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Funds / Vivo Capital Fund Ix, L.P.
Vivo Capital Fund Ix, L.P.
Amounts, each with its basis
- Vintage
- 2018basis: 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
- $1.4Bwhat may be sold, not what was raised; file 021-319413, sworn by the adviser or filed under this vehicle
- Form D sold
- $1.4Bas of the filing of Oct 30, 2019, 44 investors
- First sale
- Aug 20, 2018
- Reported GAV
- $2.6Bon the Form ADV filed Sep 19, 2024; the fund's assets, never its size or dry powder
- Owners (ADV)
- 46
- Reported on ADV
- Mar 29, 2019 to Sep 19, 2024
Fundraising evidence
Closed to new capital
Form D filed or amended 2019-10-30: the stated $1.4bn offering reported fully sold (fr-1)
evidence dated Oct 30, 2019. 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: 8first sale: 2018-08-20vintage year: $2,018adv gav as of: 2024-09-19vintage basis: form_d_first_saleform d sold usd: $1.4Bform d offering usd: $1.4Bform d latest filed at: 2019-10-30
The fund's own reporting through time
14 Form ADV filings
| Filed | Type | Gross asset value | Owners | Min. investment | Adviser-owned | Audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2019 | Venture Capital Fund | $879M | 29 | $25.0M | 2% | yes | |
| Nov 22, 2019 | Private Equity Fund | $879M | 29 | $25.0M | 2% | yes | |
| Mar 27, 2020 | Private Equity Fund | $1.6B | 44 | $25.0M | 3% | yes | |
| Aug 31, 2020 | Private Equity Fund | $1.6B | 44 | $25.0M | 3% | yes | |
| Sep 9, 2020 | Private Equity Fund | $1.6B | 44 | $25.0M | 3% | yes | |
| Nov 4, 2020 | Private Equity Fund | $1.6B | 44 | $25.0M | 3% | yes | |
| Jan 29, 2021 | Private Equity Fund | $1.6B | 44 | $25.0M | 3% | yes | |
| Mar 31, 2021 | Private Equity Fund | $2.5B | 44 | $25.0M | 3% | yes | |
| Mar 31, 2022 | Private Equity Fund | $3.7B | 44 | $25.0M | 3% | yes | |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Private Equity Fund | $2.8B | 44 | $25.0M | 3% | yes | |
| Apr 3, 2023 | Private Equity Fund | $2.8B | 44 | $25.0M | 3% | yes | |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Private Equity Fund | $2.8B | 44 | $25.0M | 3% | yes | |
| Mar 28, 2024 | Private Equity Fund | $2.6B | 46 | $25.0M | 3% | yes | |
| Sep 19, 2024 | Private Equity Fund | $2.6B | 46 | $25.0M | 3% | yes |
Principals and agents
6 principals on Form D, 5 placement agents
- Chen Yu Director
- Albert Cha Director
- Edgar Engleman Director
- Frank Kung Director
- Vivo Capital IX, LLC Promoter
- Shan Fu Director
- Probitas Funds Group, LLC placement agent
- China Concept Consulting Ltd. placement agent
- Gold Eagle Enterprises Limited placement agent
- Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC placement agent
- XT Capital Partners, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California State Teachers' Retirement System calstrs.com | 2018 | $100M | $107M | $74.8M | $110M | 18.8% | 1.7x | Jun 30, 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
9 events
- Jun 30, 2025CalSTRS reports Vivo Capital Fund IX, L.P.: $100,000,000 committed, vintage 2018, net IRR 18.8%, 1.73xLP commitment disclosed Fact Public pension and endowment private-markets disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS, WSIB, NYSCRF, Texas TRS, UTIMCO ...)
- Jun 30, 2025CalSTRS reports Vivo Capital Fund IX, L.P.: $100,000,000 committed, vintage 2018, net IRR 18.8%, 1.73xLP commitment disclosed Fact Public pension and endowment private-markets disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS, WSIB, NYSCRF, Texas TRS, UTIMCO ...)
- Oct 30, 2019Vivo Capital Fund IX, L.P. filed Form D/A: $1,401,787,761 sold of $1,401,787,761, Private Equity FundForm D filed Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Aug 12, 2019Vivo Capital Fund IX, L.P. filed Form D/A: $1,304,978,261 sold (indefinite offering), Private Equity FundForm D filed Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Jun 3, 2019Vivo Capital Fund IX, L.P. filed Form D/A: $1,280,978,261 sold (indefinite offering), Private Equity FundForm D filed Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Mar 29, 2019Vivo Capital Fund Ix, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Vivo Capital, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $879,107,034Fund 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)
- Jan 23, 2019Vivo Capital Fund IX, L.P. filed Form D/A: $863,978,261 sold (indefinite offering), Private Equity FundForm D filed Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Dec 6, 2018Vivo Capital Fund IX, L.P. filed Form D/A: $863,978,261 sold (indefinite offering), Private Equity FundForm D filed Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Aug 16, 2018Vivo Capital Fund IX, L.P. filed Form D: no sales yet (indefinite offering), Private Equity FundForm D filed Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
Evidence
119 observations
Every observation on this vehicle
- Entity type: Limited Partnership Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Entity type: Limited Partnership Oct 30, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Entity type: Limited Partnership Aug 12, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Entity type: Limited Partnership Jun 3, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Entity type: Limited Partnership Jan 23, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Entity type: Limited Partnership Dec 6, 2018 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Entity type: Limited Partnership Aug 16, 2018 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Form D fund type: Private Equity Fund Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Form D fund type: Private Equity Fund Oct 30, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Form D fund type: Private Equity Fund Aug 12, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Form D fund type: Private Equity Fund Jun 3, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Form D fund type: Private Equity Fund Jan 23, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Form D fund type: Private Equity Fund Dec 6, 2018 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Form D fund type: Private Equity Fund Aug 16, 2018 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Form D industry group: Pooled Investment Fund Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Form D industry group: Pooled Investment Fund Oct 30, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Form D industry group: Pooled Investment Fund Aug 12, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Form D industry group: Pooled Investment Fund Jun 3, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Form D industry group: Pooled Investment Fund Jan 23, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Form D industry group: Pooled Investment Fund Dec 6, 2018 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Form D industry group: Pooled Investment Fund Aug 16, 2018 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Amendment: true Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Amendment: true Oct 30, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Amendment: true Aug 12, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Amendment: true Jun 3, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Amendment: true Jan 23, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Amendment: true Dec 6, 2018 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Amendment: false Aug 16, 2018 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Revenue range (Form D): Decline to Disclose Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Revenue range (Form D): Decline to Disclose Oct 30, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Revenue range (Form D): Decline to Disclose Aug 12, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Revenue range (Form D): Decline to Disclose Jun 3, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Revenue range (Form D): Decline to Disclose Jan 23, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Revenue range (Form D): Decline to Disclose Dec 6, 2018 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Revenue range (Form D): Decline to Disclose Aug 16, 2018 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Incorporated: withinFiveYears Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Incorporated: withinFiveYears Oct 30, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Incorporated: withinFiveYears Aug 12, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Incorporated: withinFiveYears Jun 3, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Incorporated: withinFiveYears Jan 23, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Incorporated: withinFiveYears Dec 6, 2018 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Incorporated: withinFiveYears Aug 16, 2018 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Jurisdiction: DELAWARE Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Jurisdiction: DELAWARE Oct 30, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Jurisdiction: DELAWARE Aug 12, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Jurisdiction: DELAWARE Jun 3, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Jurisdiction: DELAWARE Jan 23, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Jurisdiction: DELAWARE Dec 6, 2018 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Jurisdiction: DELAWARE Aug 16, 2018 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Amount sold (Form D): $1.4B Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Amount sold (Form D): $1.3B Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Amount sold (Form D): $1.3B Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Amount sold (Form D): $864M Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Amount sold (Form D): $1.4B Oct 30, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Amount sold (Form D): $1.3B Aug 12, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Amount sold (Form D): $1.3B Jun 3, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Amount sold (Form D): $864M Jan 23, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Amount sold (Form D): $864M Dec 6, 2018 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Amount sold (Form D): $0 Aug 16, 2018 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Offering amount (Form D): $1.4B Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Offering amount (Form D): $1.4B Oct 30, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Exemptions: 06b, 3C, 3C.7 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Exemptions: 06b, 3C, 3C.7 Oct 30, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Exemptions: 06b, 3C, 3C.7 Aug 12, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Exemptions: 06b, 3C, 3C.7 Jun 3, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Exemptions: 06b, 3C, 3C.7 Jan 23, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Exemptions: 06b, 3C, 3C.7 Dec 6, 2018 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Exemptions: 06b, 3C, 3C.7 Aug 16, 2018 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- First sale: 2018-08-20 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- First sale: 2018-08-20 Oct 30, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- First sale: 2018-08-20 Aug 12, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- First sale: 2018-08-20 Jun 3, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- First sale: 2018-08-20 Jan 23, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- First sale: 2018-08-20 Dec 6, 2018 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Indefinite offering: true Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Indefinite offering: true Aug 12, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Indefinite offering: true Jun 3, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Indefinite offering: true Jan 23, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Indefinite offering: true Dec 6, 2018 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Indefinite offering: true Aug 16, 2018 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Investors (Form D): 44 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Investors (Form D): 38 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Investors (Form D): 36 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Investors (Form D): 29 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Investors (Form D): 44 Oct 30, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Investors (Form D): 38 Aug 12, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Investors (Form D): 36 Jun 3, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Investors (Form D): 29 Jan 23, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Investors (Form D): 29 Dec 6, 2018 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Investors (Form D): 0 Aug 16, 2018 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Minimum investment (Form D): 0 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Minimum investment (Form D): 0 Oct 30, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Minimum investment (Form D): 0 Aug 12, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Minimum investment (Form D): 0 Jun 3, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Minimum investment (Form D): 0 Jan 23, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Minimum investment (Form D): 0 Dec 6, 2018 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Minimum investment (Form D): 0 Aug 16, 2018 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Securities offered: pooled Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Securities offered: pooled Oct 30, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Securities offered: pooled Aug 12, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Securities offered: pooled Jun 3, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Securities offered: pooled Jan 23, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Securities offered: pooled Dec 6, 2018 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Securities offered: pooled Aug 16, 2018 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Office address: 192 LYTTON AVENUE, PALO ALTO, CA, 94301 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Office address: 505 HAMILTON AVENUE, SUITE 207, PALO ALTO, CA, 94301 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Office address: 192 LYTTON AVENUE, PALO ALTO, CA, 94301 Oct 30, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Office address: 192 LYTTON AVENUE, PALO ALTO, CA, 94301 Aug 12, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Office address: 192 LYTTON AVENUE, PALO ALTO, CA, 94301 Jun 3, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Office address: 505 HAMILTON AVENUE, SUITE 207, PALO ALTO, CA, 94301 Jan 23, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Office address: 505 HAMILTON AVENUE, SUITE 207, PALO ALTO, CA, 94301 Dec 6, 2018 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Office address: 505 HAMILTON AVENUE, SUITE 207, PALO ALTO, CA, 94301 Aug 16, 2018 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Year of incorporation: 2018 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Year of incorporation: 2018 Oct 30, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Year of incorporation: 2018 Aug 12, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Year of incorporation: 2018 Jun 3, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Year of incorporation: 2018 Jan 23, 2019 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Year of incorporation: 2018 Dec 6, 2018 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)
- Year of incorporation: 2018 Aug 16, 2018 Fact SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly)