Bear Coast (cv) Fund, LP

Fundmanaged by General Catalyst· Delaware
Vintage
2024
Reported gross assets
$979M
Form ADV, Jul 21, 2026
Early deploymentFundraising status unknownADV: Other Private Fund
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As of · the latest observation of this vehicle; each figure below carries its own filing date

3 additional principals, 1 additional placement agent

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

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What matters now

  1. 1 LP report
    public disclosures

    1 public LP report name this vehicle; the latest, California Public Employees' Retirement System as of 31 Dec 2025, shows $400M committed and net IRR 20.0%, 1.30x (the LP's own figures).

    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. +76%
    reported GAV

    Reported gross assets rose from $555M to $979M between the Form ADV filings of 16 May 2024 and 21 Jul 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
2024basis: 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
indefinitewhat may be sold, not what was raised; file 021-479467, sworn by the adviser or filed under this vehicle
Form D sold
$0as of the filing of Apr 19, 2023
First sale
unknown
Reported GAV
$979Mon the Form ADV filed Jul 21, 2026; the fund's assets, never its size or dry powder
Owners (ADV)
1
Reported on ADV
Mar 29, 2024 to Jul 21, 2026

Fundraising evidence

Unknown
latest Form D 2023-04-19, older than 15 months (fr-1)
evidence dated Apr 19, 2023.

Lifecycle

Early deployment
vintage within 2 years
age years: 2first sale: n/avintage year: 2024adv gav as of: Jul 21, 2026vintage basis: ADV first reportedform d sold: $0form d offering: n/aform d latest filed at: Apr 19, 2023

The fund's own reporting through time

3 Form ADV filings
FiledTypeGross asset value OwnersMin. investmentAdviser-ownedAudit
Mar 29, 2024Other Private Fund$555M
1$250,0000%yes
May 16, 2024Other Private Fund$555M
1$250,0000%yes
Jul 21, 2026Other Private Fund$979M
1$250,0000%

Principals and agents

6 principals on Form D, 0 placement agents

Service providers

4 named on Form ADV Schedule D and Form D

Limited partners and their reported performance

1 public LP report
LPVintage (LP’s)CommittedPaid inDistributedRemaining valueNet IRRMultipleAs of
California Public Employees' Retirement System calpers.ca.gov2023$400M$356M$0$466M20.0%1.3xDec 31, 2025

Known LPs and allocators

1 relationship, public pensions and the allocator graph, each counted once
AllocatorTypeAmountDateSource
California Public Employees' Retirement SystemSTATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM$400M
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

4 events
  1. Dec 31, 2025
    CalPERS reports Bear Coast (CV) Fund, LP: $400,000,000 committed, vintage 2023, net IRR 20.0%, 1.3x
    LP commitment disclosed Fact Pension disclosure
  2. Dec 31, 2025
    CalPERS reports Bear Coast (CV) Fund, LP: $400,000,000 committed, vintage 2023, net IRR 20.0%, 1.3x
    LP commitment disclosed Fact Pension disclosure
  3. Mar 29, 2024
    Bear Coast (cv) Fund, LP first reported on Form ADV by General Catalyst (Other Private Fund), GAV $555,489,791
    Fund first reported on Form ADV Fact Form ADV
  4. Apr 19, 2023
    Bear Coast (cv) Fund, LP filed Form D: no sales yet (indefinite offering), Other Investment Fund
    Form D filed Fact Form D

Evidence

14 observations
Every observation on this vehicle
  • Entity type: Limited Partnership Apr 19, 2023 Fact Form D
  • Form D fund type: Other Investment Fund Apr 19, 2023 Fact Form D
  • Form D industry group: Pooled Investment Fund Apr 19, 2023 Fact Form D
  • Amendment: false Apr 19, 2023 Fact Form D
  • Incorporated: withinFiveYears Apr 19, 2023 Fact Form D
  • Jurisdiction: Delaware Apr 19, 2023 Fact Form D
  • Amount sold (Form D): $0 Apr 19, 2023 Fact Form D
  • Exemptions: 06b, 3C, 3C.7 Apr 19, 2023 Fact Form D
  • Indefinite offering: true Apr 19, 2023 Fact Form D
  • Investors (Form D): 0 Apr 19, 2023 Fact Form D
  • Minimum investment (Form D): 0 Apr 19, 2023 Fact Form D
  • Securities offered: pooled Apr 19, 2023 Fact Form D
  • Office address: Apr 19, 2023 Fact Form D
  • Year of incorporation: 2023 Apr 19, 2023 Fact Form D

Relationships across DFX

on 2 other DFX graphs · 5 capital paths
Across the graphs

Bear Coast (cv) Fund, LP is the same institution as 2 records in Allocators and RIA and Wealth.

Allocators1RIA and Wealth1

DFX found 2 relationships across 2 datasets

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Capital chain

Bear Coast (cv) Fund, LP sits on 5 traced paths of capital across the graphs.

Allocator to VC fund to manager to company

DFX traced 5 paths of capital through this record

Every record on each path, what it committed or lent, and as of when.

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Record history

4 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
  • Fund first reported on ADV
    2024-03-29source on record

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