NEW Enterprise Associates 18, L.P.

Fundmanaged by NEW Enterprise Associates· Delaware
Vintage
2021
Form D sold
$2.8B
Reported gross assets
$5.8B
Form ADV, Aug 26, 2026
MatureFundraising status unknownADV: Venture Capital Fund
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As of · the latest observation of this vehicle; each figure below carries its own filing date

9 additional principals, 12 additional placement agents, 4 additional LP reports and investments, 4 events

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

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What matters now

  1. 4 LP reports
    public disclosures

    4 public LP reports name this vehicle;

    A named LP and its own performance figures are the strongest outside read on a fund.

    FactPublic pension and endowment private-markets disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS, WSIB, NYSCRF, Texas TRS, UTIMCO ...)For LPs, fund-of-fundsLimited partners →
  2. +91%
    reported GAV

    Reported gross assets rose from $3.06B to $5.83B between the Form ADV filings of 25 Nov 2024 and 26 Aug 2026.

    The fund's assets as the adviser swears them, never its size or dry powder.

    Derivedtwo Form ADV Schedule D filingsFor LPs, secondaries buyersReporting →
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Amounts, each with its basis
Vintage
2021basis: 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
$2.9Bwhat may be sold, not what was raised; file 021-420874, sworn by the adviser or filed under this vehicle
Form D sold
$2.8Bas of the filing of May 24, 2022, 271 investors
First sale
Dec 22, 2021
Reported GAV
$5.8Bon the Form ADV filed Aug 26, 2026; the fund's assets, never its size or dry powder
Owners (ADV)
295
Reported on ADV
Mar 31, 2022 to Aug 26, 2026
Fundraising evidence
Unknown
latest Form D 2022-05-24, older than 15 months (fr-1)
evidence dated May 24, 2022.
Lifecycle
Mature
vintage 4 to 7 years
age years: 5first sale: Dec 22, 2021vintage year: 2021adv gav as of: Aug 26, 2026vintage basis: Form d first saleform d sold: $2.8Bform d offering: $2.9Bform d latest filed at: May 24, 2022
The fund's own reporting through time
8 Form ADV filings
FiledTypeGross asset value OwnersMin. investmentAdviser-ownedAudit
Mar 31, 2022Venture Capital Fund$1.6B
232$80,0002%yes
Dec 21, 2022Venture Capital Fund$435M
283$80,0002%yes
Mar 30, 2023Venture Capital Fund$2.9B
287$80,0002%yes
Nov 8, 2023Venture Capital Fund$2.9B
287$80,0002%yes
Mar 29, 2024Venture Capital Fund$3.1B
294$80,0002%yes
Apr 25, 2024Venture Capital Fund$3.1B
294$80,0002%yes
Nov 25, 2024Venture Capital Fund$3.1B
294$80,0002%yes
Aug 26, 2026Venture Capital Fund$5.8B
295$80,0002%
Principals and agents
12 principals on Form D, 6 placement agents
  • NEA 18 GP, LLC Executive Officer
  • Edward T. Mathers Executive Officer
  • Scott D. Sandell Executive Officer
  • KakaoPay Securities Corp. placement agent
  • Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC placement agent
Show all 6principals, then placement agents
  • NEA 18 GP, LLC Executive Officer
  • Edward T. Mathers Executive Officer
  • Scott D. Sandell Executive Officer
  • KakaoPay Securities Corp. placement agent
  • Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC placement agent
  • Lazard Freres & Co. LLC placement agent
Service providers
12 named on Form ADV Schedule D and Form D
Limited partners and their reported performance
4 public LP reports
LPVintage (LP’s)CommittedPaid inDistributedRemaining valueNet IRRMultipleAs of
Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation apfc.org2022$9.0MNot disclosedNot disclosedNot disclosednot meaningful yetunknownDec 31, 2025
Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System lacers.org2022Not disclosedNot disclosedNot disclosedNot disclosed40.7%2.2xDec 31, 2025
California State Teachers' Retirement System calstrs.com2022$40.0M$23.4M$2.6M$41.0M40.5%1.9xJun 30, 2025
Known LPs and allocators
6 relationships, public pensions and the allocator graph, each counted once
AllocatorTypeAmountDateSource
California State Teachers' Retirement SystemSTATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM$40.0M
committed
reported as of Jun 30, 2025Fact Pension disclosure
Hawaii Employees' Retirement SystemSTATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM$30.0M
committed
reported as of Dec 31, 2025Fact Pension disclosure
Alaska Permanent Fund CorporationSOVEREIGN LINKED US ALLOCATOR$9.0M
committed
reported as of Dec 31, 2025Fact Pension disclosure
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
9 events
  1. Dec 31, 2025
    LACERS reports New Enterprise Associates 18: an undisclosed amount committed, vintage 2022, net IRR 40.7%, 2.16x
    LP commitment disclosed Fact Pension disclosure
  2. Dec 31, 2025
    APFC reports New Enterprise Associates 18 LP: $9,000,000 committed, vintage 2022
    LP commitment disclosed Fact Pension disclosure
  3. Jun 30, 2025
    CalSTRS reports New Enterprise Associates 18: $40,000,000 committed, vintage 2022, net IRR 40.5%, 1.86x
    LP commitment disclosed Fact Pension disclosure
  4. Jun 30, 2025
    CalSTRS reports New Enterprise Associates 18: $40,000,000 committed, vintage 2022, net IRR 40.5%, 1.86x
    LP commitment disclosed Fact Pension disclosure
  5. May 24, 2022
    New Enterprise Associates 18, L.P. filed Form D/A: $2,845,331,500 sold of $2,900,000,000, Venture Capital Fund
    Form D filed Fact Form D
Evidence
47 observations
Every observation on this vehicle
  • Entity type: Limited Partnership May 24, 2022 Fact Form D
  • Entity type: Limited Partnership Jan 21, 2022 Fact Form D
  • Entity type: Limited Partnership Nov 12, 2021 Fact Form D
  • Form D fund type: Venture Capital Fund May 24, 2022 Fact Form D
  • Form D fund type: Venture Capital Fund Jan 21, 2022 Fact Form D
  • Form D fund type: Venture Capital Fund Nov 12, 2021 Fact Form D
  • Form D industry group: Pooled Investment Fund May 24, 2022 Fact Form D
  • Form D industry group: Pooled Investment Fund Jan 21, 2022 Fact Form D
  • Form D industry group: Pooled Investment Fund Nov 12, 2021 Fact Form D
  • Amendment: true May 24, 2022 Fact Form D
  • Amendment: true Jan 21, 2022 Fact Form D
  • Amendment: false Nov 12, 2021 Fact Form D
  • Revenue range (Form D): Not Applicable May 24, 2022 Fact Form D
  • Revenue range (Form D): Not Applicable Jan 21, 2022 Fact Form D
  • Revenue range (Form D): Not Applicable Nov 12, 2021 Fact Form D
  • Incorporated: withinFiveYears May 24, 2022 Fact Form D
  • Incorporated: withinFiveYears Jan 21, 2022 Fact Form D
  • Incorporated: withinFiveYears Nov 12, 2021 Fact Form D
  • Jurisdiction: Delaware May 24, 2022 Fact Form D
  • Jurisdiction: Delaware Jan 21, 2022 Fact Form D
  • Jurisdiction: Delaware Nov 12, 2021 Fact Form D
  • Amount sold (Form D): $2.8B May 24, 2022 Fact Form D
  • Amount sold (Form D): $1.7B Jan 21, 2022 Fact Form D
  • Amount sold (Form D): $0 Nov 12, 2021 Fact Form D
  • Offering amount (Form D): $2.9B May 24, 2022 Fact Form D
  • Offering amount (Form D): $2.9B Jan 21, 2022 Fact Form D
  • Offering amount (Form D): $2.9B Nov 12, 2021 Fact Form D
  • Exemptions: 06b, 3C, 3C.7 May 24, 2022 Fact Form D
  • Exemptions: 06b, 3C, 3C.7 Jan 21, 2022 Fact Form D
  • Exemptions: 06b, 3C, 3C.7 Nov 12, 2021 Fact Form D
  • First sale: 2021-12-22 May 24, 2022 Fact Form D
  • First sale: 2021-12-22 Jan 21, 2022 Fact Form D
  • Investors (Form D): 271 May 24, 2022 Fact Form D
  • Investors (Form D): 128 Jan 21, 2022 Fact Form D
  • Investors (Form D): 0 Nov 12, 2021 Fact Form D
  • Minimum investment (Form D): 0 May 24, 2022 Fact Form D
  • Minimum investment (Form D): 0 Jan 21, 2022 Fact Form D
  • Minimum investment (Form D): 0 Nov 12, 2021 Fact Form D
  • Securities offered: pooled May 24, 2022 Fact Form D
  • Securities offered: pooled Jan 21, 2022 Fact Form D
  • Securities offered: pooled Nov 12, 2021 Fact Form D
  • Office address: May 24, 2022 Fact Form D
  • Office address: Jan 21, 2022 Fact Form D
  • Office address: Nov 12, 2021 Fact Form D
  • Year of incorporation: 2021 May 24, 2022 Fact Form D
  • Year of incorporation: 2021 Jan 21, 2022 Fact Form D
  • Year of incorporation: 2021 Nov 12, 2021 Fact Form D

Relationships across DFX

on 3 other DFX graphs · 30 capital paths
Across the graphs

NEW Enterprise Associates 18, L.P. 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

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Capital chain

NEW Enterprise Associates 18, L.P. sits on 30 traced paths of capital across the graphs.

Allocator to VC fund to manager to company

DFX traced 30 paths of capital through this record

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Record history

9 dated events on the change ledger, latest event first
  • LP commitment disclosed
    2025-12-31source on record
  • LP commitment disclosed
    2025-12-31source on record
  • LP commitment disclosed
    2025-06-30source on record

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