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Darren Smith

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · British Columbia, Canada (as filed: A1) · Dec 7, 2021 → Jun 24, 2026

3deals (issuers)
$2.76Mreported sold
14investors
5Form D filings
2021–2026years on file
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:49 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Darren Smith is listed as an executive officer and director on 5 SEC Form D filings by 3 issuers between Aug 2021 and Jun 2026: APEX CRITICAL METALS CORP. (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (as filed: A1) — industry reported as "Other" — 2026; $2.4M reported sold to 3 investors), Patriot Battery Metals Inc. (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (as filed: A1) — industry reported as "Other" — 2021–2022; $207K reported sold to 7 investors) and Nevada Lithium Resources Inc. (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (as filed: A1) — industry reported as "Other" — 2021–2023; $153K reported sold to 4 investors).

What this means A repeat sponsor — 3 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and director, over about 5 years. Across those companies the filings report $2.76M sold in total.

Listed alongside Adrian Lamoureux (2 shared filings), Blair Way (2 shared filings), Dusan Berka (2 shared filings), Jeff Wilson (2 shared filings), Kelly Pladson (2 shared filings) and 12 others.

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

The issuers belong to 2 sponsor groups: Group linked by Jody Bellefleur (5 issuers, $2.54M reported sold, 2012–2026) and Stallion (2 issuers, $55K reported sold, 2018–2025).

What this means This person is listed across more than one sponsor team; each group page shows that team's full track record.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FINRA, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) — 2 state regulator orders listed in Key records below.

What this means 2 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 Darren Smith and found 9 differences: Darren Smith appears on 1 deal that stopped filing before reaching its target; Form D filed 22 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 Darren Smith has not run yet — it is joining a line of 33,931 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: Bing (site:reddit.com / site:biggerpockets.com) and Reddit's own search, plus DuckDuckGo/Brave/BiggerPockets search when they are answering.

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, 2:49 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

2 state regulator orders

Individuals Barred for Failure to Provide Information or Keep Information Current Pursuant to FINRA Rule 9552(h) FINRA · Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
Order date Feb 13, 2015 · Regulator: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) · Parties (regulator's caption): Darren M. Smith (CRD #5767358)
Outcome: not stated in the index entry we read; see the order. Order / docket ↗ Regulator's list ↗
same full name in the order; 5 people with this name in Form D filings; nationwide regulator (FINRA) — the state is not a signal
Individuals Suspended for Failure to Provide Information or Keep Information Current Pursuant to FINRA Rule 9552(d) FINRA · Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
Order date Dec 4, 2014 · Regulator: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) · Parties (regulator's caption): Darren M. Smith (CRD #5767358)
Outcome: not stated in the index entry we read; see the order. Order / docket ↗ Regulator's list ↗
same full name in the order; 5 people with this name in Form D filings; nationwide regulator (FINRA) — the state is not a signal
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 Darren Smith..

State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (64,910 actions): FINRA (38,350 actions, 1995–2026), NASAA (31 actions, 2000–2026; listing starts 1997), AK Division of Banking and Securities (273 actions, 1971–2025), AL Securities Commission (880 actions, 2001–2026), AR Securities Department (1,305 actions, 1998–2026), 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), CO Division of Securities (731 actions, 2001–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2026-05-02)), CT Department of Banking Securities Division (940 actions, 2006–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2026-04-22)), DC DISB Securities Bureau (25 actions, 2012–2026), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), FL Office of Financial Regulation (49 actions, 2018–2026), GA Secretary of State Securities Division (65 actions, 2015–2026; listing starts 2012), HI DCCA Securities Enforcement Branch (26 actions, 2012–2026), ID Department of Finance Securities Bureau (663 actions, 1994–2026), IL Secretary of State Securities Department (4,122 actions, 2003–2023), KS Insurance Department Securities Division (58 actions), KY Department of Financial Institutions (342 actions, 2005–2026), LA Office of Financial Institutions Securities Division (13 actions, 2010–2025; listing starts 2008), MA Secretary of the Commonwealth Securities Division (125 actions, 2012–2025; live site blocks automated access — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2026-02-04), MD Attorney General Securities Division (1,054 actions, 2004–2026), ME Office of Securities (539 actions, 2000–2026), MI LARA Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau (201 actions), MO Secretary of State Securities Division (919 actions, 1998–2026), MS Secretary of State Securities Division (209 actions, 1995–2026), MT Commissioner of Securities and Insurance (597 actions, 2000–2026), NC Secretary of State Securities Division (265 actions, 2004–2024), ND Securities Department (711 actions, 1990–2026; the regulator no longer publishes this list live — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2026-01-06), NH Bureau of Securities Regulation (402 actions, 2002–2026), NM Regulation and Licensing Department Securities Division (90 actions, 2010–2025), NV Secretary of State Securities Division (118 actions, 2018–2026), NY Attorney General Investor Protection Bureau (44 actions, 2012–2026), OH Division of Securities (327 actions, 1993–2006), OK Department of Securities (2,531 actions, 1998–2026), OR Division of Financial Regulation (589 actions, 1988–2026), PA Department of Banking and Securities (1,448 actions, 2008–2024; the regulator no longer publishes this list live — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2024-08-09), RI DBR Securities Division (98 actions, 2005–2025), SC Attorney General Securities Division (540 actions, 2006–2026), SD Division of Insurance – Securities Regulation (106 actions, 2017–2026), TN Department of Commerce and Insurance Securities Division (405 actions, 1992–2026), TX State Securities Board (936 actions, 1999–2026), UT Division of Securities (772 actions, 2000–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2010-05-27)), VT DFR Securities Division (137 actions, 2010–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026), WI DFI Division of Securities (1,072 actions, 1998–2026), WV Securities Commission (State Auditor) (64 actions), WY Secretary of State Compliance Division (6 actions, 2016–2024) — last crawled Oct 24, 2026, 8:48 AM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

None found in sources searched — federal bankruptcy courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026

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, 2:49 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.

4. Differences between public sources

Comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups — see the issuer pages under Deals

9 differences found between the filings for Darren Smith (compared 5 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Apr 5, 2022

Darren Smith appears on 1 deal that stopped filing before reaching its target

Patriot Battery Metals Inc. (last filing Apr 5, 2022; $206,552 sold of $4,882,605). Each has no filing in more than two years and reported under half its target sold.

What this means An issuer whose last filing is more than two years old and reported under half its target sold. The raise may have closed early or quietly stopped. Ask what happened to each.

Patriot Battery Metals Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Jun 2, 2026 – Jun 24, 2026

Form D filed 22 days after the first sale — APEX CRITICAL METALS CORP.

The filing says the first sale was Jun 2, 2026. The Form D was filed Jun 24, 2026 — 22 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 7 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 · Jun 24, 2026 ↗APEX CRITICAL METALS CORP. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Jun 30, 2021 – Aug 27, 2021

Form D filed 58 days after the first sale — Patriot Battery Metals Inc.

The filing says the first sale was Jun 30, 2021. The Form D was filed Aug 27, 2021 — 58 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 43 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 · Aug 27, 2021 ↗Patriot Battery Metals Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Jun 30, 2021 – Jun 26, 2023

4 offerings have no amendment in the last 12 months and may still be open

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Nevada Lithium Resources Inc. (latest filing Jun 26, 2023) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Patriot Battery Metals Inc. (latest filing Apr 5, 2022) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Nevada Lithium Resources Inc. (latest filing Dec 7, 2021) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Patriot Battery Metals Inc. (latest filing Aug 27, 2021)

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. Ask the sponsor which of these raises have closed.

Form D · Jun 26, 2023 ↗Nevada Lithium Resources Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Apr 5, 2022 ↗Patriot Battery Metals Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Aug 27, 2021 – Dec 7, 2021

Darren Smith is written 2 different ways on the filings

listed as "Darren L. Smith" on the Aug 27, 2021 filing, and "Darren Smith" on 4 filings (from Dec 7, 2021).

What this means Same person, written differently — a middle name or suffix left off, or spelled another way. It is normal, but check that the full legal name matches your subscription documents.

Form D · Aug 27, 2021 ↗Form D · Dec 7, 2021 ↗Darren Smith — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Feb 9, 2026 – Apr 6, 2026

Same name, different state: "Darren Smith" (PA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is A1. A separate record, "Darren Smith" with address state PA, is listed on 2 filings — most recently by 1221 East Main, LLC (Apr 6, 2026). Both records have filings in the same period (Feb 9, 2026 to Apr 6, 2026).

What this means Two records with one name were active at the same time. That can be one person listing different company addresses, or two different people. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Darren Smith (PA) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Apr 6, 2026 ↗1221 East Main, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗Darren Smith (A1) — this page ↗
Sources
Note · Feb 3, 2026

Same name, different state: "Darren Grant Smith" (MN) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is A1. A separate record, "Darren Grant Smith" with address state MN, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by Deimos Materials LLC (Feb 3, 2026). Both records have filings in the same period (Feb 3, 2026).

What this means Two records with one name were active at the same time. That can be one person listing different company addresses, or two different people. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Darren Grant Smith (MN) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Feb 3, 2026 ↗Deimos Materials LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗Darren Smith (A1) — this page ↗
Sources
Note · Nov 22, 2021 – Nov 7, 2022

Same name, different state: "Darren Smith" (TX) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is A1. A separate record, "Darren Smith" with address state TX, is listed on 3 filings — most recently by AstroLab Inc. (Nov 7, 2022). Both records have filings in the same period (Dec 7, 2021 to Nov 7, 2022).

What this means Two records with one name were active at the same time. That can be one person listing different company addresses, or two different people. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Darren Smith (TX) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D/A · Nov 7, 2022 ↗AstroLab Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗Darren Smith (A1) — this page ↗
Sources
Note · Sep 27, 2017

Same name, different state: "Darren Smith" (DC) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is A1. A separate record, "Darren Smith" with address state DC, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by Traipse LLC (Sep 27, 2017). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Dec 7, 2021 to Jun 24, 2026; the other has one filing dated Sep 27, 2017.

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.

Darren Smith (DC) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Sep 27, 2017 ↗Traipse LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗Darren Smith (A1) — this 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

1 of 5 offerings reports sales commissions totalling $288,437; 0 report finder's fees; 0 report proceeds to related persons.

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Jun 24, 2026 D
APEX CRITICAL METALS CORP.
File 021-588343
$288,437$0$0Canaccord Genuity Corp. BrokerCheck CRD 7449 ↗
via Canaccord Genuity LLC (CRD 1020 ↗)
EDGAR ↗
Jun 26, 2023 D
Nevada Lithium Resources Inc.
File 021-485090
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Apr 5, 2022 D
Patriot Battery Metals Inc.
File 021-440481
$0$0$0
In the ordinary course of business, the issuer may use some of the proceeds of the offering to pay salaries to certain of its executive officers and directors.
None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Dec 7, 2021 D
Nevada Lithium Resources Inc.
File 021-423891
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Aug 27, 2021 D
Patriot Battery Metals Inc.
File 021-411522
$0$0$0
In the ordinary course of business, the issuer may use some of the proceeds of the offering to pay salaries to certain of its executive officers and directors.
None 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 3

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

AC
Other · group: Group linked by Jody Bellefleur

APEX CRITICAL METALS CORP.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (as filed: A1) · Jun 24, 2026
  • Jun 24, 2026 · D · $2,403,642 sold of $2,403,642 · 3 investors · min. $1 · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $2.4M from 3 investors (100% of the $2.4M target) as of the latest filing. Darren 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 / 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.

NL
Other

Nevada Lithium Resources Inc.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (as filed: A1) · Dec 7, 2021 → Jun 26, 2023 · 2 filings
  • Jun 26, 2023 · D · $101,952 sold of $271,872 · 3 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Dec 7, 2021 · D · $34,300 sold of $63,210 · 2 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer (VP of Exploration) EDGAR ↗

Raised $153K from 4 investors (56% of the $272K target) as of the latest filing. Darren is listed as executive officer 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.

PB
Other · group: Stallion

Patriot Battery Metals Inc.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (as filed: A1) · Aug 27, 2021 → Apr 5, 2022 · 2 filings
  • Apr 5, 2022 · D · $39,705 sold of $3,613,119 · 1 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Aug 27, 2021 · D · $206,552 sold of $4,882,605 · 7 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

Raised $207K from 7 investors (6% of the $3.61M target) as of the latest filing. Darren is listed as executive officer 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.

Other pages with the same name (4)

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

  • Darren Smith — PA, 2 issuers, Feb 9, 2026 → Apr 6, 2026 · no shared issuer
  • Darren Smith — DC, 1 issuer, Sep 27, 2017 → Sep 27, 2017 · no shared issuer
  • Darren Smith — TX, 1 issuer, Nov 22, 2021 → Nov 7, 2022 · no shared issuer
  • Darren Grant Smith — MN, 1 issuer, Feb 3, 2026 → Feb 3, 2026 · no shared issuer

People around Darren 17

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

SE
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Scott Eldridge

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 5 other issuers

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

KL
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Kelvin Lee

Executive Officer, Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 5 other issuers

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

PC
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Paul Chung

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 3 other issuers

Listed on the same filings as Darren Smith. Their page shows their other deals.

BW
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Blair Way

Executive Officer, Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 3 other issuers

Listed on the same filings as Darren Smith. Their page shows their other deals.

DB
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Dusan Berka

Executive Officer, Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 6 other issuers

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

KP
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Kelly Pladson

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 14 other issuers

Kelly Pladson is on 15 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

TH
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Todd Hanas

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

Listed on the same filings as Darren Smith. Their page shows their other deals.

AL
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Adrian Lamoureux

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

Listed on the same filings as Darren Smith. Their page shows their other deals.

JW
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Jeff Wilson

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

Listed on the same filings as Darren Smith. Their page shows their other deals.

JD
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

JODY DAHROUGE

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

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

SC
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Sean Charland

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 8 other issuers

Sean Charland is on 9 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

JB
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Jody Bellefleur

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 13 other issuers

Jody Bellefleur is on 14 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

NS
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Nathan Steinke

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

Listed on the same filings as Darren Smith. Their page shows their other deals.

JL
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Joness Lang

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

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

ZK
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Zayn Kalyan

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

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

SR
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Stephen Rentschler

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

Listed on the same filings as Darren Smith. Their page shows their other deals.

SR
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Steven Rentschler

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Darren Smith. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

GL
Sponsor group

Group linked by Jody Bellefleur

5 issuers · 20 filings · $2.54M reported sold · 2012–2026

One team, 5 deal companies. Darren Smith is listed on 1 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 Darren Smith.

S
Sponsor group

Stallion

2 issuers · 6 filings · $55K reported sold · 2018–2025

One team, 2 deal companies. Darren Smith is listed on 1 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 Darren Smith.

Same business address

14 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

Business registration (state registry / Secretary of State)

Individuals are not matched to business registrations — registries list companies, and a name alone is not enough to tie a person to one. Officers and managers appear by name inside each matched company's record on the issuer pages. Registries searched: AL (Alabama Secretary of State — Business Entity Records (arc-sos.state.al.us), searched by issuer name, data as of Oct 24, 2026); CO (Colorado Secretary of State — Business Entities in Colorado (data.colorado.gov), data as of Oct 23, 2026); CT (Connecticut Secretary of the State — Business Registry (data.ct.gov), data as of Oct 24, 2026); FL (Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations — quarterly corporate data file (Sunbiz), data as of Oct 7, 2026); NY (New York Department of State — Corporations and Other Entities (data.ny.gov: All Filings + Active Corporations), data as of Oct 20, 2026); OR (Oregon Secretary of State — Active Businesses, All (data.oregon.gov), data as of Oct 20, 2026); PA (Pennsylvania Department of State — Registered Businesses, Current (data.pa.gov), data as of Oct 6, 2026); TX (Texas Comptroller — Active Franchise Taxpayers incl. Secretary of State file data (data.texas.gov), data as of Oct 24, 2026). Registries of other states have not been searched: many publish no bulk file and require a CAPTCHA or bot challenge on their search page, which we do not bypass (Delaware, for example, offers no public bulk file).

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

None of the 3 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 Darren Smith 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 3 issuers this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Darren Smith is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in APEX CRITICAL METALS CORP.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #20,569 of 374,652 in line (1,386 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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Courts

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Securities regulators

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Business registries

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