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Chris Sleat

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · MD · Dec 30, 2015 → Dec 7, 2023

2deals (issuers)
$4.28Mreported sold
34investors
3Form D filings
2015–2023years on file
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:34 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Chris Sleat is listed as an executive officer and director on 3 SEC Form D filings by 2 issuers between Dec 2015 and Dec 2023: Early Works LLC (Annapolis, MD — industry reported as "Other" — 2022–2023; $3.32M reported sold to 28 investors) and cwist, Inc. (Baltimore, MD — industry reported as "Other" — 2015; $955K reported sold to 6 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 $4.28M sold in total.

Listed alongside Irene Alvarado (2 shared filings), Jeff Rinehart (2 shared filings), Jennifer Klepper (2 shared filings), BOB FRIEND (1 shared filing), MICHAEL MULLIGAN (1 shared filing) and 1 others.

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

All 2 issuers belong to the sponsor group Cwist (2 issuers, $1.97M reported sold, 2012–2023).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Cwist has 2 companies on file and $1.97M 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 (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 1 bankruptcy case matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 1 record 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 3 public filings for Chris Sleat and found 4 differences: Form D filed 30 days after the first sale; No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open; 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 Chris Sleat has not run yet — it is joining a line of 10,055 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 27 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

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, 2:34 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: AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA (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 Chris Sleat..

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 are not covered.

3. Bankruptcies

1 case: 1 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Global Crossing Estate Representative v. Skadden Arps Sleat and Flom LLP closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · No. 04-02030 · Filed Jan 26, 2004 · Closed Apr 15, 2005
Role of Skadden Arps Sleat and Flom LLP: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2005-04-15 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 1 federal dockets); different first name (arps); court in NY (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, 2:34 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

4 differences found between the filings for Chris Sleat (compared 3 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Nov 30, 2015 – Dec 30, 2015

Form D filed 30 days after the first sale — cwist, Inc.

The filing says the first sale was Nov 30, 2015. The Form D was filed Dec 30, 2015 — 30 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 15 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 · Dec 30, 2015 ↗cwist, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Nov 22, 2023 – Dec 7, 2023

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Early Works LLC (latest filing Dec 7, 2023)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Dec 7, 2023 (first sale Nov 22, 2023). It reports $1,016,370 sold of $3,000,000 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 · Dec 7, 2023 ↗Early Works LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Apr 18, 2022 – May 3, 2022

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Early Works LLC (latest filing May 3, 2022)

The latest filing for this offering is dated May 3, 2022 (first sale Apr 18, 2022). It reports $3,321,032 sold of $4,231,012 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 · May 3, 2022 ↗Early Works LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Nov 30, 2015 – Dec 30, 2015

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — cwist, Inc. (latest filing Dec 30, 2015)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Dec 30, 2015 (first sale Nov 30, 2015). It reports $955,000 sold of $1,500,000 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 · Dec 30, 2015 ↗cwist, 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 3 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
Dec 7, 2023 D
Early Works LLC
File 021-499007
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
May 3, 2022 D
Early Works LLC
File 021-444160
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Dec 30, 2015 D
cwist, Inc.
File 021-254160
$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 Chris Sleat on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

EW
Other · group: Cwist

Early Works LLC

Annapolis, MD · May 3, 2022 → Dec 7, 2023 · 2 filings
  • Dec 7, 2023 · D · $1,016,370 sold of $3,000,000 · 24 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director (Manager on LLC's Board of Managers) EDGAR ↗
  • May 3, 2022 · D · $3,321,032 sold of $4,231,012 · 28 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director (President, Chief Executive Officer and a Member of the Board of Managers of Issuer) EDGAR ↗

Raised $3.32M from 28 investors (100% of the $3M target) as of the latest filing. Chris is listed as executive officer, director 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.

C
Other · group: Cwist

cwist, Inc.

Baltimore, MD · Dec 30, 2015
  • Dec 30, 2015 · D · $955,000 sold of $1,500,000 · 1 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $955K from 6 investors (64% of the $1.5M target) as of the latest filing. Chris is listed as executive officer, 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.

People around Chris 6

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

Jeff Rinehart

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Chris Sleat. Their page shows their other deals.

JK
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Person

Jennifer Klepper

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Chris Sleat. Their page shows their other deals.

IA
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Person

Irene Alvarado

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Chris Sleat. Their page shows their other deals.

MM
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Person

MICHAEL MULLIGAN

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Chris Sleat. Their page shows their other deals.

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Person

BOB FRIEND

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Chris Sleat. Their page shows their other deals.

PS
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Person

Paul Serini

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

Listed on the same filings as Chris Sleat. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

C
Sponsor group

Cwist

2 issuers · 4 filings · $1.97M reported sold · 2012–2023

One team, 2 deal companies. Chris Sleat is listed on 2 of them.

Sources

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 Chris Sleat.

Same business address

50 other issuers file from the same address (first 50 shown)

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)

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 Chris Sleat 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 Chris Sleat is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Early Works LLC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #112,094 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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