Ellen Chisa is listed as a director on 4 SEC Form D filings by 3 issuers between May 2023 and Aug 2026: Generalist AI, Inc. (San Francisco, CA — other technology — 2026; $363.8M reported sold to 39 investors), Topos Bio, Inc. (San Francisco, CA — industry reported as "Other" — 2025; $9M reported sold to 2 investors) and Open Sauced, Inc. (Oakland, CA — other technology — 2023; $3.51M reported sold to 33 investors).
What this means A repeat sponsor — 3 separate companies raised money with this person listed as director, over about 3 years. Across those companies the filings report $376.3M sold in total.
Listed alongside Andrew Barry (2 shared filings), Andy Zeng (2 shared filings), Fraser Kelton (2 shared filings), Peter Florence (2 shared filings), Robert Toews (2 shared filings) and 3 others.
What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Ellen. 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) — 4 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.
What this means 4 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 4 public filings for Ellen Chisa and found 6 differences, 3 worth asking the sponsor about: Bankruptcy case: Chisa C Smith and Edward D Smith; Bankruptcy case: Matthew Allen Durbin and Chisa Dale Durbin; 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.