# Optimist Ventures Fund I, LLC — Form D

Optimist Ventures Fund I, LLC of ASHEVILLE, NC, a company, filed a Form D exempt-offering notice with the SEC on 2025-08-20. The offering totals $500K, of which $180K was reported sold. Industry: Other.

## Offering

- Filed: 2025-08-20
- Form: D
- Accession: 0002080693-25-000001
- Industry: Other
- Exemptions: 06b
- Total offering: $500K
- Amount sold: $180K
- Remaining: $320K
- Minimum investment: $25K
- Investors: 6
- Date of first sale: 2025-07-14
- Security types: equity
- Revenue range: No Revenues
- SEC file number: 021-555375

## Issuer

- Name: Optimist Ventures Fund I, LLC
- CIK: 0002080693
- Entity type: Limited Liability Company
- Jurisdiction: NORTH CAROLINA
- Incorporated: 2025
- Address: 36 MONTFORD AVE., ASHEVILLE, NC, 28801
- Phone: 8282586137

## Officers, directors & promoters (9)

| Name | Role | Location |
| --- | --- | --- |
| David Dowd | Director | Asheville, NC |
| Clark Duncan | Director | Asheville, NC |
| Ginger Frank | Director | Asheville, NC |
| Jeffrey Kaplan | Director | Philadelphia, PA |
| Betty Shotton | Director | Asheville, NC |
| Clark Duncan | Executive Officer | Asheville, NC |
| Layton Hower | Executive Officer | Asheville, NC |
| Jeffrey Kaplan | Executive Officer | Philadelphia, PA |
| Betty Shotton | Executive Officer | Asheville, NC |

## More

- [CIK 2080693 on SEC EDGAR (source of record)](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=2080693&type=&dateb=&owner=include&count=40)
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