Form D · Venture Capital Fund

Alpha Ascent News LLC

Westport, CT · CIK 0001760562

Offering snapshot reported Apr 7, 2020 · SEC filing

Reported sold
$4.06M
Offering amount: $4.06M
Investors reported
18
Form D · investor count
Minimum accepted
$0
Reported outside-investor minimum
First sale
Feb 14, 2020
As reported in this filing

Fundraising history

Reported sold
Reported amount sold by Form D filing date$0$2.03M$4.06MFeb 24, 2020: $3,460,000.00Feb 24, 2020Apr 7, 2020: $4,060,000.00Apr 7, 2020

Dates are filing dates, not cash receipt dates. Decreases are reported revisions, not evidence of withdrawals. Separate offering histories are not added together.

What changed?

Latest filing versus its linked predecessor, where available.

  • Reported sold$3,460,000 → $4,060,000
  • Reported investors15 → 18

Filing history

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FiledFiling typeReported soldChange vs linked filingInvestorsSource
Apr 7, 2020Amendment$4,060,000$600,000vs Feb 24, 202018SEC filing
Feb 24, 2020Initial$3,460,000No comparison15SEC filing

Offering details

Securities
Pooled investment fund
Exemptions
06b, 3C, 3C.1, 3C.7
Duration over one year
No
Business combination
No
Sales commissions
$142K
Finders' fees
$0
Form D file number
021-361239

Sales compensation recipients

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RecipientCRDAssociated broker-dealer
Alpha Ascent Advisors (America) LLC226540
Ascent Capital Advisors LimitedNone

Source: Form D, filed Apr 7, 2020. Minimum accepted may differ from a standard advertised minimum.

Fund connections

The linked fund shows its most recently reported ADV details.

Matched by reported Form D file number

ALPHA ASCENT NEWS LLC

Investment adviser: ALPHA ASCENT VENTURES LLC

Gross asset value
$6.14M
Beneficial owners
17
ADV minimum commitment
$25K

Reported in Form ADV on May 16, 2025. Fund assets and beneficial owners measure different things from Form D sales and investors.

Service providers

Marketer ASCENT CAPITAL ADVISORS LIMITED CENTRAL, Hong Kong Related to adviser: Yes
Provider details
Annual audit
No
Prime brokers
No
Custodians
No
Administrator other than the adviser
No
External marketing
Yes
Filing source

Form ADV 1989815 · May 16, 2025 · Schedule D 7.B.(1), fund 805-7518402248

Official IAPD profile (latest public filing). Values are the most recently reported in our imported data; the public profile may show a newer filing.

People & organizations

Current and past Form D appearances. These existing records do not establish a person's current role or uniquely identify them across issuers.

People and organizations reported in Form D filings
NameReported role
N/A N/A Alpha Ascent News Manager Llc Promoter
N/A N/A Alpha Ascent Ventures Llc Promoter
Eric N/A Greenberg Director
Andrew N/A Kleeger Director
Arthur N/A Maloy Director

Issuer details

Industry: Pooled Investment Fund (See others in industry)

Address:
27 Imperial Avenue, Top Floor
Westport, CT, 06880