H&Q Venture Management LLC (San Francisco)


H&Q Venture Management LLC is a large advisory firm based in San Francisco. It manages $75 million of regulatory assets for 1 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdiction of California.

H&Q Venture Management provides market timing services. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

H&Q Venture Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of H&Q Venture Management LLC is $75 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -72% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.


The firm manages $75 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $75 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay H&Q Venture Management LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at H&Q Venture Management LLC

Ina Renee Drew has been acting as President since 1 Mar 2007. Michael Chester Dorsey joined the executive team most recently as the Managing Member.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Hambrecht & Quist California Direct parent 1 Oct 1997 75% - 100% 92-2856927
Charles Richard Walker Manager 1 Oct 1997 Other 2951075
Steven Neil Machtinger Manager 1 Oct 1997 Other 1141460
Daniel Hibbard Case Manager 1 Oct 1997 Other 1076482
Shahan Derek Soghikian Manager 1 Dec 2000 Other 1232037
Andrew William Kahn Manager 1 Dec 2000 Other 2197669
Cristina Maria Morgan Manager 1 Jan 2002 Other 1108185
David G Golden Manager 1 Jan 2002 Other 1818452
Christopher James Galvin Manager 1 Jan 2002 Other 2370862
Nancy Ellen Pfund Manager 1 Sep 2002 Other 1360116
Michael Chester Dorsey Manager 1 Sep 2002 Other 1175239
Buck French Manager 1 Apr 2004 Other 4780742
Steven Neil Machtinger Chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2004 Other 1141460
Chris Albinson Manager 1 Feb 2005 Other 4939990
Mark Jerome Zanoli Manager 1 Mar 2005 Other 2388204
Leon Thomas Shymoniak Chief financial officer 1 Mar 2005 Other 2526516
Judah A. Shechter Chief legal officer 1 Aug 2006 Other 4364959
Ina Renee Drew President 1 Mar 2007 Other 1798718
John C Wilmot Managing director 1 Mar 2007 Other 2621434
Eileen E Ryan Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2007 Other 2014783
Brandon S. Konigsberg Chief financial officer 1 Mar 2007 Other 5315525
Richard T. Madsen Chief financial officer 1 Jun 2007 Other 5379532
Michael Chester Dorsey Managing member 1 Jan 2008 50% - 75% 1175239
Nancy Ellen Pfund Managing member 1 Jan 2008 50% - 75% 1360116
Carol Katigbak Wong Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2008 Other 1458464

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Inc. Bridge Acquisition Holdings Owner 1 Dec 1999 75% - 100% 13-4110995
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Owner 1 Dec 1999 75% - 100% 13-2624428

Based in San Francisco

The principal office where H&Q Venture Management LLC performs its advisory services is located at One Bush Street, San Francisco, CA 94104 4418, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 415-354-2867 or by fax 415-986-3230. The normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday.