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  "crd_number": 161539,
  "slug": "seaf-washington-dc-161539",
  "primary_business_name": "SEAF",
  "legal_name": "SMALL ENTERPRISE ASSISTANCE FUNDS",
  "dbas": [
    "SEAF ADVISORY SERVICES BV",
    "SEAF ALGERIA SPA (INACTIVE RELYING ADVISER)",
    "SEAF CARIBBEAN MANAGEMENT LLC (RELYING ADVISER)",
    "SEAF MANAGEMENT COLOMBIA SAS (RELYING ADVISER)",
    "SEAF MANAGEMENT LLC (RELYING ADVISER)",
    "SEAF SENEGAL SA (RELYING ADVISER)",
    "SEAF SPAIN CAPITAL PARTNERS, SL (INACTIVE RELYING ADVISER)",
    "SEAF VENTURES MANAGEMENT LLC (RELYING ADVISER)",
    "SEAF VENTURES MANAGEMENT LTD (RELYING ADVISER)"
  ],
  "city": "Washington",
  "state": "DC",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "47900",
  "metro": {
    "cbsa_code": "47900",
    "common_name": "Washington",
    "msa_name": "Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV",
    "path": "/advisors/dc/washington"
  },
  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2012-03-30",
  "years_registered": 14,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-03-30",
  "carried_forward": false,
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  "raum_non_discretionary": 0.0,
  "raum_band": "100m_500m",
  "raum_band_label": "$100 million to $500 million",
  "total_employees": 51,
  "advisory_employees": 40,
  "client_count_bucket": null,
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      "count": 10
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  },
  "compensation_types": [
    "percentage_of_aum",
    "performance_based"
  ],
  "advisory_activities": [
    "educational_seminars",
    "portfolio_management_pooled_vehicles"
  ],
  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 1,
  "states_registered": [
    "DC"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://ceed-global.org",
    "https://darajaimpact.org",
    "https://linkedin.com/company/microvest",
    "https://linkedin.com/company/seaf",
    "https://microvest.com",
    "https://seaf.com"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/161539",
  "disclosure_items": [
    {
      "item": "11.D(5)",
      "question": "Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever denied, suspended, or revoked the registration or license of the firm or an advisory affiliate, prevented either by order from associating with an investment-related business, or restricted either one's activity?"
    }
  ],
  "city_as_filed": "WASHINGTON",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/seaf-washington-dc-161539",
  "display_name": "Seaf",
  "summary": "Seaf is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Washington, DC, registered since 2012, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Seaf (CRD 161539): 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)",
    "Educational seminars/workshops"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Seaf compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Seaf 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 Seaf located?",
      "a": "Seaf's principal office is in Washington, DC, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 8 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Seaf registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Seaf is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2012. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 161539."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Seaf manage?",
      "a": "Seaf reports $187,071,506 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Seaf's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Seaf: Regulatory assets under management: $116,244,406 in the October 2021 data and $187,071,506 in the October 2026 data, up 61%. Total employees: 151 in October 2021 and 51 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Seaf serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (10)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Seaf report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(5) (another regulator's denial, suspension, or revocation of a registration or license, bar, or restriction). 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/161539"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Seaf's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: No longer lists the business name Seaf Caucasus Management Ltd (Relying Adviser). No longer lists the business name Seaf Caucasus Partners Ltd (Relying Adviser). Changed its office addresses in Dakar. Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [
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      "period": "2021-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 116244406.0,
      "total_employees": 151,
      "filing_date": "2021-09-03"
    },
    {
      "period": "2022-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 117401134.0,
      "total_employees": 102,
      "filing_date": "2022-03-31"
    },
    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 119955962.0,
      "total_employees": 48,
      "filing_date": "2023-06-24"
    },
    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 111821664.0,
      "total_employees": 55,
      "filing_date": "2024-04-18"
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 200102273.0,
      "total_employees": 51,
      "filing_date": "2025-05-22"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 187071506.0,
      "total_employees": 51,
      "filing_date": "2026-03-30"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-04-01",
      "period_label": "April 2026",
      "notes": [
        "No longer lists the business name Seaf Caucasus Management Ltd (Relying Adviser).",
        "No longer lists the business name Seaf Caucasus Partners Ltd (Relying Adviser).",
        "Changed its office addresses in Dakar.",
        "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": null,
  "custodians": [],
  "custodians_note": null,
  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/seaf-washington-dc-161539.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "pooled_investment_vehicles",
      "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)",
      "count": 10,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 187071506.0
    }
  ],
  "disclosure_line": "Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "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/161539",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}