{ "crd_number": 316994, "slug": "galvanize-climate-solutions-llc-san-francisco-ca-316994", "primary_business_name": "GALVANIZE CLIMATE SOLUTIONS LLC", "legal_name": "GALVANIZE CLIMATE SOLUTIONS LLC", "dbas": [], "city": "San Francisco", "state": "CA", "country": "United States", "cbsa_code": "41860", "metro": { "cbsa_code": "41860", "common_name": "San Francisco", "msa_name": "San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA", "path": "/advisors/ca/san-francisco" }, "registration_type": "sec", "registration_status": "Approved", "registration_date": "2021-11-26", "years_registered": 4, "period": "2026-10-01", "filing_date": "2026-07-14", "carried_forward": false, "raum_total": 6977934255.0, "raum_discretionary": 6977934255.0, "raum_non_discretionary": 0.0, "raum_band": "over_5b", "raum_band_label": "Over $5 billion", "total_employees": 73, "advisory_employees": 39, "client_count_bucket": "fewer_than_5_in_some_types", "clients_by_type": { "other_investment_advisers": { "raum": 300000000.0, "count": null, "fewer_than_5": true }, "pooled_investment_vehicles": { "raum": 6677934255.0, "count": 18 } }, "compensation_types": [ "percentage_of_aum", "performance_based" ], "advisory_activities": [ "portfolio_management_businesses_institutional", "portfolio_management_pooled_vehicles" ], "wrap_fee_participant": false, "disclosure_yes_count": 0, "states_registered": [ "CA", "FL", "MA", "MD", "MO", "NC", "NY", "VA" ], "websites": [ "https://galvanizeclimate.com", "https://galvanizeclimatesolutions.com", "https://gcsllc.com", "https://linkedin.com/company/galvanizellc", "https://m.facebook.com/galvanizeclimatesolutions", "https://x.com/GalvanizeLLC" ], "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/316994", "city_as_filed": "SAN FRANCISCO", "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/galvanize-climate-solutions-llc-san-francisco-ca-316994", "display_name": "Galvanize Climate Solutions LLC", "summary": "Galvanize Climate Solutions LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in San Francisco, CA, registered since 2021, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 14, 2026.", "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Galvanize Climate Solutions LLC (CRD 316994): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.", "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser", "compensation_labels": [ "A percentage of assets under your management", "Performance-based fees" ], "advisory_activity_labels": [ "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)", "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients" ], "quick_answers": [ { "q": "How is Galvanize Climate Solutions LLC compensated?", "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Galvanize Climate Solutions LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure." }, { "q": "Where is Galvanize Climate Solutions LLC located?", "a": "Galvanize Climate Solutions LLC's principal office is in San Francisco, CA, according to its Form ADV; the August 2026 filing also lists 2 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)." }, { "q": "Is Galvanize Climate Solutions LLC registered with the SEC or a state?", "a": "Galvanize Climate Solutions LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2021. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 316994." }, { "q": "How much does Galvanize Climate Solutions LLC manage?", "a": "Galvanize Climate Solutions LLC reports $6,977,934,255 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 14, 2026 (100% discretionary)." }, { "q": "How have Galvanize Climate Solutions LLC's assets and staff changed since 2022?", "a": "In the Form ADV data for Galvanize Climate Solutions LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $516,200,000 in the October 2022 data and $6,977,934,255 in the October 2026 data, up 1252%. Total employees: 24 in October 2022 and 73 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going." }, { "q": "What types of clients does Galvanize Climate Solutions LLC serve?", "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (18)." }, { "q": "Does Galvanize Climate Solutions 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/316994" }, { "q": "What changed in Galvanize Climate Solutions LLC's recent Form ADV filings?", "a": "In the August 2026 filing data: Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)." } ], "filing_history": [ { "period": "2022-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 516200000.0, "total_employees": 24, "filing_date": "2022-03-23" }, { "period": "2023-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 925711722.0, "total_employees": 52, "filing_date": "2023-08-19" }, { "period": "2024-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1179791049.0, "total_employees": 58, "filing_date": "2024-05-02" }, { "period": "2025-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 6844212742.0, "total_employees": 78, "filing_date": "2025-03-25" }, { "period": "2026-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 6977934255.0, "total_employees": 73, "filing_date": "2026-07-14" } ], "recent_changes": [ { "period": "2026-08-01", "period_label": "August 2026", "notes": [ "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)." ] }, { "period": "2026-04-01", "period_label": "April 2026", "notes": [ "Employees performing advisory functions went from 40 to 39.", "Registered or notice-filed in MD.", "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)." ] } ], "fees_from_brochure": null, "custodians": [], "custodians_note": null, "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/galvanize-climate-solutions-llc-san-francisco-ca-316994.md", "clients": [ { "type": "pooled_investment_vehicles", "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)", "count": 18, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 6677934255.0 }, { "type": "other_investment_advisers", "label": "Other investment advisers", "count": null, "fewer_than_5": true, "raum": 300000000.0 } ], "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.", "disclosure_items": [], "indexable": true, "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/316994", "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data" } }