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Firms, funds, partners, companies and rounds from sworn filings, firm sites and announcements, kept as a graph with a date and a source on every edge. Facts, inferences and estimates are labelled as such. A fund target is never a close, GAV is never dry powder, and a round size is never an investor’s check.
Firms / Earth Foundry Management, LP
Earth Foundry Management, LP
Venture capital fueling visionary teams and breakthrough innovations in energy, mobility, waste, water, agriculture, and infrastructure.
name or self-description says studio or venture builder
Importance
20
moderate
Active deployment
55
elevated
Emerging
81
high
Completeness
63
high
Freshness
100
high
Research priority
38
elevated
Identity and regulatory footprint
- Headquarters
- unknown
- Office address
- unknown
- Business phone
- 847-902-3126adviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC adviser type
- exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- private fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- Latest Form ADV
- Mar 30, 2026
- Private funds reported
- 3 (2 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets
- $36.5Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- Owners on Schedule A
- Earth Foundry Management, LLC (General Partner), C
- business phone
- 847-902-3126adviserinfo.sec.govpublished by the subject
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
16 observed deals
Stated (the firm’s website)
- Sectors
- ai, energy, hardware, logistics, agtech
- Stages
- not stated or not yet read
- Geography
- not stated
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
- Self-described
- venture capital
Observed (from deals on record)
Stage at participation: no observed deals yet
Stage at first entry: no observed deals yet
Sectors
unknown 88%Other 6%Other Energy 6%
lead rate n/afollow-on rate n/anew logos, 12 months 16
Funds and vehicles
3 reported
| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Foundry II, LP | Fund | 2023 form d first sale | Active deployment | $11.4M Sep 12, 2026 | 6 | $12.1M of $100M | Aug 29, 2024 |
| Iseifoundation, LP a | Fund | unknown | Unknown | $14.3M Sep 12, 2026 | 1 | $0 of $14.3M | Aug 30, 2023 |
| Iseifoundation, LP B | Fund | unknown | Unknown | $10.8M Sep 12, 2026 | 1 | $0 of $10.8M | Aug 30, 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
3 current, 0 departed
Adam Wallen
OtherApproach Portfolio
Jason Blumberg
PartnerLimited Partner · since Jul 1, 2023
Sara Chamberlain
PartnerLimited Partner · since Jul 1, 2023
Investments on record
16 edges, 16 companies, 0 partner-attributed
“This investor” is the amount disclosed for this investor alone; it is unknown unless a source said it. The round size is the whole round.
Co-investors
23 relationships from shared deals, counted for the whole firm
City Light Capital Management III, LLC 2 shared · recurringHyde Park Angels, Inc. 2 shared · recurringYouTube 1 shared · one timeClean Energy Venture Management, LLC 1 shared · one timemark vc 1 shared · one timeStellaris Venture Partners 1 shared · one timeBlue Bear Investment Group, LLC 1 shared · one timeFelicis Ventures 1 shared · one timeFuture Ventures 1 shared · one timeActivate Capital Partners 1 shared · one timeDataTribe 1 shared · one timeCollaborative Fund Management LLC 1 shared · one timeAccel 1 shared · one timeCompound Advisors, LLC 1 shared · one timePortfolia Venture Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeCongruent Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeLeap Forward Ventures, LLC 1 shared · one timeAnzu Partners 1 shared · one timeTDK Ventures Inc. 1 shared · one timeWestly Group 1 shared · one timeAzolla Management Company, LP 1 shared · one timeActivant Capital Group LLC 1 shared · one timeIA Capital Group, Inc. 1 shared · one time
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
3 dated events
- Sep 12, 2026Iseifoundation, LP B first reported on Form ADV by Earth Foundry Management, LP, GAV $10,750,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactIseifoundation, LP BIAPD Form ADV Part 1 PDF per firm (current filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) and Schedule A)
- Sep 12, 2026Iseifoundation, LP a first reported on Form ADV by Earth Foundry Management, LP, GAV $14,324,351Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactIseifoundation, LP aIAPD Form ADV Part 1 PDF per firm (current filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) and Schedule A)
- Feb 24, 2025Earth Foundry Management, LP appears on the SEC adviser roster (ERA)First SEC adviser filingOrganizationFactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
Classification history
- Sep 12, 2026Venture studio (probable, 80%, cls-1)name or self-description says studio or venture builder
Evidence
27 observations from 3 sources
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
| Fact | Value | Effective | Class | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why admitted | vc_funds_reported | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | SEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers) |
| SEC exemption claimed | private_fund_adviser | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | SEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers) |
| SEC adviser type | exempt_reporting_adviser | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | SEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers) |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2026-03-30 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | SEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers) |
| Adv pdf loaded | adv-pdf-1 | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | IAPD Form ADV Part 1 PDF per firm (current filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) and Schedule A) |
| SEC status | ERA - Active | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | SEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers) |
| SEC status effective | 2025-02-24 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | SEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers) |
| Business phone | 847-902-3126 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | SEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers) |
| Contact page url | https://www.earthfoundry.com/connect “contact page linked from the home page” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages) |
| Description | Venture capital fueling visionary teams and breakthrough innovations in energy, mobility, waste, water, agriculture, and infrastructure. “meta description” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages) |
| Description | Venture capital fueling visionary teams and breakthrough innovations in energy, mobility, waste, water, agriculture, and infrastructure. “meta description” | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact | Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages) |
| Self-described type | venture_capital “We pioneered a revolutionary approach to venture capital for critical industries: energy, water, waste, mobility, agriculture & infrastructure.” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages) |
| Self-described type | venture_capital “We pioneered a revolutionary approach to venture capital for critical industries: energy, water, waste, mobility, agriculture & infrastructure.” | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact | Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages) |
| Legal form | Limited Partnership | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | SEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers) |
| Other funds reported | 1 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | SEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers) |
| Portfolio page | https://www.earthfoundry.com/portfolio “16 entries read” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages) |
| Portfolio page | https://www.earthfoundry.com/portfolio “16 entries read” | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact | Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages) |
| Private funds reported | 3 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | SEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers) |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $36.5M | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | SEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers) |
| Stated sectors | ai,energy,hardware,logistics,agtech “sector words on the home page” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages) |
| Stated sectors | ai,energy,hardware,logistics,agtech “sector words on the home page” | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact | Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages) |
| Team page | https://www.earthfoundry.com/team “1 name/title pairs read” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages) |
| Team page | https://www.earthfoundry.com/team “1 name/title pairs read” | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact | Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages) |
| Venture funds reported | 2 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | SEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers) |
| Website | https://www.earthfoundry.com/ | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | SEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers) |
| Site title | Earth Foundry | Forging The Future “title tag” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages) |
| Site title | Earth Foundry | Forging The Future “title tag” | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact | Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages) |