# Trinity Ventures
Trinity Ventures (managed by TVL Management, LLC, an SEC exempt reporting adviser doing business as Trinity Ventures) is a [Menlo Park, California](https://www.edgepedia.org/menlo-park-california)-based early-stage venture capital firm.[1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2041711/0001104659-25-001614.txt) • [2](https://reports.adviserinfo.sec.gov/reports/ADV/289800/PDF/289800.pdf)
| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| Founded | Founding partner Noel Fenton (per directory data)[3](https://www.gaebler.com/VC-Investors-4285B65F-8A38-4011-AB07-992B394FB6D7-Trinity-Ventures) |
| Headquarters | 2480 Sand Hill Road, Suite 200, Menlo Park, California[2](https://reports.adviserinfo.sec.gov/reports/ADV/289800/PDF/289800.pdf) |
| General partners (latest filing) | Ajay Chopra and Patricia Nakache, management members of TV 2024 GP, LLC[1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2041711/0001104659-25-001614.txt) |
| Focus | Venture fund investing (per Form D); the firm's own site describes championing breakthrough ideas that transform markets[1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2041711/0001104659-25-001614.txt) • [4](https://www.trinityventures.com/) |
| Reported fund sizes | Trinity Ventures 2024, L.P. reported $285,324,065 sold on Form D (2025); directory data (unverified) records closes of $313.9 million (VIII, 2000), $300 million (IX, 2005), $304 million (X, 2009), $325 million (XI, 2012), and $400 million (XII, 2015)[1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2041711/0001104659-25-001614.txt) • [3](https://www.gaebler.com/VC-Investors-4285B65F-8A38-4011-AB07-992B394FB6D7-Trinity-Ventures) |
| Latest fund | Trinity Ventures 2024, L.P., Form D filed January 7, 2025[1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2041711/0001104659-25-001614.txt) |
| Status | Active as of 2025–2026 filings[1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2041711/0001104659-25-001614.txt) • [2](https://reports.adviserinfo.sec.gov/reports/ADV/289800/PDF/289800.pdf) |
## History and people
Directory records list Noel Fenton as founding partner and Ajay Chopra and Patricia Nakache as general partners.[3](https://www.gaebler.com/VC-Investors-4285B65F-8A38-4011-AB07-992B394FB6D7-Trinity-Ventures) The firm's own site describes more than 30 years of backing what it calls breakthrough ideas and a close, family-like relationship with founders; this is the firm's own characterization rather than independent verification.[4](https://www.trinityventures.com/)
The most recent primary record names Ajay Chopra and Patricia Nakache as the management members of TV 2024 GP, LLC, the general partner of the 2024 fund.[1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2041711/0001104659-25-001614.txt)
## Funds, by the numbers
The firm's most recent primary record is the Form D for Trinity Ventures 2024, L.P., filed January 7, 2025, reporting $285,324,065 sold with first sale on December 20, 2024.[1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2041711/0001104659-25-001614.txt)
Directory data (unverified against the primary filings) records earlier closes: Trinity Ventures VIII at $313.9 million (September 2000), IX at $300 million (August 2005), X at $304 million (February 2009), XI at $325 million (October 2012), and XII at $400 million (November 2015), with total firm capital of at least $1.6 billion.[3](https://www.gaebler.com/VC-Investors-4285B65F-8A38-4011-AB07-992B394FB6D7-Trinity-Ventures)
## Strategy
Trinity describes itself on its site as having championed, for over 30 years, breakthrough ideas that transform markets and lives.[4](https://www.trinityventures.com/) The 2024 vehicle's structure suggests a departure from a conventional new fund: its Form D names Jefferies LLC as a placement-related party and reports 26 investors, a pattern consistent with a curated continuation-style vehicle rather than a broad LP base, though the filing itself does not state the fund's purpose.[1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2041711/0001104659-25-001614.txt)
## Recent developments
The main sourced event is the January 7, 2025 Form D for Trinity Ventures 2024, L.P., reporting $285,324,065 sold with first sale on December 20, 2024.[1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2041711/0001104659-25-001614.txt)
## References
1. [SEC Form D — Trinity Ventures 2024, L.P. (filed 2025-01-07)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2041711/0001104659-25-001614.txt)
2. [SEC Form ADV — TVL Management, LLC d/b/a Trinity Ventures (CRD 289800)](https://reports.adviserinfo.sec.gov/reports/ADV/289800/PDF/289800.pdf)
3. [Trinity Ventures — Gaebler.com Venture Capital Database (unverified directory)](https://www.gaebler.com/VC-Investors-4285B65F-8A38-4011-AB07-992B394FB6D7-Trinity-Ventures)
4. [Trinity Ventures company website](https://www.trinityventures.com/)
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