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Christopher Best

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CA · Jul 23, 2019 → May 31, 2023

1deal (issuers)
$65Mreported sold
33investors
3Form D filings
2019–2023years on file

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

Christopher Best is listed as an executive officer and director on 3 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Jul 2019 and May 2023: Substack Inc. (San Francisco, CA — other technology — 2019–2023; $65M reported sold to 33 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 Andrew Chen (3 shared filings) and Hamish McKenzie (3 shared filings).

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

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 17 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 17 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 3 public filings for Christopher Best and found 4 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: Form D filed 63 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

Community search for Christopher Best has not run yet — it is joining a line of 4,293 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, 2:45 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 Christopher Best..

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

17 cases: 1 open, 16 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Christopher R. Best open
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Kentucky · No. 25-30280 · Filed Feb 6, 2025
Role of Christopher R. Best: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 27 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in KY (not a filing state)
Christopher R. Best closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Kentucky · No. 24-30122 · Filed Jan 19, 2024 · Closed Nov 6, 2024
Role of Christopher R. Best: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2024-11-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 27 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in KY (not a filing state)
Christopher M Best and Jennifer L. Best closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · No. 17-52982 · Filed Sep 15, 2017 · Closed Dec 31, 2017
Role of Christopher M Best and Jennifer L. Best: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2017-12-31 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 27 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MI (not a filing state)
Christopher J. Best and Rebecca L. Best closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · No. 12-55211 · Filed Jun 25, 2012 · Closed Jun 5, 2018
Role of Christopher J. Best and Rebecca L. Best: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2018-06-05 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 27 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MI (not a filing state)
Christopher R Best and Andrea J Casadei closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 1:11-bk-13020 · Filed Mar 10, 2011 · Closed Feb 28, 2012
Role of Christopher R Best and Andrea J Casadei: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2012-02-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 27 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
Christopher R Best closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. Illinois · No. 09-90114 · Filed Jan 27, 2009 · Closed Apr 10, 2014
Role of Christopher R Best: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2014-04-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 27 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in IL (not a filing state)
Christopher J Best and Rebecca L Best closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · No. 06-48498 · Filed Jun 30, 2006 · Closed Oct 12, 2006
Role of Christopher J Best and Rebecca L Best: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2006-10-12 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 27 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MI (not a filing state)
Christopher Best and Laura Shaye Best closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · No. 05-09255 · Filed Sep 22, 2005 · Closed Dec 27, 2005
Role of Christopher Best and Laura Shaye Best: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-12-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 27 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in AL (not a filing state)
Christopher L Best, Sr closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · No. 05-60002 · Filed Jan 2, 2005 · Closed Nov 28, 2005
Role of Christopher L Best, Sr: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-11-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 27 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NY (not a filing state)
Christopher A Best and Novelle Best closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Idaho · No. 03-20425 · Filed Mar 24, 2003 · Closed Jul 11, 2003
Role of Christopher A Best and Novelle Best: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-07-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 27 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in ID (not a filing state)
Christopher J. Best and Zanette M. Best closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York · No. 1-01-17540 · Filed Dec 7, 2001 · Closed Jul 1, 2003
Role of Christopher J. Best and Zanette M. Best: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-07-01 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 27 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NY (not a filing state)
CHRISTOPHER W BEST and SHERRY O BEST closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · No. 00-06624 · Filed Oct 20, 2000 · Closed Sep 18, 2001
Role of CHRISTOPHER W BEST and SHERRY O BEST: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2001-09-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 27 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in AL (not a filing state)
Christopher J. Best closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California · No. 00-16144 · Filed Aug 4, 2000 · Closed Nov 14, 2000
Role of Christopher J. Best: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2000-11-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 27 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
Christopher J. Best and Zanette M. Best closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York · No. 1-99-12233 · Filed Apr 21, 1999 · Closed Sep 23, 1999
Role of Christopher J. Best and Zanette M. Best: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1999-09-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 27 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NY (not a filing state)
Christopher Best closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · No. 94-15799 · Filed Nov 1, 1994 · Closed Sep 12, 1997
Role of Christopher Best: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1997-09-12 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 27 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MD (not a filing state)
CHRISTOPHER D. BEST closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Montana · No. 93-40690 · Filed May 17, 1993 · Closed Jun 28, 1994
Role of CHRISTOPHER D. BEST: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1994-06-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 27 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MT (not a filing state)
Christopher P. Best closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Rhode Island · No. 1:91-bk-12790 · Filed Oct 25, 1991 · Closed Feb 6, 1992
Role of Christopher P. Best: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1992-02-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 27 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in RI (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

4 differences found between the filings for Christopher Best — 1 worth asking about (compared 3 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · Apr 28, 2021 – Jun 30, 2021

Form D filed 63 days after the first sale — Substack Inc.

The filing says the first sale was Apr 28, 2021. The Form D was filed Jun 30, 2021 — 63 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 48 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.

Sources
Note · May 17, 2023 – May 31, 2023

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Substack Inc. (latest filing May 31, 2023)

The latest filing for this offering is dated May 31, 2023 (first sale May 17, 2023). It reports $3,288,358 sold of $4,999,990 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.

Sources
Note · Jul 23, 2019 – May 31, 2023

Industry group changed between filings — Substack Inc.

"Other" (Jul 23, 2019 to Jun 30, 2021); then "Other Technology" (May 31, 2023).

What this means The issuer described its business differently on different forms. Often it is just a different box ticked; sometimes the deal itself changed. Ask which business your money is in.

Sources
Note · May 9, 2025

Same name, different state: "Christopher Michael Best" (NY) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "Christopher Michael Best" with address state NY, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by Communion Inc. (May 9, 2025). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Jul 23, 2019 to May 31, 2023; the other has one filing dated May 9, 2025.

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.

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
May 31, 2023 D
Substack Inc.
File 021-482929
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jun 30, 2021 D
Substack Inc.
File 021-404812
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jul 23, 2019 D
Substack Inc.
File 021-344868
$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 Christopher Best on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Other Technology

Substack Inc.

San Francisco, CA · Jul 23, 2019 → May 31, 2023 · 3 filings
  • May 31, 2023 · D · $3,288,358 sold of $4,999,990 · 1 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗
  • Jun 30, 2021 · D · $64,999,928 sold of $64,999,928 · 33 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗
  • Jul 23, 2019 · D · $19,086,734 sold of $19,086,734 · 32 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $65M from 33 investors (100% of the $5M target) as of the latest filing. Christopher is listed as executive officer, director on 3 filings for this deal.

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(c) (805 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 (1)

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

People around Christopher 2

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

Andrew Chen

Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 5 other issuers

Andrew Chen is on 6 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

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Person

Hamish McKenzie

Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Christopher Best. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

Same business address

4 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)

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 Christopher Best 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 Christopher Best is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Substack Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #1,512 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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