Form D · Private Equity Fund

Breakthrough Energy Ventures, LLC

Menlo Park, CA · CIK 0001691687

Offering snapshot reported Jun 1, 2018 · SEC filing

Reported sold
$1.1B
Indefinite offering
Investors reported
24
Form D · investor count
Minimum accepted
$0
Reported outside-investor minimum
First sale
Dec 11, 2016
As reported in this filing

Fundraising history

Reported sold
Reported amount sold by Form D filing date$0$548M$1.1BDec 27, 2016: $1,080,000,000.00Dec 27, 2016Jun 1, 2018: $1,095,000,000.00Jun 1, 2018

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$1,080,000,000 → $1,095,000,000
  • Reported investors23 → 24

Filing history

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FiledFiling typeReported soldChange vs linked filingInvestorsSource
Jun 1, 2018Amendment$1,095,000,000$15,000,000vs Dec 27, 201624SEC filing
Dec 27, 2016Initial$1,080,000,000No comparison23SEC filing

Offering details

Securities
Pooled investment fund, Other
Exemptions
06c, 3C, 3C.7
Duration over one year
Yes
Business combination
No
Sales commissions
$0
Finders' fees
$0
Form D file number
021-277048
Limited Liability Company Interests

Source: Form D, filed Jun 1, 2018. 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

BREAKTHROUGH ENERGY VENTURES, LLC

Investment adviser: BREAKTHROUGH ENERGY VENTURES MANAGEMENT, L.P.

Gross asset value
$2.25B
Beneficial owners
26
ADV minimum commitment
$0

Reported in Form ADV on Apr 1, 2026. Fund assets and beneficial owners measure different things from Form D sales and investors.

Service providers

Fund administrator STANDISH MANAGEMENT SEATTLE, Washington, United States Investor statements: Yes (provided to all investors) Related to adviser: No
Auditor DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP SEATTLE, Washington, United States
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 NEW YORK, New York, United States
Provider details
Annual audit
Yes
Prime brokers
Yes
Custodians
Yes
Administrator other than the adviser
Yes
External marketing
No

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
PCAOB 34

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

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

Filing source

Form ADV 2089861 · Apr 1, 2026 · Schedule D 7.B.(1), fund 805-7907303221

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
Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani Director
John Douglas Arnold Director
Louis John Doerr Director
William Henry Gates Iii Director
Rodi Guidero Director
Vinod Khosla Director
Jack Ma Director
Hasso Plattner Director

Issuer details

Industry: Pooled Investment Fund (See others in industry)

Address:
2730 Sand Hill Road Suite 220
Menlo Park, CA, 94025