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Liquid

One sponsor team, 2 deal companies · Austin, TX

Grouped because: 1 shared person (automatic match from the filings) · not the same sponsor?

2deal companies
$58.9Mreported sold
23investors
5Form D filings
2015–2019active
0new, last 12 mo

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Latest filing in this group Aug 8, 2019 · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:17 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Liquid is a sponsor group of 2 issuers that PartnerFacts links to one sponsor (shared people; automatic match from the filings), filing 5 Form D filings between Dec 2015 and Aug 2019.

What this means One team, 2 deal companies, about 4 years of track record in SEC filings. We link the companies because the same people or address appear on their forms — tap "Request a correction" if that is wrong.

Combined reported sold: $58.9M to 23 investors (latest filing per issuer). Industries as reported: "Other" (1), Other Technology (1). Issuers are based in TX (2).

What this means $58.9M raised across the group, about $2.56M per investor. Amounts come from each company's latest Form D; they are what the sponsor reported, not audited figures.

Principal people: Gary Forni (2 issuers, executive officer and director), Amos Schwartzfarb (1 issuer, director), Anna Khan (1 issuer, director), Byron Deeter (1 issuer, director), David Loia (1 issuer, executive officer) and 6 more.

What this means The person on the most companies is usually the one running the show; their page lists every deal.

Activity: 0 new offerings in the last 12 months; latest filing Aug 8, 2019.

What this means No new raise filed in the past year.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FINRA, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), property records (NYC, FL, IL and TX counties) — 1 court case matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 1 record came back. Each one is listed below with a link to the original document and a line saying why it matched. A name match is not proof it is the same person or company — read the why line and the document. Being sued or named in a release is an accusation, not a finding.

We compared 5 public filings for Liquid and found 9 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: Form D filed 130 days after the first sale; and more below.

What this means These are differences between the sponsor's own SEC filings — both values, dates and sources are listed in Key records, section 4. Most have ordinary explanations; ask the sponsor.

What the community is saying

Community search for Liquid has not run yet — it is joining a line of 26,767 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 638 names.

Community comments are quoted as written by their authors. Sources searched: BiggerPockets forums (via DuckDuckGo, Brave, Bing and BiggerPockets search) and Reddit (search feed + public archive).

Key records

Five things investors ask first. Items still in human review are counted, not shown.

1. Lawsuits

1 case: 1 dismissed

ScaleFactor, Inc. v. Process Pro Consulting LLC dismissed
District Court, W.D. Texas · No. 1:19-cv-00229 · Filed Mar 8, 2019 · Closed Sep 9, 2019 · Nature of suit: Contract: Other · Cause: 18:1836(a) Injunction against Misappropriation of Trade Secrets
Role of ScaleFactor, Inc.: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2019-09-09 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
exact company name; name has one distinctive word; court in the issuer's state (TX)
What was searched

Sources searched: CourtListener bulk data (RECAP dockets as of 2026-09-30; recall-first rule 10-24) — federal district + bankruptcy courts State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched. · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:17 AM ET.

Court records show docket facts only; we never restate allegations as facts. Outcome wording comes from the docket feed; where it does not state a disposition we say so.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

2. Regulatory actions

None found in sources searched — SEC enforcement releases (index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) · state securities regulators: VA (crawled Oct 23, 2026)

What was searched

SEC enforcement searched: SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings — respondent names in the sec.gov index titles (30,205 releases, 1995-09-19 to 2026-10-23); release text is read only to confirm a candidate. Names that appear only in the body of a release are not found. — Searched SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings (1995→ / 2007→) (30,205 records as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) — nothing matched Liquid..

State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (3,318 actions): AZ Corporation Commission Securities Division (411 actions, 2017–2026), CA DFPI (25 actions, 2007–2024; listing starts 2002 — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), TX State Securities Board (586 actions, 2006–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for CO, FL, IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, NY, OH, UT, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

None found in sources searched — federal bankruptcy courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026

What was searched

Sources searched: Federal bankruptcy courts via CourtListener / RECAP archive (federal district courts, federal bankruptcy courts). State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:17 AM ET.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

4. Differences between public sources

No comparisons published

What is compared

No public statement by this sponsor group has been collected yet, so there is nothing to compare. Sources compared: the sponsor's own website (known from the issuer's own filings — Form C issuer website, EDGAR company profile — an approved profile claim or Form ADV Item 1.I of its matched adviser) · SEC Form D · SEC Form ADV (IAPD) · Internet Archive · No website is on file for this sponsor group yet.

9 differences found between the filings for Liquid — 1 worth asking about (compared 5 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · Jun 1, 2018 – Oct 9, 2018

Form D filed 130 days after the first sale — ScaleFactor, Inc.

The filing says the first sale was Jun 1, 2018. The Form D was filed Oct 9, 2018 — 130 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 115 days past that.

What this means A late notice is common and carries no penalty by itself. It is worth asking the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

Sources
Note · Dec 21, 2018 – Feb 4, 2019

Form D filed 45 days after the first sale — ScaleFactor, Inc.

The filing says the first sale was Dec 21, 2018. The Form D was filed Feb 4, 2019 — 45 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 30 days past that.

What this means A late notice is common and carries no penalty by itself. It is worth asking the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

Sources
Note · Jul 25, 2019 – Aug 8, 2019

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — ScaleFactor, Inc. (latest filing Aug 8, 2019)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Aug 8, 2019 (first sale Jul 25, 2019). It reports $57,899,954 sold of $59,999,916 offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. The raise may simply have ended — a Form D does not say when it closed. Ask the sponsor whether the offering closed, when, and at what amount.

Sources
Note · Dec 21, 2018 – Feb 4, 2019

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — ScaleFactor, Inc. (latest filing Feb 4, 2019)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Feb 4, 2019 (first sale Dec 21, 2018). It reports $29,249,989 sold of $29,499,989 offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. The raise may simply have ended — a Form D does not say when it closed. Ask the sponsor whether the offering closed, when, and at what amount.

Sources
Note · Mar 29, 2018 – Apr 13, 2018

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — ScaleFactor, Inc. (latest filing Apr 13, 2018)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Apr 13, 2018 (first sale Mar 29, 2018). It reports $500,000 sold of $2,000,000 offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. The raise may simply have ended — a Form D does not say when it closed. Ask the sponsor whether the offering closed, when, and at what amount.

Sources
Note · Feb 4, 2019 – Aug 8, 2019

Gary Forni's role changed at ScaleFactor, Inc.: executive officer, promoter → executive officer

The Feb 4, 2019 filing lists Gary Forni as executive officer, promoter; the Aug 8, 2019 Form D lists executive officer.

What this means Roles on Form D are self-reported by the issuer. A change can mean a real change in who runs the company, or just a different box ticked. Ask who makes decisions today.

Sources
Note · Feb 4, 2019 – Aug 8, 2019

David Loia's role changed at ScaleFactor, Inc.: executive officer, promoter → executive officer

The Feb 4, 2019 filing lists David Loia as executive officer, promoter; the Aug 8, 2019 Form D lists executive officer.

What this means Roles on Form D are self-reported by the issuer. A change can mean a real change in who runs the company, or just a different box ticked. Ask who makes decisions today.

Sources
Note · Feb 4, 2019 – Aug 8, 2019

Kurt Rathmann's role changed at ScaleFactor, Inc.: executive officer, director, promoter → executive officer, director

The Feb 4, 2019 filing lists Kurt Rathmann as executive officer, director, promoter; the Aug 8, 2019 Form D lists executive officer, director.

What this means Roles on Form D are self-reported by the issuer. A change can mean a real change in who runs the company, or just a different box ticked. Ask who makes decisions today.

Sources
Note · Dec 9, 2015 – Aug 8, 2019

Member companies were formed in 2 different states

Texas (1), Delaware (1) — out of 2 member issuers. The odd ones out: ScaleFactor, Inc. (Delaware).

What this means Sponsors often form each deal company in Delaware or Wyoming no matter where the property is. A mix is common; it just tells you which state's rules each company lives under.

Sources
What is compared

What is compared: every Form D and D/A we hold for this subject, side by side — filing dates vs. first-sale dates (the 15-day rule), amendment timing on open offerings (the yearly-amendment expectation), amounts sold, investor counts, offering amounts and minimums across amendments, industry and size bands, addresses, how each person's name and role is written, paid sellers' CRD numbers, and (for groups) where the member companies were formed and sit. Everything is as filed by the issuer; the SEC does not check it. Differences are common and usually have ordinary explanations — we show both values, the dates, and the source so you can ask. As of Oct 24, 2026.

5. Money to insiders

None reported on 5 offerings — no sales commissions, finder's fees or proceeds to insiders

Per-offering detail
Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Aug 8, 2019 D
ScaleFactor, Inc.
File 021-346142
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Feb 4, 2019 D
ScaleFactor, Inc.
File 021-332110
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Oct 9, 2018 D
ScaleFactor, Inc.
File 021-323120
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Apr 13, 2018 D
ScaleFactor, Inc.
File 021-310163
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Dec 9, 2015 D
Liquid Verticals
File 021-252709
$0$0$0
While plans may change, today Executive Officers and Board members are expected to be paid from cashflow and proceeds of this offering will be used to hire staff, marketing, operations adn fund business growth.
None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗

Counts come from Form D Items 12–15 on the filings in our index (latest filing per offering; one offering = one SEC file number; an amendment updates its offering rather than adding one). "To insiders" = gross proceeds used for payments to executive officers, directors or promoters. "—" = not reported on that filing. Amounts marked (est.) were reported as estimates. "Paid to sell it" = sales compensation recipients named on that filing (Item 12), each linked to FINRA BrokerCheck when a CRD number is reported.

Counted across all 2 issuers in this group — every filing in our index, latest filing per offering (SEC file number).

Property records 0 documents · 0 ownership records · last checked Oct 24, 2026, 7:43 AM ET · NYC and Cook County lookup still to run

0 recorded documents and 0 ownership records matched to Liquid in the sources searched.

Not found in sources searched as of Oct 24, 2026, 7:43 AM ET: Hillsborough County FL Clerk of Court Official Records daily index (publicrec.hillsclerk.com D/P/M files), 2 daily files (Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026) — loaded Oct 23, 2026, 8:59 PM ET; Harris County TX (HCAD ownership rolls 2010–2026) — 862,145 records, loaded Oct 24, 2026, 7:43 AM ET; Dallas County TX (DCAD ownership roll 2026) — 173,688 records, loaded Oct 23, 2026, 8:58 PM ET; Hillsborough County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll + Clerk recorded-document index Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026), Miami-Dade County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll) — 294,950 records, loaded Oct 23, 2026, 8:58 PM ET. Still to be looked up for this group: NYC ACRIS via NYC Open Data (Real Property Parties 636b-3b5g, Master bnx9-e6tj, Legals 8h5j-fqxa, Document Control Codes 7isb-wh4c) · NYC PLUTO ownership via NYC Open Data (64uk-42ks) · Cook County IL Assessor via Cook County Open Data (Parcel Sales wvhk-k5uv; Parcel Addresses 3723-97qp). Records in other counties, and recorder indexes we do not yet cover, were not searched.

Property records coverage: New York City (ACRIS recorded documents and PLUTO ownership, looked up per issuer when its page is viewed; re-checked when the page is viewed again more than 30 days after the last check); Harris County TX (ownership only, no deed, mortgage or sale records; HCAD ownership rolls 2010–2026); Dallas County TX (ownership only, no deed, mortgage or sale records; DCAD ownership roll 2026); Hillsborough County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll + Clerk recorded-document index Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026), Miami-Dade County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll); Cook County IL (assessor ownership and deed/sale records, looked up per issuer when its page is viewed). Recorder indexes (party names on deeds, mortgages and liens) in TX, AZ, NV, CA and WA counties and outside the Clerk index in FL, mortgages and liens outside NYC and Hillsborough County, lis pendens and foreclosure notices everywhere, Los Angeles County CA, Clark County NV, King County WA (loader ready; first load not finished), Cook County IL bulk pass (not finished; per-issuer lookups only so far), New York City bulk pass (not finished; per-issuer lookups only so far), Maricopa County AZ (loader ready; commercial-purpose statement not yet filed), Salt Lake County UT, and all other counties are not covered — not searched. Last refresh by source: Harris County Appraisal District real_acct.txt Oct 24, 2026, 7:43 AM ET; Hillsborough County FL Clerk daily index Oct 23, 2026, 8:59 PM ET; Dallas Central Appraisal District ACCOUNT_INFO.CSV Oct 23, 2026, 8:58 PM ET; Florida DOR NAL roll (Dade 23) Oct 23, 2026, 8:58 PM ET; Florida DOR NAL roll (Hillsborough 39) Oct 23, 2026, 8:54 PM ET. NYC and Cook County are also looked up per issuer when its page is viewed; the most recent such lookup on this site finished Oct 24, 2026, 3:30 AM ET. Parties are named as the recorder's index names them (role suffixes as recorded); no address, account number or trust date is shown for an individual, and individual owners of record (home ownership) are not matched or shown. Items still in human review are not shown.

Issuers in this group

Why each issuer is here is stated in the "Linked by" column. Low-confidence links are never shown — they wait for human review.

SourceIssuerLinked byLocationIndustryFilingsSold (max)InvestorsMin. investment (latest filing)Active
EDGAR ↗LV Liquid Verticalsshared peopleAUSTIN, TXOther1$1,000,000
offering $1,000,000 · similar: $500,000–$7,000,000
1
similar: 2–14
$250,000
similar: $5,000–$50,000
2015–2015
EDGAR ↗S ScaleFactor, Inc.shared peopleAUSTIN, TXOther Technology4$57,899,954
offering $59,999,916 · similar: $1,100,015–$10,001,163
22
similar: 2–14
No minimum reported
similar: $5,000–$50,000
2018–2019

"Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Other / 506(b) (18,678 filings); Other Technology / 506(b) (17,390 filings); ranges are the middle half (25th–75th percentile). Computed by PartnerFacts from SEC EDGAR Form D data as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET. Rows without a range: fewer than 30 comparable filings, or not a Rule 506 offering. No ranking or score.

Timeline of offerings

SourceFiledIssuerFormIndustryOfferedSold
EDGAR ↗Aug 8, 2019ScaleFactor, Inc.DOther Technology$59,999,916$57,899,954
EDGAR ↗Feb 4, 2019ScaleFactor, Inc.DOther Technology$29,499,989$29,249,989
EDGAR ↗Oct 9, 2018ScaleFactor, Inc.DOther Technology$13,273,249$13,273,249
EDGAR ↗Apr 13, 2018ScaleFactor, Inc.DOther Technology$2,000,000$500,000
EDGAR ↗Dec 9, 2015Liquid VerticalsDOther$1,000,000$1,000,000

Activity: 0 new offerings in the last 12 months across all issuers in this group (new offering = a Form D that is not an amendment, D/A) · most recent filing Aug 8, 2019. Industry history, as reported on each offering's latest filing: Previous offerings: Other (2015). Latest offering: Other Technology (2018–2019; most recent Aug 8, 2019).

People across the group

NameRolesIssuers hereFirst → last listed
GF Gary ForniExecutive Officer, Director2Dec 9, 2015 → Aug 8, 2019
DL David LoiaExecutive Officer1Apr 13, 2018 → Aug 8, 2019
KR Kurt RathmannExecutive Officer, Director1Apr 13, 2018 → Aug 8, 2019
MG Michael GilroyDirector1Oct 9, 2018 → Aug 8, 2019
BD Byron DeeterDirector1Aug 8, 2019 → Aug 8, 2019
TL Thomas LaffontDirector1Aug 8, 2019 → Aug 8, 2019
AK Anna KhanDirector1Feb 4, 2019 → Feb 4, 2019
AS Amos SchwartzfarbDirector1Apr 13, 2018 → Apr 13, 2018
WS William SiegelDirector1Apr 13, 2018 → Apr 13, 2018
JF John FlemingExecutive Officer, Director1Dec 9, 2015 → Dec 9, 2015
ED Erik DreyerExecutive Officer, Director1Dec 9, 2015 → Dec 9, 2015

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

Searched SEC Form ADV bulk data (registered + exempt reporting advisers) (24,962 records as of Oct 2, 2026, 8:00 AM ET) — nothing matched Liquid.

Meta advertising

No Meta Pixel ids or Facebook / Instagram page links on file for Liquid as of Oct 24, 2026 — the sponsor website is read for them once it is on file (runs automatically). Meta Ad Library: not searched by PartnerFacts (no API access); a one-tap Ad Library search is under Look further.

Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

Searched SEC Regulation A Data Sets (Forms 1-A, 1-K, 1-Z; 2015 Q2 → 2026 Q3); SEC Crowdfunding Offerings Data Sets (Form C family; 2016 Q2 → 2026 Q3); EDGAR form index for 2026 Q3 → 2026 Q4 (51,358 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET) — nothing matched this name.

Public profiles and social

No website or social profile named in Liquid's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #230,148 of 374,652 in line (1,312 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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