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Brian Soby

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CA · Jul 16, 2019 → Jun 16, 2022

1deal (issuers)
$70Mreported sold
7investors
2Form D filings
2019–2022years on file
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:45 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Brian Soby is listed as an executive officer, director, and promoter on 2 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Jul 2019 and Jun 2022: AppOmni, Inc. (San Francisco, CA — industry reported as "Other" — 2019–2022; $70M reported sold to 7 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC. 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 Brendan O?Connor (2 shared filings), Patrick Heim (2 shared filings), Ariel Tseitlin (1 shared filing) and Robert Sayle (1 shared filing).

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 (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) — 3 court cases matching the name, 8 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 11 records came back, including 1 court case still open — open cases can take years and cost money. 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 2 public filings for Brian Soby and found 5 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: 6 bankruptcy cases name the subject or team members; 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 Soby has not run yet — it is joining a line of 29,204 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

3 cases: 1 open, 1 judgment, 1 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

SOBY v. ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP open
District Court, D. New Jersey · No. 2:19-cv-07482 · Filed Jan 31, 2019 · Nature of suit: 367 Health care / pharm
Role of SOBY: Plaintiff · 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, 12 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NJ (not a filing state)
Soby Inc v. TCBY Systems Inc judgment
District Court, E.D. Arkansas · No. 4:91-cv-00351 · Filed Jun 6, 1991 · Closed Jan 27, 1993 · Nature of suit: 370 Other fraud
Role of Soby Inc: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 1993-01-27 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Judgment on court trial; judgment for defendant Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 12 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in AR (not a filing state)
Soby v. Toby Systems closed
District Court, D. Connecticut · No. 2:90-cv-00784 · Filed Sep 21, 1990 · Closed May 30, 1991 · Nature of suit: 370 Other fraud
Role of Soby: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 1991-05-30 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Transfer to another district Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 12 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in CT (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, 2:45 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 Brian Soby..

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

8 cases: 8 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Brian Keith Soby and Sally J Soby closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Kansas · No. 16-22054 · Filed Oct 19, 2016 · Closed Feb 15, 2018
Role of Brian Keith Soby and Sally J Soby: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2018-02-15 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 12 federal dockets); different first name (keith); court in KS (not a filing state)
Shorter v. Northern Trust Company - Attn Charlene Soby closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 16-00586 · Filed Sep 26, 2016 · Closed Dec 16, 2016
Role of Northern Trust Company - Attn Charlene Soby: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2016-12-16 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 12 federal dockets); different first name (charlene); court in IL (not a filing state)
Soby v. CitiMortgage Inc. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · No. 11-06557 · Filed Sep 26, 2011 · Closed Nov 16, 2011
Role of Soby: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 2011-11-16 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 12 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in MI (not a filing state)
Brian D. Soby and Tina L. Soby closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · No. 07-18477 · Filed Nov 5, 2007 · Closed Feb 16, 2010
Role of Brian D. Soby and Tina L. Soby: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2010-02-16 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 12 federal dockets); first name matches; court in OH (not a filing state)
Brian Keith Soby and Sally Jane Soby closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Kansas · No. 06-21207 · Filed Aug 10, 2006 · Closed Feb 13, 2007
Role of Brian Keith Soby and Sally Jane Soby: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2007-02-13 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 12 federal dockets); different first name (keith); court in KS (not a filing state)
Brian Soby and Tina Louise Soby closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · No. 05-13606 · Filed Mar 22, 2005 · Closed Jun 28, 2005
Role of Brian Soby and Tina Louise Soby: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-06-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 12 federal dockets); first name matches; court in OH (not a filing state)
Soby's Lunch, Inc. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · No. 95-18191 · Filed Dec 5, 1995 · Closed Nov 20, 1997
Role of Soby's Lunch, Inc.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1997-11-20 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 12 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in MA (not a filing state)
Soby Electric, Inc. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · No. 93-18406 · Filed Sep 17, 1993 · Closed Dec 14, 1996
Role of Soby Electric, Inc.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1996-12-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 12 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in MA (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, 2:45 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

5 differences found between the filings for Brian Soby — 1 worth asking about (compared 2 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · Jan 20, 1993 – Nov 16, 2011

6 bankruptcy cases name the subject or team members

Bankruptcy case: Brian D. Soby and Tina L. Soby — filed Nov 5, 2007 · Bankruptcy case: Brian Soby and Tina Louise Soby — filed Mar 22, 2005 · Bankruptcy case: Soby's Lunch, Inc. — filed Dec 5, 1995 · Bankruptcy case: Soby Electric, Inc. — filed Sep 17, 1993 · Bankruptcy case: Soby v. CitiMortgage Inc. — filed Sep 26, 2011 · 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, N.D. Ohio ↗Docket · United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio ↗Docket · United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts ↗Docket · United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts ↗
Sources
Note · Sep 21, 1990 – Jan 31, 2019

3 court cases name Brian Soby

By role: plaintiff in 3. Newest: "SOBY v. ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP" (District Court, D. New Jersey, Jan 31, 2019); "Soby Inc v. TCBY Systems Inc" (District Court, E.D. Arkansas, Jun 6, 1991); "Soby v. Toby Systems" (District Court, D. Connecticut, Sep 21, 1990). 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 · SOBY v. ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP ↗Docket · Soby Inc v. TCBY Systems Inc ↗Docket · Soby v. Toby Systems ↗
Sources
Note · Jun 28, 2019 – Jul 16, 2019

Form D filed 18 days after the first sale — AppOmni, Inc.

The filing says the first sale was Jun 28, 2019. The Form D was filed Jul 16, 2019 — 18 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 3 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 · Jul 16, 2019 ↗AppOmni, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Jun 2, 2022 – Jun 16, 2022

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — AppOmni, Inc. (latest filing Jun 16, 2022)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Jun 16, 2022 (first sale Jun 2, 2022). It reports $69,999,995 sold of $89,999,988 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 · Jun 16, 2022 ↗AppOmni, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Jul 16, 2019 – Jun 16, 2022

Address moved from San Bruno, CA to San Francisco, CA — AppOmni, Inc.

The people listed on the Jul 16, 2019 filing give San Bruno, CA; on the Jun 16, 2022 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 · Jul 16, 2019 ↗Form D · Jun 16, 2022 ↗AppOmni, Inc. — 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
Jun 16, 2022 D
AppOmni, Inc.
File 021-449418
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jul 16, 2019 D
AppOmni, Inc.
File 021-344375
$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 Soby 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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AppOmni, Inc.

San Francisco, CA · Jul 16, 2019 → Jun 16, 2022 · 2 filings
  • Jun 16, 2022 · D · $69,999,995 sold of $89,999,988 · 7 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director, Promoter EDGAR ↗
  • Jul 16, 2019 · D · $9,452,307 sold of $9,452,307 · 6 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director, Promoter EDGAR ↗

Raised $70M from 7 investors (78% of the $90M target) as of the latest filing. Brian is listed as executive officer, director, promoter on 2 filings for this deal.

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.

People around Brian 4

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

PH
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Person

Patrick Heim

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 10 other issuers

Patrick Heim is on 11 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

BC
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Person

Brendan O?Connor

Executive Officer, Director, Promoter · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

RS
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Person

Robert Sayle

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

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

AT
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Person

Ariel Tseitlin

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 12 other issuers

Ariel Tseitlin is on 13 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

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 Soby 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 Soby is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in AppOmni, Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #152,025 of 374,652 in line (1,381 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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