Clarus Ventures, LLC
Corporate venture, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, reporting $806M of fund assets on its funds' Form ADV filings.
Composed from this organization's classification, location and filed figures.
5 additional team members, 10 additional co-investors and affiliates, 10 additional investments, funds and LPs, 19 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
- 8 dealswith DFJ Growth
Invests most often alongside DFJ Growth (8 shared deals) and Arch Venture Partners (4 shared deals).
pair last observed on record 13 May 2013, not a deal date · The firms it syndicates with are the likeliest to see the same deals and to fill out its rounds.
Measuredshared rounds and portfolio companies on recordFor Founders building a round, co-investorsCo-investors →
People to know
View all people- Senior Managing DirectorWhy: Managing directorNo route on file yet
Relationship network
29 connected entities21 observed rounds9 repeat counterparties16 dated rounds shown here, 2010 to 2013
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 Clarus Ventures, LLC: 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 Clarus Ventures, LLC
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Investing
7 companies on record, 0 new in 12 months
Investments on record
What these amounts mean“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.Acquired, Public, Exited and Active are what the firm’s own portfolio card says, read on the date shown when you hover the chip; they are not deal dates. A company with no chip is one whose card states no outcome: DFX does not assume it is active.| Company | Round | Role | Partner | Round size | This investor | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NanoString Technologies Inc | Form D equity offering | unknown · board | Nicholas Galakatos (strongly supported) | $150,000 form d sold | unknown | May 13, 2013 | Inference Form D |
| Allozyne Inc | Form D equity offering | unknown · board | Michael Steinmetz (strongly supported) | $900,000 form d sold | unknown | Apr 5, 2013 | Inference Form D |
| Tetralogic Pharmaceuticals Corp | Form D equity offering | unknown · board | Michael Steinmetz (strongly supported) | $5.0M form d sold | unknown | Dec 13, 2012 | Inference Form D |
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
- 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
Team
4 current, 8 departed
Decision makers
- Nicholas George Galakatos · Senior Managing DirectorWhy this person: Managing director; Named with investment responsibility
Who else at this firm · 2 people, grouped by function
- Robert William Liptak · Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating OfficerWhy this person: Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer at the firm
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
How the team is orderedPartners who lead rounds first (rounds led, then deals attributed, then seniority), then the rest of the investment team, then investor relations, finance and operations. A person named by two sources under two spellings is shown once.- Senior Managing Director
- Chief Compliance Officer
- Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer
8 departed (kept with end dates)
- Dennis Henner · Operating Partner · Nov 1, 2018 to Mar 31, 2021 Inference
- Emmett Thomas Cunningham · Senior Managing Director · Nov 1, 2018 to Feb 9, 2022 Inference
- Kurt C. Wheeler · Senior Managing Director · Nov 1, 2018 to Mar 28, 2024 Inference
Contacts
1 firm phone on record, each with its source. Values open with the complete profile.
Funds and LPs
9 vehicles, 0 LPs disclosed
Funds and vehicles
What these amounts meanGAV 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.| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarus Iv-C, L.P. | Fund | 2017 form d first sale | Harvest | $258M Mar 30, 2026 | 28 | $790M of $880M | May 17, 2017 |
| Clarus Iv-A, L.P. | Feeder or parallel | 2017 form d first sale | Harvest | $217M Mar 30, 2026 | 35 | $790M of $880M | May 17, 2017 |
| Clarus Iv-B, L.P. | Feeder or parallel | 2017 form d first sale | Harvest | $140M Mar 30, 2026 | 11 | $790M of $880M | May 17, 2017 |
Limited partners
Known LPs and allocators
What these amounts and dates areEach commitment is counted once across the pension tape and the allocator graph. A commitment date prints only when the source printed one; otherwise the row carries the report date. A foundation’s 990-PF line is a holding at fair value, never a commitment. Rows without a fund on the venture graph are commitments to this manager.| Allocator | Type | Fund | Amount | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard King Mellon Foundation Dtd 01-01-47 | FOUNDATION | Clarus Lifesciences III, L.P. | $97,483 fair value on the foundation's return | reported as of Dec 31, 2024 | Fact IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file returns |
| W M Keck Foundation | FOUNDATION | Clarus Lifesciences I, L.P. | $1.1M fair value on the foundation's return | reported as of Dec 31, 2024 | Fact IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file returns |
Relationships across DFX
8 co-investors · on 2 other DFX graphs
Co-investors
- 2013-05-138 shared deals · very strong
- 2013-04-054 shared deals · strong
- 2012-12-133 shared deals · recurring
Compare portfolios with DFJ Growth, Arch Venture Partners, Hatteras Venture Partners or any firm. Co-investors across the market
Across DFX and the capital chainon 2 other DFX graphs · 2 capital paths ShowHide
- The same institution is held on Allocators, RIA and Wealth, matched by identifier. See which records
Clarus Ventures, LLC is the same institution as 2 records in Allocators and RIA and Wealth.
DFX found 2 relationships across 2 datasets
Which record it is in each graph, what it is called there, and how the two were matched.
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Checking your plan…
Clarus Ventures, LLC sits on 2 traced paths of capital across the graphs.
DFX traced 2 paths of capital through this record
Every record on each path, what it committed or lent, and as of when.
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Derived from allocator disclosures, BDC schedules and SEC filings; confidence is the weakest hop.
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Evidence and history
24 dated events, 67 observations from 4 sources
Timeline
- Mar 30, 2026Julie Danielle Constable (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Clarus Ventures, LLC
- Mar 28, 2024Nicholas Joseph Simon (Senior Managing Director) no longer on Schedule A of Clarus Ventures, LLC
- Mar 28, 2024Kurt C. Wheeler (Senior Managing Director) no longer on Schedule A of Clarus Ventures, LLC
- Dec 2, 2022Omar Raoul Rehman (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Clarus Ventures, LLC
- Nov 1, 2022Julie Danielle Constable joined Schedule A of Clarus Ventures, LLC as Chief Compliance Officer
Identity and regulatory footprint
Address, phone, Form ADV filing and ownersForm ADV filed Mar 30, 2026 · 9 private fundsShowHide
- Headquarters
- Cambridge, MAadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- CLARUSFUNDS.COM
- SEC adviser type
- Registered investment adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- unknown
- Latest Form ADV
- Mar 30, 2026
- Private funds reported
- 9 (9 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets, adviser total
- $806Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- Regulatory AUM
- $806Mthe adviser's RAUM, a regulatory measure, never a fund size
- Employees
- 31
- Owners on Schedule A
- Blackstone Holdings I L.P. (Limited Partner), owns 75% or more; Blackstone Inc. (Sole Member), owns 75% or more; Catalyst Fund Holdco L.P. (Sole Member), owns 75% or more
Classification history
Classification history
Every classification this record has carried1 on recordShowHide
- Sep 12, 2026Corporate venture (probable, 80%)
Evidence
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 | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Registered investment adviser | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Registered investment adviser | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Registered investment adviser | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2012-03-22 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2012-03-22 | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-30 | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-29 | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-25 | Sep 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-23 | Sep 24, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-21 | Sep 23, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-22 | Sep 23, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1 | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2026-03-30 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2026-03-30 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2024-03-28 | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC status | Approved | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC status effective | 2019-01-28 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 1 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 1 | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Business phone | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Business phone | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Employees | 31 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Employees | 28 | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, MA | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, MA | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Office address | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Office address | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Legal form | Limited Liability Company | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 9 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 9 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 9 | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $806M | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $806M | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $1.1B | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Regulatory AUM (adviser, not fund size) | $806M | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Regulatory AUM (adviser, not fund size) | $1.1B | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Schedule a diff | sadiff-1 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 9 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 9 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 9 | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Website | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Website | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Robots | disallowed “robots.txt disallows our user agent” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact |
How this is scored
Scores, classification basis and filing advisersCorporate venture, probableShowHide
Corporate parent: Blackstone Inc.
- importance
- gav: 0.58 · funds: 0.75 · people: 0.08 · investments: 0.49 · co investors: 0.37
- 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: $806M · first adv filing: 2012-03-22 · years since first filing: 14.5
Fits, record history and connections
scored matches for this investor, every identity change, every edge
Record history
- Adviser's first ADV filing2012-03-22source 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.