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Venrock Adviser, LLC

New York, NYSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 169288

Filed as VENROCK ADVISER, LLC

Venrock Adviser, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 2014, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 28, 2026.

12 years
registered since 2014
$4,495,392,514
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Venrock Adviser, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Venrock Adviser, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees; other.

Where is Venrock Adviser, LLC located?

Venrock Adviser, LLC's principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV; the May 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Venrock Adviser, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Venrock Adviser, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2014. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 169288.

How much does Venrock Adviser, LLC manage?

Venrock Adviser, LLC reports $4,495,392,514 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 28, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Venrock Adviser, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Venrock Adviser, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $1,574,141,734 in the October 2021 data and $4,495,392,514 in the October 2026 data, up 186%. Total employees: 8 in October 2021 and 11 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Venrock Adviser, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (7).

Does Venrock Adviser, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?

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/169288

What changed in Venrock Adviser, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the May 2026 filing data: Added the business name Venrcok Adviser. LLC. Changed its legal name from VR Adviser, LLC to Venrock Adviser, LLC. Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

From the Form ADV filing

Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.

How the firm is compensated

Item 5.E
  • A percentage of assets under your management
  • Performance-based fees
  • Other

Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ

Fees and minimums

Form ADV Part 2A

See the firm's brochure (dated April 28, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$4,495,392,514

$4,495,392,514 as of October 2026, filing dated April 28, 2026.

Discretionary: $4,495,392,514.Non-discretionary: $0.

A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means

Who the firm serves

Item 5.D
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 7 Assets $4,495,392,514 (100%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Other
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)

A firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.

Advisory services

Item 5.G
  • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Also doing business as
VENRCOK ADVISER. LLC, VENROCK
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2014 (12 years)
Employees
Total: 11. Performing investment advisory functions: 11.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
1 other office, as of the May 2026 filing
Palo Alto, CA
States registered or notice-filed
2 states or jurisdictions
CANY

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

None Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Item 11 asks about criminal, regulatory, and civil events involving the firm and its advisory personnel. The detail of each yes answer is on the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$1.57B 2021 $2.02B 2022 $2.42B 2023 $2.89B 2024 $3.27B 2025 $4.5B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$4,495,392,51411April 28, 2026
October 2025$3,272,084,98911March 31, 2025
October 2024$2,891,501,3329March 28, 2024
October 2023$2,417,300,9659March 30, 2023
October 2022$2,019,851,03510March 25, 2022
October 2021$1,574,141,7348March 30, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $1,574,141,734 in the October 2021 data and $4,495,392,514 in the October 2026 data, up 186%.

Total employees: 8 in October 2021 and 11 in October 2026.

As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.

Changes in the filing

Last 12 months
  1. May 2026
    • Added the business name Venrcok Adviser. LLC.
    • Changed its legal name from VR Adviser, LLC to Venrock Adviser, LLC.
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. April 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $3,272,084,989 to $4,495,392,514 (+37%).

Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.

Websites listed on Form ADV

Item 1.I
open.spotify.com/show/5ajQiiwkUsaRh1a34DXWibpodcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/running-through-walls/id1116751671slideshare.net/VENROCKsoundcloud.com/USER-446966464venrockcp.comvimeo.com/USER27184840

Source: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."

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AdvisorCensus. Venrock Adviser, LLC (CRD 169288): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/venrock-adviser-llc-new-york-ny-169288