ESO Venture
ESO Venture last closed a fund in January 2026 — 10 months ago.
It raises on several lines, too close together for one rhythm. No month is guessed; the filing will say.
This firm closed a fund in the last 18 months, so it has money to put to work now.
- Funds on file
- 6
- Capital raised
- $341M+
- Latest close
- January 2026
- Based in
- CA
Vehicles on file
| Vehicle | First close | Amount | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESO Secondary Fund, LP | January 2026 | $75M | 0002103828 ↗ |
| ESO Venture Fund V, LP | April 2022 | $150M | 0001915703 ↗ |
| ESO Venture Fund III, LP | March 2017 | not stated | 0001700414 ↗ |
| ESO Venture Fund II, LP | October 2014 | not stated | 0001621469 ↗ |
| ESO Venture Fund, LP | July 2012 | $16M | 0001555055 ↗ |
| ESO Venture Fund IV, LP | — | $100M | 0001814382 ↗ |
2 of these filed no amount (an “Indefinite” offering), so the total above is a floor.
Dated from filing date; no date of first sale was reported.
Each row links to that vehicle’s Form D filings on EDGAR — the name, date and amount above should match what is filed there.
Named on filings
James Lackie, Stephen Roberts, Scott Chou, Michael Sousoulas, Paul Yacoubian
What ESO Venture invests in
- Typical fund
- $100M median, early stage, Series A-B scale
- Website
- employeestockoptions.com
Service providers
- Fund administrator
- None reported — the adviser answered “no administrator” for 6 of 6 funds
- Auditor
- Sensiba (6 funds)
From Form ADV filed by ESO MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC CRD 165564 ↗, latest filing March 2026, covering 6 funds linked to this firm by Form D file number. Form ADV is filed once a year, so a provider may have changed since. How this is matched.
What this is. Every figure on this page comes from Form D filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — public records, reproduced here as filed. Service providers, where shown, come from the adviser’s Form ADV and are dated.
What it is not. Single-deal SPVs, feeder vehicles and GP or employee commitment funds are listed but excluded from fund counts and capital totals: an SPV is one investment, a feeder holds the same capital as its master, and a “Principals” or “Entrepreneurs” fund closes alongside a main fund rather than being raised in its own right. Capital deployed from a family office, a corporate balance sheet or an evergreen structure never arrives as a fund close, so a firm doing that looks quiet here. Amounts are as of the last amendment and go stale. Dates are the date of first sale — a fund's first close, not its final one. Funds filed as “Indefinite” are excluded from totals rather than counted as zero, so a total is a floor.
“No recent fund” is a statement about filings. It is not a statement about whether a firm is solvent, investing, or still in business.