MCJ Venture Management

Institutional venture firmSEC venture capital fund adviserEmerging managermcj.vc

MCJ backs extraordinary founders driving the transition of energy and industry and solving the inevitable impacts of climate change.

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

Reported fund assets
$85.0M
sum of its funds' Form ADV filings, last 30 months
New companies, 12 mo
2
Investment team
7
Latest vintage
2023
As of · the latest observation of this organization; filed figures are as of its latest Form ADV

5 additional team members, 26 additional co-investors and affiliates, 28 additional investments, funds and LPs, 3 events, 8 verified contacts (5 professional url, 2 firm phone, 1 general firm email)

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

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Nothing material in the last 180 days. Last change: 18 Nov 2025, 2 new companies in the last 12 months.

People to know

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  • Managing Partner
    Why: Managing partner: runs the firm
    Profile
  • Founder And Managing Partner
    Why: Managing partner: runs the firm
    Profile
  • Chairman And Managing Partner
    Why: Managing partner: runs the firm
    No route on file yet

Relationship network

71 connected entities2 observed rounds

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.

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›How strength and recency are read

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.

Darker lines were active in the last 24 months or are current; lighter lines are older or undated.

How am I connected?

Name your firm, a company or a person, and DFX finds the published routes to MCJ Venture Management: 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.

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Investing

31 companies on record, 2 new in 12 months

Investments on record

31 companies, 1 partner-attributed
CompanyRoundRolePartnerRound sizeThis investorDateSource
🎟️ Eventsportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownOct 1, 2026Fact Firm website
Aaloportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownOct 1, 2026Fact Firm website
Aalo Atomicsportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownOct 1, 2026Fact Firm website

Stated thesis versus observed behaviour

33 observed deals
Stated (the firm’s website)
Sectors
ai, energy, 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
Industries, each company once
Hardware and deep tech, Software or Tech-enabled and IT services (2)Energy, utilities and infrastructure (1)
lead rate 0%follow-on rate 0%new companies, 12 months 2

Team

8 current, 1 departed

Decision makers

who to call first, and why; then everyone else by function
  • Cody Simms · Managing Partner
    Why this person: Managing partner: runs the firm; Named with investment responsibility
    LinkedIn or profile link on file (firm website), confirmed 2026-10-01, confidence 90%
  • Jason Jacobs · Founder And Managing Partner
    Why this person: Managing partner: runs the firm; Named with investment responsibility
    LinkedIn or profile link on file (firm website), confirmed 2026-10-01, confidence 90%
  • David B Aronoff · Chairman And Managing Partner
    Why this person: Managing partner: runs the firm; 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. 2 with a route on file. 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

8 current, 1 departed

Contacts

1 general firm email, 2 firm phone, 5 professional url

1 general firm email, 2 firm phone, 5 professional url on record, each with its source. Values open with the complete profile.

Funds and LPs

3 vehicles, 0 LPs disclosed

Funds and vehicles

3 reported
VehicleTypeVintageLifecycleReported GAVOwnersForm D soldLatest Form D
MCJ 2023, L.P.Fund2023 form d first saleActive deployment$56.0M
Mar 27, 2026
64$68.1M
of $100M
Jan 9, 2024
MCJ 2023 Qp, L.P.Feeder or parallel2023 name yearActive deployment$20.8M
Mar 27, 2026
127unknownunknown
MCJ 2023 Nqp, L.P.Fund2023 name yearActive deployment$8.2M
Mar 27, 2026
59unknownunknown

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

29 co-investors · on 1 other DFX graph

Co-investors

29 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

MCJ Venture Management is the same institution as 1 record in RIA and Wealth.

RIA and Wealth1

The joined record opens with the product, beside every other relationship on this page.

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Evidence and history

8 dated events, 63 observations from 3 sources

Timeline

8 dated events
  1. Mar 27, 2024
    MCJ 2023 Qp, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by MCJ Venture Management (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $19,606,482
    Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactMCJ 2023 Qp, L.P.Form ADV
  2. Mar 27, 2024
    MCJ 2023, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by MCJ Venture Management (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $51,300,000
    Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactMCJ 2023, L.P.Form ADV
  3. Mar 27, 2024
    MCJ 2023 Nqp, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by MCJ Venture Management (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $7,820,000
    Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactMCJ 2023 Nqp, L.P.Form ADV
  4. Oct 11, 2023
    MCJ Venture Management first filed Form ADV (ERA, venture capital fund adviser exemption)
    First SEC adviser filingOrganizationFactForm ADV
  5. Jun 1, 2022
    YIN Lu joined Schedule A of MCJ Venture Management as General Partner
    Person joinedPeopleFactYIN LuForm ADV

Identity and regulatory footprint

Address, phone, Form ADV filing and ownersForm ADV filed Mar 27, 2026 · 3 private fundsShow
Headquarters
Boston, MAadviserinfo.sec.gov
Office address
unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
Business phone
unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
Website
mcj.vc
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 27, 2026
Private funds reported
3 (3 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
Private fund gross assets, adviser total
$85.0Madviserinfo.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 23, 2026
    Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%)
    Venture manager, reported GAV $85M across 3 vehicles
  2. Sep 12, 2026
    Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%)
    Venture manager, reported GAV $79M across 3 vehicles

Evidence

63 observations from 3 sources
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
FactValueEffectiveClassSource
Why admittedVC exemption, VC funds reportedMar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC exemption claimedVenture capital fund adviserMar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC exemption claimedVenture capital fund adviserMar 27, 2024FactForm ADV
SEC adviser typeExempt reporting adviserMar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC adviser typeExempt reporting adviserMar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC adviser typeExempt reporting adviserMar 27, 2024FactForm ADV
First Form ADV filing2023-10-11Mar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
First Form ADV filing2023-10-11Mar 27, 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 filing2026-03-27Mar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
Latest Form ADV filing2026-03-27Mar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
Latest Form ADV filing2024-03-27Mar 27, 2024FactForm ADV
SEC statusERA - ActiveMar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC status effective2023-10-11Mar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture share of reported funds1Mar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture share of reported funds1Mar 27, 2024FactForm ADV
Business phoneMar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
Business phoneMar 27, 2024FactForm ADV
Contact page urlOct 1, 2026Fact
Contact page urlSep 16, 2026Fact
DescriptionOct 1, 2026Fact
DescriptionSep 16, 2026Fact
DescriptionSep 15, 2026Fact
HeadquartersBoston, MAMar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
Office addressMar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
Legal formLimited PartnershipMar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
Legal formLimited Liability CompanyMar 27, 2024FactForm ADV
Portfolio pageOct 1, 2026Fact
Portfolio pageSep 16, 2026Fact
Portfolio pageSep 15, 2026Fact
Private funds reported3Mar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
Private funds reported3Mar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
Private funds reported3Mar 27, 2024FactForm ADV
Private fund gross assets (reported)$85.0MMar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
Private fund gross assets (reported)$85.0MMar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
Private fund gross assets (reported)$78.7MMar 27, 2024FactForm ADV
Schedule a diffsadiff-1Sep 27, 2026FactForm ADV
Stated sectorsAI, energy, media
“sector words on the home page”
Oct 1, 2026Fact
Stated sectorsAI, energy, media
“sector words on the home page”
Sep 16, 2026Fact
Stated sectorsAI, energy, media
“sector words on the home page”
Sep 15, 2026Fact
Team pageOct 1, 2026Fact
Team pageSep 16, 2026Fact
Team pageSep 15, 2026Fact
Venture funds reported3Mar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture funds reported3Mar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture funds reported3Mar 27, 2024FactForm ADV
WebsiteMar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
WebsiteMar 27, 2024FactForm ADV
Website resolved domainOct 1, 2026Fact
Website resolved domainSep 16, 2026Fact
Website resolved domainSep 15, 2026Fact
Website resolved domainSep 14, 2026Fact
Site titleOct 1, 2026Fact
Site titleSep 16, 2026Fact
Site titleSep 15, 2026Fact
How this is scored
Scores, classification basis and filing advisersInstitutional venture firm, confirmedShow
Importance
40
elevated
Active deployment
29
moderate
Emerging
63
high
Freshness
100
high
Institutional venture firmSEC exempt reporting adviser

Venture manager, reported GAV $85M across 3 vehicles

The inputs behind each score
importance
gav: 0.28 · funds: 0.25 · people: 0.4 · investments: 0.56 · co investors: 0.59
active deployment
investments 12m: 0.13 · fund raising 18m: 0 · people joined 12m: 0 · vintage within 3y: 1 · latest investment at: 2025-11-18
emerging manager
fund count: 3 · reported gav: $85.0M · first adv filing: 2023-10-11 · years since first filing: 3

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
    2023-10-11source 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.