# Adams Street Advisors, LLC

> Adams Street Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chicago, IL, registered since 2025, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 24, 2026.

- CRD: 333783
- Filed as: ADAMS STREET ADVISORS, LLC
- Registration: SEC-registered investment adviser (status as filed: Approved)
- Location: Chicago, IL
- Filing period: October 2026
- Form ADV filing dated: June 24, 2026
- SEC record (IAPD): https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/333783
- AdvisorCensus page: https://advisorcensus.com/firm/adams-street-advisors-llc-chicago-il-333783

## Quick answers

**How is Adams Street Advisors, LLC compensated?**
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Adams Street Advisors, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.

**Where is Adams Street Advisors, LLC located?**
Adams Street Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Chicago, IL, according to its Form ADV; the July 2026 filing also lists 8 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

**Is Adams Street Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?**
Adams Street Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2025. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 333783.

**How much does Adams Street Advisors, LLC manage?**
Adams Street Advisors, LLC reports $672,092,504 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 24, 2026 (100% discretionary).

**How have Adams Street Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2025?**
In the Form ADV data for Adams Street Advisors, LLC: Total employees: 295 in October 2025 and 318 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

**What types of clients does Adams Street Advisors, LLC serve?**
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: investment companies (1); pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (1).

**Does Adams Street Advisors, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?**
Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/333783

**What changed in Adams Street Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?**
In the July 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $524,153,593 to $672,092,504 (+28%).

## From the Form ADV filing

### Compensation (Item 5.E)
- A percentage of assets under your management
- Performance-based fees

### Regulatory assets under management (Item 5.F)
- Total: $672,092,504
- Discretionary: $672,092,504
- Non-discretionary: $0

### Clients (Item 5.D)

| Client type | Clients | Assets |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Investment companies | 1 | $558,237,943 |
| Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) | 1 | $113,854,561 |

### Advisory services (Item 5.G)
- Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)

### Firm details
- Registered since: 2025 (1 year)
- Employees: 318 total, 190 performing advisory functions
- Wrap fee program participation: No
- States registered or notice-filed: CA, IL, MA, NY, TX
- Disclosures (Item 11): Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.

### Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F), as of the July 2026 filing
- Austin, TX
- Beijing
- Boston, MA
- Hong Kong Island
- London
- Menlo Park, CA
- New York, NY
- Singapore

### Websites listed on Form ADV (Item 1.I)
- adamsstreetpartners.com
- evergreen-solutions-aspen.adamsstreetpartners.com
- LinkedIn @adams-street-partners

## Assets and staff over time

| Data period | Regulatory assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | Not reported | 295 | January 9, 2025 |
| October 2026 | $672,092,504 | 318 | June 24, 2026 |

Total employees: 295 in October 2025 and 318 in October 2026.

## Changes in the filing (last 12 months)

### July 2026
- Regulatory assets under management went from $524,153,593 to $672,092,504 (+28%).

### April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 142 to 190.
- Added an office in Hong Kong Island.
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

## Source

Form ADV as filed, October 2026. Values appear as filed. Cite as: AdvisorCensus. Adams Street Advisors, LLC (CRD 333783): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.