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Connective Capital Management, LLC

Palo Alto, CASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 161099

Filed as CONNECTIVE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

Connective Capital Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Palo Alto, CA, registered since 2012, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 9, 2026.

14 years
registered since 2012
$230,133,537
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Connective Capital Management, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Connective Capital Management, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.

Where is Connective Capital Management, LLC located?

Connective Capital Management, LLC's principal office is in Palo Alto, CA, according to its Form ADV.

Is Connective Capital Management, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Connective Capital Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2012. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 161099.

How much does Connective Capital Management, LLC manage?

Connective Capital Management, LLC reports $230,133,537 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 9, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Connective Capital Management, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Connective Capital Management, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $190,619,089 in the October 2021 data and $230,133,537 in the October 2026 data, up 21%. Total employees: 5 in October 2021 and 10 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Connective Capital Management, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (2).

Does Connective Capital Management, 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/161099

What changed in Connective Capital Management, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the May 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $312,526,482 to $230,133,537 (-26%).

From the Form ADV filing

Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.

How the firm is compensated

Item 5.E
  • A percentage of assets under your management
  • Performance-based fees

Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ

Fees and minimums

Form ADV Part 2A

See the firm's brochure (dated April 9, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$230,133,537

$230,133,537 as of October 2026, filing dated April 9, 2026.

Discretionary: $230,133,537.Non-discretionary: $0.

A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means

Who the firm serves

Item 5.D
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 2 Assets $230,133,537 (100%)

A firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.

Advisory services

Item 5.G
  • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2012 (14 years)
Employees
Total: 10. Performing investment advisory functions: 3.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
States registered or notice-filed
1 state or jurisdiction
CA

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

None Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Item 11 asks about criminal, regulatory, and civil events involving the firm and its advisory personnel. The detail of each yes answer is on the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$191M 2021 $203M 2022 $183M 2023 $103M 2024 $100M 2025 $230M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$230,133,53710April 9, 2026
October 2025$100,324,62510March 31, 2025
October 2024$102,946,54312March 30, 2024
October 2023$182,527,32711March 16, 2023
October 2022$203,174,23612August 2, 2022
October 2021$190,619,0895September 30, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $190,619,089 in the October 2021 data and $230,133,537 in the October 2026 data, up 21%.

Total employees: 5 in October 2021 and 10 in October 2026.

As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.

Changes in the filing

Last 12 months
  1. May 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $312,526,482 to $230,133,537 (-26%).
  2. April 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $100,324,625 to $312,526,482 (+212%).

Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.

Websites listed on Form ADV

Item 1.I
connectcap.com

Source: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."

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AdvisorCensus. Connective Capital Management, LLC (CRD 161099): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/connective-capital-management-llc-palo-alto-ca-161099