ILLUMINATE VENTURES
Firm details
- Headquarters
- SAINT HELENA, California
- CRD number
- 160469
- Registered since
- March 9, 2012
- Website
- illuminate.com
Firm profile
FINTRXOverview
Illuminate Ventures is a privately held LLC that operates as a sponsor and general partner of pooled investment vehicles, with SEC registration dating to 2012. The firm’s activity centers on running private venture capital vehicles rather than offering retail advisory services; it functions primarily as a fund manager and managing member for those pooled structures. Illuminate Ventures does not identify as an active ESG investor, is not classified as a capital allocator, and is described as an individual-owner firm. The regulatory snapshot lists it as an unclassified entity rather than a multi-state or pension consultant adviser, which is consistent with a boutique manager focused on private fund formation and governance. Investment activity is concentrated in venture capital funds. The scale of the funds managed and the firm’s role as sponsor/GP imply hands-on portfolio construction, deal selection and board or board observer participation, with capital deployed through standard limited partnership structures rather than through separate account advisory mandates.
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Investment profile
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Alternative investments used
Active ESG investor
Technology & operations
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TAMPs used
Clients
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Contacts
1 of 1CYNTHIA PADNOS
Founder & Managing PartnerCRD 6038025
Wealth teams
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FINTRXLocation
SAINT HELENA, CA
NAPA
Location
SAINT HELENA, CA
Headquartered in SAINT HELENA, CA, anchoring the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA metro in the West.
- Metro area
- San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA
- Region
- West
- County
- NAPA
- Address
- 1640 Sylvaner Ave
- Time zone
- PT (UTC-8)
- Office locations
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