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David A. Smith

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · PA · May 2, 2012 → May 2, 2012

1deal (issuers)
$4,000reported sold
5investors
1Form D filing
2012year on file
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 3:03 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

David A. Smith is listed as an executive officer and director on 1 SEC Form D filing by 1 issuer in May 2012: OPTELLIOS INC (Newtown, PA — other technology — 2012; $4,000 reported sold to 5 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed May 2012. 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 Craig Burson (1 shared filing), George Zisk (1 shared filing) and William Frezza (1 shared filing).

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

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) — 8 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 8 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 1 public filing for David A. Smith and found 5 differences: Same name, different state: "David Smith" (CA) is a separate record; Same name, different state: "David Smith" (C3) 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.

What the community is saying

Community search for David A. Smith has not run yet — it is joining a line of 27,164 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: 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, 3:03 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: VA (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 David A. Smith..

State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (3,318 actions): 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), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), TX State Securities Board (586 actions, 2006–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for CO, FL, IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, NY, OH, UT, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

8 cases: 3 open, 5 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

David E. Smith open
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · No. 26-20689 · Filed Mar 12, 2026
Role of David E. Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 5580 federal dockets); 62 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (PA); middle initial differs
David B. Smith, Sr. open
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · No. 22-11391 · Filed May 30, 2022
Role of David B. Smith, Sr.: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 5580 federal dockets); 62 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (PA); middle initial differs
David C Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · No. 21-11604 · Filed Jun 4, 2021 · Closed Dec 16, 2021
Role of David C Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2021-12-16 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 5580 federal dockets); 62 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (PA); middle initial differs
David H. Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · No. 1:19-bk-05143 · Filed Dec 4, 2019 · Closed Apr 2, 2020
Role of David H. Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2020-04-02 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 5580 federal dockets); 62 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (PA); middle initial differs
David E. Smith, Sr. and Julie A. Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · No. 19-10174 · Filed Feb 26, 2019 · Closed Aug 1, 2019
Role of David E. Smith, Sr.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2019-08-01 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 5580 federal dockets); 62 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (PA); middle initial differs
David L. Smith, III closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · No. 18-16835 · Filed Oct 12, 2018 · Closed Feb 5, 2019
Role of David L. Smith, III: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2019-02-05 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 5580 federal dockets); 62 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (PA); middle initial differs
David T Smith and Pauline A Smith open
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · No. 18-70238 · Filed Apr 2, 2018
Role of David T Smith and Pauline A Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 5580 federal dockets); 62 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (PA); middle initial differs
David J. Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · No. 18-70156 · Filed Mar 8, 2018 · Closed Apr 9, 2019
Role of David J. Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2019-04-09 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 5580 federal dockets); 62 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (PA); middle initial differs
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, 3:03 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

5 differences found between the filings for David A. Smith (compared 1 filing on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Apr 16, 2009 – Oct 8, 2026

Same name, different state: "David Smith" (CA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is PA. A separate record, "David Smith" with address state CA, is listed on 35 filings — most recently by NPX Exchange Ltd (Oct 8, 2026). Both records have filings in the same period (May 2, 2012).

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.

David Smith (CA) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Oct 8, 2026 ↗NPX Exchange Ltd — PartnerFacts page ↗David A. Smith (PA) — this page ↗
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Note · Dec 4, 2024 – Dec 18, 2025

Same name, different state: "David Smith" (C3) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is PA. A separate record, "David Smith" with address state C3, is listed on 3 filings — most recently by Ceres Tag Ltd (Dec 18, 2025). The two records do not overlap in time: this page has one filing dated May 2, 2012; the other runs Dec 4, 2024 to Dec 18, 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.

David Smith (C3) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Dec 18, 2025 ↗Ceres Tag Ltd — PartnerFacts page ↗David A. Smith (PA) — this page ↗
Sources
Note · Mar 26, 2009 – Jul 21, 2025

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

This page covers filings where the address state is PA. A separate record, "David Smith" with address state TX, is listed on 28 filings — most recently by First Person Capital Fund I, LP (Jul 21, 2025). Both records have filings in the same period (May 2, 2012).

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.

David Smith (TX) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Jul 21, 2025 ↗First Person Capital Fund I, LP — PartnerFacts page ↗David A. Smith (PA) — this page ↗
Sources
Note · Oct 7, 2010 – Apr 7, 2023

Same name, different state: "David Smith" (NY) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is PA. A separate record, "David Smith" with address state NY, is listed on 21 filings — most recently by LifeLabs Learning LLC (Apr 7, 2023). Both records have filings in the same period (May 2, 2012).

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.

David Smith (NY) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Apr 7, 2023 ↗LifeLabs Learning LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗David A. Smith (PA) — this page ↗
Sources
Note · Mar 24, 2009 – Apr 14, 2009

Same name, different state: "David Smith" (AR) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is PA. A separate record, "David Smith" with address state AR, is listed on 2 filings — most recently by NANODYNAMICS INC (Apr 14, 2009). The two records do not overlap in time: this page has one filing dated May 2, 2012; the other runs Mar 24, 2009 to Apr 14, 2009.

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.

David Smith (AR) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D/A · Apr 14, 2009 ↗NANODYNAMICS INC — PartnerFacts page ↗David A. Smith (PA) — this page ↗
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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 1 offering — 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 2, 2012 D
OPTELLIOS INC
File 021-177568
$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 David A. Smith on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

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OPTELLIOS INC

Newtown, PA · May 2, 2012
  • May 2, 2012 · D · $4,000 sold of $4,000 · 5 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $4,000 from 5 investors (100% of the $4,000 target) as of the latest filing. David 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.

Other pages with the same name (20)

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

  • David H. Smith — MA, 51 issuers, Apr 7, 2009 → Dec 21, 2012 · no shared issuer
  • David Smith — CA, 14 issuers, Apr 16, 2009 → Oct 8, 2026 · no shared issuer
  • David Smith — NY, 10 issuers, Oct 7, 2010 → Apr 7, 2023 · no shared issuer
  • David Smith — TX, 8 issuers, Mar 26, 2009 → Jul 21, 2025 · no shared issuer
  • David S Smith — PA, 7 issuers, Oct 14, 2009 → Mar 26, 2020 · no shared issuer
  • David Smith — PA, 5 issuers, Jan 10, 2014 → Nov 18, 2022 · no shared issuer
  • David C Smith — GA, 3 issuers, Sep 19, 2012 → Nov 13, 2015 · no shared issuer
  • David Smith — NC, CA, 3 issuers, Jun 9, 2014 → Oct 27, 2025 · no shared issuer
  • David Smith — CO, 3 issuers, Sep 7, 2017 → Sep 8, 2026 · no shared issuer
  • David Smith — AZ, 3 issuers, Apr 12, 2013 → Sep 30, 2025 · no shared issuer
  • David Smith — Ontario, Canada (as filed: A6), 2 issuers, Dec 7, 2009 → Dec 9, 2021 · no shared issuer
  • David A. Smith — MO, 2 issuers, Jun 25, 2010 → Nov 7, 2013 · no shared issuer
  • David Smith — British Columbia, Canada (as filed: A1), 2 issuers, Dec 2, 2020 → Dec 20, 2021 · no shared issuer
  • David Smith — NV, 2 issuers, Dec 7, 2012 → Jul 11, 2018 · no shared issuer
  • David Smith — IN, 2 issuers, Dec 1, 2014 → Jun 14, 2018 · no shared issuer
  • David Smith — IL, 2 issuers, Nov 6, 2017 → Jan 9, 2020 · no shared issuer
  • David Smith — MN, 2 issuers, Jun 19, 2019 → Jun 23, 2026 · no shared issuer
  • David C. Smith — PA, 2 issuers, Mar 11, 2009 → Feb 19, 2015 · no shared issuer
  • David Smith — GA, 2 issuers, Jul 30, 2009 → May 18, 2015 · no shared issuer
  • David S Smith — RI, 2 issuers, Jan 14, 2010 → Jan 25, 2010 · no shared issuer

People around David 3

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

WF
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Person

William Frezza

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

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

GZ
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Person

George Zisk

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

CB
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Person

Craig Burson

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

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

The team behind the deals

Same business address

1 other issuer 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 David A. 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 1 issuer this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers David A. Smith is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in OPTELLIOS INC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #341,209 of 374,652 in line (1,330 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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Business registries

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