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  "crd_number": 308909,
  "slug": "seeds-new-york-ny-308909",
  "primary_business_name": "SEEDS",
  "legal_name": "SEEDS INVESTOR LLC",
  "dbas": [
    "SEEDS"
  ],
  "city": "New York",
  "state": "NY",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "35620",
  "metro": {
    "cbsa_code": "35620",
    "common_name": "New York",
    "msa_name": "New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ",
    "path": "/advisors/ny/new-york"
  },
  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2022-04-25",
  "years_registered": 4,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-07-09",
  "carried_forward": false,
  "raum_total": 1001233189.0,
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  "raum_non_discretionary": 0.0,
  "raum_band": "1b_5b",
  "raum_band_label": "$1 billion to $5 billion",
  "total_employees": 25,
  "advisory_employees": 5,
  "client_count_bucket": null,
  "clients_by_type": {
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      "count": 937
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    "other_investment_advisers": {
      "raum": null,
      "count": 13
    }
  },
  "compensation_types": [
    "fixed",
    "percentage_of_aum"
  ],
  "advisory_activities": [
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    "portfolio_management_businesses_institutional",
    "portfolio_management_individuals"
  ],
  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 0,
  "states_registered": [
    "CA",
    "FL",
    "NY",
    "PA",
    "SC",
    "TX"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://linkedin.com/company/seeds-investor",
    "https://useseeds.com",
    "https://x.com/Seedsinvestor",
    "https://youtube.com/@seedsinvestor"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/308909",
  "city_as_filed": "NEW YORK",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/seeds-new-york-ny-308909",
  "display_name": "Seeds",
  "summary": "Seeds is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 2022, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 9, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Seeds (CRD 308909): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses",
    "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients",
    "Other"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Seeds compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Seeds reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Seeds located?",
      "a": "Seeds' principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Seeds registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Seeds is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2022. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 308909."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Seeds manage?",
      "a": "Seeds reports $1,001,233,189 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 9, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Seeds' assets and staff changed since 2022?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Seeds: Regulatory assets under management: $33,832,951 in the October 2022 data and $1,001,233,189 in the October 2026 data, up 2859%. Total employees: 7 in October 2022 and 25 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Seeds serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (937); other investment advisers (13)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Seeds use?",
      "a": "Seeds' most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Seeds 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/308909"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Seeds' recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the July 2026 filing data: Registered or notice-filed in FL."
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [
    {
      "period": "2022-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 33832951.0,
      "total_employees": 7,
      "filing_date": "2022-04-05"
    },
    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 71738816.0,
      "total_employees": 8,
      "filing_date": "2023-04-24"
    },
    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 165456769.0,
      "total_employees": 18,
      "filing_date": "2024-09-20"
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 485628448.0,
      "total_employees": 19,
      "filing_date": "2025-06-09"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1001233189.0,
      "total_employees": 25,
      "filing_date": "2026-07-09"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-07-01",
      "period_label": "July 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Registered or notice-filed in FL."
      ]
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-05-01",
      "period_label": "May 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Registered or notice-filed in PA."
      ]
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-04-01",
      "period_label": "April 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $485,628,448 to $1,001,233,189 (+106%)."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": null,
  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.",
      "name_as_filed": "CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.",
      "affiliated": false
    },
    {
      "name": "Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC",
      "name_as_filed": "FIDELITY BROKERAGE SERVICES LLC",
      "affiliated": false
    }
  ],
  "custodians_note": "Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.",
  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/seeds-new-york-ny-308909.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "individuals",
      "label": "Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)",
      "count": 937,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 1001233189.0
    },
    {
      "type": "other_investment_advisers",
      "label": "Other investment advisers",
      "count": 13,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": null
    }
  ],
  "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/308909",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}