J. Patrick Gavin is listed as an executive officer and director on 3 SEC Form D filings by 2 issuers between May 2011 and Jul 2017: CollegeDegrees.com, LLC (Houston, TX — industry reported as "Other" — 2011; $35M reported sold to 13 investors) and College Raptor, Inc. (Iowa City, IA — other technology — 2017; $2M reported sold to 14 investors).
What this means 2 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and director, over about 6 years. Across those companies the filings report $37M sold in total.
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 3 public filings for J. Patrick Gavin and found 4 differences, 2 worth asking the sponsor about: Paid seller listed without a CRD number: Piper Jaffray & Co; Form D filed 104 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.