Form D · Venture Capital Fund

ESO Venture Fund, LP

Redwood Shores, CA · CIK 0001555055

Offering snapshot reported Jul 30, 2012 · SEC filing

Reported sold: $15.8M
Investors reported: 32
Minimum accepted: $250K
First sale: Jul 20, 2012

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Filing history

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Filed	Filing type	Reported sold	Change vs linked filing	Investors	Source
Jul 30, 2012	Initial	$15,800,000	No comparison	32	SEC filing

Offering details

Securities: Pooled investment fund
Exemptions: 06
Duration over one year: No
Business combination: No

Sales commissions: $0
Finders' fees: $0
Form D file number: 021-181949

Source: Form D, filed Jul 30, 2012. Minimum accepted may differ from a standard advertised minimum.

Fund connections

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ESO VENTURE FUND, LP

Investment adviser: ESO MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC

Gross asset value: $2.41M
Beneficial owners: 61
ADV minimum commitment: $250K

Reported in Form ADV on Mar 5, 2025. 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 FIRST REPUBLIC SECURITIES, INC. SAN FRANCISCO, California, United States Related to adviser: No

Custodian MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED 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

FIRST REPUBLIC SECURITIES, INC.
SEC 8-18401

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

Filing source

Form ADV 1943967 · Mar 5, 2025 · Schedule D 7.B.(1), fund 805-2175655677

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 (this fund)	Jul 30, 2012	$15,800,000	32
ESO Venture Fund II, LP	Feb 28, 2019	$73,489,796	98
ESO Venture Fund III, LP	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
N/A Eso Management, Llc	Executive
James D. Lackie	Executive
Stephen M. Roberts	Executive

Issuer details

Industry: Pooled Investment Fund (See others in industry)

Address:

350 Marine Parkway, Suite 200
Redwood Shores, CA, 24065