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GSR Ventures Viii, L.P.
Fundmanaged by Golden Sand River (digital), Ltd.
As of · the latest observation of this vehicle; each figure below carries its own filing date
Active deploymentFundraising status unknownADV: Venture Capital FundFeeder or parallel vehicle
A feeder, parallel or offshore vehicle of a main fund; its assets may overlap the main fund's.
As of · the latest observation of this vehicle; each figure below carries its own filing date
1 additional principal, 1 additional placement agent
Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.
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Nothing material in the last 365 days. Last change: 4 Nov 2021, Latest Form D filed on 4 Nov 2021: no amount sold reported of $550M offered. A Form D amount is what was sold at the filing, never a final close.
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Amounts, each with its basis
- Vintage
- 2022basis: adv first reported
- 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
- $550Mwhat may be sold, not what was raised; file 021-419745, 021-392745; 1 joined by exact issuer name, corroborated by a person on the adviser's roster named on the filing, the filing's signer sitting on the adviser's roster, not sworn
- Form D sold
- $0as of the filing of Nov 4, 2021
- First sale
- unknown
- Reported GAV
- $313Mon the Form ADV filed Jul 14, 2026; the fund's assets, never its size or dry powder
- Owners (ADV)
- 51
- Reported on ADV
- Mar 29, 2022 to Jul 14, 2026
- Structure
- feeder
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 2021-11-04, older than 15 months (fr-1)
evidence dated Nov 4, 2021.
Lifecycle
Active deployment
Lifecycle
vintage 2 to 4 years
age years: 4first sale: n/avintage year: 2022adv gav as of: Jul 14, 2026vintage basis: ADV first reportedform d sold: $0form d offering: $550Mform d latest filed at: Nov 4, 2021
The fund's own reporting through time
5 Form ADV filings
| Filed | Type | Gross asset value | Owners | Min. investment | Adviser-owned | Audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2022 | Venture Capital Fund | $316M | 51 | 1% | yes | ||
| Mar 28, 2023 | Venture Capital Fund | $308M | 51 | 1% | yes | ||
| Mar 25, 2024 | Venture Capital Fund | $300M | 51 | 1% | yes | ||
| Mar 27, 2024 | Venture Capital Fund | $300M | 51 | 1% | yes | ||
| Jul 14, 2026 | Venture Capital Fund | $313M | 51 | 1% |
Principals and agents
4 principals on Form D, 0 placement agents
- Richard Lim Director
- Yutong Zhang Director
- Allen Zhu Director
Service providers
4 named on Form ADV Schedule D and Form D
- AuditorEY · SAN FRANCISCO, California, United StatesForm ADV filed Jul 14, 2026 reports.adviserinfo.sec.gov
- AdministratorStandish Management · SAN FRANCISCO, California, United StatesForm ADV filed Jul 14, 2026 reports.adviserinfo.sec.gov
- CustodianFirst Citizens Bank · SANTA CLARA, California, United StatesForm ADV filed Jul 14, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cullen Foundation | FOUNDATION | $557,493 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
2 events
- Mar 29, 2022GSR Ventures Viii, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Golden Sand River (digital), Ltd. (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $316,079,562Fund first reported on Form ADV Fact Form ADV
- Nov 4, 2021GSR Ventures VIII, L.P. filed Form D: no sales yet of $550,000,000, Venture Capital FundForm D filed Fact Form D
Evidence
15 observations
Every observation on this vehicle
- Entity type: Limited Partnership Nov 4, 2021 Fact Form D
- Form D fund type: Venture Capital Fund Nov 4, 2021 Fact Form D
- Form D industry group: Pooled Investment Fund Nov 4, 2021 Fact Form D
- Amendment: false Nov 4, 2021 Fact Form D
- Revenue range (Form D): Not Applicable Nov 4, 2021 Fact Form D
- Incorporated: withinFiveYears Nov 4, 2021 Fact Form D
- Jurisdiction: CAYMAN ISLANDS Nov 4, 2021 Fact Form D
- Amount sold (Form D): $0 Nov 4, 2021 Fact Form D
- Offering amount (Form D): $550M Nov 4, 2021 Fact Form D
- Exemptions: 06b, 3C, 3C.7 Nov 4, 2021 Fact Form D
- Investors (Form D): 0 Nov 4, 2021 Fact Form D
- Minimum investment (Form D): 0 Nov 4, 2021 Fact Form D
- Securities offered: pooled Nov 4, 2021 Fact Form D
- Office address: Nov 4, 2021 Fact Form D
- Year of incorporation: 2021 Nov 4, 2021 Fact Form D
Relationships across DFX
on 2 other DFX graphs
Across the graphs
GSR Ventures Viii, L.P. is the same institution as 2 records in Allocators and RIA and Wealth.
Allocators1RIA and Wealth1
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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Record history
1 dated event on the change ledger, latest event first
- Form D filed2021-11-04source 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.