Goblin House
Goblin House
Question: Investigate Trae Stephens: Search SEC EDGAR for "Form ADV annual amendments filed by major VC firms (Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, Accel Partners, NEA) during 2021". Would confirm whether 2021 filing concentration was sector-wide pattern or entity-specific to Founders Fund. Report any findings as factual claims with dates and evidence.
Date: 2026-04-08
The research could not identify specific Form ADV annual amendment filing patterns for major VC firms during 2021, nor confirm whether any filing concentration was sector-wide or specific to Founders Fund. While the search revealed general regulatory requirements - that ERAs must file Form ADV updates annually within 90 days of fiscal year end - no specific filing data or timing patterns for Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, Accel Partners, or NEA during 2021 were found in publicly available sources. The research did confirm that 2021 was a historic year for venture capital funding globally, reaching $643-671 billion, and that the VC industry has seen increased capital concentration among top firms since 2014. However, without access to specific SEC EDGAR filing timestamps and dates for the requested firms' 2021 Form ADV amendments, it's impossible to determine whether Founders Fund's filing patterns were part of a broader industry trend or entity-specific behavior. The absence of readily available specific filing data suggests that detailed analysis of Form ADV filing patterns would require direct access to SEC databases or specialized compliance tracking services.