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Brian Kaas

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CA · Mar 29, 2022 → Mar 29, 2022

1deal (issuers)
$52.6Mreported sold
56investors
1Form D filing
2022year on file
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:51 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Brian Kaas is listed as a director on 1 SEC Form D filing by 1 issuer in Mar 2022: Happy Money, Inc. (Tustin, CA — industry reported as "Other" — 2022; $52.6M reported sold to 56 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Mar 2022. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment — it is a notice, not an approval.

Listed alongside Jeff Winner (1 shared filing), Joe Saunders (1 shared filing), Kumar Anjali (1 shared filing), Matt Wilson (1 shared filing), Scott Walchek (1 shared filing) and 2 others.

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

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FINRA, GA, HI, ID, LA, ME, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, NH, NM, OR, RI, TX, WA) — 2 court cases matching the name, 1 bankruptcy case matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 3 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 1 public filing for Brian Kaas and found 6 differences, 3 worth asking the sponsor about: 6 bankruptcy cases name the subject or team members; 2 court cases name Brian Kaas; 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 Brian Kaas has not run yet — it is joining a line of 21,185 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 333 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

2 cases: 1 dismissed, 1 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Directv Inc v. Kaas dismissed
District Court, N.D. Iowa · No. 5:03-cv-04047 · Filed May 21, 2003 · Closed Oct 25, 2004 · Nature of suit: 890 Other statutory actions
Role of Kaas: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2004-10-25 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 4 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in IA (not a filing state)
Plumbers & Pipefitters National Pension Fund v. Kaas closed
District Court, D. Alaska · No. 3:00-mc-00026 · Filed Sep 6, 2000 · Closed Sep 12, 2000
Role of Kaas: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2000-09-12 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 4 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in AK (not a filing state)
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, 2:51 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: NV (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 Brian Kaas..

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), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), TX State Securities Board (586 actions, 2006–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026) — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for IA, IN, KS, MI, NE, NV (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

1 case: 1 open

KAAS Enterprise, LLC open
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · No. 25-20076 · Filed Jan 10, 2025
Role of KAAS Enterprise, LLC: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 4 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in PA (not a filing state)
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, 2:51 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 Brian Kaas — 3 worth asking about (compared 1 filing on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · Nov 2, 2009 – Jan 10, 2025

6 bankruptcy cases name the subject or team members

Bankruptcy case: KAAS Enterprise, LLC — filed Jan 10, 2025 · Bankruptcy case: Palm Beach Finance Partners, L.P. v. Walchek — filed Sep 4, 2020 · Bankruptcy case: Pyramid Real Estate Corp v. Edkins — filed Jun 25, 2010 · Bankruptcy case: TOG Real Estate Corp v. Edkins — filed Jun 25, 2010 · Bankruptcy case: Kentog Inc v. Edkins — filed Jun 25, 2010 · and 1 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, W.D. Pennsylvania ↗Docket · United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California ↗Scott Walchek — PartnerFacts page ↗Docket · United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California ↗
Sources
Worth asking · Sep 6, 2000 – May 21, 2003

2 court cases name Brian Kaas — 2 as defendant

By role: defendant in 2. Newest: "Directv Inc v. Kaas" (District Court, N.D. Iowa, May 21, 2003); "Plumbers & Pipefitters National Pension Fund v. Kaas" (District Court, D. Alaska, Sep 6, 2000). Some of these are name matches with a match estimate below 95% — check each docket.

What this means Several court cases name this subject. Some are routine business suits. Ask what each was about and how it ended.

Docket · Directv Inc v. Kaas ↗Docket · Plumbers & Pipefitters National Pension Fund v. Kaas ↗
Sources
Worth asking · Dec 16, 2021 – Mar 29, 2022

Form D filed 103 days after the first sale — Happy Money, Inc.

The filing says the first sale was Dec 16, 2021. The Form D was filed Mar 29, 2022 — 103 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 88 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.

Form D · Mar 29, 2022 ↗Happy Money, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Dec 16, 2021 – Mar 29, 2022

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Happy Money, Inc. (latest filing Mar 29, 2022)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Mar 29, 2022 (first sale Dec 16, 2021). It reports $52,556,443 sold of $62,556,435 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 · Mar 29, 2022 ↗Happy Money, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Apr 24, 2017 – Mar 20, 2026

Same name, different state: "Brian Kaas" (WI) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "Brian Kaas" with address state WI, is listed on 4 filings — most recently by Block Time Financial, Inc. (Mar 20, 2026). Both records have filings in the same period (Mar 29, 2022).

What this means Two records with one name were active at the same time. That can be one person listing different company addresses, or two different people. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Brian Kaas (WI) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Mar 20, 2026 ↗Block Time Financial, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗Brian Kaas (CA) — this page ↗
Sources
Note · Jan 6, 2020 – Jun 9, 2021

Same name, different state: "Brian Kaas" (WA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "Brian Kaas" with address state WA, is listed on 2 filings — most recently by Jenny Life, Inc. (Jun 9, 2021). The two records do not overlap in time: this page has one filing dated Mar 29, 2022; the other runs Jan 6, 2020 to Jun 9, 2021.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Brian Kaas (WA) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D/A · Jun 9, 2021 ↗Jenny Life, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗Brian Kaas (CA) — this 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 1 offering — no sales commissions, finder's fees or proceeds to insiders

Per-offering detail
Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Mar 29, 2022 D
Happy Money, Inc.
File 021-439394
$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 1

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

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Happy Money, Inc.

Tustin, CA · Mar 29, 2022
  • Mar 29, 2022 · D · $52,556,443 sold of $62,556,435 · 3 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $52.6M from 56 investors (84% of the $62.6M target) as of the latest filing. Brian is listed as director.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
Sources

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. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Other / 506(b) (18,678 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.

Other pages with the same name (2)

Separate person records under the same name, not combined with this page. Each line says whether it shares an issuer with this record.

  • Brian Kaas — WI, 4 issuers, Apr 24, 2017 → Mar 20, 2026 · no shared issuer
  • Brian Kaas — WA, 1 issuer, Jan 6, 2020 → Jun 9, 2021 · no shared issuer

People around Brian 7

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

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Person

Scott Walchek

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 2 other issuers

Listed on the same filings as Brian Kaas. Their page shows their other deals.

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Person

Sean Park

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

Listed on the same filings as Brian Kaas. Their page shows their other deals.

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Person

Joe Saunders

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

Listed on the same filings as Brian Kaas. Their page shows their other deals.

MW
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Person

Matt Wilson

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 4 other issuers

Matt Wilson is on 5 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

KA
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Person

Kumar Anjali

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Brian Kaas. Their page shows their other deals.

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Person

Tracy Edkins

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Brian Kaas. Their page shows their other deals.

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Person

Jeff Winner

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Brian Kaas. Their page shows their other deals.

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

None of the 1 issuer 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 Brian Kaas 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 1 issuer this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Brian Kaas is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Happy Money, Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #160,794 of 374,652 in line (528 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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Business registries

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