RED Tree Management, LLC

Institutional venture firmSEC venture capital fund adviser· Redwood City, Californiaredtreeventurecapital.com

Red Tree Venture Capital is an early stage-biased life science venture firm that employs a targeted strategy of leveraging its deep relationships with leading West Coast academic and research institutions to source innovation emerging from those organizations.

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

Reported fund assets
$268M
sum of its funds' Form ADV filings, last 30 months
Investment team
9
Latest vintage
2023
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As of · the latest observation of this organization; filed figures are as of its latest Form ADV

14 additional team members, 1 additional investment, fund or LP, 1 event, 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.

People to know

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  • Heath Scott Lukatch
    Managing Director
    Why: Managing director
    No route on file yet
  • Carrie Metz Lukatch
    Member
    Why: Named with investment responsibility
    No route on file yet
  • Gene Yeo
    Position: Founding Member, UCSD Institute for Genomic Medicine
    Why: Named with investment responsibility
    No route on file yet

Relationship network

21 connected entities

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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Investing

0 companies on record, 0 new in 12 months

Investments on record

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.

Stated thesis versus observed behaviour

no observed deals yet
Stated (the firm’s website)
Sectors
biotech
Stages
seed, series a, series b, early
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: no observed deals yet
lead rate no observed dealsfollow-on rate no observed dealsnew companies, 12 months 0

Team

20 current, 0 departed

Decision makers

who to call first, and why; then everyone else by function
  • Heath Scott Lukatch · Managing Director
    Why this person: Managing director; Named with investment responsibility
  • Carrie Metz Lukatch · Member
    Why this person: Named with investment responsibility
  • Gene Yeo · Position: Founding Member, UCSD Institute for Genomic Medicine
    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

20 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

4 vehicles, 0 LPs disclosed

Funds and vehicles

4 reported
VehicleTypeVintageLifecycleReported GAVOwnersForm D soldLatest Form D
RED Tree Spv Mi, L.P.SPV or co-invest vehicle2023 form d first saleActive deployment$20.6M
Mar 16, 2026
2$5.0M
of $5.0M
Nov 17, 2023
RED Tree Venture Fund, L.P.Fund2020 form d first saleMature$242M
Mar 16, 2026
92$177M
of $250M
Dec 28, 2021
RED Tree Venture Fund Spv I, LLCSPV or co-invest vehicle2020 form d first saleMature$1.6M
Mar 16, 2026
75$2.5M
of $2.5M
Dec 14, 2020

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

0 co-investors · on 1 other DFX graph

Co-investors

0 counted from shared deals, 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.
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

RED Tree Management, LLC 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

6 dated events, 54 observations from 4 sources

Timeline

6 dated events
  1. Mar 16, 2026
    RED Tree Venture Fund II, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by RED Tree Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $131,265,548
    Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsInferenceRed Tree Venture Fund II, L.P.Form ADV
  2. Mar 29, 2024
    RED Tree Management, LLC first filed Form ADV (ERA, venture capital fund adviser exemption)
    First SEC adviser filingOrganizationFactForm ADV
  3. Mar 29, 2024
    RED Tree Spv Mi, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by RED Tree Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $5,142,657
    Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactRED Tree Spv Mi, L.P.Form ADV
  4. Mar 29, 2024
    RED Tree Venture Fund Spv I, LLC first reported on Form ADV by RED Tree Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $2,500,000
    Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactRED Tree Venture Fund Spv I, LLCForm ADV
  5. Mar 29, 2024
    RED Tree Venture Fund, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by RED Tree Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $258,655,680
    Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactRED Tree Venture Fund, L.P.Form ADV

Identity and regulatory footprint

Address, phone, Form ADV filing and ownersForm ADV filed Mar 16, 2026 · 5 private fundsShow
Headquarters
Redwood City, CAadviserinfo.sec.gov
Office address
unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
Business phone
unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
Website
redtreeventurecapital.com
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 16, 2026
Private funds reported
5 (5 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
Private fund gross assets, adviser total
$399Madviserinfo.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 $268M across 4 vehicles
  2. Sep 12, 2026
    Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%)
    Venture manager, reported GAV $284M across 4 vehicles

Evidence

55 observations from 4 sources
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
FactValueEffectiveClassSource
Why admittedVC exemption, VC funds reportedMar 16, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC exemption claimedVenture capital fund adviserMar 16, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC exemption claimedVenture capital fund adviserMar 29, 2024FactForm ADV
SEC adviser typeExempt reporting adviserMar 16, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC adviser typeExempt reporting adviserMar 16, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC adviser typeExempt reporting adviserMar 29, 2024FactForm ADV
First Form ADV filing2024-03-29Mar 16, 2026FactForm ADV
First Form ADV filing2024-03-29Mar 29, 2024FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-30Oct 1, 2026FactForm 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 filing2026-03-16Mar 16, 2026FactForm ADV
Latest Form ADV filing2026-03-16Mar 16, 2026FactForm ADV
Latest Form ADV filing2024-03-29Mar 29, 2024FactForm ADV
SEC statusERA - ActiveMar 16, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC status effective2024-03-29Mar 16, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture share of reported funds1Mar 16, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture share of reported funds1Mar 29, 2024FactForm ADV
Business phoneMar 16, 2026FactForm ADV
Business phoneMar 29, 2024FactForm ADV
DescriptionSep 15, 2026FactFirm website
HeadquartersRedwood City, CAMar 16, 2026FactForm ADV
HeadquartersRedwood City, CAMar 29, 2024FactForm ADV
Office addressMar 16, 2026FactForm ADV
Office addressMar 29, 2024FactForm ADV
Self-described typeVenture capitalSep 15, 2026FactFirm website
Legal formLimited Liability CompanyMar 16, 2026FactForm ADV
Legal formLimited Liability CompanyMar 29, 2024FactForm ADV
Portfolio pageSep 15, 2026FactFirm website
Private funds reported5Mar 16, 2026FactForm ADV
Private funds reported5Mar 16, 2026FactForm ADV
Private funds reported4Mar 29, 2024FactForm ADV
Private fund gross assets (reported)$399MMar 16, 2026FactForm ADV
Private fund gross assets (reported)$399MMar 16, 2026FactForm ADV
Private fund gross assets (reported)$284MMar 29, 2024FactForm ADV
Schedule a diffsadiff-1Mar 16, 2026FactForm ADV
Stated sectorsbiotech
“sector words on the home page”
Sep 15, 2026FactFirm website
Stated stagesSeed, series a, series b, early
“stage words on the home page”
Sep 15, 2026FactFirm website
Team pageSep 15, 2026FactFirm website
Venture funds reported5Mar 16, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture funds reported5Mar 16, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture funds reported4Mar 29, 2024FactForm ADV
WebsiteMar 29, 2024FactForm ADV
Website resolved domainredtreevc.comOct 1, 2026FactFirm website
Website resolved domainredtreevc.comSep 16, 2026FactFirm website
Website resolved domainredtreevc.comSep 15, 2026FactFirm website
Website resolved domainredtreevc.comSep 14, 2026FactFirm website
Site titleSep 15, 2026FactFirm website
How this is scored
Scores, classification basis and filing advisersInstitutional venture firm, confirmedShow
Importance
26
moderate
Active deployment
25
moderate
Emerging
0
low
Freshness
100
high
Institutional venture firmSEC exempt reporting adviser

Venture manager, reported GAV $268M across 4 vehicles

The inputs behind each score
importance
gav: 0.43 · funds: 0.33 · people: 0.4 · investments: 0 · co investors: 0
active deployment
investments 12m: 0 · fund raising 18m: 0 · people joined 12m: 0 · vintage within 3y: 1 · latest investment at: not scored
emerging manager
fund count: 4 · reported gav: $268M · first adv filing: 2024-03-29 · years since first filing: 2.5

Fits, record history and connections

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

Not yet on record: new companies, 12 mo.