Form D · Venture Capital Fund

ESSENCE VC III, LP

Bothell, WA · CIK 0001944953

Offering snapshot reported Nov 13, 2025 · SEC filing

Reported sold
$29.4M
Offering amount: $29.4M
Investors reported
127
Form D · investor count
Minimum accepted
$5K
Reported outside-investor minimum
First sale
Jan 19, 2023
As reported in this filing

Fundraising history

Reported sold
Reported amount sold by Form D filing date$0$14.7M$29.4MJun 27, 2023: $29,365,000.00Jun 27, 2023Nov 13, 2025: $29,365,000.00Nov 13, 2025

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?

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Filing history

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FiledFiling typeReported soldChange vs linked filingInvestorsSource
Nov 13, 2025Amendment$29,365,000$0vs Jun 27, 2023127SEC filing
Jun 27, 2023Initial$29,365,000No comparison127SEC filing

Offering details

Securities
Pooled investment fund
Exemptions
06b, 3C, 3C.1, 3C.7
Duration over one year
No
Business combination
No
Sales commissions
$0
Finders' fees
$0
Form D file number
021-485304

Source: Form D, filed Nov 13, 2025. Minimum accepted may differ from a standard advertised minimum.

Fund connections

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ESSENCE VC III, LP

Investment adviser: TIMOTHY CHEN ADVISORS, LLC

Gross asset value
$4.14M
Beneficial owners
73
ADV minimum commitment
$1K

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

Service providers

Fund administrator BELLTOWER FUND GROUP, LTD SEATTLE, Washington, United States Investor statements: No (provided to no investors) Related to adviser: Yes
Custodian BELLTOWER FUND GROUP, LTD SEATTLE, Washington, United States Related to adviser: Yes
Marketer AL ADVISORS MANAGEMENT INC SAN FRANCISCO, California, United States Related to adviser: Yes
Provider details
Annual audit
No
Prime brokers
No
Custodians
Yes
Administrator other than the adviser
Yes
External marketing
Yes
Filing source

Form ADV 2073081 · Mar 26, 2026 · Schedule D 7.B.(1), fund 805-5048382763

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
Timothy Chen Executive
N/A Essence Iii Gp, Llc Director

Issuer details

Industry: Pooled Investment Fund (See others in industry)

Address:
22722 29th Dr Se Suite 100
Bothell, WA, 98021