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James Simmons

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · VA · Feb 4, 2014 → Apr 8, 2014

1deal (issuers)
$100Kreported sold
3investors
2Form D filings
2014year on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:30 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

James Simmons is listed as an executive officer and director on 2 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Feb 2014 and Apr 2014: Jobaio, Inc. (Glen Allen, VA — business services — 2014; $100K reported sold to 3 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Apr 2014. 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 Matthew Walters (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 (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 2 state regulator orders, 8 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 10 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 2 public filings for James Simmons and found 7 differences: James Simmons's role changed at Jobaio, Inc.: executive officer → executive officer, director; No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open; 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 Simmons has not run yet — it is joining a line of 10,577 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 27 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, 2:30 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

2 state regulator orders

Order AZ · Arizona Corporation Commission, Securities Division (ACC)
Order date Apr 17, 2023 · Regulator: Arizona Corporation Commission, Securities Division (ACC) · Decision No. 78908 · Parties (regulator's caption): Bear Fruit Films, L.L.C.; James Simmons; Mark Smith
Outcome: not stated in the index entry we read; see the order. Order / docket ↗ Regulator's list ↗
same full name in the order; 10 people with this name in Form D filings; regulator in AZ (not a filing state)
Action filed AZ · Arizona Corporation Commission, Securities Division (ACC)
Order date Apr 1, 2020 · Regulator: Arizona Corporation Commission, Securities Division (ACC) · eDocket 25237 ↗ · Parties (regulator's caption): Bear Fruit Films, L.L.C. a.k.a. Bearfruit Films; James Simmons; Casey Simmons; Mark Smith
Outcome: not stated in the index entry we read; see the order. Order / docket ↗ Regulator's list ↗
same full name in the order; 10 people with this name in Form D filings; regulator in AZ (not a filing state)
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 Simmons..

State securities regulators searched: AZ (Corporation Commission Securities Division), CA (DFPI — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), DE (DOJ Investor Protection Unit), TX (State Securities Board), WA (DFI) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. Other states are not covered.

3. Bankruptcies

8 cases: 8 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

James Simmons and Pamela Simmons closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · No. 17-36192 · Filed Dec 13, 2017 · Closed Apr 2, 2018
Role of James Simmons and Pamela Simmons: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2018-04-02 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 779 federal dockets); 10 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (VA)
James H. Simmons, Jr. and Pamela L. Pearson-Simmons. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · No. 14-32027 · Filed Apr 14, 2014 · Closed May 18, 2016
Role of James H. Simmons, Jr.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2016-05-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 779 federal dockets); 10 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (VA)
James R. Simmons and Ginny M. Simmons closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · No. 08-17534 · Filed Dec 2, 2008 · Closed Jun 11, 2009
Role of James R. Simmons and Ginny M. Simmons: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2009-06-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 779 federal dockets); 10 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (VA)
James F. Simmons and Christeen C. Simmons closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · No. 05-74434 · Filed Aug 16, 2005 · Closed Dec 5, 2005
Role of James F. Simmons and Christeen C. Simmons: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-12-05 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 779 federal dockets); 10 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (VA)
James Simmons and Gwendolyn Archibald closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · No. 04-75456 · Filed Sep 10, 2004 · Closed Mar 9, 2006
Role of James Simmons and Gwendolyn Archibald: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2006-03-09 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 779 federal dockets); 10 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (VA)
James H. Simmons and Pamela L. Pearson-Simmons. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · No. 04-36288 · Filed Jun 30, 2004 · Closed Oct 11, 2004
Role of James H. Simmons and Pamela L. Pearson-Simmons.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2004-10-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 779 federal dockets); 10 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (VA)
James E. Simmons and Vonzella Simmons closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · No. 03-13862 · Filed Aug 19, 2003 · Closed Dec 16, 2003
Role of James E. Simmons and Vonzella Simmons: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-12-16 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 779 federal dockets); 10 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (VA)
James E Simmons closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Virginia · No. 01-01308 · Filed Jul 9, 2001 · Closed Jul 18, 2006
Role of James E Simmons: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2006-07-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 779 federal dockets); 10 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (VA)
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, 2:30 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 Simmons (compared 2 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Feb 4, 2014 – Apr 8, 2014

James Simmons's role changed at Jobaio, Inc.: executive officer → executive officer, director

The Feb 4, 2014 filing lists James Simmons as executive officer; the Apr 8, 2014 Form D lists executive officer, director.

What this means Roles on Form D are self-reported by the issuer. A change can mean a real change in who runs the company, or just a different box ticked. Ask who makes decisions today.

Sources
Note · Jan 27, 2014 – Feb 4, 2014

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Jobaio, Inc. (latest filing Feb 4, 2014)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Feb 4, 2014 (first sale Jan 27, 2014). It reports $100,000 sold of $1,200,000 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 31, 2010 – Dec 30, 2020

Same name, different state: "James Simmons" (CA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is VA. A separate record, "James Simmons" with address state CA, is listed on 5 filings — most recently by GAMEAPART INC. (Dec 30, 2020). Both records have filings in the same period (Feb 4, 2014 to Apr 8, 2014).

What this means Two records with one name were active at the same time. That can be one person listing different company addresses, or two different people. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Sources
Note · Jun 6, 2018 – Apr 20, 2020

Same name, different state: "James R. Simmons" (RI) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is VA. A separate record, "James R. Simmons" with address state RI, is listed on 2 filings — most recently by UMBRA Technologies (US) Inc. (Apr 20, 2020). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Feb 4, 2014 to Apr 8, 2014; the other runs Jun 6, 2018 to Apr 20, 2020.

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 13, 2015 – Nov 26, 2018

Same name, different state: "James C. Simmons" (MD) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is VA. A separate record, "James C. Simmons" with address state MD, is listed on 2 filings — most recently by ConnectYourCare, Inc. (Nov 26, 2018). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Feb 4, 2014 to Apr 8, 2014; the other runs Jan 13, 2015 to Nov 26, 2018.

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 · Oct 21, 2008 – May 8, 2017

Same name, different state: "James Simmons" (WA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is VA. A separate record, "James Simmons" with address state WA, is listed on 22 filings — most recently by Ag Energy Solutions, Inc. (May 8, 2017). Both records have filings in the same period (Feb 4, 2014 to Apr 8, 2014).

What this means Two records with one name were active at the same time. That can be one person listing different company addresses, or two different people. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Sources
Note · Feb 10, 2012 – Oct 4, 2012

Same name, different state: "James Simmons" (NY) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is VA. A separate record, "James Simmons" with address state NY, is listed on 10 filings — most recently by ADEM Riverside REIT Inc. (Oct 4, 2012). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Feb 4, 2014 to Apr 8, 2014; the other runs Feb 10, 2012 to Oct 4, 2012.

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

0 of 2 offerings report sales commissions; 0 report finder's fees; 1 reports proceeds to related persons totalling $225,000.

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Apr 8, 2014 D
Jobaio, Inc.
File 021-215159
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Feb 4, 2014 D
Jobaio, Inc.
File 021-211286
$0$0$225,000None 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 1

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

Business Services

Jobaio, Inc.

Glen Allen, VA · Feb 4, 2014 → Apr 8, 2014 · 2 filings
  • Apr 8, 2014 · D · $50,000 sold of $50,000 · 3 investors · min. $10,000 · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗
  • Feb 4, 2014 · D · $100,000 sold of $1,200,000 · 1 investors · min. $10,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

Raised $100K from 3 investors (100% of the $50K target) as of the latest filing. James is listed as executive officer, 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: Business Services / 506(b) (965 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 (9)

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

  • James Simmons — NY, 10 issuers, Feb 10, 2012 → Oct 4, 2012 · no shared issuer
  • James Simmons — WA, 3 issuers, Oct 21, 2008 → May 8, 2017 · no shared issuer
  • James Simmons — CA, 2 issuers, Mar 31, 2010 → Dec 30, 2020 · no shared issuer
  • James C. Simmons — MD, 1 issuer, Jan 13, 2015 → Nov 26, 2018 · no shared issuer
  • James R. Simmons — RI, 1 issuer, Jun 6, 2018 → Apr 20, 2020 · no shared issuer
  • James R Simmons — AL, 1 issuer, Apr 7, 2025 → Apr 7, 2025 · no shared issuer
  • James H. Simmons III — NY, 1 issuer, May 2, 2024 → Dec 16, 2025 · no shared issuer
  • JAMES F. SIMMONS — CA, 1 issuer, Jan 4, 2011 → Jan 4, 2011 · no shared issuer
  • JAMES MARVIN SIMMONS — CA, 1 issuer, Jun 18, 2013 → Jun 18, 2013 · no shared issuer

People around James 1

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

Matthew Walters

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as James Simmons. 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 Simmons 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 Simmons is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Jobaio, Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #319,866 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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