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Venrock Associates Viii, L.P.
As of · the latest observation of this vehicle; each figure below carries its own filing date
HarvestClosed to new capitalADV: Venture Capital Fund
As of · the latest observation of this vehicle; each figure below carries its own filing date
4 additional principals, 5 additional placement agents
Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.
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What matters now
- -20%reported GAV
Reported gross assets fell from $881M to $708M between the Form ADV filings of 28 Mar 2024 and 28 Apr 2026.
The fund's assets as the adviser swears them, never its size or dry powder.
Drawing the relationship network…
Amounts, each with its basis
- Vintage
- 2017basis: 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
- $414Mwhat may be sold, not what was raised; file 021-280340, sworn by the adviser or filed under this vehicle
- Form D sold
- $414Mas of the filing of Feb 9, 2017, 88 investors
- First sale
- Jan 25, 2017
- Reported GAV
- $708Mon the Form ADV filed Apr 28, 2026; the fund's assets, never its size or dry powder
- Owners (ADV)
- 91
- Reported on ADV
- Mar 24, 2017 to Apr 28, 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.Closed to new capital
Form D filed or amended 2017-02-09: the stated $413.6M offering reported fully sold (fr-1)
evidence dated Feb 9, 2017.
Lifecycle
Harvest
Lifecycle
vintage over 7 years, still reported
age years: 9first sale: Jan 25, 2017vintage year: 2017adv gav as of: Apr 28, 2026vintage basis: Form d first saleform d sold: $414Mform d offering: $414Mform d latest filed at: Feb 9, 2017
The fund's own reporting through time
12 Form ADV filings
| Filed | Type | Gross asset value | Owners | Min. investment | Adviser-owned | Audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2017 | Venture Capital Fund | $427M | 88 | 3% | yes | ||
| Jul 31, 2017 | Venture Capital Fund | $427M | 88 | 3% | yes | ||
| Mar 27, 2018 | Venture Capital Fund | $427M | 89 | 3% | yes | ||
| Aug 15, 2018 | Venture Capital Fund | $427M | 89 | 3% | yes | ||
| Mar 26, 2019 | Venture Capital Fund | $422M | 90 | 3% | yes | ||
| Mar 25, 2020 | Venture Capital Fund | $457M | 90 | 3% | yes | ||
| Mar 30, 2021 | Venture Capital Fund | $535M | 90 | 3% | yes | ||
| Nov 3, 2021 | Venture Capital Fund | $535M | 90 | 3% | yes | ||
| Mar 31, 2022 | Venture Capital Fund | $1.4B | 90 | 3% | yes | ||
| Mar 30, 2023 | Venture Capital Fund | $977M | 91 | 3% | yes | ||
| Mar 28, 2024 | Venture Capital Fund | $881M | 91 | 3% | yes | ||
| Apr 28, 2026 | Venture Capital Fund | $708M | 91 | 3% |
Principals and agents
7 principals on Form D, 0 placement agents
- Venrock Management VIII, LLC Director
- Bryan E. Roberts Director
- David B. Pakman Director
Service providers
8 named on Form ADV Schedule D and Form D
- AuditorKPMG · SAN FRANCISCO, California, United StatesForm ADV filed Apr 28, 2026 reports.adviserinfo.sec.gov
- AdministratorAlter Domus · OGDEN, Utah, United StatesForm ADV filed Apr 28, 2026 reports.adviserinfo.sec.gov
- CustodianHSBC BANK USA, N.A. · NEW YORK, New York, United StatesForm ADV filed Apr 28, 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.3 relationships, public pensions and the allocator graph, each counted once
| Allocator | Type | Amount | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hess Philanthropic Fund | FOUNDATION | $2.5M fair value on the foundation's return | reported as of Nov 30, 2025 | Fact IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file returns |
| Surdna Foundation Inc | FOUNDATION | $4.0M fair value on the foundation's return | reported as of Jun 30, 2025 | Fact IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file returns |
| Muriel Mcbrien Kauffman Foundation | FOUNDATION | $6.3M 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
4 events
- Mar 31, 2025Auditor changed: KPMG replaced BDO, first reported on the Form ADV filed March 31, 2025 (previous filing March 28, 2024)Auditor changed Fact Form ADV
- Mar 31, 2022Auditor changed: BDO replaced KPMG, first reported on the Form ADV filed March 31, 2022 (previous filing November 3, 2021)Auditor changed Fact Form ADV
- Mar 24, 2017Venrock Associates Viii, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by VR Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $427,200,000Fund first reported on Form ADV Fact Form ADV
- Feb 9, 2017Venrock Associates VIII, L.P. filed Form D: $413,600,000 sold of $413,600,000, Venture Capital FundForm D filed Fact Form D
Evidence
16 observations
Every observation on this vehicle
- Entity type: Limited Partnership Feb 9, 2017 Fact Form D
- Form D fund type: Venture Capital Fund Feb 9, 2017 Fact Form D
- Form D industry group: Pooled Investment Fund Feb 9, 2017 Fact Form D
- Amendment: false Feb 9, 2017 Fact Form D
- Revenue range (Form D): Decline to Disclose Feb 9, 2017 Fact Form D
- Incorporated: withinFiveYears Feb 9, 2017 Fact Form D
- Jurisdiction: Delaware Feb 9, 2017 Fact Form D
- Amount sold (Form D): $414M Feb 9, 2017 Fact Form D
- Offering amount (Form D): $414M Feb 9, 2017 Fact Form D
- Exemptions: 06b, 3C, 3C.7 Feb 9, 2017 Fact Form D
- First sale: 2017-01-25 Feb 9, 2017 Fact Form D
- Investors (Form D): 88 Feb 9, 2017 Fact Form D
- Minimum investment (Form D): 0 Feb 9, 2017 Fact Form D
- Securities offered: pooled Feb 9, 2017 Fact Form D
- Office address: Feb 9, 2017 Fact Form D
- Year of incorporation: 2017 Feb 9, 2017 Fact Form D
Relationships across DFX
on 3 other DFX graphs
Across the graphs
Venrock Associates Viii, 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
Which record it is in each graph, what it is called there, and how the two were matched.
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Record history
2 dated events on the change ledger, latest event first
- Fund first reported on ADV2017-03-24source on record
- Form D filed2017-02-09source 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.