<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000899243-21-039885.txt : 20211012
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000899243-21-039885
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20210929
FILED AS OF DATE:		20211012
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20211012

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Bessemer Venture Partners IX Institutional L.P.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001624149
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			E9
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-39757
		FILM NUMBER:		211319459

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1865 PALMER AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 104
		CITY:			LARCHMONT
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10538
		BUSINESS PHONE:		914-833-5300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1865 PALMER AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 104
		CITY:			LARCHMONT
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10538

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Bessemer Venture Partners IX L.P.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001655213
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			E9
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-39757
		FILM NUMBER:		211319460

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS
		STREET 2:		1865 PALMER AVENUE, SUITE 104
		CITY:			LARCHMONT
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10538
		BUSINESS PHONE:		914-833-5300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS
		STREET 2:		1865 PALMER AVENUE, SUITE 104
		CITY:			LARCHMONT
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10538

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Deer IX & Co. L.P.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001655219
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			E9
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-39757
		FILM NUMBER:		211319458

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS
		STREET 2:		1865 PALMER AVENUE, SUITE 104
		CITY:			LARCHMONT
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10538
		BUSINESS PHONE:		914-833-5300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS
		STREET 2:		1865 PALMER AVENUE, SUITE 104
		CITY:			LARCHMONT
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10538

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Deer IX & Co. Ltd.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001655220
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			E9
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-39757
		FILM NUMBER:		211319457

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS
		STREET 2:		1865 PALMER AVENUE, SUITE 104
		CITY:			LARCHMONT
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10538
		BUSINESS PHONE:		914-833-5300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS
		STREET 2:		1865 PALMER AVENUE, SUITE 104
		CITY:			LARCHMONT
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10538

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Velo3D, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001825079
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SPECIAL INDUSTRY MACHINERY, NEC [3559]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		511 DIVISION ST.
		CITY:			CAMPBELL
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95008
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(408) 610-3915

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		511 DIVISION ST.
		CITY:			CAMPBELL
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95008

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	JAWS Spitfire Acquisition Corp
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20200921

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Spitfire Acquisition Corp
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20200916
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        <footnote id="F1">As of the date hereof, Bessemer Venture Partners IX Institutional L.P. (&quot;BVP IX Inst&quot;) and Bessemer Venture Partners IX, L.P. (&quot;BVP IX&quot;, and together with BVP IX Inst referred to collectively, the &quot;Funds&quot;) own 16,842,013 shares of Common Stock and 21,022,226 shares of Common Stock, respectively.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Deer IX &amp; Co. Ltd. (&quot;Deer Ltd.&quot;) is the general partner of Deer IX &amp; Co. L.P. (&quot;Deer L.P.&quot;), which is the general partner of each of the Funds. Deer Ltd. and Deer L.P. disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities held by the Funds, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Deer Ltd. and Deer L.P. are the beneficial owners of such securities, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein, if any, by virtue of their direct and indirect general partner interests in the Funds.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">David Cowan is a director of Deer Ltd. and was elected as a member of the board of directors of the Issuer effective immediately after the Effective Time as defined in that Business Combination Agreement, dated March 22, 2021, as amended on July 20, 2021 (the &quot;Business Combination Agreement&quot;), by and among the Issuer, Spitfire Merger Sub, Inc., and Velo3D US, Inc. The shares of Common Stock and earnouts rights described in footnotes (1) and (5), respectively, were acquired by the Funds prior to Mr. Cowan joining the board of directors of the Issuer.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Pursuant to the earnout provisions in the Business Combination Agreement, the Reporting Persons are entitled to receive shares of Common Stock if, from the closing of the transaction until the fifth anniversary thereof, the volume-weighted average price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds certain thresholds (the &quot;Earnout Rights&quot;). Of these Earnout Rights, one-half will be issued if the volume-weighted average price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.50 for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period and one-half will be issued if the volume-weighted average price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $15.00 for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period, in each case, subject to adjustment as provided in the Business Combination Agreement.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">As of the date hereof, BVP IX Inst and BVP IX hold the right to acquire 2,233,130 and 2,787,398 shares, respectively, of the Common Stock upon the satisfaction of the earnout right vesting conditions described in footnote (4) above.</footnote>
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