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Erwin Trautmann

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CA, MA · Feb 12, 2009 → Apr 13, 2016

2deals (issuers)
$14.9Mreported sold
178investors
4Form D filings
2009–2016years on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 3:04 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Erwin Trautmann is listed as an executive officer and director on 4 SEC Form D filings by 2 issuers between Feb 2009 and Apr 2016: Atomera Inc (Los Gatos, CA — other technology — 2014–2016; $14.8M reported sold to 177 investors) and ETHICSGAME .COM LLC (Denver, CO — other technology — 2009; $200K reported sold to 1 investors).

What this means 2 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and director, over about 7 years. Across those companies the filings report $14.9M sold in total.

Listed alongside John D.T. Gerber (3 shared filings), Robert J. Mears (3 shared filings), Rolf Stadheim (3 shared filings), Barry Brown (2 shared filings), Jeremy D.M. Ingall (2 shared filings) and 13 others.

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Erwin. 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) — 3 court cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 3 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 Erwin Trautmann and found 7 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: Form D filed 153 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 Erwin Trautmann has not run yet — it is joining a line of 26,020 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

3 cases: 2 closed (disposition not in docket feed), 1 dismissed

Trautmann IV v. Hunter Warfield, Inc. closed
District Court, M.D. Florida · No. 8:24-cv-01845 · Filed Aug 5, 2024 · Closed Aug 14, 2024
Role of Trautmann IV: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2024-08-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 7 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in FL (not a filing state)
Trautmann v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc. closed
District Court, D. South Carolina · No. 2:22-cv-02240 · Filed Jul 18, 2022 · Closed Jan 11, 2023
Role of Trautmann: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2023-01-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 7 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in SC (not a filing state)
WRI TRAUTMANN, L.P. v. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA dismissed
District Court, S.D. Texas · No. · Filed Mar 14, 2012 · Closed Jan 23, 2013 · Nature of suit: 230 Rent, lease, ejectment
Role of WRI TRAUTMANN, L.P.: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2013-01-23 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: lack of jurisdiction Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 7 federal dockets); different first name (l); court in TX (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, 3:04 AM ET.

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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 Erwin Trautmann..

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

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, 3:04 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

7 differences found between the filings for Erwin Trautmann — 1 worth asking about (compared 4 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · May 30, 2014 – Oct 30, 2014

Form D filed 153 days after the first sale — Atomera Inc

The filing says the first sale was May 30, 2014. The Form D was filed Oct 30, 2014 — 153 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 138 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.

Sources
Note · Jan 5, 2009 – Feb 12, 2009

Form D filed 38 days after the first sale — ETHICSGAME .COM LLC

The filing says the first sale was Jan 5, 2009. The Form D was filed Feb 12, 2009 — 38 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 23 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.

Sources
Note · Apr 1, 2016 – Apr 13, 2016

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Atomera Inc (latest filing Apr 13, 2016)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Apr 13, 2016 (first sale Apr 1, 2016). It reports $5,958,348 sold of $6,000,000 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
Note · May 30, 2014 – Oct 30, 2014

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Atomera Inc (latest filing Oct 30, 2014)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Oct 30, 2014 (first sale May 30, 2014). It reports $6,102,666 sold of $10,000,000 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
Note · Mar 25, 2015 – Apr 13, 2016

Address moved from Wellesley, MA to Los Gatos, CA — Atomera Inc

The people listed on the Mar 25, 2015 filing give Wellesley, MA; on the Apr 13, 2016 filing they give Los Gatos, CA.

What this means Businesses move; this just shows the two places and dates. If you were told one city and the forms say another, ask which is current.

Sources
Note · Oct 30, 2014 – Mar 25, 2015

Address moved from Newton, MA to Wellesley, MA — Atomera Inc

The people listed on the Oct 30, 2014 filing give Newton, MA; on the Mar 25, 2015 filing they give Wellesley, MA.

What this means Businesses move; this just shows the two places and dates. If you were told one city and the forms say another, ask which is current.

Sources
Note · Feb 12, 2009 – Apr 13, 2016

Erwin Trautmann is listed with 2 different address states: CA, MA

CA on 2 filings (Feb 12, 2009 to Apr 13, 2016); MA on 2 filings (Oct 30, 2014 to Mar 25, 2015).

What this means The address on a Form D is usually the company's, not the person's home, so this often just reflects different companies. It can also mean a move. Nothing wrong by itself.

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

2 of 4 offerings report sales commissions totalling $1,175,034; 0 report finder's fees; 0 report proceeds to related persons.

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Apr 13, 2016 D
Atomera Inc
File 021-261169
$437,778$0$0National Securities Corporation BrokerCheck CRD 7569 ↗EDGAR ↗
Mar 25, 2015 D
Atomera Inc
File 021-236582
$737,256$0$0National Securities Corporation BrokerCheck CRD 7569 ↗EDGAR ↗
Oct 30, 2014 D
Atomera Inc
File 021-227421
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Feb 12, 2009 D
ETHICSGAME .COM LLC
File 021-92398
$0$0$0None 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 2

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

Other Technology

Atomera Inc

Los Gatos, CA · Oct 30, 2014 → Apr 13, 2016 · 3 filings
  • Apr 13, 2016 · D · $5,958,348 sold of $6,000,000 · 116 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗
  • Mar 25, 2015 · D · $14,750,000 sold of $14,750,000 · 177 investors · min. $20,000 · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗
  • Oct 30, 2014 · D · $6,102,666 sold of $10,000,000 · 61 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $14.8M from 177 investors (100% of the $6M target) as of the latest filing. Erwin is listed as executive officer, director on 3 filings for this deal.

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

ETHICSGAME .COM LLC

Denver, CO · Feb 12, 2009
  • Feb 12, 2009 · D · $200,000 sold of $200,000 · 1 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $200K from 1 investor (100% of the $200K target) as of the latest filing. Erwin 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.

People around Erwin 18

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

RS
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Person

Rolf Stadheim

Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Erwin Trautmann. Their page shows their other deals.

RM
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Person

Robert J. Mears

Executive Officer, Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Erwin Trautmann. Their page shows their other deals.

JG
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Person

John D.T. Gerber

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

Listed on the same filings as Erwin Trautmann. Their page shows their other deals.

KS
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Person

Karim Sahyoun

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Erwin Trautmann. Their page shows their other deals.

BB
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Person

Barry Brown

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Erwin Trautmann. Their page shows their other deals.

JI
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Person

Jeremy D.M. Ingall

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Erwin Trautmann. Their page shows their other deals.

RS
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Person

Rosalie Stahl

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Erwin Trautmann. Their page shows their other deals.

RR
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Person

Rolando Rabines

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

Listed on the same filings as Erwin Trautmann. Their page shows their other deals.

RC
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Person

Rinn Cleavelin

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Erwin Trautmann. Their page shows their other deals.

SG
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Person

Sam Gazal

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Erwin Trautmann. Their page shows their other deals.

JS
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Person

James Spoor

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Erwin Trautmann. Their page shows their other deals.

CT
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Person

Constance Talmage

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Erwin Trautmann. Their page shows their other deals.

DL
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Person

David C. and Joan R. Lincoln

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Erwin Trautmann. Their page shows their other deals.

CB
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Person

Catharyn A. Baird

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

Listed on the same filings as Erwin Trautmann. Their page shows their other deals.

FL
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Person

Francis Laurencio

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Erwin Trautmann. Their page shows their other deals.

RC
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Person

Ron Cope

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Erwin Trautmann. Their page shows their other deals.

CD
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Person

C. Rinn Cleavelin, Ph.D.

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Erwin Trautmann. Their page shows their other deals.

SB
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Person

Scott Bibaud

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

Listed on the same filings as Erwin Trautmann. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

None of the 2 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 Erwin Trautmann 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 2 issuers this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Erwin Trautmann is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Atomera Inc's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #288,387 of 374,652 in line (1,303 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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