Howard Chau is listed as an executive officer on 2 SEC Form D filings by 2 issuers between Apr 2019 and Oct 2021: Acorn Pacific Opportunities Fund, LP (Santa Clara, CA — pooled investment fund — 2019; $9M reported sold to 2 investors) and Acorn Pacific Ventures Fund II, LP (Santa Clara, CA — pooled investment fund — 2021).
What this means 2 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer, over about 2 years. Across those companies the filings report $9M sold in total.
Listed alongside Acorn Pacific Ventures, LLC (2 shared filings, management entity), Chih-Kai Cheng (2 shared filings), Derek Chau (2 shared filings), Acorn Pacific Ventures Fund II GP, LLC (1 shared filing, management entity), Acorn Pacific Ventures Fund II, LLC (1 shared filing, management entity) and 2 others.
What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Howard. Each name links to their own page.
All 2 issuers belong to the sponsor group Acorn Pacific (3 issuers, $59M reported sold, 2015–2021).
What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Acorn Pacific has 3 companies on file and $59M reported sold in total — the group page shows the whole track record in one place.
Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — none found.
What this means Nothing turned up where we looked (3 sources). That does not prove there is nothing — it means none was found in those sources on that date.
We compared 2 public filings for Howard Chau and found 1 difference: No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open.
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.