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ABS Capital Partners Viii, LP
As of · the latest observation of this vehicle; each figure below carries its own filing date
HarvestFundraising status unknownADV: Venture Capital Fund
As of · the latest observation of this vehicle; each figure below carries its own filing date
12 additional principals, 2 additional placement agents
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What matters now
- -28%reported GAV
Reported gross assets fell from $351M to $254M between the Form ADV filings of 29 Mar 2024 and 26 Mar 2026.
The fund's assets as the adviser swears them, never its size or dry powder.
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Amounts, each with its basis
- Vintage
- 2015basis: form d first sale
- Target
- unknownnot announced
- First close
- unknownnever inferred from a Form D
- Final close
- unknownonly from an announcement or an LP disclosure
- Announced size
- unknown
- Form D offering
- $400Mwhat may be sold, not what was raised; file 021-244292, sworn by the adviser or filed under this vehicle
- Form D sold
- $150Mas of the filing of Jul 25, 2016, 35 investors
- First sale
- Jul 27, 2015
- Reported GAV
- $254Mon the Form ADV filed Mar 26, 2026; the fund's assets, never its size or dry powder
- Owners (ADV)
- 69
- Reported on ADV
- Feb 26, 2021 to Mar 26, 2026
Fundraising evidence
What counts as raisingA Form D offering is permission to sell, not a fund in market; an amount sold is never a close; an evergreen offering amended every year is not a raise.Unknown
latest Form D 2016-07-25, older than 15 months (fr-1)
evidence dated Jul 25, 2016.
Lifecycle
Harvest
Lifecycle
vintage over 7 years, still reported
age years: 11first sale: Jul 27, 2015vintage year: 2015adv gav as of: Mar 26, 2026vintage basis: Form d first saleform d sold: $150Mform d offering: $400Mform d latest filed at: Jul 25, 2016
The fund's own reporting through time
12 Form ADV filings
| Filed | Type | Gross asset value | Owners | Min. investment | Adviser-owned | Audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2018 | Venture Capital Fund | $268M | 63 | $200,000 | 9% | yes | |
| Mar 25, 2019 | Venture Capital Fund | $256M | 64 | $200,000 | 9% | yes | |
| Mar 24, 2020 | Venture Capital Fund | $282M | 64 | $200,000 | 9% | yes | |
| Feb 26, 2021 | Venture Capital Fund | $292M | 64 | $200,000 | 9% | yes | |
| Mar 18, 2021 | Venture Capital Fund | $292M | 64 | $200,000 | 9% | yes | |
| Mar 15, 2022 | Venture Capital Fund | $437M | 65 | $200,000 | 9% | yes | |
| Mar 15, 2022 | Venture Capital Fund | $437M | 65 | $200,000 | 9% | yes | |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Venture Capital Fund | $434M | 65 | $200,000 | 9% | yes | |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Venture Capital Fund | $434M | 65 | $200,000 | 9% | yes | |
| Mar 28, 2024 | Venture Capital Fund | $351M | 65 | $200,000 | 9% | yes | |
| Mar 29, 2024 | Venture Capital Fund | $351M | 65 | $200,000 | 9% | yes | |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Venture Capital Fund | $254M | 69 | $200,000 | 9% |
Principals and agents
15 principals on Form D, 2 placement agents
- John D. Stobo, Jr. Executive Officer
- Laura L. Witt Executive Officer
- James E. Stevenson, Jr. Executive Officer
- Shannon Advisors, LLC placement agent
- Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC placement agent
Service providers
5 named on Form ADV Schedule D and Form D
- AuditorRSM · BALTIMORE, Maryland, United StatesForm ADV filed Mar 26, 2026 reports.adviserinfo.sec.gov
- CustodianSTIFEL BANK · ST LOUIS, Missouri, United StatesForm ADV filed Mar 26, 2026 reports.adviserinfo.sec.gov
- CustodianBank of America · JACKSONVILLE, Florida, United StatesForm ADV filed Mar 26, 2026 reports.adviserinfo.sec.gov
Limited partners and their reported performance
Whose numbers these areEach row is the LP’s own number: its cash flows and its valuation policy as of its reporting date, not the fund’s. Net IRR is printed only when the LP prints one. The vintage is the LP’s definition (CalPERS: year of its first cash flow; WSIB: year of its initial investment).0 public LP reports
No public LP has reported this vehicle. The LP tape is read from public pension disclosures (see Limited partners); a fund appears here only when an LP’s report names it.
Known LPs and allocators
What these amounts and dates areA commitment date prints only when the source printed one; otherwise the row carries the date of the report that listed it. A foundation’s 990-PF line is a holding at fair value on its return, never a commitment.1 relationship, public pensions and the allocator graph, each counted once
| Allocator | Type | Amount | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert J Kleberg Jr and Helen C Kleberg Foundation | FOUNDATION | $6.0M fair value on the foundation's return | reported as of Dec 31, 2024 | Fact IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file returns |
Investments attributed to this vehicle
0
No investment attributed to this vehicle. The firm’s investments sit on the firm; a fund gets one only when a source names the vehicle.
Timeline
5 events
- Mar 17, 2023Placement Agent changed: Sixpoint Partners LLC replaced Shannon Advisors LLC, first reported on the Form ADV filed March 17, 2023 (previous filing March 15, 2022)Placement agent changed Fact Form ADV
- Mar 17, 2023Placement Agent changed: Sixpoint Partners LLC replaced Shannon Advisors LLC, first reported on the Form ADV filed March 17, 2023 (previous filing March 15, 2022)Placement agent changed Fact Form ADV
- Mar 27, 2018ABS Capital Partners Viii, LP first reported on Form ADV by ABS Capital Partners, Inc. (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $267,517,349Fund first reported on Form ADV Fact Form ADV
- Jul 25, 2016ABS Capital Partners VIII, L.P. filed Form D/A: $149,800,000 sold of $400,000,000, Venture Capital FundForm D filed Fact Form D
- Jul 23, 2015ABS Capital Partners VIII, L.P. filed Form D: no sales yet of $400,000,000, Venture Capital FundForm D filed Fact Form D
Evidence
31 observations
Every observation on this vehicle
- Entity type: Limited Partnership Jul 25, 2016 Fact Form D
- Entity type: Limited Partnership Jul 23, 2015 Fact Form D
- Form D fund type: Venture Capital Fund Jul 25, 2016 Fact Form D
- Form D fund type: Venture Capital Fund Jul 23, 2015 Fact Form D
- Form D industry group: Pooled Investment Fund Jul 25, 2016 Fact Form D
- Form D industry group: Pooled Investment Fund Jul 23, 2015 Fact Form D
- Amendment: true Jul 25, 2016 Fact Form D
- Amendment: false Jul 23, 2015 Fact Form D
- Revenue range (Form D): Not Applicable Jul 25, 2016 Fact Form D
- Revenue range (Form D): Not Applicable Jul 23, 2015 Fact Form D
- Incorporated: withinFiveYears Jul 25, 2016 Fact Form D
- Incorporated: withinFiveYears Jul 23, 2015 Fact Form D
- Jurisdiction: Delaware Jul 25, 2016 Fact Form D
- Jurisdiction: Delaware Jul 23, 2015 Fact Form D
- Amount sold (Form D): $150M Jul 25, 2016 Fact Form D
- Amount sold (Form D): $0 Jul 23, 2015 Fact Form D
- Offering amount (Form D): $400M Jul 25, 2016 Fact Form D
- Offering amount (Form D): $400M Jul 23, 2015 Fact Form D
- Exemptions: 06b, 3C, 3C.1, 3C.7 Jul 25, 2016 Fact Form D
- Exemptions: 06b, 3C, 3C.1, 3C.7 Jul 23, 2015 Fact Form D
- First sale: 2015-07-27 Jul 25, 2016 Fact Form D
- Investors (Form D): 35 Jul 25, 2016 Fact Form D
- Investors (Form D): 0 Jul 23, 2015 Fact Form D
- Minimum investment (Form D): 0 Jul 25, 2016 Fact Form D
- Minimum investment (Form D): 0 Jul 23, 2015 Fact Form D
- Securities offered: pooled Jul 25, 2016 Fact Form D
- Securities offered: pooled Jul 23, 2015 Fact Form D
- Office address: Jul 25, 2016 Fact Form D
- Office address: Jul 23, 2015 Fact Form D
- Year of incorporation: 2015 Jul 25, 2016 Fact Form D
- Year of incorporation: 2015 Jul 23, 2015 Fact Form D
Relationships across DFX
on 3 other DFX graphs
Across the graphs
ABS Capital Partners Viii, LP is the same institution as 3 records in Allocators, RIA and Wealth and Family Offices.
Allocators1RIA and Wealth1Family Offices1
DFX found 3 relationships across 3 datasets
Which record it is in each graph, what it is called there, and how the two were matched.
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Record history
3 dated events on the change ledger, latest event first
- Fund first reported on ADV2018-03-27source on record
- Form D filed2016-07-25source on record
- Form D filed2015-07-23source 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.