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Brian Sharples

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · TX, WA, OH · Mar 12, 2010 → Mar 1, 2022

6deals (issuers)
$226.7Mreported sold
106investors
14Form D filings
2010–2022years on file
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:20 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: not yet

The short version

Brian Sharples is listed as an executive officer, director, and promoter on 14 SEC Form D filings by 6 issuers between Mar 2010 and Mar 2022. Largest by amount reported sold: RetailMeNot, Inc. (Austin, TX — industry reported as "Other" — 2011–2013; $150M reported sold to 11 investors), CO RIVER DP SPV, LLC (Austin, TX — investing — 2022; $25.1M reported sold to 43 investors), Twyla, Inc. (Austin, TX — retailing — 2016; $19.3M reported sold to 26 investors), RVShare, LLC (Akron, OH — other travel — 2020; $14.2M reported sold to 10 investors), Teneology, Inc. (Mercer Island, WA — other technology — 2014–2016; $9.82M reported sold to 6 investors) and 1 more (all listed below).

What this means A repeat sponsor — 6 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer, director, and promoter, over about 12 years. Across those companies the filings report $226.7M sold in total.

Listed alongside Ben Sternberg (5 shared filings), Cliff Sharples (5 shared filings), David Lack (5 shared filings), Lisa Sharples (5 shared filings), Philip Siegel (5 shared filings) and 41 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), state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — none found. Not yet searched: SEC enforcement releases.

What this means Nothing turned up where we looked (2 sources). That does not prove there is nothing — it means none was found in those sources on that date.

What the community is saying

Nothing found on Reddit, BiggerPockets or community forums for high-net-worth investors (searched Oct 24, 2026) — search queued; this line updates when it has run.

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

None found in sources searched

What was searched

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, 2:20 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.

2. Regulatory actions

Not yet searched

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. — 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.

No SEC search has run yet for this person.

3. Bankruptcies

None found in sources searched

What was searched

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, 2:20 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.

4. Differences between public sources

Not made for individual people — comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups

5. Money to insiders

2 of 14 offerings report sales commissions totalling $3,035,000; 0 report finder's fees; 0 report proceeds to related persons. (includes amounts the issuer reported as estimates)

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Mar 1, 2022 D
CO RIVER DP SPV, LLC
File 021-435408
$0 (est.)$0 (est.)$0 (est.)None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
May 13, 2020 D
RVShare, LLC
File 021-366805
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Nov 22, 2016 D
Twyla, Inc.
File 021-274944
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Apr 28, 2016 D
Teneology, Inc.
File 021-262181
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jun 11, 2015 D
Teneology, Inc.
File 021-241537
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jun 11, 2015 D
Teneology, Inc.
File 021-241538
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Dec 31, 2014 D
Teneology, Inc.
File 021-231210
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Dec 31, 2014 D
Teneology, Inc.
File 021-231211
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Apr 9, 2013 D/A
RetailMeNot, Inc.
File 021-151371
$3,000,000$0$0Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated BrokerCheck CRD 793 ↗EDGAR ↗
Nov 14, 2011 D
RetailMeNot, Inc.
File 021-168612
$35,000$0$0
No such payments other than compensation to executive officers in their roles as employees.
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated BrokerCheck CRD 793 ↗EDGAR ↗
Aug 22, 2011 D
RetailMeNot, Inc.
File 021-164775
$0$0$0
No such payments other than compensation to executive officers in their roles as employees.
None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Nov 17, 2010 D
HOMEAWAY INC
File 021-150670
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Oct 14, 2010 D
HOMEAWAY INC
File 021-149059
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Mar 12, 2010 D
HOMEAWAY INC
File 021-91140
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
How this is counted

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 6

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

CR
Investing

CO RIVER DP SPV, LLC

Austin, TX · Mar 1, 2022
  • Mar 1, 2022 · D · $25,100,000 sold of $25,100,000 · 43 investors · min. $25,000 · role: Director (MANAGER) EDGAR ↗

Raised $25.1M from 43 investors (100% of the $25.1M 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: Investing / 506(b) (2,521 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.

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Other Travel

RVShare, LLC

Akron, OH · May 13, 2020
  • May 13, 2020 · D · $14,249,831 sold of $14,249,831 · 10 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $14.2M from 10 investors (100% of the $14.2M 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 Travel / 506(b) (69 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.

T
Retailing

Twyla, Inc.

Austin, TX · Nov 22, 2016
  • Nov 22, 2016 · D · $19,265,442 sold of $20,265,444 · 26 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director, Promoter EDGAR ↗

Raised $19.3M from 26 investors (95% of the $20.3M target) as of the latest filing. Brian is listed as executive officer, director, promoter.

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: Retailing / 506(b) (959 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.

T
Other Technology

Teneology, Inc.

Mercer Island, WA · Dec 31, 2014 → Apr 28, 2016 · 5 filings
  • Apr 28, 2016 · D · $6,000,000 sold of $8,500,000 · 6 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Jun 11, 2015 · D · $1,200 sold of Indefinite · 1 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Jun 11, 2015 · D · $6,300,000 sold of $6,300,000 · 5 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Dec 31, 2014 · D · $175,000 sold of $175,000 · 3 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Dec 31, 2014 · D · $9,825,000 sold of $9,825,000 · 6 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $9.82M from 6 investors (100% of the $8.5M target) as of the latest filing. Brian is listed as director on 5 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 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.

R
Other

RetailMeNot, Inc.

Austin, TX · Aug 22, 2011 → Apr 9, 2013 · 3 filings
  • Apr 9, 2013 · D/A · $87,001,833 sold of $87,001,833 · 11 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Nov 14, 2011 · D · $149,999,995 sold of $149,999,995 · 3 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Aug 22, 2011 · D · $17,999,994 sold of $17,999,994 · 11 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $150M from 11 investors (100% of the $87M target) as of the latest filing. Brian is listed as director on 3 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.

H
Other Technology

HOMEAWAY INC

Austin, TX · Mar 12, 2010 → Nov 17, 2010 · 3 filings
  • Nov 17, 2010 · D · $446,781 sold of $446,781 · 10 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗
  • Oct 14, 2010 · D · $3,000,000 sold of $3,000,000 · 4 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗
  • Mar 12, 2010 · D · $8,251,458 sold of $8,251,458 · 2 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $8.25M from 10 investors (100% of the $447K target) as of the latest filing. Brian is listed as executive officer, director on 3 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.

Other pages with the same name (3)

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

  • Brian Sharples — CT, 1 issuer, Aug 15, 2012 → Aug 15, 2012 · no shared issuer
  • Brian Sharples — CA, 1 issuer, Dec 15, 2014 → Dec 15, 2014 · no shared issuer
  • Brian Sharples — MI, 1 issuer, Mar 2, 2020 → Mar 2, 2020 · no shared issuer

People around Brian 40

Officers, directors, promoters and management entities named on the same filings, as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET. Showing the 40 with the most shared filings.

LS
Person

Lisa Sharples

Director, Executive Officer · 5 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

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

DL
Person

David Lack

Director · 5 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 6 other issuers

David Lack is on 7 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

PS
Person

Philip Siegel

Director · 5 shared filings (3 issuers) · also on 5 other issuers

Philip Siegel is on 8 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

CS
Person

Cliff Sharples

Executive Officer, Director · 5 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

BS
Person

Ben Sternberg

Executive Officer, Director · 5 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

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

CS
Person

Carl Shepherd

Executive Officer, Director · 4 shared filings (2 issuers) · also on 1 other issuer

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

PS
Person

Phillip S. Siegel

Director · 4 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

CB
Person

C. Thomas Ball

Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 10 other issuers

C. Thomas Ball is on 11 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

JM
Person

John Moragne

Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 11 other issuers

John Moragne is on 12 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

PS
Person

Phil Siegel

Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 3 other issuers

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

GC
Person

G. Cotter Cunningham

Executive Officer, Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

JB
Person

Jeff Brody

Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 3 other issuers

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

RB
Person

Ross Buhrdorf

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

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

TC
Person

Todd Chaffee

Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 12 other issuers

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

LA
Person

Lynn Atchison

Executive Officer · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

CM
Person

Christopher Marshall

Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 4 other issuers

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

RS
Person

Rob Solomon

Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

KD
Person

Kenneth P. DeAngelis

Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 3 other issuers

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

JC
Person

Jeff Crowe

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

JG
Person

Josh Goldman

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

BB
Person

Brent Bellm

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

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

TH
Person

Thomas Hale

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

KK
Person

Ken Kieley

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 4 other issuers

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

JM
Person

Jules A. Maltz

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

AH
Person

Andrew Harris

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 7 other issuers

Andrew Harris is on 8 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

AL
Person

Amar Lalvani

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

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

KB
Person

Kelli A. Beougher

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

PR
Person

Paul M. Rogers

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

JG
Person

Joshua C. Goldman

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

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

KF
Person

Karim B. Faris

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

JB
Person

Jagjit S. Bath

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

DJ
Person

Douglas C. Jeffries

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

JB
Person

Jillian L. Balis

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

LA
Person

Louis J. Agnese, III

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

DR
Person

D. Matthew Randall

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

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

JH
Person

Justin Halloran

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

DK
Person

David Krane

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

DW
Person

Douglas M. Woodham

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

KK
Person

Kevin Krone

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

JG
Person

Jonathan Gray

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

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

The team behind the deals

Same business address

30 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

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

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Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

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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