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Funds / Polaris Partners VII, L.P.
Polaris Partners VII, L.P.
Amounts, each with its basis
- Vintage
- 2014basis: 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
- $436Mwhat may be sold, not what was raised; file 021-219742, sworn by the adviser or filed under this vehicle
- Form D sold
- $436Mas of the filing of Feb 12, 2015, 43 investors
- First sale
- Jun 25, 2014
- Reported GAV
- $786Mon the Form ADV filed Mar 28, 2024; the fund's assets, never its size or dry powder
- Owners (ADV)
- 47
- Reported on ADV
- Jun 6, 2018 to Mar 28, 2024
Fundraising evidence
Closed to new capital
Form D filed or amended 2015-02-12: the stated $435.6M offering reported fully sold (fr-1)
evidence dated Feb 12, 2015. A 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.
Lifecycle
Harvest
vintage over 7 years, still reported
age years: 12first sale: 2014-06-25vintage year: $2,014adv gav as of: 2024-03-28vintage basis: form_d_first_saleform d sold usd: $436Mform d offering usd: $436Mform d latest filed at: 2015-02-12
The fund's own reporting through time
20 Form ADV filings
| Filed | Type | Gross asset value | Owners | Min. investment | Adviser-owned | Audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2015 | Venture Capital Fund | $427M | 44 | 1% | yes | ||
| Mar 30, 2016 | Venture Capital Fund | $461M | 44 | 1% | yes | ||
| Mar 29, 2017 | Venture Capital Fund | $468M | 44 | 1% | yes | ||
| Mar 30, 2018 | Venture Capital Fund | $377M | 43 | 1% | yes | ||
| Jun 6, 2018 | Venture Capital Fund | $535M | 43 | 1% | yes | ||
| Nov 1, 2018 | Venture Capital Fund | $589M | 43 | 1% | yes | ||
| Nov 12, 2018 | Venture Capital Fund | $377M | 43 | 1% | yes | ||
| Mar 30, 2019 | Venture Capital Fund | $612M | 43 | 1% | yes | ||
| May 29, 2019 | Venture Capital Fund | $612M | 43 | 1% | yes | ||
| May 30, 2019 | Venture Capital Fund | $612M | 43 | 1% | yes | ||
| Sep 10, 2019 | Venture Capital Fund | $612M | 43 | 1% | yes | ||
| Mar 27, 2020 | Venture Capital Fund | $628M | 45 | 1% | yes | ||
| Jun 5, 2020 | Venture Capital Fund | $628M | 45 | 1% | yes | ||
| Mar 29, 2021 | Venture Capital Fund | $889M | 45 | 1% | yes | ||
| Apr 12, 2021 | Venture Capital Fund | $889M | 45 | 1% | yes | ||
| Apr 26, 2021 | Venture Capital Fund | $889M | 45 | 1% | yes | ||
| Mar 30, 2022 | Venture Capital Fund | $888M | 47 | 1% | yes | ||
| Mar 30, 2023 | Venture Capital Fund | $779M | 47 | 1% | yes | ||
| Jan 18, 2024 | Venture Capital Fund | $779M | 47 | 1% | yes | ||
| Mar 28, 2024 | Venture Capital Fund | $786M | 47 | 1% | yes |
Principals and agents
6 principals on Form D, 1 placement agents
- Bryce David Youngren Executive Officer
- David G. Barrett Executive Officer
- Jonathan a. Flint Executive Officer
- Terrance G Mcguire Executive Officer
- Brian E Chee Executive Officer
- Amir G. Nashat Executive Officer
- Denning & Company LLC placement agent
Limited partners and their reported performance
1 public LP report
| LP | Vintage (LP’s) | Committed | Paid in | Distributed | Remaining value | Net IRR | Multiple | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System lacers.org | 2014 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 7.6% | 1.8x | Dec 31, 2025 |
Each 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).
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
- Dec 31, 2025LACERS reports Polaris Partners VII: an undisclosed amount committed, vintage 2014, net IRR 7.6%, 1.8xLP commitment disclosed Fact Public pension and endowment private-markets disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS, WSIB, NYSCRF, Texas TRS, UTIMCO ...)
- Mar 30, 2015Polaris Partners VII, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Polaris Partners (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $426,867,369Fund first reported on Form ADV Fact SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Feb 12, 2015Polaris Partners VII, L.P. filed Form D/A: $435,555,556 sold of $435,555,556, Venture Capital FundForm D filed Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Jun 25, 2014Polaris Partners VII, L.P. filed Form D/A: no sales yet of $400,000,000, Venture Capital FundForm D filed Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Jun 24, 2014Polaris Partners VII, L.P. filed Form D: no sales yet of $400,000,000, Venture Capital FundForm D filed Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
Evidence
44 observations
Every observation on this vehicle
- Entity type: Limited Partnership Feb 12, 2015 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Entity type: Limited Partnership Jun 25, 2014 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Entity type: Limited Partnership Jun 24, 2014 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Form D fund type: Venture Capital Fund Feb 12, 2015 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Form D fund type: Venture Capital Fund Jun 25, 2014 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Form D fund type: Venture Capital Fund Jun 24, 2014 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Form D industry group: Pooled Investment Fund Feb 12, 2015 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Form D industry group: Pooled Investment Fund Jun 25, 2014 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Form D industry group: Pooled Investment Fund Jun 24, 2014 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Amendment: true Feb 12, 2015 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Amendment: true Jun 25, 2014 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Amendment: false Jun 24, 2014 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Revenue range (Form D): Not Applicable Feb 12, 2015 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Revenue range (Form D): Not Applicable Jun 25, 2014 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Revenue range (Form D): Not Applicable Jun 24, 2014 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Incorporated: withinFiveYears Feb 12, 2015 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Incorporated: yetToBeFormed Jun 25, 2014 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Incorporated: yetToBeFormed Jun 24, 2014 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Jurisdiction: DELAWARE Feb 12, 2015 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Jurisdiction: DELAWARE Jun 25, 2014 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Jurisdiction: DELAWARE Jun 24, 2014 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Amount sold (Form D): $436M Feb 12, 2015 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Amount sold (Form D): $0 Jun 25, 2014 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Amount sold (Form D): $0 Jun 24, 2014 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Offering amount (Form D): $436M Feb 12, 2015 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Offering amount (Form D): $400M Jun 25, 2014 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Offering amount (Form D): $400M Jun 24, 2014 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Exemptions: 06b, 3C, 3C.1, 3C.7 Feb 12, 2015 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Exemptions: 06b, 3C, 3C.7 Jun 25, 2014 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Exemptions: 06b, 3C, 3C.7 Jun 24, 2014 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- First sale: 2014-06-25 Feb 12, 2015 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Investors (Form D): 43 Feb 12, 2015 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Investors (Form D): 0 Jun 25, 2014 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Investors (Form D): 0 Jun 24, 2014 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Minimum investment (Form D): 0 Feb 12, 2015 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Minimum investment (Form D): 0 Jun 25, 2014 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Minimum investment (Form D): 0 Jun 24, 2014 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Securities offered: pooled Feb 12, 2015 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Securities offered: pooled Jun 25, 2014 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Securities offered: pooled Jun 24, 2014 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Office address: 1000 Winter Street, Suite 3350, Waltham, MA, 02451 Feb 12, 2015 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Office address: 1000 Winter Street, Suite 3350, Waltham, MA, 02451 Jun 25, 2014 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Office address: 1000 Winter Street, Suite 3350, Waltham, MA, 02451 Jun 24, 2014 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Year of incorporation: 2014 Feb 12, 2015 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)