Form
SCHEDULE 13D/A
Active or control-oriented beneficial ownership filing.
RiverVest Venture Fund III, L.P. - 07 Jan 2025 SCHEDULE 13D/A Report for SPRUCE BIOSCIENCES, INC. Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (SPRB)
- Filing manager
- RiverVest Venture Fund III, L.P.
- Reporting owner
- John P. McKearn, Ph.D.
- Beneficially owned shares
- 1,759,521 shares
- Large-stake signal
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Ownership
4.2%Beneficial ownership of this reported class.
Shares
1,759,521 sharesShares beneficially owned as disclosed.
Event date
07 Jan 2025Date tied to the ownership event or amendment.
Accepted by SEC
10 Jan 2025EDGAR acceptance date.
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- Class ownership
- 4.2%
- Symbol
- SPRB
- Shares outstanding
- 41,893,357 shares
- SEC form
- SCHEDULE 13D/A
- Accepted by SEC
- 10 Jan 2025, 11:05:40 UTC
- Event date
- 07 Jan 2025
- Source filing
- View source filing
Ownership signal
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2 signals
Subject security
Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile.
2 source fields
Source evidence
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4 source fields
Key filing fact
RiverVest Venture Fund III, L.P. disclosed 4.2% ownership in SPRUCE BIOSCIENCES, INC. Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (SPRB) on 07 Jan 2025.
Key facts
- RiverVest Venture Fund III, L.P. filed SCHEDULE 13D/A for SPRUCE BIOSCIENCES, INC. Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (SPRB).
- Disclosed ownership: 4.2%.
- Date of event: 07 Jan 2025.
Change
- No earlier schedule filing is available for direct comparison.
- Current filing was accepted on 10 Jan 2025, 11:05.
Research use
- This page turns one Schedule 13D/G filing into a quick large-stake read before the raw reporting-person rows.
- Use the linked SEC filing as the source of truth for ownership percentages, shares, and reporting-party details.
Evidence
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Beneficial ownership values are sourced from the original SEC Schedule 13D/13G filing.
Reporting persons
Disclosed reporting parties (12)
Names, ownership percentages, voting power, signatures, titles, and CIKs as disclosed in this Schedule 13D/G filing.
| Name | Ownership | Shares owned | Sole voting power | Shared voting power | Signature | Title | CIK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RiverVest Venture Fund III, L.P. | 0.2% | 720,656 | 0 | 720,656 | By: RiverVest Venture Partners III, L.P., its general partner By: RiverVest Venture Partners III, LLC, its general partner By:/s/ Jay Schmelter | Jay Schmelter/Member | 0001601559 |
| RiverVest Venture Fund III (Ohio), L.P. | 0.1% | 38,251 | 0 | 38,251 | By: RiverVest Venture Partners III (Ohio), LLC, its general partner, as indicated in the signature block that immediately follows. | Jay Schmelter/Member | 0001636686 |
| RiverVest Venture Partners III (Ohio), LLC | 0.1% | 38,251 | 0 | 38,251 | By: RiverVest Venture Partners III, L.P., its sole member By: RiverVest Venture Partners III, LLC, its general partner By: /s/ Jay Schmelter | Jay Schmelter/Member | 0001752269 |
| RiverVest Venture Partners III, L.P. | 0.2% | 758,907 | 0 | 758,907 | By: RiverVest Venture Partners III, LLC, its general partner By: /s/ Jay Schmelter | Jay Schmelter/Member | 0001752268 |
| RiverVest Venture Partners III, LLC | 0.2% | 758,907 | 0 | 758,907 | By: /s/ Jay Schmelter | Jay Schmelter/Member | 0001752405 |
| RiverVest Venture Fund IV, L.P. | 2.4% | 1,000,614 | 0 | 1,000,614 | By: RiverVest Venture Partners IV, L.P., its general partner By: RiverVest Venture Partners IV, LLC, its general partner By: /s/ Jay Schmelter | Jay Schmelter/Member | 0001725443 |
| RiverVest Venture Partners IV, L.P. | 2.4% | 1,000,614 | 0 | 1,000,614 | By: RiverVest Venture Partners IV, LLC, its general partner By: /s/ Jay Schmelter | Jay Schmelter/Member | |
| RiverVest Venture Partners IV, LLC | 2.4% | 1,000,614 | 0 | 1,000,614 | By: /s/ Jay Schmelter | Jay Schmelter/Member | |
| John P. McKearn, Ph.D. | 4.2% | 1,759,521 | 0 | 1,759,521 | /s/ John P. McKearn, Ph.D. | John P. McKearn, Ph.D. | 0001240120 |
| Jay Schmelter | 4.2% | 1,759,521 | 0 | 1,759,521 | /s/ Jay Schmelter | Jay Schmelter | 0001435248 |
| Thomas C. Melzer | 0.2% | 758,907 | 0 | 758,907 | /s/ Thomas C. Melzer | Thomas C. Melzer | 0001611651 |
| Niall O'Donnell, Ph.D. | 2.4% | 1,000,614 | 32,500 | 1,000,614 | /s/ Niall O'Donnell, Ph.D. | Niall O'Donnell, Ph.D. | 0001780235 |
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