Form D · Venture Capital Fund

Formation8 Partners Fund I, L.P.

Palo Alto, CA · CIK 0001543731

Offering snapshot reported Apr 15, 2013 · SEC filing

Reported sold: $439M
Investors reported: 215
Minimum accepted: $0
First sale: Apr 2, 2012

What changed?

Latest filing versus its linked predecessor, where available.

Reported investors0 → 215

Filing history

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Filed	Filing type	Reported sold	Change vs linked filing	Investors	Source
Apr 15, 2013	Amendment	$439,040,000	No comparison	215	SEC filing
Mar 13, 2012	Initial	Yet to sell	No comparison	0	SEC filing

Offering details

Securities: Equity, Pooled investment fund
Exemptions: 06, 3C, 3C.7
Duration over one year: Yes
Business combination: No

Sales commissions: $0
Finders' fees: $809K (estimated)
Form D file number: 021-174817

Please note total amount sold only reflects the commitment amounts from Limited Partners. Including the General Partner, the total amount sold is $448,000,000.

Sales compensation recipients

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Recipient	CRD	Associated broker-dealer
Artist Capital Inc.	153937
Firstpoint Equity Partnership LLP	None

Source: Form D, filed Apr 15, 2013. 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

FORMATION8 PARTNERS FUND I, L.P.

Investment adviser: FORMATION8 PARTNERS, LLC

Gross asset value: $572M
Beneficial owners: 223
ADV minimum commitment: $0

Reported in Form ADV on Mar 30, 2026. Fund assets and beneficial owners measure different things from Form D sales and investors.

Service providers

Fund administrator STANDISH MANAGEMENT, LLC SAN FRANCISCO, California, United States Investor statements: Yes (provided to all investors) Related to adviser: No

Auditor KPMG LLP SAN FRANCISCO, California, United States

Custodian JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. SAN FRANCISCO, California, United States Related to adviser: No

Custodian MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED SAN FRANCISCO, California, United States Related to adviser: No

Custodian MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC SAN FRANCISCO, California, United States Related to adviser: No

Provider details

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

KPMG LLP
PCAOB 185

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
LEI 7H6GLXDRUGQFU57RNE97

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

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC
SEC 8-68191

Filing source

Form ADV 2082501 · Mar 30, 2026 · Schedule D 7.B.(1), fund 805-6053136826

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
Formation8 Partners Fund I, L.P. (this fund)	Apr 15, 2013	$439,040,000	215
Formation8 Partners Fund II, L.P.	Oct 7, 2014	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 Formation8 Gp, Llc	Executive, Promoter
N/A Formation8 Partners, Llc	Executive, Promoter
James Kim	Executive, Promoter
Brian Koo	Executive, Promoter
Joe Lonsdale	Executive, Promoter

Issuer details

Industry: Pooled Investment Fund (See others in industry)

Address:

525 University Avenue, Suite 100
Palo Alto, CA, 94301