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David Sobie

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CA, NY · Jan 2, 2018 → Sep 16, 2026

3deals (issuers)
$19.5Mreported sold
24investors
3Form D filings
2018–2026years on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:41 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

David Sobie is listed as an executive officer and director on 3 SEC Form D filings by 3 issuers between Jan 2018 and Sep 2026: Gaia Dynamics Corp. (Palo Alto, CA — other technology — 2026; $8.59M reported sold to 6 investors), Happy Returns, Inc. (Venice, CA — industry reported as "Other" — 2018; $8M reported sold to 3 investors) and ChannelApe, Inc. (New York, NY — other technology — 2023; $2.9M reported sold to 15 investors).

What this means A repeat sponsor — 3 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and director, over about 8 years. Across those companies the filings report $19.5M sold in total.

Listed alongside Brian Spaly (2 shared filings), Emil Stefanutti (1 shared filing), Greg Bettinelli (1 shared filing), James Gregory Johnston (1 shared filing), Mark Geller (1 shared filing) and 5 others.

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 (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 1 court case matching the name, 7 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 3 public filings for David Sobie and found 2 differences: No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open; David Sobie is listed with 2 different address states: CA, NY.

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 Sobie has not run yet — it is joining a line of 2,597 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

1 case: 1 judgment

MICHIGAN CARPENTERS v. SOBIE CO INC judgment
District Court, W.D. Michigan · No. · Filed Dec 29, 1986 · Closed Mar 24, 1988 · Nature of suit: 791 Employee Retirement Income Security Act
Role of SOBIE CO INC: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1988-03-24 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Judgment on court trial; judgment for defendant Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 15 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in MI (not a filing state)
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, 2:41 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.

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 David Sobie..

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

7 cases: 7 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Scott Kevin Sobie and Sharon Desiree Sobie closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Iowa · No. 20-00938 · Filed May 6, 2020 · Closed Sep 16, 2020
Role of Scott Kevin Sobie and Sharon Desiree Sobie: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2020-09-16 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 15 federal dockets); different first name (kevin); court in IA (not a filing state)
David Raymond Sobie closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Washington · No. 13-47298 · Filed Nov 26, 2013 · Closed Mar 10, 2014
Role of David Raymond Sobie: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2014-03-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 15 federal dockets); different first name (raymond); court in WA (not a filing state)
J Sobie Investments Inc closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 6:12-bk-17915 · Filed Mar 30, 2012 · Closed May 22, 2012
Role of J Sobie Investments Inc: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2012-05-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 15 federal dockets); different first name (j); court in the person's filing state (CA)
MDIP Inc. (formerly Mosler, Inc.) v. Sobie Company Inc. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Delaware · No. 03-55074 · Filed Aug 5, 2003 · Closed Aug 4, 2004
Role of Sobie Company Inc.: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2004-08-04 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 15 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in DE (not a filing state)
American Express Travel Related Services Company v. Evan Sobie closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Michigan · No. 02-88028 · Filed Jan 24, 2002 · Closed Aug 29, 2002
Role of Evan Sobie: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2002-08-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 15 federal dockets); different first name (evan); court in MI (not a filing state)
Birks International, Inc. v. Simon Sobie & Co., Inc. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Columbia · No. 93-10117 · Filed Apr 7, 1993 · Closed Nov 29, 1993
Role of Simon Sobie & Co., Inc.: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 1993-11-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 15 federal dockets); different first name (simon); court in DC (not a filing state)
Sobie Enterprises, Inc. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Hawaii · No. 82-00465 · Filed Aug 23, 1982 · Closed May 28, 1997
Role of Sobie Enterprises, Inc.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1997-05-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 15 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in HI (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, 2:41 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

2 differences found between the filings for David Sobie (compared 3 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Oct 5, 2023 – Oct 18, 2023

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — ChannelApe, Inc. (latest filing Oct 18, 2023)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Oct 18, 2023 (first sale Oct 5, 2023). It reports $726,633 sold of $1,499,993 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
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
Sep 16, 2026 D
Gaia Dynamics Corp.
File 021-597690
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Oct 18, 2023 D
ChannelApe, Inc.
File 021-495120
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jan 2, 2018 D
Happy Returns, Inc.
File 021-302127
$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 3

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

Other Technology

Gaia Dynamics Corp.

Palo Alto, CA · Sep 16, 2026
  • Sep 16, 2026 · D · $8,585,054 sold of $8,585,054 · 6 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $8.59M from 6 investors (100% of the $8.59M target) as of the latest filing. David is listed as director.

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(b) (17,390 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 Technology

ChannelApe, Inc.

New York, NY · Oct 18, 2023
  • Oct 18, 2023 · D · $726,633 sold of $1,499,993 · 15 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $2.9M from 15 investors (100% of the $1.5M target) as of the latest filing. David is listed as director.

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(b) (17,390 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

Happy Returns, Inc.

Venice, CA · Jan 2, 2018
  • Jan 2, 2018 · D · $8,000,000 sold of $8,000,000 · 3 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $8M from 3 investors (100% of the $8M target) as of the latest filing. David is listed as executive officer, director.

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 David 10

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

BS
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Person

Brian Spaly

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

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

RL
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Person

Rick Lewis

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 10 other issuers

Rick Lewis is on 11 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

GB
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Person

Greg Bettinelli

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 11 other issuers

Greg Bettinelli is on 12 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

SK
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Person

Sam E. Kinney

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

MG
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Person

Mark Geller

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

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

MA
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Person

Michael Averto

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

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

NR
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Person

Neil Scott Rafer

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

JJ
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Person

James Gregory Johnston

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

ES
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Person

Emil Stefanutti

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

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

TG
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Person

Thomas Gould

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

The team behind the deals

Registrations and other filings

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 David Sobie 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 David Sobie is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Gaia Dynamics Corp.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #8,561 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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