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Second Century Ventures

Second Century Ventures backs early-stage and high-growth companies, typically pre-profit, from Chicago, Illinois, USA. It states a focus on software & internet, financial services and real estate.

Capital raised$75macross 1 SEC-filed vehicle
Most recent fund2024
HeadquartersChicago, Illinois, USA
Largest single fund$75m

SEC filings

What Second Century Ventures has raised

From this firm's own Form D filings. A fund files one within fifteen days of its first sale, under penalty of perjury, which makes these the hardest numbers on the page.

Vehicles filed1
Total capital raised$75m
Largest single vehicle$75m
Filing history2024
Smallest accepted commitmentNone stated
Filed fromILLINOIS

Form D covers US-domiciled vehicles raised from accredited investors. It will not capture a fund raised outside the United States, separately managed accounts, or capital deployed off balance sheet, so treat these as a floor rather than a total.

Regulatory record

How Second Century Ventures is registered

From this firm's Form ADV, the annual filing every registered and exempt investment adviser makes to the SEC.

Adviser statusExempt reporting adviser
Regulatory assets under managementNot reported by an ERA
Private funds advised1 · $93m gross
SEC adviser numberCRD 333148

An exempt reporting adviser is not required to report regulatory assets under management, so the blank above means the question was not asked rather than that the answer is unknown. Where a figure exists it is the gross asset value of the private funds the firm advises, which is a different and usually larger measure.

Valuation context

Transaction values in Software & Internet

What companies have actually sold for in software & internet, across 2,672 recorded transactions.

Median consideration$80m
Middle 50%$20m-$250m
Revenue multiple2.2×
EBITDA multiple10.9×

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