What changed in the venture market, and who it matters to
How opportunities are readEvery card is a dated filing, announcement or rule over them. The date is the source’s own and says what it is (a Form D filing date, an announcement, the filing that reports a state). A detection date is never shown as a deal date.Signals are not predictions: a raise candidate is a candidate by rule, a fund close without a filing is inferred, and a provider need is potential. Contact details are never printed here; names link to records, where display rights are checked.
Why now: Darryl Schmidt is no longer on Plains Ventures's Form ADV Schedule A (filing of Sep 29, 2026).
Relevant to Investors, Founders, LPs, Service providers, Fund managers
What happened, who is involved, evidence
What happened
Darryl Schmidt (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Plains Ventures.
Why it may matter
A senior person leaving a venture adviser may join another firm or start a fund.Potential need: recruiting, spinout fund counsel
Who could care
Recruiters, LPs and founders who knew the person; fund formation counsel
Who is involved
Darryl Schmidt (person)Firm phone or website on record (on the record, under its rights check)
Evidence
Darryl Schmidt (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Plains Ventures · Sep 29, 2026 · Form ADVInference, medium confidence: Absent from the current Schedule A: a departure, a title change or a filing edit
Why now: Thomas Glenn Evans is no longer on Plains Ventures's Form ADV Schedule A (filing of Sep 29, 2026).
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What happened, who is involved, evidence
What happened
Thomas Glenn Evans (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Plains Ventures.
Why it may matter
A senior person leaving a venture adviser may join another firm or start a fund.Potential need: recruiting, spinout fund counsel
Who could care
Recruiters, LPs and founders who knew the person; fund formation counsel
Who is involved
Thomas Glenn Evans (person)Firm phone or website on record (on the record, under its rights check)
Evidence
Thomas Glenn Evans (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Plains Ventures · Sep 29, 2026 · Form ADVInference, medium confidence: Absent from the current Schedule A: a departure, a title change or a filing edit
Why now: Form 8-K of Sep 23, 2026: Brenda Cooperstone, Director.
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What happened, who is involved, evidence
What happened
Form 8-K filed 2026-09-24 reports the resignation of Brenda Cooperstone as director of Senti Biosciences Holdings, Inc.
Why it may matter
A leadership change at a venture-backed company can reset hiring and advisers.Potential need: executive search, interim finance, counsel
Who could care
Investors in the company, executive recruiters, counsel
Who is involved
Potential decision makers: Kanya Rajangam, Executive Officer; Timothy Lu, Executive Officer/Director; Yvonne Li, Executive OfficerNo contact route on record
Evidence
Form 8-K filed 2026-09-24 reports the resignation of Brenda Cooperstone as director of Senti Biosciences Holdings, Inc. · Sep 23, 2026 · SEC 8-K Item 5.02 officer and director…Fact, high confidence: Form 8-K Item 5.02
Person off an adviser's Schedule ANew this fortnightLow confidenceInferredSep 18, 2026 · the Form ADV filing that first omits the person; the departure date is not known
Kevin Yedid-Botton (Portfolio Manager) no longer on Schedule A of Parafi Capital LP · Sep 18, 2026 · Form ADVInference, low confidence: Absent from the current Schedule A: a departure, a title change or a filing edit
Person off an adviser's Schedule ALow confidenceInferredSep 10, 2026 · the Form ADV filing that first omits the person; the departure date is not known
Why now: Michael Andrew William Sutton is no longer on BLU Venture Management, LLC's Form ADV Schedule A (filing of Sep 10, 2026). The filing does not date the change.
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What happened, who is involved, evidence
What happened
Michael Andrew William Sutton (Non-Managing Member Of Blu Venture Investors Cyber Gp, Llc) no longer on Schedule A of BLU Venture Management, LLC.
Why it may matter
A senior person leaving a venture adviser may join another firm or start a fund.Potential need: recruiting, spinout fund counsel
Who could care
Recruiters, LPs and founders who knew the person; fund formation counsel
Who is involved
Michael Andrew William Sutton (person)Potential decision makers: Benjamin Ebenezer, Non-Managing Member Of Blu Venture Investors Cyber GP, LLC; Bikram Bakshi, Managing Member; Deborah Fitzgerald, Managing Member Of Blu Venture Investors Cyber GP, LLCFirm phone or website on record (on the record, under its rights check)
Evidence
Michael Andrew William Sutton (Non-Managing Member Of Blu Venture Investors Cyber Gp, Llc) no longer on Schedule A of BLU Venture Management, LLC · Sep 10, 2026 · Form ADVInference, low confidence: Absent from the current Schedule A: a departure, a title change or a filing edit