Data Report · Monthly VC Filings · August 2026 Edition
VC Filings Report: August 2026
1,771 new private funds filed with the SEC in August 2026 — down 13.4% from July 2026 — including 713 venture capital funds and 1,758 first-time fund vehicles. Every number below is computed from SEC Form D filings; nothing is estimated.
Written by Michael Kaufman · Reviewed against our editorial standards · Updated
Quick Answer
August 2026 reversed July 2026: fewer funds, much more capital. 1,771 pooled investment funds filed a first Form D with the SEC, down 13.4% from July 2026's 2,045, yet the combined disclosed target rose 69.8% to $47.82B — the capital concentrated at the top, with 26 filings targeting $500M or more against 8 in July 2026. Venture capital funds fell to 713 filings (-21% MoM), taking VC from 44.2% to 40.3% of all new fund filings, though the month's single largest disclosed target — ARCH Venture Fund XIV, L.P. at $3B — was a venture fund. 1,758 filings — 99.3% — came from first-time fund vehicles, and after screening out follow-on vehicles and repeat principals, 162 genuinely new managers filed with targets of $10M or more.
Key Takeaways
- 1.Fund formation pulled back month-over-month: 1,771 new pooled-fund filings in August 2026 vs 2,045 in July 2026 (-13.4%).
- 2.Venture funds fell faster than the market: 713 VC filings (-21% MoM) took VC from 44.2% to 40.3% of new fund filings.
- 3.Disclosed target capital rose to $47.82B (+69.8% MoM) even as filing counts fell — filings targeting $500M or more went from 8 to 26.
- 4.The median disclosed target rose to $1.3M (+40.9% MoM), and sub-$1M vehicles went from 585 to 446 filings.
- 5.DE again led fund formation with 328 filings, ahead of NY (296); CA was the only top-five state to file more than in July 2026.
1,771
new pooled-fund Form D filings in August 2026
-13.4% vs July 2026 (2,045)
713
venture capital fund filings
40.3% of new fund filings, -21% MoM
$47.82B
combined target offerings (disclosed)
+69.8% MoM; 43.9% of filings declared an indefinite target
1,758
first-time fund vehicles
99.3% of filings came from first-time SEC registrants
What Changed in August 2026
August 2026 inverted the pattern of July 2026. Filings fell 13.4% to 1,771, the lowest count in this three-month series, while the combined disclosed target rose 69.8% to $47.82B from $28.16B. The size distribution accounts for it: filings targeting $500M or more went from 8 to 26, and filings under $1M from 585 to 446. Fewer funds, larger funds — the median disclosed target rose 40.9% to $1.3M.
Venture funds fell faster than the market: 713 filings against 903 in July 2026 (-21%), cutting VC from 44.2% of new fund filings to 40.3%. Size did not follow count, though — the largest disclosed target of the month in any category was ARCH Venture Fund XIV, L.P. at $3B, a venture fund.
DE held first place with 328 filings, ahead of NY (296), but both filed fewer funds than in July 2026. CA was the only state in the top five to move the other way.
The data does not explain why. Form D records that a filing happened, its target and its address — not the fundraising conditions behind it. A month-over-month move in these counts is a change in filing behaviour, and nothing in this dataset attributes it to a cause.
The Numbers
August 2026 vs July 2026, original Form D filings only. Target and sold amounts are reported separately — neither equals final closed fund size (see methodology).
| Metric | August 2026 | July 2026 | MoM |
|---|---|---|---|
| New pooled-fund filings | 1,771 | 2,045 | -13.4% |
| — of which venture capital funds | 713 | 903 | -21% |
| Combined target offerings (disclosed) | $47.82B | $28.16B | +69.8% |
| Median target offering (disclosed) | $1.3M | $930K | +40.9% |
| Filings with indefinite/undisclosed target | 43.9% | 44.7% | — |
| Capital reported sold at filing | $38.5B | $33.88B | — |
| First-time fund vehicles | 1,758 (99.3%) | — | — |
The 10 Largest Raises
Ranked by disclosed target offering. “Sold at filing” is the amount reported sold as of the Form D filing date — a fund showing $0 has simply not reported sales yet, not failed to raise.
| # | Fund | Target | Sold at filing | Type | State | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARCH Venture Fund XIV, L.P. | $3B | $0 | Venture Capital | IL | Aug 31 |
| 2 | Cosmic - Bet 5, L.P. | $2.7B | $0 | Venture Capital | CA | Aug 24 |
| 3 | Bridge Debt Strategies Fund VI LP | $2.5B | $500K | Other Investment | UT | Aug 27 |
| 4 | Bridge Debt Strategies Fund VI-R LP | $2.5B | $0 | Other Investment | UT | Aug 27 |
| 5 | Bridge Debt Strategies Fund VI International Master LP | $2.5B | $0 | Other Investment | UT | Aug 27 |
| 6 | Bridge Debt Strategies Fund VI International LP | $2.5B | $0 | Other Investment | UT | Aug 27 |
| 7 | HOF Capital Strategic Opportunities Fund II, L.P. | $1.5B | $708.5M | Venture Capital | NY | Aug 31 |
| 8 | Accel Growth Fund 8 L.P. | $1.35B | $0 | Venture Capital | CA | Aug 11 |
| 9 | Nuveen CPACE Lending Fund IV LP | $1.2B | $1.02B | Other Investment | NY | Aug 20 |
| 10 | Areim Fastigheter 6 (D) AB | $1.09B | $3.6M | Other Investment | V7 | Aug 13 |
Notable First-Time Managers
Screened from 239 first-time issuers targeting $10M+: 50 follow-on vehicles (series-numbered fund names) and 27 funds whose principals appear on earlier filings were excluded, leaving genuinely new managers.
| Fund | Target | Type | Location | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metalmark Cardinal Continuation Vehicle, L.P. | $436.5M | Private Equity | New York, NY | Aug 18 |
| 340 Capital Fund, LP | $400M | Hedge | Smith Bay, VI | Aug 10 |
| Traders Point Capital FX Fund I LP | $300M | Hedge | Indianapolis, IN | Aug 10 |
| VIM Warehousing Fund LP | $200M | Other Investment | Ridgewood, NJ | Aug 18 |
| AV AI Growth Fund LLC | $152M | Venture Capital | New York, NY | Aug 11 |
| 1616 Ventures Fund I, L.P. | $150M | Venture Capital | Nashville, TN | Aug 7 |
| Harvest Mineral & Royalty Partners LP | $150M | Private Equity | Houston, TX | Aug 13 |
| FoundersX Force B, LP | $100M | Venture Capital | Menlo Park, CA | Aug 10 |
| Positive Sum Conviction Fund, LP | $100M | Venture Capital | Greenwich, CT | Aug 14 |
| CrownSouth LP | $100M | Private Equity | Dallas, TX | Aug 18 |
| Meridian Street 2027, L.P. | $85M | Venture Capital | New York, NY | Aug 21 |
| Lavrock - Castelion C, LLC | $72M | Venture Capital | Arlington, VA | Aug 25 |
| NSOB 2026, L.P. | $60M | Venture Capital | San Francisco, CA | Aug 6 |
| Palladium Opportunities I, L.P. | $50M | Venture Capital | San Francisco, CA | Aug 3 |
| FoundersX Growth E, LP | $50M | Venture Capital | Menlo Park, CA | Aug 4 |
If you are one of the people behind these filings, our guide to starting a VC fund and fund documents walkthrough cover what comes before and after the Form D.
Fund Types and Size Distribution
| Type | August 2026 | July 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Venture Capital Fund | 713 | 903 |
| Private Equity Fund | 524 | 514 |
| Other Investment Fund | 387 | 468 |
| Hedge Fund | 147 | 160 |
| Target size | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $1M | 446 | 25.2% |
| $1M – $10M | 305 | 17.2% |
| $10M – $50M | 136 | 7.7% |
| $50M – $100M | 34 | 1.9% |
| $100M – $500M | 46 | 2.6% |
| $500M+ | 26 | 1.5% |
| Indefinite / undisclosed | 778 | 43.9% |
Where New Funds File From
| # | State | August 2026 | July 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DE | 328 | 364 |
| 2 | NY | 296 | 337 |
| 3 | CA | 238 | 224 |
| 4 | WA | 190 | 255 |
| 5 | FL | 109 | 124 |
Read this table with one caveat: Form D reports the issuer’s principal-place-of-business state, and for funds that is often a legal or administrative address rather than where the manager actually sits. Delaware’s count in particular reflects vehicles formed and administered at their Delaware domicile address, not GPs based in Wilmington.
What Managers Are Saying
Commentary from fund managers will be added shortly. Raising a fund and have a take on this month’s data? Get in touch.
Methodology
Source. Public SEC EDGAR Form D filings, collected by VC Beast’s daily automated ingest into our Form D warehouse (coverage 2024-07-01 through 2026-09-11).
Scope. Industry group “Pooled Investment Fund,” original filings only — amendments (Form D/A) are excluded, so each record approximates one newly formed vehicle. Filings are bucketed by SEC filing date.
Targets, not closed capital. Form D discloses a target offering amount (frequently “Indefinite”) and the amount sold as of the filing date. Neither equals final closed fund size; we report them separately and never combine them into a single “raised” figure. Medians and totals cover filings with a defined dollar amount only (993 of 1,771 filings in August 2026).
Fund-type classification. Fund types are read from the Form D investmentFundType element on each filing. A warehouse ingest change on 16 July 2026 began storing the Investment Company Act exemption in that column instead of the fund category; because the affected filings retain their source XML, this report re-reads the category from the original filing for all 1,771 affected August 2026 records, of which 1,771 resolved and 0 did not. Every month in this series is therefore classified from the same field and remains directly comparable.
First-time funds. Issuers (by SEC CIK) with no prior Form D filing of any kind in the warehouse (coverage begins 2024-07-01). Because each fund vehicle files under its own CIK, this measures first-time vehicles, not first-time management firms — and an issuer whose only prior filing predates warehouse coverage would be counted as first-time.
Emerging-manager screen. First-time issuers targeting $10M+, excluding funds with a series token in the name (Roman/arabic/spelled fund numbers) and funds whose listed related persons appear on any earlier filing in the warehouse.
Omitted on purpose. No sector breakdown within funds (Form D classifies all of these filings under the single industry group “Pooled Investment Fund”; the fund-type split is the finest reliable cut) and no single “total raised” figure (see above). No causal explanation is offered for month-over-month movement: Form D does not carry one. Corrections: our corrections page.
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VC Beast, VC Filings Report: August 2026, from SEC Form D filings, published September 13, 2026, https://vcbeast.com/reports/vc-filings-august-2026
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Sources & References
- 1.SEC Form D filings via VC Beast's daily EDGAR ingest(Primary data source — original Form D filings from SEC EDGAR)