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James H. Sinclair

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · NY · Jul 14, 2009 → Jul 16, 2010

1deal (issuers)
$1.94Mreported sold
13investors
6Form D filings
2009–2010years on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:19 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

James H. Sinclair is listed as an executive officer and director on 6 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Jul 2009 and Oct 2014: MARKETFACTORY INC (New York, NY — other technology — 2009–2014; $1.94M reported sold to 13 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment — it is a notice, not an approval.

Listed alongside Darren Jer (6 shared filings), Edward Howorka (6 shared filings) and Sang Ahn (2 shared filings).

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around James. 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) — 1 court case matching the name, 10 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 11 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 6 public filings for James H. Sinclair and found 7 differences: James H. Sinclair appears on 1 deal that stopped filing before reaching its target; Form D filed 17 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 James H. Sinclair has not run yet — it is joining a line of 23,036 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

1 case: 1 dismissed

CanWe Studios LLC v. James Sinclair dismissed
District Court, C.D. California · No. 2:13-cv-06299 · Filed Aug 28, 2013 · Closed Jan 6, 2015 · Nature of suit: 380 Other personal property damage
Role of James Sinclair: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2015-01-06 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: want of prosecution Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in CA (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, 2:19 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.

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 James H. Sinclair..

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

10 cases: 10 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

James R. Sinclair closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · No. 8-09-75645 · Filed Jul 31, 2009 · Closed Dec 21, 2010
Role of James R. Sinclair: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2010-12-21 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY); middle initial differs
James H. Sinclair and Margaret E. Sinclair closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · No. 01-37929 · Filed Dec 7, 2001 · Closed Mar 29, 2002
Role of James H. Sinclair and Margaret E. Sinclair: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-03-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
James D. Sinclair and Heather Sinclair closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York · No. 1-99-16720 · Filed Dec 8, 1999 · Closed Jan 16, 2001
Role of James D. Sinclair and Heather Sinclair: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2001-01-16 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY); middle initial differs
JAMES SINCLAIR closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Nevada · No. 99-18974 · Filed Nov 8, 1999 · Closed Jun 30, 2001
Role of JAMES SINCLAIR: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2001-06-30 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NV (not a filing state)
James N. Sinclair and Stephanie A. Sinclair closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · No. 99-64497 · Filed Aug 17, 1999 · Closed Dec 8, 1999
Role of James N. Sinclair and Stephanie A. Sinclair: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1999-12-08 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY); middle initial differs
James H. Sinclair and Dianna L. Sinclair closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York · No. 1-98-16944 · Filed Oct 27, 1998 · Closed Jul 23, 2004
Role of James H. Sinclair and Dianna L. Sinclair: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2004-07-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
Joella Sinclair and James Sinclair closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 93-19121 · Filed Sep 9, 1993 · Closed Mar 15, 1994
Role of James Sinclair: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1994-03-15 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in IL (not a filing state)
James Sinclair Jr closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · No. 88-1182 · Filed Feb 24, 1988 · Closed Aug 11, 1989
Role of James Sinclair Jr: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1989-08-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NJ (not a filing state)
James H. Sinclair and Maryzetta Sinclair closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. North Carolina · No. 84-00798 · Filed Dec 28, 1984 · Closed Dec 4, 1991
Role of James H. Sinclair and Maryzetta Sinclair: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1991-12-04 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NC (not a filing state)
James Sinclair Jr closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · No. 83-3661 · Filed Jun 16, 1983 · Closed Oct 18, 1984
Role of James Sinclair Jr: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1984-10-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 73 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NJ (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, 2:19 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

7 differences found between the filings for James H. Sinclair (compared 6 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Oct 20, 2014

James H. Sinclair appears on 1 deal that stopped filing before reaching its target

MARKETFACTORY INC (last filing Oct 20, 2014; $1,943,282 sold of $3,948,460). Each has no filing in more than two years and reported under half its target sold.

What this means An issuer whose last filing is more than two years old and reported under half its target sold. The raise may have closed early or quietly stopped. Ask what happened to each.

Sources
Note · Oct 3, 2014 – Oct 20, 2014

Form D filed 17 days after the first sale — MARKETFACTORY INC

The filing says the first sale was Oct 3, 2014. The Form D was filed Oct 20, 2014 — 17 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 2 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 · Jul 1, 2009 – Oct 20, 2014

4 offerings have no amendment in the last 12 months and may still be open

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — MARKETFACTORY INC (latest filing Oct 20, 2014) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — MARKETFACTORY INC (latest filing Sep 6, 2013) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — MARKETFACTORY INC (latest filing Jul 16, 2010) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — MARKETFACTORY INC (latest filing Oct 7, 2009)

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. Ask the sponsor which of these raises have closed.

Sources
Note · Jul 14, 2009 – Oct 7, 2009

Offering amount lowered between filings — MARKETFACTORY INC

The Jul 14, 2009 filing says $2,273,400 offered; the Oct 7, 2009 Form D says $1,500,000.

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 14, 2009 – Sep 6, 2013

James H. Sinclair is written 2 different ways on the filings

listed as "James H. Sinclair" on 4 filings (from Jul 14, 2009), and "James Sinclair" on 2 filings (from Sep 6, 2013).

What this means Same person, written differently — a middle name or suffix left off, or spelled another way. It is normal, but check that the full legal name matches your subscription documents.

Sources
Note · Mar 20, 2020 – Mar 22, 2021

Same name, different state: "James Sinclair" (X1) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is NY. A separate record, "James Sinclair" with address state X1, is listed on 2 filings — most recently by Dichotic Capital Investors LP (Mar 22, 2021). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Jul 14, 2009 to Jul 16, 2010; the other runs Mar 20, 2020 to Mar 22, 2021.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Sources
Note · Jan 5, 2017 – Sep 25, 2017

Same name, different state: "James H. Sinclair" (CO) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is NY. A separate record, "James H. Sinclair" with address state CO, is listed on 5 filings — most recently by PetroShare Corp. (Sep 25, 2017). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Jul 14, 2009 to Jul 16, 2010; the other runs Jan 5, 2017 to Sep 25, 2017.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

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
Oct 20, 2014 D
MARKETFACTORY INC
File 021-226773
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Sep 6, 2013 D
MARKETFACTORY INC
File 021-202452
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jul 16, 2010 D/A
MARKETFACTORY INC
File 021-141579
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Oct 7, 2009 D
MARKETFACTORY INC
File 021-113122
$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 1

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

Other Technology

MARKETFACTORY INC

New York, NY · Jul 14, 2009 → Oct 20, 2014 · 6 filings
  • Oct 20, 2014 · D · $75,027 sold of $1,394,220 · 1 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗
  • Sep 6, 2013 · D · $1,943,282 sold of $3,948,460 · 13 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗
  • Jul 16, 2010 · D/A · $1,326,707 sold of $2,000,000 · 4 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗
  • May 5, 2010 · D · $1,000,005 sold of $2,000,000 · 1 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗
  • Oct 7, 2009 · D · $300,000 sold of $1,500,000 · 1 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗
  • Jul 14, 2009 · D · $49,996 sold of $2,273,400 · 1 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $1.94M from 13 investors (100% of the $1.39M target) as of the latest filing. James is listed as executive officer, director on 6 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 pages with the same name (3)

Separate person records under the same name, not combined with this page. Each line says whether it shares an issuer with this record.

  • James E. Sinclair — Ontario, Canada (as filed: A6), British Columbia, Canada (as filed: A1), 1 issuer, Dec 23, 2014 → Sep 15, 2016 · no shared issuer
  • James H. Sinclair — CO, 1 issuer, Jan 5, 2017 → Sep 25, 2017 · no shared issuer
  • James Sinclair — United States (as filed: X1), 1 issuer, Mar 20, 2020 → Mar 22, 2021 · no shared issuer

People around James 3

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

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Person

Edward Howorka

Executive Officer, Director · 6 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as James H. Sinclair. Their page shows their other deals.

DJ
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Person

Darren Jer

Executive Officer, Director · 6 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as James H. Sinclair. Their page shows their other deals.

SA
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Person

Sang Ahn

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as James H. Sinclair. Their page shows their other deals.

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

None of the 1 issuer 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 James H. Sinclair 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 1 issuer this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers James H. Sinclair is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in MARKETFACTORY INC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #311,552 of 374,652 in line (1,156 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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