# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0002047692
**File Stem:** 0001213900-26-054358
**Filing Date:** 2026-5
**Character Count:** 8738
**Document Hash:** f8f1952fab288a6505f4859ed92af36e
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001213900-26-054358.hdr.sgml**: 20260511

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001213900-26-054358

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 3

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260508

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260511

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260511

**REPORTING-OWNER**: 

**OWNER DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Leonard Mary Kathleen
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0002133066

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 3
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 811-24036
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26962257

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** C/O HAMILTON LANE
- **STREET 2:** 110 WASHINGTON STREET
- **CITY:** CONSHOHOCKEN
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 19428
**ISSUER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Hamilton Lane Venture Capital & Growth Fund
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0002047692

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0331

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 110 WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 1300
- **CITY:** CONSHOHOCKEN
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 19428
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 888-882-8212

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 110 WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 1300
- **CITY:** CONSHOHOCKEN
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 19428

## Ex-24

**Exhibit 24**

**HAMILTON LANE PRIVATE ASSETS FUND ("HLPAF")<br> HAMILTON LANE PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE FUND ("HLPIF)<br> HL SCOPE RIC LLC ("SCOPE")**

**HAMILTON LANE PRIVATE SECONDARY FUND ("HLPSF")<br> HAMILTON LANE VENTURE CAPITAL AND GROWTH FUND ("HLVCGF")**

**HAMILTON LANE CREDIT INCOME FUND ("HLCIF")**

**<u>POWER OF ATTORNEY</u>**

Each of the persons whose name appears below hereby severally constitutes and appoints each of Mary Kate Leonard and Kristin Jumper, and each of them singly, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, his or her true and lawful attorney, with full power to sign for him or her, and in his or her name and in the capacities indicated below, any registration statement of HLPAF, HLPIF, HLPSF, HLVCGF, HLCIF and SCOPE (the "Funds") on Form N-2 (each, a "Registration Statement"), any and all subsequent Pre-Effective Amendments and Post-Effective Amendments to such Registration Statements, any and all supplements or other instruments in connection therewith, any subsequent Registration Statements registering the offering of the common shares of beneficial interest of the Funds which may be filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), any and all Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules thereunder, and Section 30(h) of the 1940 Act, any and all agreements, filings, documents, registrations, notices, and other instruments required or permitted to be filed pursuant to the Federal Securities Laws (as that term is defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act), and the rules thereunder, the Commodities Exchange Act, as amended, and/or any rules or regulations passed or adopted by the National Futures Association ("NFA"), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA"), and/or any other self-regulatory organization (each, an "SRO") to whose authority the Funds are subject, and any and all agreements, filings, documents, registrations, notices, and other instruments required or permitted to be filed to comply with the statutes, rules, regulations or law of any state or jurisdiction, including those required to qualify to do business in any such state or jurisdiction (collectively, the "Applicable Laws"), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other agreements, documents and other instruments in connection therewith, with the appropriate regulatory body including, but not limited to, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the NFA, FINRA, and any SRO, and/or the securities regulators or other agency or regulatory body of the appropriate states and territories, and generally to do all such things in his or her name and on his or her behalf in connection therewith as such attorney deems necessary or appropriate to comply with the Applicable Laws and all related requirements, granting unto such attorney full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney lawfully could do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Each of the persons whose name appears below hereby acknowledges that the attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at his or her request, are not assuming, nor are the Funds assuming, any of his or her responsibilities to comply with the Applicable Laws. This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until revoked in a signed writing delivered to the attorneys-in-fact.

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| | May 7, 2026 |
| Gail Susan Ball |  |
| Member of the Board |  |
|  | May 7, 2026 |
| Timothy S. Galbraith |  |
| Member of the Board |  |
|  | May 7, 2026 |
| Jeffrey P. Ladouceur |  |
| Member of the Board |  |
|  | May 7, 2026 |
| Andrew Schardt |  |
| Member of the Board, Co-President & Co-Principal Executive Officer | Member of the Board, Co-President & Co-Principal Executive Officer |
|  | May 7, 2026 |
| Brian Charles Gildea |  |
| Member of the Board, Co-President & Co-Principal Executive Officer | Member of the Board, Co-President & Co-Principal Executive Officer |
|  | May 7, 2026 |
| Kaylin Liu |  |
| Treasurer & Principal Financial Officer |  |
| /s/ Mary Kathleen Leonard | May 7, 2026 |
| Mary Kathleen Leonard |  |
| Secretary |  |
|  | May 7, 2026 |
| Gerard Scarpati |  |
| Chief Compliance Officer |  |

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### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## FORM 3

### INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **1. Name and Address of Reporting Person**<sup>*</sup><br>Leonard Mary Kathleen<br><sub>(Last) (First) (Middle)</sub><br>C/O HAMILTON LANE<br>110 WASHINGTON STREET<br><sub>(Street)</sub><br>CONSHOHOCKEN, PA 19428<br><sub>(City) (State) (Zip)</sub> | **3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol**<br>Hamilton Lane Venture Capital & Growth Fund [ N/A ] | **5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)**<br>  |
| **2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)**<br>2026-05-08 | **4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer**<br>(Check all applicable)<br>[ ] Director   [ ] 10% Owner<br>[X] Officer (give title below)   [ ] Other (specify below)<br>_Secretary_ | **6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)**<br>[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person<br>[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |

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## Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 3. Ownership Form | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |

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## Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 3. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price | 5. Ownership Form | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price | 5. Ownership Form | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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**Remarks:**
Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

**Signature:** /s/ Mary Kathleen Leonard  
**Date:** 2026-05-11

### Remarks:

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

**Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.**