Union Grove Holdings II, LLC first reported on Form ADV by Union Grove Venture Partners (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $10,405,354
    Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactUnion Grove Holdings II, LLCForm ADV
  4. Mar 31, 2022
    Union Grove Partners 2021, LP first reported on Form ADV by Union Grove Venture Partners (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $2,394,150
    Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactUnion Grove Partners 2021, LPForm ADV
  5. Mar 29, 2018
    Union Grove Pm Holdings LLC first reported on Form ADV by Union Grove Venture Partners (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $413,255
    Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactUnion Grove Pm Holdings LLCForm ADV
Identity and regulatory footprint
Address, phone, Form ADV filing and ownersForm ADV filed Mar 31, 2026 · 8 private fundsShow
Headquarters
Summit, NJadviserinfo.sec.gov
Office address
unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
Business phone
unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
Website
UNIONGROVEVP.COM
SEC adviser type
Registered investment adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
SEC exemption claimed
unknown
Latest Form ADV
Mar 31, 2026
Private funds reported
8 (8 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
Private fund gross assets, adviser total
$471Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
Regulatory AUM
$635Mthe adviser's RAUM, a regulatory measure, never a fund size
Employees
2
Classification history
Every classification this record has carried2 on recordShow
  1. Sep 23, 2026
    Institutional venture firm (probable, 80%)
    Venture manager, reported GAV $471M across 8 vehicles
  2. Sep 12, 2026
    Institutional venture firm (probable, 80%)
    Venture manager, reported GAV $499M across 8 vehicles
Evidence
61 observations from 4 sources
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
FactValueEffectiveClassSource
Why admittedVC funds reportedMar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC adviser typeRegistered investment adviserMar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC adviser typeRegistered investment adviserMar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC adviser typeRegistered investment adviserMar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
First Form ADV filing2014-03-19Mar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
First Form ADV filing2014-03-19Mar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-29Sep 30, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-25Sep 26, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-23Sep 24, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-21Sep 23, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-22Sep 23, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1Sep 12, 2026FactForm ADV
Latest Form ADV filing2026-03-31Mar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
Latest Form ADV filing2026-03-31Mar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
Latest Form ADV filing2024-03-26Mar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
SEC statusApprovedMar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC status effective2014-06-19Mar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture share of reported funds1Mar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture share of reported funds1Mar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
Business phoneMar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
Business phoneMar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
Employees2Mar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
Employees2Mar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
HeadquartersSummit, NJMar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
HeadquartersSummit, NJMar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
Office addressMar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
Office addressMar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
Legal formLimited Liability CompanyMar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
Private funds reported8Mar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
Private funds reported8Mar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
Private funds reported8Mar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
Private fund gross assets (reported)$471MMar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
Private fund gross assets (reported)$471MMar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
Private fund gross assets (reported)$499MMar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
Regulatory AUM (adviser, not fund size)$635MMar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
Regulatory AUM (adviser, not fund size)$622MMar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
Schedule a diffsadiff-1Sep 29, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture funds reported8Mar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture funds reported8Mar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture funds reported8Mar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
WebsiteSep 12, 2026FactForm ADV
WebsiteMar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
WebsiteMar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
Website statusunreachable
“home page did not answer with HTML”
Sep 22, 2026Factno URL
How this is scored
Scores, classification basis and filing advisersInstitutional venture firm, probableShow
Importance
32
moderate
Active deployment
0
low
Emerging
0
low
Freshness
100
high
Institutional venture firm · probableSEC registered investment adviser

Venture manager, reported GAV $471M across 8 vehicles

The inputs behind each score
importance
gav: 0.51 · funds: 0.75 · people: 0.08 · investments: 0.11 · co investors: 0
active deployment
investments 12m: 0 · fund raising 18m: 0 · people joined 12m: 0 · vintage within 3y: 0 · latest investment at: not scored
emerging manager
fund count: 9 · reported gav: $471M · first adv filing: 2014-03-19 · years since first filing: 12.5

Fits, record history and connections

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

Record history

1 dated event on the change ledger, latest event first
  • Adviser's first ADV filing
    2014-03-19source on record

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.