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Howard Gwin

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · Ontario, Canada (as filed: A6), British Columbia, Canada (as filed: A1) · Jul 20, 2010 → Nov 28, 2014

4deals (issuers)
$21.2Mreported sold
20investors
5Form D filings
2010–2014years 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

Howard Gwin is listed as a director on 5 SEC Form D filings by 4 issuers between Jul 2010 and Nov 2014: 2CATALYZE INC (Toronto, Ontario, Canada (as filed: A6) — other technology — 2010; $6.79M reported sold to 7 investors), Cirba Inc. (Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada (as filed: A6) — other technology — 2014; $6.22M reported sold to 4 investors), Dayforce Corp (Toronto, Ontario, Canada (as filed: A6) — computers — 2010; $5M reported sold to 1 investors) and BuildDirect.com Technologies Inc. (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (as filed: A1) — industry reported as "Other" — 2013–2014; $3.19M reported sold to 8 investors).

What this means A repeat sponsor — 4 separate companies raised money with this person listed as director, over about 4 years. Across those companies the filings report $21.2M sold in total.

Listed alongside Andrew Lugsdin (2 shared filings), Derek Smyth (2 shared filings), Jeffrey D Booth (2 shared filings), Robert Banks (2 shared filings), Roger Hardy (2 shared filings) and 20 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.

1 of the issuers belongs to the sponsor group Group linked by Alon Ossip (7 issuers, $26M reported sold, 2010–2012).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Group linked by Alon Ossip has 7 companies on file and $26M 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 (AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FINRA, GA, HI, ID, LA, ME, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, NH, NM, OR, RI, TX, WA) — 1 bankruptcy case matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 1 record 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 5 public filings for Howard Gwin and found 6 differences, 2 worth asking the sponsor about: Bankruptcy case: Howard Van O'Gwin and Paula Sanders O'Gwin; Form D filed 1,110 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 Howard Gwin has not run yet — it is joining a line of 21,401 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 349 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, 3:04 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.

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: NV (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 Howard Gwin..

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), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), TX State Securities Board (586 actions, 2006–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026) — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for IA, IN, KS, MI, NE, NV (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

1 case: 1 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Howard Van O'Gwin and Paula Sanders O'Gwin closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · No. 88-53438 · Filed Nov 28, 1988 · Closed Aug 3, 1989
Role of Howard Van O'Gwin and Paula Sanders O'Gwin: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1989-08-03 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (rare in federal dockets); court in MD (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, 3:04 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

6 differences found between the filings for Howard Gwin — 2 worth asking about (compared 5 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · Nov 28, 1988 – Aug 3, 1989

Bankruptcy case: Howard Van O'Gwin and Paula Sanders O'Gwin — filed Nov 28, 1988

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland docket "Howard Van O'Gwin and Paula Sanders O'Gwin" filed Nov 28, 1988, closed Aug 3, 1989. Howard Gwin is listed as Debtor ("Howard Van O'Gwin and Paula Sanders O'Gwin"). Our match estimate: 40%.

What this means A bankruptcy filing was found. Many are old or personal and have nothing to do with the deal — but ask what it was and when it closed.

Sources
Worth asking · Jul 6, 2007 – Jul 20, 2010

Form D filed 1,110 days after the first sale — Dayforce Corp

The filing says the first sale was Jul 6, 2007. The Form D was filed Jul 20, 2010 — 1,110 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 1,095 days past that.

What this means The notice went in months after money was taken in. Late notices are common and carry no penalty by themselves, but it is fair to ask the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

Sources
Note · Nov 12, 2014 – Nov 28, 2014

Form D filed 16 days after the first sale — Cirba Inc.

The filing says the first sale was Nov 12, 2014. The Form D was filed Nov 28, 2014 — 16 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 1 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 · May 8, 2013 – May 9, 2014

Offering amount lowered between filings — BuildDirect.com Technologies Inc.

The May 8, 2013 filing says $3,979,200 offered; the May 9, 2014 Form D/A says $1,949,200.

What this means The target raise got smaller. That can mean the plan shrank or the sponsor stopped early. Ask what changed in the deal.

Sources
Note · Jul 20, 2010

Formed in 2009 per the latest filing, but activity is dated 2007 — Dayforce Corp

The issuer's latest filing says it was formed in 2009. The Jul 20, 2010 filing says the first sale was Jul 6, 2007 — before that year.

What this means A company cannot sell before it exists, so one of the two dates is likely a typo on the form. Ask the sponsor for the formation document.

Sources
Note · Jul 20, 2010 – Nov 28, 2014

Howard Gwin is listed with 2 different address states: A6, A1

Ontario, Canada (as filed: A6) on 3 filings (Jul 20, 2010 to Nov 28, 2014); British Columbia, Canada (as filed: A1) on 2 filings (May 8, 2013 to May 9, 2014).

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

None reported on 4 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
Nov 28, 2014 D
Cirba Inc.
File 021-229193
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
May 9, 2014 D/A
BuildDirect.com Technologies Inc.
File 021-196124
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Aug 25, 2010 D
2CATALYZE INC
File 021-146889
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jul 20, 2010 D
Dayforce Corp
File 021-145221
$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 4

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

Other Technology

Cirba Inc.

Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada (as filed: A6) · Nov 28, 2014
  • Nov 28, 2014 · D · $6,225,000 sold of $6,225,000 · 4 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $6.22M from 4 investors (100% of the $6.22M target) as of the latest filing. Howard 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

BuildDirect.com Technologies Inc.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (as filed: A1) · May 8, 2013 → May 9, 2014 · 2 filings
  • May 9, 2014 · D/A · $1,949,200 sold of $1,949,200 · 1 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • May 8, 2013 · D · $0 sold of $3,979,200 · 1 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $3.19M from 8 investors (100% of the $1.95M target) as of the latest filing. Howard is listed as director on 2 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 / 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.

Other Technology

2CATALYZE INC

Toronto, Ontario, Canada (as filed: A6) · Aug 25, 2010
  • Aug 25, 2010 · D · $6,785,876 sold of $6,785,876 · 7 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $6.79M from 7 investors (100% of the $6.79M target) as of the latest filing. Howard 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.

Computers · group: Group linked by Alon Ossip

Dayforce Corp

Toronto, Ontario, Canada (as filed: A6) · Jul 20, 2010
  • Jul 20, 2010 · D · $5,000,000 sold of $5,000,000 · 1 investors · min. $1 · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $5M from 1 investor (100% of the $5M target) as of the latest filing. Howard 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 Howard 25

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

AL
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Andrew Lugsdin

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 4 other issuers

Andrew Lugsdin is on 5 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

DS
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Derek Smyth

Director · 2 shared filings (2 issuers)

Listed on the same filings as Howard Gwin. Their page shows their other deals.

RH
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Roger Hardy

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Howard Gwin. Their page shows their other deals.

RB
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Robert Banks

Executive Officer, Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Howard Gwin. Their page shows their other deals.

JB
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Jeffrey D Booth

Executive Officer, Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Howard Gwin. Their page shows their other deals.

RC
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Robert Chaplinsky

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

Listed on the same filings as Howard Gwin. Their page shows their other deals.

RM
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Roger Martin

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

Listed on the same filings as Howard Gwin. Their page shows their other deals.

DD
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Daniel Debow

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

Listed on the same filings as Howard Gwin. Their page shows their other deals.

DS
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David Stein

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 6 other issuers

David Stein is on 7 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

DO
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David Ossip

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Howard Gwin. Their page shows their other deals.

AO
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Alon Ossip

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 6 other issuers

Alon Ossip is on 7 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

RS
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Robert Schacter

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Howard Gwin. Their page shows their other deals.

DG
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David Goldman

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Howard Gwin. Their page shows their other deals.

MC
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Matthew Chapman

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Howard Gwin. Their page shows their other deals.

MG
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Martin Goldfarb

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Howard Gwin. Their page shows their other deals.

JS
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John Sotham

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Howard Gwin. Their page shows their other deals.

JO
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Jim Orlando

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Howard Gwin. Their page shows their other deals.

KB
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Katherine Barr

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Howard Gwin. Their page shows their other deals.

EK
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Ed Kilroy

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Howard Gwin. Their page shows their other deals.

JM
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John Madile

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Howard Gwin. Their page shows their other deals.

BG
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Barry Goldsmith

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Howard Gwin. Their page shows their other deals.

CB
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Cynthia Bliss

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Howard Gwin. Their page shows their other deals.

MW
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Michael Woeller

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Howard Gwin. Their page shows their other deals.

AG
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Andre Gauthier

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Howard Gwin. Their page shows their other deals.

GS
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Gerry W. Smith

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

Listed on the same filings as Howard Gwin. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

Sponsor group

Group linked by Alon Ossip

7 issuers · 7 filings · $26M reported sold · 2010–2012

One team, 7 deal companies. Howard Gwin is listed on 1 of them.

Sources

Issuers are grouped when their Form D filings share related persons, a management entity or a business address (automatic match from the filings). "Listed" marks the issuers that name Howard Gwin.

Same business address

14 other issuers 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 4 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 Howard Gwin 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 4 issuers this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Howard Gwin is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in 2CATALYZE INC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #359,838 of 374,652 in line (554 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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