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  "slug": "csc-upshot-ventures-management-llc-palo-alto-ca-283270",
  "primary_business_name": "CSC UPSHOT VENTURES MANAGEMENT, LLC",
  "legal_name": "CSC UPSHOT VENTURES MANAGEMENT, LLC",
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  "city": "Palo Alto",
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  "country": "United States",
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  "period": "2026-10-01",
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  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/283270",
  "disclosure_items": [
    {
      "item": "11.D(1)",
      "question": "Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission, or was dishonest, unfair, or unethical?"
    },
    {
      "item": "11.D(2)",
      "question": "Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?"
    },
    {
      "item": "11.D(4)",
      "question": "In the past ten years, has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?"
    }
  ],
  "city_as_filed": "PALO ALTO",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/csc-upshot-ventures-management-llc-palo-alto-ca-283270",
  "display_name": "CSC Upshot Ventures Management, LLC",
  "summary": "CSC Upshot Ventures Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Palo Alto, CA, registered since 2020, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. CSC Upshot Ventures Management, LLC (CRD 283270): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
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    "Performance-based fees"
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  "advisory_activity_labels": [
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  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is CSC Upshot Ventures Management, LLC compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), CSC Upshot Ventures Management, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is CSC Upshot Ventures Management, LLC located?",
      "a": "CSC Upshot Ventures Management, LLC's principal office is in Palo Alto, CA, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is CSC Upshot Ventures Management, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "CSC Upshot Ventures Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2020. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 283270."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does CSC Upshot Ventures Management, LLC manage?",
      "a": "CSC Upshot Ventures Management, LLC reports $218,521,015 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have CSC Upshot Ventures Management, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for CSC Upshot Ventures Management, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $174,266,265 in the October 2021 data and $218,521,015 in the October 2026 data, up 25%. Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 3 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does CSC Upshot Ventures Management, LLC serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (1)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does CSC Upshot Ventures Management, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(1) (another regulator's finding of a false statement or omission, or of dishonest, unfair, or unethical conduct), 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation), and 11.D(4) (another regulator's order in the past ten years). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/283270"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in CSC Upshot Ventures Management, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 2 to 1."
    }
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    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
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      "period": "2025-10-01",
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      "period": "2026-10-01",
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      "period": "2026-04-01",
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      "notes": [
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 2 to 1."
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  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/csc-upshot-ventures-management-llc-palo-alto-ca-283270.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "pooled_investment_vehicles",
      "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)",
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  "disclosure_line": "Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
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  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
  "enhanced": false,
  "provided_by_the_firm": null,
  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/283270",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
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