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  MCV Management Company, LLC

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(a) ☐ (b) ☐

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SC 13G

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. )*

Seer, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Class A Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

81578P 106

(CUSIP Number)

December 8, 2020

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

☒

Rule 13d-1(b)

☐

Rule 13d-1(c)

☐

Rule 13d-1(d)

*	The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

CUSIP No. 81578P 106

CUSIP No. 81578P 106

CUSIP No. 81578P 106

Item 1(a).

Name of Issuer:

Seer, Inc. (the “Issuer”)

Item 1(b).

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

3800 Bridge Parkway, Suite 102

Redwood City, California

Item 2(a).

Names of Persons Filing:

This Schedule 13G (the “Schedule 13G”) is being filed on behalf of each of the following persons (each, a “Reporting Person”):

(i)

MCV Management Company, LLC

(ii)

Maverick Capital Management, LLC (“Maverick Capital Management”); and

(iii)

Lee S. Ainslie III (“Mr. Ainslie”).

This Schedule 13G relates to Class A common stock (as defined herein) held for the accounts of the clients of MCV Management Company, LLC and Maverick Capital, Ltd.

Item 2(b).

Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

The address of the principal business office of each of the Reporting Persons is:

The address of the principal business office of (i) MCV Management Company, LLC and Maverick Capital Management, LLC is 1900 N. Pearl Street, 20^th Floor, Dallas, Texas 75201, and (ii) Mr. Ainslie is 767 Fifth Avenue, 11^th Floor, New York, New York 10153.

Item 2(c).

Citizenship:

(i)

MCV Management Company, LLC. is a Delaware limited liability company;

(ii)

Maverick Capital Management, LLC is a Texas limited liability company; and

(iii)

Mr. Ainslie is a citizen of the United States.

Item 2(d).

Title of Class of Securities:

Class A common stock, $0.00001 par value per share (“Class A common stock”)

Item 2(e).

CUSIP Number:

81578P 106

Item 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to §§ 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:



(a)	☐	Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).

(b)	☐	Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(c)	☐	Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(d)	☐	Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).

(e)	☒	An investment advisor in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).

(f)	☐	An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).

(g)	☒	A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).

(h)	☐	A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813).

(i)	☐	A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3).

(j)	☐	A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);

(k)	☐	Group, in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).

Item 4.

Ownership.

Items (5) – (9) and (11) of the cover pages of this Schedule 13G are incorporated herein.

The shares of Class A common stock reported on this Schedule 13G include (i) 3,390,559 shares of Class A common stock and 101,761 shares of Class B common stock held of record by Maverick Ventures Investment Fund, L.P. (“Maverick Ventures Fund”), (ii) 1,934,954 shares of Class A common stock and 61,789 shares of Class B common stock held of record by Maverick Advisors Fund, L.P. (“Maverick Advisors”), and (iii) 100,000 shares of Class A common stock held by funds managed by Maverick Capital, Ltd. Each share of Class B common stock is convertible at any time into shares of Class A common stock at the option of the holder. The percentages reported on the cover pages of this Schedule 13G are based on 53,350,763 outstanding shares of Class A common stock as reported by the Issuer.

Maverick Capital Ventures, LLC (“Maverick Ventures”) is the general partner of Maverick Ventures Fund and Maverick Advisors. Mr. Ainslie and David B. Singer are the Managing Partners of Maverick Ventures.

MCV Management Company, LLC is the investment manager of Maverick Ventures Fund and Maverick Advisors. Maverick Capital Management is the general partner of Maverick Capital Advisors, L.P. (the controlling member of Maverick Capital Ventures, LLC) and Maverick Capital, Ltd. (the controlling member of MCV Management Company, LLC). Mr. Ainslie is the manager of Maverick Capital Management, LLC.

Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the Reporting Persons have ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following ☐.

Item 6.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

Not applicable.

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.

Not applicable.

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

Not applicable.

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group.

Not applicable.

Item 10.

Certification.

By signing below each of the Reporting Persons certifies that, to the best of such person’s knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: December 31, 2020


MCV MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC

By:		Lee S. Ainslie III, Manager

By:		/s/ Mark Gurevich
		Mark Gurevich
		Under Power of Attorney dated March 15, 2018

MAVERICK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

By:		Lee S. Ainslie III, Manager

By:		/s/ Mark Gurevich
		Mark Gurevich
		Under Power of Attorney dated March 15, 2018

LEE S. AINSLE III

By:		/s/ Mark Gurevich
		Mark Gurevich
		Under Power of Attorney dated March 15, 2018

EXHIBIT INDEX

A.	Joint Filing Agreement, dated December 31, 2020, by and among MCV Management Company, LLC, Maverick Capital Management, LLC, and Lee S. Ainslie III.

B.	Power of Attorney, Lee S. Ainslie III, dated March 15, 2018

EX-A

EXHIBIT A

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

The undersigned hereby agree that the statement on Schedule 13G with respect to the Class A common stock, par value $0.00001 of Seer, Inc., dated as of December 31, 2020, is, and any amendments thereto (including amendments on Schedule 13D) signed by each of the undersigned shall be, filed on behalf of each of us pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.


MCV MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC

By:		Lee S. Ainslie III, Manager

By:		/s/ Mark Gurevich
		Mark Gurevich
		Under Power of Attorney dated March 15, 2018

MAVERICK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

By:		Lee S. Ainslie III, Manager

By:		/s/ Mark Gurevich
		Mark Gurevich
		Under Power of Attorney dated March 15, 2018

LEE S. AINSLE III

By:		/s/ Mark Gurevich
		Mark Gurevich
		Under Power of Attorney dated March 15, 2018

EX-B

Exhibit B

Power of Attorney

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Lee S. Ainslie III, hereby make, constitute and appoint Mark Gurevich as my agent and attorney-in -fact for the purpose of executing (i) in my personal capacity or (ii) in my capacity as manager or other officer or representative of Maverick Capital Management, LLC, Maverick Capital, Ltd. or any affiliate of either, all documents to be filed with or delivered to any foreign or domestic governmental or regulatory body or other person pursuant to any legal or regulatory requirement relating to the issuance, acquisition, ownership, management or disposition of securities or investments, including without limitation all documents required to be filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Sections 13 and 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any joint filing agreements pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k).

All past acts of the attorney-in-fact in furtherance of the foregoing are hereby ratified and confirmed.

This power of attorney shall be valid from the date hereof until revoked by me.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this instrument as of the 15^th day of March, 2018.

/s/ Lee S. Ainslie III

Lee S. Ainslie III