Form D · Venture Capital Fund

Avalon Ventures IX, L.P.

La Jolla, CA · CIK 0001493612

Offering snapshot reported Jul 19, 2010 · SEC filing

Reported sold: $118M
Investors reported: 16
Minimum accepted: $250K
First sale: Jul 12, 2010

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Filing history

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Filed	Filing type	Reported sold	Change vs linked filing	Investors	Source
Jul 19, 2010	Initial	$118,125,000	No comparison	16	SEC filing

Offering details

Securities: Pooled investment fund
Exemptions: 06, 3C, 3C.1
Duration over one year: No
Business combination: No

Sales commissions: $0
Finders' fees: $0
Form D file number: 021-145167

Source: Form D, filed Jul 19, 2010. Minimum accepted may differ from a standard advertised minimum.

Fund connections

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AVALON VENTURES IX, LP

Investment adviser: AVALON VENTURES MANAGEMENT, LLC

Gross asset value: $46.1M
Beneficial owners: 26
ADV minimum commitment: $250K

Reported in Form ADV on Mar 24, 2026. Fund assets and beneficial owners measure different things from Form D sales and investors.

Service providers

Auditor BDO USA, LLP SAN DIEGO, California, United States

Custodian BANC OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO, California, United States Related to adviser: No

Custodian MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED NEW YORK, New York, United States Related to adviser: No

Prime broker MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED SAN FRANCISCO, California, United States

Provider details

Annual audit: Yes
Prime brokers: Yes
Custodians: Yes
Administrator other than the adviser: No
External marketing: No

BDO USA, LLP
PCAOB 243

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED
SEC 8-7221

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED
CRD 7691 · SEC 8-7221

Filing source

Form ADV 2078357 · Mar 24, 2026 · Schedule D 7.B.(1), fund 805-9310575490

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

Related funds

Funds whose names form a numbered series with this one and that share its city or the name of a related person. Form D does not state how these funds are related.

Fund	Latest Form D	Reported sold	Investors
Avalon Ventures IX, L.P. (this fund)	Jul 19, 2010	$118,125,000	16
Avalon Ventures X, L.P.	Aug 30, 2012	$201,632,653	27
Avalon Ventures XI, L.P.	Sep 13, 2016	$116,525,000	28

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
Name	Reported role
Braden M. Bohrmann	Promoter
Douglas Downs	Promoter
Kevin J. Kinsella	Promoter
Richard W. Levandov	Promoter
Jay B. Lichter	Promoter
Stephen L. Tomlin	Promoter

Issuer details

Industry: Pooled Investment Fund (See others in industry)

Address:

1134 Kline Street
La Jolla, CA, 92037