Venture Lending & Leasing IX, Inc.

Overview

• HeadquartersPortola Valley, United States²
• Incorporated inMD³
• Business address104 La Mesa Drive, Suite 102, Portola Valley, Ca 94028³
• Filer categoryNon-accelerated filer³
• Legal formStock Corporation²
• LEI5493007D80LFBK7PBY03²
• StatusActive²
• LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)²
• Registered addressC/O COGENCY GLOBAL INC., 21093 Lutherville, United States²
• Registered withBusiness Services (Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation), D18103440²

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Venture Lending & Leasing IX, Inc. (the “Fund”) was incorporated in Maryland on June 28, 2017 as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company that elected to be treated as a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and is managed by Westech Investment Advisors LLC (the “Manager” or “Management”), whose ultimate parent is Ridgepost Capital, Inc. (formerly known as P10, Inc.), a Delaware corporation. The Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Venture Lending & Leasing IX, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”). The Fund’s investment objective is to achieve superi or risk-adjusted investment returns. The Fund primarily provides debt financing to carefully selected companies that have received equity funding from traditional sources of venture capital equity funding (i.e., a professionally manag…⁴ From its latest annual report

Corporate structure

Venture Lending & Leasing IX, Inc. sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Venture Lending & Leasing IX, Inc. reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Investments

Properties, in its own words

All of the Fund’s office space is provided by the Manager. The executive offices are located at 104 La Mesa Drive, Suite 102, Portola Valley, CA 94028.

Item 2 of the 10-K filed Mar 13, 2026.⁴

Leadership

Who has led Venture Lending & Leasing IX, Inc., and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

• Chief executive officerMaurice Clark Werdegar Mar 4, 2019 to Mar 4, 2019¹¹
• PresidentMaurice Clark Werdegar Mar 4, 2019 to Mar 4, 2019¹¹
• Chief financial officerJared S. Thear Mar 4, 2022 to Mar 4, 2022¹²

Former names

• Venture Lending & Leasing Fund IX, Inc.Oct 18, 2017 to Oct 18, 2017³

Timeline

1. Jul 22, 20268-K Shareholder vote¹⁴
2. May 26, 20268-K Shareholder vote¹⁵
3. Sep 12, 20258-K Ended a material agreement¹⁶
4. May 23, 20258-K Shareholder vote¹⁷
5. May 21, 20248-K Shareholder vote¹⁸
6. Nov 1, 20238-K New debt or obligation¹⁹
7. May 23, 20238-K Shareholder vote²⁰
8. Oct 18, 20228-K Entered a material agreement; Ended a material agreement; Change in control²¹
9. Oct 6, 20228-K Shareholder vote²²
10. Aug 29, 20228-K Other events²³
11. May 24, 20228-K Shareholder vote²⁴
12. May 23, 20228-K New debt or obligation²⁵
13. Mar 4, 2019New chief executive Maurice Clark Werdegar becomes CEO¹¹

Filings

57 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 5 annual reports, 14 quarterly reports, 14 major events, 2 insider forms, 1 large holders, 21 other. The latest 20:

1. Jul 22, 202615-12G VLL9 INC JULY 2026 FORM 15-12G EDGAR
2. Jul 22, 2026N-54C VLL9 INC JULY 2026 FORM N-54C EDGAR
3. Jul 22, 20268-K EDGAR
4. Jun 17, 2026DEF 14A EDGAR
5. May 26, 20268-K EDGAR
6. May 22, 2026PRE 14A PRE 14A VLL9 PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT PLAN OF DISSOLUTION EDGAR
7. May 22, 202640-17G 40-17G VLL9 FIDELITY BOND 2026 EDGAR
8. May 14, 202610-Q EDGAR
9. Apr 7, 2026ARS VLL9 ARS DECEMBER 31, 2025 EDGAR
10. Apr 7, 2026DEF 14A VLL9INC DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT 2026 DEF14A EDGAR
11. Mar 13, 202610-K VLL9 12.31.25 10-K EDGAR
12. Nov 13, 202510-Q VLL9 10-Q Q3 2025 EDGAR
13. Sep 12, 20258-K EDGAR
14. Aug 13, 202510-Q VLL9 10-Q 06.30.25 EDGAR
15. Jun 27, 202540-17G VLL9 40-17G FIDELITY BOND 2025 EDGAR
16. May 23, 20258-K EDGAR
17. May 14, 202510-Q VLL9 10-Q 03.31.25 EDGAR
18. Apr 3, 2025ARS VLL9 ARS DECEMBER 31, 2024 EDGAR
19. Apr 3, 2025DEF 14A VLL9INC DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT 2025 DEF14A EDGAR
20. Mar 17, 202510-K VLL9 10-K 12.31.24 EDGAR

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

• Westech Investment Advisors LLCSC 13D/A, 1 filing Feb 14, 2022²⁶

SEC filer profile

How Venture Lending & Leasing IX, Inc. is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

• Name on EDGARVenture Lending & Leasing IX, Inc.¹
• CIK0001717310
• Employer ID (EIN)82-2040715⁴
• Filer statusNon-accelerated filer not an emerging growth company; not a smaller reporting company; not a shell company⁴
• Incorporated inMaryland⁴
• Fiscal year endsDecember 31¹
• Business address104 La Mesa Drive, Suite 102, Portola Valley, CA 94028¹
• Phone6502344300¹
• Shares outstanding100,000 as of May 14, 2026¹⁰
• Public float$0 as of Jun 30, 2025⁷
• AuditorDeloitte & Touche LLP, San Francisco, California PCAOB ID 34; no auditor attestation of internal control over financial reporting⁴
• On EDGAR sinceOct 18, 2017¹
• Filings117 in all: 8-K (26), 10-Q (25), 3 (12), DEF 14A (12), 40-17G (10), 10-K (9), CORRESP (4), ARS (3)¹
  All 19 form types

  PRE 14A (3), SC 13G (3), 40-APP (2), 10-12G (1), 10-12G/A (1), 15-12G (1), APP WD (1), N-54A (1), N-54C (1), SC 13D (1), SC 13D/A (1)

• Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Mar 13, 2026
  Quarterly report (10-Q) May 14, 2026
  Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Jun 17, 2026
  Latest 8-K (8-K) Jul 22, 2026

Risk factors and legal proceedings

The risks Venture Lending & Leasing IX, Inc. names in Item 1A of its 10-K filed Mar 13, 2026: 1 risk under these headings, as written.⁴

• INVESTMENT RISKS

Legal proceedings

The Fund may become party to certain lawsuits from time to time in the normal course of business. While the outcome of any legal proceedings cannot now be predicted with certainty, the Fund does not expect any such proceedings will have a material effect upon the Fund's financial condition or results of operation. Management is not aware of any pending legal proceedings involving the Fund. The Fund is not currently a party to any material legal proceedings.

The opening of Item 3, Legal Proceedings.⁴