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  "primary_business_name": "MERLIN VENTURES",
  "legal_name": "MERLIN VENTURES MANAGEMENT LLC",
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  "city_as_filed": "MCLEAN",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/merlin-ventures-mclean-va-334993",
  "display_name": "Merlin Ventures",
  "summary": "Merlin Ventures is an exempt reporting adviser in McLean, VA, filing reports since 2025. Exempt reporting advisers do not report regulatory assets under management on Form ADV.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Merlin Ventures (CRD 334993): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
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    {
      "q": "Where is Merlin Ventures located?",
      "a": "Merlin Ventures' principal office is in McLean, VA, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "How does Merlin Ventures report to regulators?",
      "a": "Merlin Ventures is an exempt reporting adviser, filing reports since 2025. Exempt reporting advisers file a shorter Form ADV. Status as filed: ERA - Active. CRD 334993."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Merlin Ventures report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's public record on IAPD: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/334993"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Merlin Ventures' recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Changed its legal name from Merlin Ventures Fund I GP, LLC to Merlin Ventures Management LLC. Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
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        "Changed its legal name from Merlin Ventures Fund I GP, LLC to Merlin Ventures Management LLC.",
        "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
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  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/merlin-ventures-mclean-va-334993.md",
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  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
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  "source": {
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    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
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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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