Christopher Smith is listed as an executive officer and promoter on 5 SEC Form D filings by 2 issuers between Nov 2017 and May 2026: TELA Bio, Inc. (Malvern, PA — biotechnology — 2017–2018; $45.4M reported sold to 29 investors) and VOC Partners SPV Lehigh Street, LLC (Whitehall, PA — industry reported as "Other" — 2026; $1M reported sold to 9 investors).
What this means 2 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and promoter, over about 9 years. Across those companies the filings report $46.4M sold in total.
Listed alongside Adele C. Oliva (4 shared filings), Antony Koblish (4 shared filings), Ashley Friedman (4 shared filings), Francis Conway (4 shared filings), Kevin Rakin (4 shared filings) and 11 others.
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.
1 of the issuers belongs to the sponsor group Budget (2 issuers, $4.2M reported sold, 2025–2026).
What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Budget has 2 companies on file and $4.2M 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 (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) — 11 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.
What this means 11 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 5 public filings for Christopher Smith and found 8 differences: No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open; Same name, different state: "Christopher B. Smith" (TX or UT or NJ) is a separate record; 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.