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Grouped because: 1 shared person, same business address (2 issuers) (automatic match from the filings) ·Not the same sponsor? Request a correction
Data last updated: Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Latest filing in this group: Mar 4, 2022 · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:11 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: not yet
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Sources searched: CourtListener bulk data (RECAP dockets as of 2026-09-30; recall-first rule 10-24) — federal district + bankruptcy courts; live RECAP re-check pending. State courts: not yet searched. PACER: not searched. · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:11 AM ET.
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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. — not yet searched; State securities regulators searched: AZ (Corporation Commission Securities Division), CA (DFPI — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), DE (DOJ Investor Protection Unit), TX (State Securities Board), WA (DFI) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. Other states: not yet searched.
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Sources searched: Federal bankruptcy courts via CourtListener / RECAP archive (federal district courts, federal bankruptcy courts). State courts: not yet searched. PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:11 AM ET.
State courts: not yet searched. 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.
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.
2 of 16 offerings report sales commissions totalling $967,500; 0 report finder's fees; 1 reports proceeds to related persons totalling $870,018.
| Source | Offering (latest filing) | Sales commissions | Finder's fees | To insiders | Paid to sell it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDGAR ↗ | Mar 4, 2022 D/A File 021-424938 | $877,500 | $0 | $0 | Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC BrokerCheck CRD 361 ↗ |
| EDGAR ↗ | Aug 25, 2020 D File 021-374059 | $90,000 | $0 | $0 | Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC BrokerCheck CRD 361 ↗ |
| EDGAR ↗ | Sep 4, 2019 D File 021-347998 | $0 | $0 | $0 | None listed on this filing |
| EDGAR ↗ | Nov 26, 2018 D/A File 021-317528 | $0 | $0 | $0 | None listed on this filing |
| EDGAR ↗ | Apr 20, 2018 D File 021-310725 | $0 | $0 | $0 | None listed on this filing |
| EDGAR ↗ | Mar 24, 2017 D File 021-283310 | $0 | $0 | $0 | None listed on this filing |
| EDGAR ↗ | Jan 6, 2017 D File 021-277809 | $0 | $0 | $870,018 | None listed on this filing |
| EDGAR ↗ | Nov 18, 2016 D File 021-274820 | $0 | $0 | $0 | None listed on this filing |
| EDGAR ↗ | May 12, 2016 D File 021-263032 | $0 | $0 | $0 | None listed on this filing |
| EDGAR ↗ | Nov 25, 2015 D File 021-251900 | $0 | $0 | $0 | None listed on this filing |
| EDGAR ↗ | Nov 5, 2015 D File 021-250777 | $0 | $0 | $0 | None listed on this filing |
| EDGAR ↗ | Apr 8, 2015 D File 021-237504 | $0 | $0 | $0 | None listed on this filing |
| EDGAR ↗ | Dec 23, 2014 D File 021-230754 | $0 | $0 | $0 | None listed on this filing |
| EDGAR ↗ | Apr 18, 2014 D File 021-215875 | $0 | $0 | $0 | None listed on this filing |
| EDGAR ↗ | Aug 30, 2011 D File 021-165141 | $0 | $0 | $0 | None listed on this filing |
| EDGAR ↗ | Jul 15, 2009 D File 021-132769 | $0 | $0 | $0 | None listed on this filing |
As reported by the issuer on Form D (Items 12–15), 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).
0 recorded documents and 0 ownership records matched to Placester in the sources searched.
Not found in sources searched as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:59 PM 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; Florida DOR NAL roll (Hillsborough 39) roll year 2026 — loaded Oct 23, 2026, 8:54 PM ET; Florida DOR NAL roll (Dade 23) roll year 2026 — loaded Oct 23, 2026, 8:58 PM ET; Harris County Appraisal District real_acct.txt roll year 2026 — loaded Oct 23, 2026, 8:58 PM ET; Dallas Central Appraisal District ACCOUNT_INFO.CSV roll year 2026 — loaded Oct 23, 2026, 8:58 PM ET. Not yet searched for this group (queued): 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); Hillsborough County FL (recorded documents from Oct 14, 2026 forward; ownership from FL DOR roll 2026); Cook County IL (assessor ownership and deed/sale records, looked up per issuer when its page is viewed); Harris County TX and Dallas County TX (assessor ownership rolls only, 2026 roll; no deed, mortgage or sale records); Miami-Dade County FL (ownership from FL DOR roll only; Clerk recorded documents not yet searched). Recorder indexes for TX, AZ, IL and WA counties, mortgages and liens outside NYC and FL, lis pendens and foreclosure notices everywhere, Miami-Dade County FL recorded documents, Maricopa County AZ, King County WA, Salt Lake County UT, and all other counties are not yet searched. Last refresh by source: 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; Harris County Appraisal District real_acct.txt 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 looked up per issuer when its page is viewed; the most recent such lookup on this site finished Oct 24, 2026, 2:12 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.
Why each issuer is here is stated in the "Linked by" column. Low-confidence links are never shown — they wait for human review.
| Source | Issuer | Linked by | Location | Industry | Filings | Sold (max) | Investors | Min. investment (latest filing) | Active |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDGAR ↗ | Placester, Inc. | shared people, same business address | Boston, MA | Other Technology | 7 | $50,000,002 offering $50,000,002 · similar: $1,100,015–$10,001,163 | 15 similar: 2–14 | No minimum reported similar: $5,000–$50,000 | 2009–2017 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Cogito Corp | shared people, same business address | BOSTON, MA | Other Technology | 15 | $45,000,000 offering $42,287,875 · similar: $1,100,015–$10,001,163 | 15 similar: 2–14 | No minimum reported similar: $5,000–$50,000 | 2014–2022 |
"Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: 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.
| Source | Filed | Issuer | Form | Industry | Offered | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDGAR ↗ | Mar 4, 2022 | Cogito Corp | D/A | Other Technology | $42,287,875 | $42,287,875 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Feb 14, 2022 | Cogito Corp | D/A | Other Technology | $38,222,375 | $38,222,375 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Jan 28, 2022 | Cogito Corp | D/A | Other Technology | $34,222,375 | $34,222,375 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Jan 5, 2022 | Cogito Corp | D/A | Other Technology | $29,650,000 | $29,650,000 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Dec 14, 2021 | Cogito Corp | D | Other Technology | $17,350,000 | $17,350,000 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Aug 25, 2020 | Cogito Corp | D | Other Technology | $25,000,000 | $20,722,945 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Sep 4, 2019 | Cogito Corp | D | Other Technology | $25,000,000 | $19,481,988 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Nov 26, 2018 | Cogito Corp | D/A | Other Technology | $45,000,000 | $45,000,000 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Jul 23, 2018 | Cogito Corp | D | Other Technology | $40,000,000 | $37,000,000 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Apr 20, 2018 | Cogito Corp | D | Other Technology | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Mar 24, 2017 | Placester, Inc. | D | Other Technology | $50,000,002 | $50,000,002 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Jan 6, 2017 | Cogito Corp | D | Other Technology | $4,099,999 | $4,099,999 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Nov 18, 2016 | Cogito Corp | D | Other Technology | $14,999,885 | $14,999,885 |
| EDGAR ↗ | May 12, 2016 | Cogito Corp | D | Other Technology | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Nov 25, 2015 | Placester, Inc. | D | Other Technology | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Nov 5, 2015 | Cogito Corp | D | Other Technology | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Apr 8, 2015 | Placester, Inc. | D | Other Technology | $14,447,652 | $14,447,652 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Dec 23, 2014 | Cogito Corp | D | Other Technology | $3,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Apr 18, 2014 | Placester, Inc. | D | Other Technology | $9,559,492 | $8,170,777 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Aug 30, 2011 | Placester, Inc. | D | Other Technology | $996,211 | $826,212 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Jul 15, 2009 | Placester, Inc. | D | Computers | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Jul 15, 2009 | Placester, Inc. | D | Computers | $547 | $547 |
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 Mar 4, 2022. Industry history, as reported on each offering's latest filing: Previous offerings: Computers (2009). Latest offering: Other Technology (2011–2021; most recent Dec 14, 2021).
| Name | Roles | Issuers here | First → last listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Krishna Gupta | Director | 2 | Apr 8, 2015 → Mar 4, 2022 |
| David Klein | Director | 1 | Dec 23, 2014 → Mar 4, 2022 |
| Ali Azarbayejani | Executive Officer, Director | 1 | Dec 23, 2014 → Mar 4, 2022 |
| Joshua Feast | Executive Officer, Director | 1 | Dec 23, 2014 → Mar 4, 2022 |
| Mark Midle | Director | 1 | Nov 26, 2018 → Mar 4, 2022 |
| Susan Carstensen | Director | 1 | Dec 14, 2021 → Mar 4, 2022 |
| John Tincoff | Director | 1 | Dec 14, 2021 → Mar 4, 2022 |
| Scott Maxwell | Director | 1 | Jan 6, 2017 → Aug 25, 2020 |
| Dustin Pederson | Executive Officer | 1 | May 12, 2016 → Sep 4, 2019 |
| Ravi Viswanathan | Director | 1 | Nov 25, 2015 → Mar 24, 2017 |
| Chetan Puttagunta | Director | 1 | Nov 25, 2015 → Mar 24, 2017 |
| Matthew Barba | Executive Officer, Director | 1 | Jul 15, 2009 → Mar 24, 2017 |
| Frederick Townes | Director | 1 | Apr 18, 2014 → Mar 24, 2017 |
| Tim Bertrand | Director | 1 | Mar 24, 2017 → Mar 24, 2017 |
| David Anderson | Director | 1 | Apr 8, 2015 → Mar 24, 2017 |
| Charles Popkin | Executive Officer | 1 | Dec 23, 2014 → Nov 5, 2015 |
| Alex Pentland | Director | 1 | Dec 23, 2014 → Dec 23, 2014 |
| Kenneth Morse | Director | 1 | Dec 23, 2014 → Dec 23, 2014 |
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None found in sources searched.
Sources 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 · Last checked Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET.
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