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  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/darwin-ventures-llc-sandpoint-id-157665",
  "display_name": "Darwin Ventures, LLC",
  "summary": "Darwin Ventures, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Sandpoint, ID, registered since 2012, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Darwin Ventures, LLC (CRD 157665): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
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      "q": "How is Darwin Ventures, LLC compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Darwin Ventures, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees."
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    {
      "q": "Where is Darwin Ventures, LLC located?",
      "a": "Darwin Ventures, LLC's principal office is in Sandpoint, ID, according to its Form ADV."
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    {
      "q": "Is Darwin Ventures, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Darwin Ventures, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2012. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 157665."
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      "q": "How much does Darwin Ventures, LLC manage?",
      "a": "Darwin Ventures, LLC reports $907,970,202 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
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      "q": "How have Darwin Ventures, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Darwin Ventures, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $416,281,557 in the October 2021 data and $907,970,202 in the October 2026 data, up 118%. Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 4 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
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    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Darwin Ventures, LLC serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (12)."
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      "q": "Does Darwin Ventures, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "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/157665"
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      "q": "What changed in Darwin Ventures, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $693,455,618 to $907,970,202 (+31%)."
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  "source": {
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    "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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