Form D · Venture Capital Fund

ESO Venture Fund III, LP

San Mateo, CA · CIK 0001700414

Offering snapshot reported Feb 28, 2019 · SEC filing

Reported sold: $100M
Investors reported: 96
Minimum accepted: $1M
First sale: Mar 13, 2017

What changed?

Latest filing versus its linked predecessor, where available.

Reported investors0 → 96

Filing history

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Filed	Filing type	Reported sold	Change vs linked filing	Investors	Source
Feb 28, 2019	Amendment	$100,000,000	No comparison	96	SEC filing
Mar 9, 2017	Initial	Yet to sell	No comparison	0	SEC filing

Offering details

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

Sales commissions: $0
Finders' fees: $0
Form D file number: 021-282155

Source: Form D, filed Feb 28, 2019. Minimum accepted may differ from a standard advertised minimum.

Fund connections

The linked fund shows its most recently reported ADV details.

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ESO VENTURE FUND III, LP

Investment adviser: ESO MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC

Gross asset value: $54.8M
Beneficial owners: 97
ADV minimum commitment: $1M

Reported in Form ADV on Mar 26, 2026. Fund assets and beneficial owners measure different things from Form D sales and investors.

Service providers

Auditor SENSIBA LLP SAN FRANCISCO, California, United States

Custodian MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED BOSTON, Massachusetts, United States Related to adviser: No

Custodian MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC BOSTON, Massachusetts, United States Related to adviser: No

Provider details

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

SENSIBA LLP
PCAOB 854

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

MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC
SEC 8-15869

Filing source

Form ADV 2076078 · Mar 26, 2026 · Schedule D 7.B.(1), fund 805-3589410618

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
ESO Venture Fund, LP	Jul 30, 2012	$15,800,000	32
ESO Venture Fund II, LP	Feb 28, 2019	$73,489,796	98
ESO Venture Fund III, LP (this fund)	Feb 28, 2019	$100,000,000	96
ESO Venture Fund IV, LP	Jun 12, 2020	Yet to sell	0
ESO Venture Fund V, LP	Apr 29, 2022	Yet to sell	0

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
Scott S. Chou	Director
N/A Eso Gp Iii, Llc	Executive
N/A Eso Management Services, Llc	Promoter
James D. Lackie	Director
Stephen M. Roberts	Director

Issuer details

Industry: Pooled Investment Fund (See others in industry)

Address:

999 Baker Way, Suite 400
San Mateo, CA, 94404