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Binh Tran

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CA · Jul 28, 2010 → Sep 11, 2018

2deals (issuers)
$11.6Mreported sold
47investors
4Form D filings
2010–2018years on file
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:22 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Binh Tran is listed as an executive officer and director on 4 SEC Form D filings by 2 issuers between Jul 2010 and Sep 2018: 500 Startups Vietnam, L.P. (San Francisco, CA — pooled investment fund — 2017–2018; $10M reported sold to 19 investors) and KLOUT, INC. (San Francisco, CA — industry reported as "Other" — 2010; $1.57M reported sold to 28 investors).

What this means 2 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and director, over about 8 years. Across those companies the filings report $11.6M sold in total.

Listed alongside Christine Tsai (3 shared filings), Edward Thai (3 shared filings), Allen Morgan (1 shared filing), David Paul McClure (1 shared filing) and Joseph Fernandez (1 shared filing).

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Binh. Each name links to their own page.

1 of the issuers belongs to the sponsor group 500 Startups (33 issuers, $826.9M reported sold, 2010–2026).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. 500 Startups has 33 companies on file and $826.9M reported sold in total — the group page shows the whole track record in one place.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FINRA, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) — 32 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 32 records 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 4 public filings for Binh Tran and found 6 differences, 2 worth asking the sponsor about: 15 bankruptcy cases name the subject or team members; Form D filed 217 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

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Key records

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

1. Lawsuits

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

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, 2:22 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.

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: 48 regulators (FINRA, NASAA, 37 states) — crawled Oct 24, 2026, 8:48 AM ET

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 Binh Tran..

State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (64,910 actions): FINRA (38,350 actions, 1995–2026), NASAA (31 actions, 2000–2026; listing starts 1997), AK Division of Banking and Securities (273 actions, 1971–2025), AL Securities Commission (880 actions, 2001–2026), AR Securities Department (1,305 actions, 1998–2026), 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), CO Division of Securities (731 actions, 2001–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2026-05-02)), CT Department of Banking Securities Division (940 actions, 2006–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2026-04-22)), DC DISB Securities Bureau (25 actions, 2012–2026), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), FL Office of Financial Regulation (49 actions, 2018–2026), GA Secretary of State Securities Division (65 actions, 2015–2026; listing starts 2012), HI DCCA Securities Enforcement Branch (26 actions, 2012–2026), ID Department of Finance Securities Bureau (663 actions, 1994–2026), IL Secretary of State Securities Department (4,122 actions, 2003–2023), KS Insurance Department Securities Division (58 actions), KY Department of Financial Institutions (342 actions, 2005–2026), LA Office of Financial Institutions Securities Division (13 actions, 2010–2025; listing starts 2008), MA Secretary of the Commonwealth Securities Division (125 actions, 2012–2025; live site blocks automated access — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2026-02-04), MD Attorney General Securities Division (1,054 actions, 2004–2026), ME Office of Securities (539 actions, 2000–2026), MI LARA Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau (201 actions), MO Secretary of State Securities Division (919 actions, 1998–2026), MS Secretary of State Securities Division (209 actions, 1995–2026), MT Commissioner of Securities and Insurance (597 actions, 2000–2026), NC Secretary of State Securities Division (265 actions, 2004–2024), ND Securities Department (711 actions, 1990–2026; the regulator no longer publishes this list live — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2026-01-06), NH Bureau of Securities Regulation (402 actions, 2002–2026), NM Regulation and Licensing Department Securities Division (90 actions, 2010–2025), NV Secretary of State Securities Division (118 actions, 2018–2026), NY Attorney General Investor Protection Bureau (44 actions, 2012–2026), OH Division of Securities (327 actions, 1993–2006), OK Department of Securities (2,531 actions, 1998–2026), OR Division of Financial Regulation (589 actions, 1988–2026), PA Department of Banking and Securities (1,448 actions, 2008–2024; the regulator no longer publishes this list live — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2024-08-09), RI DBR Securities Division (98 actions, 2005–2025), SC Attorney General Securities Division (540 actions, 2006–2026), SD Division of Insurance – Securities Regulation (106 actions, 2017–2026), TN Department of Commerce and Insurance Securities Division (405 actions, 1992–2026), TX State Securities Board (936 actions, 1999–2026), UT Division of Securities (772 actions, 2000–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2010-05-27)), VT DFR Securities Division (137 actions, 2010–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026), WI DFI Division of Securities (1,072 actions, 1998–2026), WV Securities Commission (State Auditor) (64 actions), WY Secretary of State Compliance Division (6 actions, 2016–2024) — last crawled Oct 24, 2026, 8:48 AM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

32 cases: 1 open, 31 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Binh X Tran open
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut · No. 25-31017 · Filed Oct 29, 2025
Role of Binh X Tran: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 78 federal dockets); court in CT (not a filing state)
BINH VAN TRAN closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 2:20-bk-13005 · Filed Mar 17, 2020 · Closed Jun 30, 2020
Role of BINH VAN TRAN: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2020-06-30 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 78 federal dockets); court in the person's filing state (CA)
Binh Tran closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 8:20-bk-10489 · Filed Feb 12, 2020 · Closed May 27, 2020
Role of Binh Tran: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2020-05-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 78 federal dockets); court in the person's filing state (CA)
Binh Van Tran closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · No. 16-34360 · Filed Nov 4, 2016 · Closed Feb 15, 2017
Role of Binh Van Tran: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2017-02-15 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 78 federal dockets); court in TX (not a filing state)
Binh Tran closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 6:16-bk-02149 · Filed Mar 31, 2016 · Closed Apr 13, 2017
Role of Binh Tran: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2017-04-13 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 78 federal dockets); court in FL (not a filing state)
Binh Tran closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · No. 1-15-44889 · Filed Oct 29, 2015 · Closed Jan 27, 2016
Role of Binh Tran: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2016-01-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 78 federal dockets); court in NY (not a filing state)
Mandy Doan and Binh C. Tran closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Washington · No. 15-40529 · Filed Feb 10, 2015 · Closed Jan 11, 2016
Role of Mandy Doan and Binh C. Tran: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2016-01-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 78 federal dockets); court in WA (not a filing state)
BINH C. TRAN closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Nevada · No. 12-18952 · Filed Jul 31, 2012 · Closed Nov 26, 2012
Role of BINH C. TRAN: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2012-11-26 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 78 federal dockets); court in NV (not a filing state)
Binh Tran closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California · No. 10-18631 · Filed Oct 21, 2010 · Closed Apr 12, 2012
Role of Binh Tran: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2012-04-12 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 78 federal dockets); court in the person's filing state (CA)
Binh H. Tran and Kristina Mei Tran closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · No. 10-71062 · Filed Sep 27, 2010 · Closed Jan 5, 2011
Role of Binh H. Tran and Kristina Mei Tran: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-01-05 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 78 federal dockets); court in the person's filing state (CA)
Binh N Tran closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · No. 10-32669 · Filed Jul 16, 2010 · Closed Nov 1, 2010
Role of Binh N Tran: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2010-11-01 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 78 federal dockets); court in the person's filing state (CA)
Hien Bao Thi Do and Binh Van Tran closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · No. 09-46311 · Filed Jul 15, 2009 · Closed Aug 16, 2012
Role of Hien Bao Thi Do and Binh Van Tran: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2012-08-16 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 78 federal dockets); court in the person's filing state (CA)
Binh T Tran closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · No. 09-46045 · Filed Jul 7, 2009 · Closed Oct 20, 2009
Role of Binh T Tran: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2009-10-20 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 78 federal dockets); court in the person's filing state (CA)
Binh Tran and Vilamone D Tran closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · No. 08-40426 · Filed Jan 31, 2008 · Closed May 16, 2008
Role of Binh Tran and Vilamone D Tran: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2008-05-16 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 78 federal dockets); court in MN (not a filing state)
Binh Tran closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California · No. 05-10119 · Filed Sep 29, 2005 · Closed Jun 26, 2006
Role of Binh Tran: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2006-06-26 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 78 federal dockets); court in the person's filing state (CA)
Binh Tran and Huong Thi Dinh closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Louisiana · No. 05-12421 · Filed Mar 31, 2005 · Closed Jul 11, 2005
Role of Binh Tran and Huong Thi Dinh: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-07-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 78 federal dockets); court in LA (not a filing state)
Binh T. Tran and Le Dung Tran closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Oklahoma · No. 04-13768 · Filed Apr 8, 2004 · Closed Mar 3, 2005
Role of Binh T. Tran and Le Dung Tran: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-03-03 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 78 federal dockets); court in OK (not a filing state)
Binh T. Tran and My P. Lam closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York · No. 2-02-21088 · Filed Mar 27, 2002 · Closed Jul 19, 2002
Role of Binh T. Tran and My P. Lam: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-07-19 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 78 federal dockets); court in NY (not a filing state)
Binh Van Tran closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California · No. 01-33216 · Filed Nov 15, 2001 · Closed Feb 26, 2002
Role of Binh Van Tran: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-02-26 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 78 federal dockets); court in the person's filing state (CA)
Binh K. Tran closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Missouri · No. 01-40328 · Filed Jan 12, 2001 · Closed May 30, 2001
Role of Binh K. Tran: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2001-05-30 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 78 federal dockets); court in MO (not a filing state)
Tai N. Thai and Binh B. Tran closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · No. 00-32041 · Filed Aug 21, 2000 · Closed Nov 28, 2000
Role of Tai N. Thai and Binh B. Tran: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2000-11-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 78 federal dockets); court in the person's filing state (CA)
Binh Van Tran closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas · No. 00-35214 · Filed Jun 5, 2000 · Closed Sep 12, 2000
Role of Binh Van Tran: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2000-09-12 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 78 federal dockets); court in TX (not a filing state)
Binh Van Tran closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · No. 00-51771 · Filed Mar 31, 2000 · Closed Jun 26, 2000
Role of Binh Van Tran: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2000-06-26 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 78 federal dockets); court in the person's filing state (CA)
Binh Tran and My Chau H. Tran closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · No. 98-16855 · Filed Sep 18, 1998 · Closed Jan 8, 2004
Role of Binh Tran and My Chau H. Tran: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2004-01-08 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 78 federal dockets); court in VA (not a filing state)
Binh Tran and Dao Cao closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · No. 98-43132 · Filed May 27, 1998 · Closed Sep 16, 1998
Role of Binh Tran and Dao Cao: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1998-09-16 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 78 federal dockets); court in TX (not a filing state)
Binh N. Tran closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · No. 98-11164 · Filed Apr 2, 1998 · Closed Jul 14, 1998
Role of Binh N. Tran: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1998-07-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 78 federal dockets); court in the person's filing state (CA)
Binh T. Tran and Phuoc Huynh closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 8:97-bk-18796 · Filed Jun 4, 1997 · Closed Jan 30, 2001
Role of Binh T. Tran and Phuoc Huynh: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2001-01-30 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 78 federal dockets); court in the person's filing state (CA)
Binh K. Tran closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · No. 1:97-bk-01231 · Filed Mar 25, 1997 · Closed Jul 23, 1997
Role of Binh K. Tran: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1997-07-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 78 federal dockets); court in PA (not a filing state)
B. Tong Tran and Binh T. Tran closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut · No. 95-50147 · Filed Jan 31, 1995 · Closed May 25, 1995
Role of Binh T. Tran: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1995-05-25 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 78 federal dockets); court in CT (not a filing state)
BINH C. TRAN closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Oklahoma · No. 94-15357 · Filed Sep 27, 1994 · Closed Mar 13, 1995
Role of BINH C. TRAN: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1995-03-13 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 78 federal dockets); court in OK (not a filing state)
Binh Q Tran and Jessica T Tran closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 6:94-bk-16858 · Filed May 18, 1994 · Closed Nov 26, 1996
Role of Binh Q Tran and Jessica T Tran: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1996-11-26 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 78 federal dockets); court in the person's filing state (CA)
Binh Van Tran closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · No. 92-56614 · Filed Sep 21, 1992 · Closed Oct 31, 1997
Role of Binh Van Tran: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1997-10-31 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 78 federal dockets); court in the person's filing state (CA)
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, 2:22 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.

4. Differences between public sources

Comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups — see the issuer pages under Deals

6 differences found between the filings for Binh Tran — 2 worth asking about (compared 4 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · Sep 21, 1992 – Jun 30, 2020

15 bankruptcy cases name the subject or team members

Bankruptcy case: BINH VAN TRAN — filed Mar 17, 2020 · Bankruptcy case: Binh Tran — filed Feb 12, 2020 · Bankruptcy case: Hien Bao Thi Do and Binh Van Tran — filed Jul 15, 2009 · Bankruptcy case: Binh Tran — filed Oct 21, 2010 · Bankruptcy case: Binh H. Tran and Kristina Mei Tran — filed Sep 27, 2010 · and 10 more

What this means A bankruptcy filing was found. Many are old or personal and have nothing to do with the deal — but ask what it was and when it closed.

Docket · United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California ↗Docket · United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California ↗Docket · United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California ↗Docket · United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California ↗
Sources
Worth asking · Dec 23, 2009 – Jul 28, 2010

Form D filed 217 days after the first sale — KLOUT, INC.

The filing says the first sale was Dec 23, 2009. The Form D was filed Jul 28, 2010 — 217 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 202 days past that.

What this means The notice went in months after money was taken in. Late notices are common and carry no penalty by themselves, but it is fair to ask the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

Form D · Jul 28, 2010 ↗KLOUT, INC. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Apr 20, 2017 – Sep 11, 2018

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — 500 Startups Vietnam, L.P. (latest filing Sep 11, 2018)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Sep 11, 2018 (first sale Apr 20, 2017). It reports $10,020,000 sold of $15,020,000 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.

Form D/A · Sep 11, 2018 ↗500 Startups Vietnam, L.P. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Dec 23, 2009 – Jul 28, 2010

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — KLOUT, INC. (latest filing Jul 28, 2010)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Jul 28, 2010 (first sale Dec 23, 2009). It reports $1,568,776 sold of $1,999,999 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.

Form D · Jul 28, 2010 ↗KLOUT, INC. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Sep 11, 2017 – Sep 11, 2018

Offering amount changed between filings — 500 Startups Vietnam, L.P.

The Sep 11, 2017 filing says $10,000,000 offered; the Sep 11, 2018 Form D/A says $15,020,000.

What this means The target raise changed. Raising the cap is common when a deal grows; ask whether the extra money has the same terms and use.

Form D/A (earlier) · Sep 11, 2017 ↗Form D/A (later) · Sep 11, 2018 ↗500 Startups Vietnam, L.P. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Sep 11, 2017 – Sep 11, 2018

Address moved from Mountain View, CA to San Francisco, CA — 500 Startups Vietnam, L.P.

The people listed on the Sep 11, 2017 filing give Mountain View, CA; on the Sep 11, 2018 filing they give San Francisco, CA.

What this means Businesses move; this just shows the two places and dates. If you were told one city and the forms say another, ask which is current.

Form D/A · Sep 11, 2017 ↗Form D/A · Sep 11, 2018 ↗500 Startups Vietnam, L.P. — PartnerFacts page ↗
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 2 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
Sep 11, 2018 D/A
500 Startups Vietnam, L.P.
File 021-286171
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jul 28, 2010 D
KLOUT, INC.
File 021-145559
$0$0$0None 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 every filing this person is listed on (latest filing per offering, per issuer).

Deals 2

Every issuer that named Binh Tran on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

5S
Pooled Investment Fund · group: 500 Startups

500 Startups Vietnam, L.P.

San Francisco, CA · May 5, 2017 → Sep 11, 2018 · 3 filings
  • Sep 11, 2018 · D/A · $10,020,000 sold of $15,020,000 · 19 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Sep 11, 2017 · D/A · $5,020,000 sold of $10,000,000 · 12 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • May 5, 2017 · D · $5,020,000 sold of $10,000,000 · 12 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

Raised $10M from 19 investors (67% of the $15M target) as of the latest filing. Binh is listed as executive officer on 3 filings for this deal.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
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KLOUT, INC.

San Francisco, CA · Jul 28, 2010
  • Jul 28, 2010 · D · $1,568,776 sold of $1,999,999 · 28 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $1.57M from 28 investors (78% of the $2M target) as of the latest filing. Binh is listed as executive officer, director.

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Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer.

People around Binh 5

Officers, directors, promoters and management entities named on the same filings, as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET.

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Christine Tsai

Executive Officer · 3 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 31 other issuers

Christine Tsai is on 32 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

ET
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Edward Thai

Executive Officer · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Binh Tran. Their page shows their other deals.

DM
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David Paul McClure

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 29 other issuers

David Paul McClure is on 30 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

AM
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Person

Allen Morgan

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 13 other issuers

Allen Morgan is on 14 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

JF
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Joseph Fernandez

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Binh Tran. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

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Sponsor group

500 Startups

33 issuers · 84 filings · $826.9M reported sold · 2010–2026

One team, 33 deal companies. Binh Tran is listed on 1 of them.

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Issuers are grouped when their Form D filings share related persons, a management entity or a business address (automatic match from the filings). "Listed" marks the issuers that name Binh Tran.

Same business address

8 other issuers file from the same address

A shared address can mean the same team, a shared office building or a registered agent. It is a lead, not a conclusion.

Registrations and other filings

Business registration (state registry / Secretary of State)

Individuals are not matched to business registrations — registries list companies, and a name alone is not enough to tie a person to one. Officers and managers appear by name inside each matched company's record on the issuer pages. Registries searched: AL (Alabama Secretary of State — Business Entity Records (arc-sos.state.al.us), searched by issuer name, data as of Oct 24, 2026); CO (Colorado Secretary of State — Business Entities in Colorado (data.colorado.gov), data as of Oct 23, 2026); CT (Connecticut Secretary of the State — Business Registry (data.ct.gov), data as of Oct 24, 2026); FL (Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations — quarterly corporate data file (Sunbiz), data as of Oct 7, 2026); KY (Kentucky Secretary of State — Business Entity Search (sosbes.sos.ky.gov), searched by issuer name, data as of Oct 24, 2026); NY (New York Department of State — Corporations and Other Entities (data.ny.gov: All Filings + Active Corporations), data as of Oct 20, 2026); OR (Oregon Secretary of State — Active Businesses, All (data.oregon.gov), data as of Oct 20, 2026); PA (Pennsylvania Department of State — Registered Businesses, Current (data.pa.gov), data as of Oct 6, 2026); TX (Texas Comptroller — Active Franchise Taxpayers incl. Secretary of State file data (data.texas.gov), data as of Oct 24, 2026). Registries of other states have not been searched: many publish no bulk file and require a CAPTCHA or bot challenge on their search page, which we do not bypass (Delaware, for example, offers no public bulk file).

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

None of the 2 issuers this person is listed on appears in Form ADV (searched 24,962 advisers as of Oct 2, 2026). A person is never an adviser firm; Form ADV is checked for the issuers and the management companies they are listed with.

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.

Property records none — individuals are not matched

Property records are matched to companies only, never to individuals, so none are matched to Binh Tran by design. Searched property records in Hillsborough County FL (Clerk recorded-document index Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026 + FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Miami-Dade County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Harris County TX (HCAD 2026 ownership roll), Dallas County TX (DCAD 2026 ownership roll), New York City ACRIS documents and PLUTO ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers, Cook County IL sale and ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers (814,874 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:59 PM ET) for the 2 issuers this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Binh Tran is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in 500 Startups Vietnam, L.P.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #248,089 of 374,652 in line (1,386 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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